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Evening journal., 1918-01-28
RURAL EXEMPTION
BOERD Speeds UP
Calls 254 Men For Examina-
tion and Passes on los
Cases
EXAMINING Is
MEN EACH DAY
Special to THE EvENNG JOURNAL.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL. .
NEWARK. Jan 2s To date the Rural
New Castle County Board Of Exemption
has earned a reputation for efficiency
and speed that every local board iu tho
state euvies Since Tho FIRST work OF
tho draft was started m8riy months aso
this board has led the siatc ne far as
efficiency is concerned iu practically
every branch Of he work
Tho ihreo members OF tho local
board havo given almost their entire
time 10 The work and consequently
have perfected an organization that
now hts IN we'll with tho demands Of
the government This board consists Of
j. Pilling Wright chairman. pr. ".
owen Sypherd and nr Walter r. steel
Tho local board by its reports has
demonstrated that ~ has been far ahead
~ any other board loo lhc state i'm con
neciion with iilr work relative Go The
missionaries. 70 was the first board
in the State to coll registranis for ex-
animation in connection with the ques-
ii0nnaircs TO date lho board hes called
pa men Tor physical examination 7ni
has examined iuj. fho board will con-
inue lhe work of examinations ai Inc
rate of % each day until an who nlod
quesii0nuaires have been examined.
The board has also kept we'll up with
IT'S work relllivc iO -t1r-rc reporting OF
cases 90 iic police and lh' aiiuiant
general
Tho board has ordered tho followins
NeFislranis 90 report for physical cx-
animation at ihr local headquarters AZ
o'clock. next Tuesday afternoon.
Cecil p Vsnssni Newark
willard H. Ronsall Nhr-hallt0n
Charles w. Waits Townsend
Stanford CLARK Now Castle
carl Battle New Castle.
antonio rrotler New Castle
John W Dickinson. Dr.. NIidiIclown.
Frank NIsckcy. Newark
Rowland O. Frame, Newark
Herbopi n. Johnson Delaware CITY
Russell d. Norris Newark.
Edward j. Galloway. New Castle.
Christopher g.. DIngle. Port Penn
Percy r. Ferry, New Castle
Charles M HolIlngsworih. Marshall
Ton
The following rcgistrants VIII Doe ex-
umined "Wednesday afternoon
William Tiller. Niddlet0wn
William Gordon. New Castle.
irwin w Kirk New Castle.
Edward d. Ryan, Route A Whining
ton.
Walter Taylor Newport
oliver L. Brown. laylors Bridge
Harvey Kinslov. Wilmington
Harrl a. Brown Elsmere.
Albert s. Gibbons S. Georges
Harold r. milou Townsend.
James x Nprreli odessa.
Milton Tviney. Wilmington
Herman g. j. Harmon, Holly OAK
Frank Wayman Newport
Albert L. Hamilton. Stanton
The following registrants have been
instructed to report for examination
next Thursday afternoon 40 o'clock
William y. payno, MarshalltOn
William u. Tibbitt. New Castle
William Johnson. Elsmerc.
James /. Taylor Wilmington
James B shellender Newark
Chandler T. Null Holly Oak
Thomas W Dempsey, Bellevue.
Harry Montgomery. Jr- New Castle
James n. Lewis. Townsend
James II. Benson. lr Newport
Frederick j. Strickland, Newark.
Harry T. Boyles, Glasgow
Frank E Smith. Kirkwood
James David. New Castle
- Howard Garrett B7ltim0rr.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

bedsteads at a better
price, and make more
profit on each one, than
he can afford to give on
an order Of fifty.
ONCE we buy our
- furniture on a scale
of magnitude we get
rock-bottom prices.
That is why the total
savings to the purchas-
ers represented in the
stock of furniture in
this Sale reaches a quar-
ter of a million dollars.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
MrAsIEs Al roRr DUPONT.

Measles has broken ont in the bar
racks at Fort Dupont, at Delaware City.
and i'm consequence the place is under
quarantine lu addition to the regular
soldiers. there are about 200 Delaware
National Army men at the post. Many
of them had expected 10 spend Sunday
at home
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
TNNIN sIsIEns nEAn.

LAUREL, Del, Jan. 2S.-Nirs. Martha
p. Hesrn, % years old, died of tubcr
culosis here on Friday. She leaves o
husband and a daughter. The death nf
Mrs Hearn followed three days after
lhe death of her twin sister. Mrs. LIT
singer Hearn They dressed alike ami
they married brothers. When the maj
ady became so that they could not ser
each other. both began 20 decline rap
.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
ICE wREcKs IIGHTHnusE.

LAUREL. Del. Jan. 2S.-lce wrecked
the lighthouse on Benonis Point during
the last week and 10 was abandoned as
unsafe. rs steel piling was warped and
the structure leaned over at an angle u
10 degrees. The keeper, Captain f1ho
T.. Faulkner moved an his furniture
20 the mainland and the light went ont
Of commission
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

TT HE slogan Of this
Il S ale is Savings
Plus Quality.
The magnitude of the
furniture orders placed
by this Store makes it
possible for us to i'm
pose on the manufactur-
er higher requirements
than any other. Better
workmanship. Better
selection of wood; espe-
cially, better seasoned
woods.
And, above all else
IL enables us TO offer
lower prices.
The same prices for
t he finest furniture
which are asked else
where for m G d III m
priced goods.
II HE lum b er man
L can afford to sell
100000 feet of timber
at a less rate than he
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
FIRST INSPECTION DAY
TOMORROW

In aduance Of the opening Of the Furniture Sale
(ebrudrg Is) hare set aside tomorrow. Tuesday,
and the tICO days follO1iHg preliminary IHsPeo-
ton DAYS. Irith privileges Of purchase.
Selections and reservations may be made, and
sale and deIrerg dated from February Ist
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
"TnE GERMAN TERROR IN FRANCE"

In Order Thst the People of Delaware May Realize What
They Would Have to Suffer in Event Of Invasion by
the Germany Army, THE EVENING JOURNAL Purposes
Reprnting, from Day to Day, Chapters from The Ger
man Terror in France" by Arnold j. Toynbee late Eel
low of Baiol College, Oxford. The Facts Contained
Therein Are Compiled from Official Records.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

ID UT we've no envy
ID killing furniture In
this Sale. Rather the
reverse.
T h e lowest . priced,
simplest chair or stand
or boOk-rack has the
beauty of its simplicity,
if nothing else. And the
vast majority Of this
carefully-selected, care
fully = m a d e furniture
would satisfy the taste
Of even the aesthetic
young man in Mallock's
novel, who when he
visited other peoples
houses c arrie d with
him, as a sort of smell
ing-salts. an exquisite
bit Of art cretonne, so
that if the decorations
offended him he could
revive himself by gsz-
ing at it.
BY the by, we've
some st u n n in g Gre
tonnes on the cushions
of our reed and willow
furniture.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
v. BETWEEN NAMUR AND NERDUN
Andenne and Namnr

The Marshes of s.. Gond were the
mld-point OF a battle-llne which
stretched from the Oise Co the Argonnc.
and ran on eastwards from the Ar
gonne to the NOsecs. In history, per
haps. it will be remembered az The line
IN which German strategy Was fOiled
for the people OF France, u was the
limit Of German outrage and devssta-
lion. North and east Of that line there
was murder, rape, plunder arson
south and west Of 10 the farms and
Villages stood, and the women and
children only knew by hearsay ih0
fate whichever there-had been I'm
1icted on their flesh and blood by the
Invaders. In the preceding chapters of
This and OF a former volume the course
~ half these invading armies has heru
described-from the German frontier.
where the terror began, to the limit
-ct by defeat. The other half Of thc
record remains 20 be told, and 1t could
he told I'm equal detail, town by town.
homestead by homestead. from the tcs-
iimony Of those who survived the oui
-sges and Of those who inflicted them
For the individual actors i'm ihe tragedy
each scene was equally intense; from
0dN 10 utN llI SUM hiAN .'-fAf ff't
renewed: they were as poignant az
Ia Fere Champenoisc on sept as ON
Aug 4 at Wise by Liege. But for those
who read tho tale there comes a point
where Imagination rebels or is blurred
10y mere repetition, and the remainder
shall therefore be more briefly written
TO complete the record rather than
io sharpen the impression
Half the German armies crossed the
Neuse between Liege and the Dutch
frontier. and wheeled through Belgium
into France. The other half crossed thc
river higher up, between Namur and
Nerdun. overran the Champagne flats.
and penetrated into tho hill-couniry Of
the Argonnc. The two groups were
linked together by the left flank col
imns Of Won Bulow. whose task was
10 seize the crossings OF the Mouse be
tween Liege and Namur and take the
fortress Of Namur itself. while Won
Bulow's main body swept forward
through the open country 90 The north
ma west
In the struggle Tor the passage Of The
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

We can easily imag-
inc - cannot you? q
collection of a million
dollars worth Of new
furniture, low priced
furniture, of some of
the kinds we've all met
in our travels-and the
best thing to collect it
for would be a bonfire.
not places in the homes
of refined and discrim-
mating Americans.
A cultivated and clev-
er woman once re-
marked; Addison said,
When I gaze on the
tombs of the great, ev-
cry emotion Of envy
dies within me- When
I gaze on the furnish
ings Of some of the
houses Of the wealthy,
every emotion of envy
dies within me"
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
FOR YOU
To Choose From
To SdUe On

SUITS complete. 300 kinds $50 To t11so
Dining SUITS complete $50 kinds t17S TO $500
Bedsteads kinds S12 10 fzzo
Library tables. $50 kinds tl25 20 $3.50
Upholstered chairs 500 kinds -f235o 70 fzz6
Fancy chairs rockers 400 kinds to s117
ChihOners, $50 kinds 30 70 %AVS
Mems chiRorobes kinds. $3.50 20 s1ts
These represent Of many thousands Of handsome
pieces priced a. 10 cent 20 80 cent less than regular
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

To be brief and'to the
point ourselves. we will
send this very good
looking illustrated 16-
page pamphlet to any
one who drops us a card
requesting It. To read
It In advance may save
an hour of daylight, not
to mention other sav-
ings.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

A Baye tho Germans pillsged prac-
ticaliy every house IN the village but
they busled themselves above all with
tho chateau. which contained a fam
ous collection OF objects Of art and
was Appropriated as quarters by the
Duke Of Brunswick and tho stan RI
the Tenth German Corps. Baron 10
Bayes own bedroom suffered worst of
ali. "'rho drawers had been left Opo1
and numbers Of objects were lying
scattered about the floor" The words
"I. X. Hoheit" and "ERelberg' were
found chalked up on the bedroom door.
"On Sept T." states an inhabllant Of
Hsye. "I was reG1isitioned by tho Ger
mans 20 pick up nt the chateau q cart
loaded with four packius-csses and
drive Il 10 the neighborhood Of Bcihel.
The cart was ready loaded and 7 had
only 10 harness my horse 10 e. When
7 reached my destination three Of tho
cases, which were badly nailed up.
were enptled into wagon. They wero
full Of little parcels Tho third was not
opened Il was loaded on tho wagon as
II was"
AZ Baizil, on Sept. 3 three Germans
entered a house, tried unsucccssfully
and then shot his wife I'm Tho stomach
out Of spito because iho oihCrs had
escaped. Tho woman died in hospital
IN Oct 40. Etoges, too, was pillaged on
Sept 8. "The cellars. IN particular. were
completely emptied," states the Mayor.
Women attached TO the German Red
Cross" he adds. participated IN tho
thefts committed at tho general shop.
IL ~
were fifteen inhabitants hiding IN a
cellar, and one Of them went sput be-
cause a German had fired al 90 pile or
straw near tho entrance of lhe cellar
and set it on fire. The others heard
him cry; Mercy Don't hurt mel
have a wife and children" A moment
moment after they, too. wore dragged
out by the Germans aud saw his corpse
lying by a wall His wife. daughter
and sister were among the party, and
heard the words he spoke AZ Beaunay
a civilian was shot at by an Uhlau
but escaped with wound COizord wps
Dillaged. and seven houses There were
burnt. A French officer, wounded and
a prisoner, was murdered hy The ter
mans, IN a farm near Coizard. when
they were compelled 20 retreat. 40
NeTt-ld-1ldNelle peasant WAS NNuuN-
~ mortally by lance-thrust He
dragged himself 20 the door Of a house
and died At Ia Fere Champenoiso the
town clerk was carried away captive
by a detachment Of the prussian Guard
The column Co which this deiach-
ment belonged had come down the
high road which runs southwaTd
through Vertus from Epernay. They
were the extreme left wing Of Won Bu-
iow's Army, and they penetrated as f9r
south ss his right, which had come
through Chateau -Thierry and Mont
mirail 10 the Grand NORM. His centre
striving TO keep IN line, descended from
Fromentieres and Baye and Coizerd
into the hollow basin Of ST. Gond
where the Petit NORM River takes ils
rise. The battalions and batteries of
the Prusslsn Guard advcntured them
selves on the solid-seeming CLAY hui
Dn Sept 9 the rain came down and
turned the clay 20 mire. The prussiaI
Guard were caught by the French lr'
as they battled with the waters, and
we're smiiten like pharosh and DIS
hosts.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

MY sister told me about Cuiieura
Soap and Ointment, and now am
healed BY using one cake Of cuticurs
Soar and one box Of Ointment" "
lSipnedl Edward Fritz, 1920 N. Fifth
St.. Philadelphia, Pa, June 30. 1917.
Cuucura Soap daily and Cutcura
Ointment occasionally do much 20
promote skin health.
Sample Faeh Free b. Msil. Aedfes:s post,
everpvherc Soap 25C Ointment % and Soc.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

EETE ARE ready
wv m ore til a n
ready.
AS more than ready
as are Mothe er and
Father on Christmas
Eve, when they have
added the last touches
to the trimming of the
tree and can hardly wait
till morning to see what
the children will say.
The thousands of Wis
itors we expect tomor-
row can say only one
thing:
The February Furni-
ture Sale. starting with
first Inspection Day, to-
morrow, Tuesday, Janu-
airy 29th, will be larger
than any other, greater
than any other, better
tn an any OF h er in
America.
You can get better
goods in it for smaller
prices than elsewhere.
You can get better Sc
lection, better service,
better satisfaction, bet
ter value for your
money in every way.
Strong, bold state
ments, but justified by
the facts!
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

what good furniture is.
Others are willing to
learn, and know that a
Wanamaker Sale, with
six acres of the finest
new furniture in the
world, is an interesting
teacher - and not a
high-priced one.
And all Of them un-
derstand t h @ signifi-
canoe Of saving an aver
age of 33 per cent.
Women understand
it, too. That goes with
out saying. Given the
portunities s of a
Wanamaker Sale, leave
It to a woman to save
enough money on a
handsome three piece
suit Of furniture Of the
Queen Anne period, in
tapestry upholstered
mahogany, to enable
her to buy that roomy,
cushiony, heart glad
dening wing chair for
the bedroom, which she
never expected to live to
own.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28

ZONE and see for
~ yourself. Every
body in Philadelphia
and the whole sur
rounding countryside
must by all means see
the furniture in this
Sale.
You'll rub elb VS.
with Hoosiers and New
Englanders, Texans and
folk from the Pacific
Coast, who know of
these sales through rep
utation or through sat
isfactory personal ex-
perience in the past.
Men will be here as
we'll as women, for men
know a thing or two.
Seine of them know
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
CuiCura Heals
ItchySkin Trouble
Caused by Rash. Became
Almost Unbearable

peculiar skin trouble. j.
By q rash which itched 90
dreadfully that I scratched
so hard at times Il would
bleed. The skin was rcd
and scaly, and II my clothes
touched Il, the eruption be-
came almost unbearable.
NY arms, limbs, chest, and
face were affected.
Evening journal., 1918-01-28
WHY IT'S
WORTH
TWO CENTS

Brief and to the point
is this card received in
a recent mail
Wanomakor Store,
Please ssnd as soon as
possible your Furniture Sale
eGfaiog. Am sRpsefins O
trip dolvn and tDish to save
time BY sssing your eofoioR.
Yours truly.
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
A REAL REMEDY
FOR FALLING HAIR
Keeps Scalp Clean and Healthy
Prevents DandrufT.

Here's good news for men and
women whose hair is falling out,
whose scalps are covered with dan
druff and itch like mad.
Any druggist can now supply you
with the genuine Partisan sage
liquid form). which is guaranteed
10 quickly, surely and safely abolish
every sign OF dandruff, stop itching
scalp and falling hair and promote
q new growth, or money refunded.
Thousands can testify TO the ex-
cellent results from its use; some
who feared baldness now glory ia
their abundant hair, while others
who suffered for years with dsndruff
and itching head got clean, cool
scalp after just a few days use of
this simple homf treatment.
No matter whether bothered with
falling hair, gray hair, matted.
stringy hair, dsndruff or itching
scalp try Partisan ssge-you will not
be disappointed It's scientific
preparation that supplies all hair
The first application will make
your hair and scalp look and feel
100 per cent better. II you want
thick lustrous hair and lots OF it, BY
all means use Partisan sage. Don't
deIay-begin tonight. A little atten-
tion now means abundant hair for
years to come. O'Donnelrs Drug
stores will supply you.
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
PREACHERS URGE
PATRIOTISM AND
BUYING OF BONDS

Unfurling Of service nags, the third
Liberty loan patriotic sermons and
rallies formed the features at yester-
day morning and evening services In
the city's churches.
The newcomer to washington, ac-
cording to the Rev. Dc. Charles Wood,
in his sermon at the Church of the
Covenant, has a proprietary Interest
IN the Capital. "The newcomers effec-
tive demands on Washington will de-
pend on the demands he makes on
life" said the speaker. THE city it
self Is beautiful, the property OF all
the United States; every Individual Is
q, stoekhaldsr, ins this national eoEn-
"The fuinor spy,- according to the
Rev. James L. Gordon, who preached
at the First Congregational Church,
is the most dangerous OF ell. Tho
man who sits STILL" said DR.. Gordon,
"and starts the lie that shakes the
faith of the people, is the most
dangerous spy of them all" Through
this brand OF spy the Russians were
led to give up their armies and to
become a nation without a head.
ST. Johns College honored its grad
yates Who are now serving in the
army and navy by unfuriing yester-
day afternoon a service flag contain
ing 143 stars. Addresses were made
by the Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahsn,
rector OF the Catholic University, the
Right Rev. Edward G. Fitzgerald, and
Whitehead KlutZ.
4 service fag of thirty-fve stars,
presented to the church by Friend
ship Circle, Kings Daughters, was
uafurled and dedicated at the West
ern Presbyterian Church yesterday,
the presentation speech being made
by Miss Rhea ]. Fulghum. leader OF
the circle. The Rev. J. Harvey Dun
ham delivered a natrintLc sernlnn.
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
JUST BACK FROM
GERMANY;;sTORYOF
THELAST TOLEAVE
tcontinued from First pags.l

(continued from FIrst Page) :
employed on the estate and / had
abundant opportunities to study
them. Meanwhile operate agents
urged me to remain in Germany,
thought / was eager to start for
home and applied in Munich for per-
mission.
The military authorities granted it
with q willingness that surprised my
German friends, so l was in great
spirits. o, the delusioni ! had not
reckoned with the German police.
sent my belonging, including a
trunk filled with music, to the post
office for examination. The authori-
ties took a month to G othrough 1t
and prepare my papers. Then they
said: "All right, you can go. Report
to the police just before starting.
Told There's Something Wrong.
reported. / had bought my
ticket. Ny trunks we're at the sta
ton. Now, to my astonishment, l
was told: There is something wrong
with your passport. You might be
dangerous; we don't know. You'll
have to wait. 1t may take weeks
or months; We can't say"
For a considerable time had been
absolutely without funds, as Ameri-
can law forbade the sending of
money into Germany. I sold two
dresses. ! painted water colors and
sold those. In a cold room / worked
with stiff hands and in furs all
through December, making pictures
Of springtime and sunshine. In that
way / supported myself after a
fashionj paid my bills and kept my
courage up. At last, thanks to help
by the Spanish embassy and two
prominent Germans, one of whom
was my host on the big estate, ! Sc
. cured a new passport after the Of
ficials had looked up my whole his
tory in Berlin and the Munich Of
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
PLAYING WITH MATCHES
KILLS TWO CHILDREN

Two colored girls are dead from
burns received yesterday when their
clothing caught fire while they were
playing with matches. They are Nary
Z. QuiGley. four years old. 1918 Ieffer-
son street northwest, and Viola Camp
bell, eight years old. Cos Brown court
northwest The Quigley girl died at
the Children's Hospital and the Camp
bell child at the Casualty Hospital.
A fire OF unknown origin broke out
last night In the apartment Of Clsr-
ence Rison, in the Rochester, Ii5S
Meridian street northwest, causing
S25 damage TO furniture In the livins
room. Joseph Stoutenburgh, who haS
an apartment in the same house. was
cut by glass while helping put out the
blaze.
The Washington times., 1918-04-08

anything inside that" 1 told HIM,
no" and he let me keep it.
After that they began going
through my trunks, examining every
thing-even unfolding handkerchiefs
and wound up by tapping the sides
and bottom of the one that had not
been officially sealed in Munich.
Then they madeline spell my name
again. They we're nice about it. In
fact, they were nice about the whole
affair, and through a good part Of il
they were Laughing pleasantly. A
Chicago paper has quoted me as say
ing was subjected to many indig-
miles" in Germany. It is not So
unless you call being stripped an in
dignity. Considering the way 1t was
done, can't really say that do.
Glad to Get Away.
The officers left me in charge Of
q decent enough sort Of woman.
True, she went through every gar
|ment with an eye like q gimlet and
'scrupulously inspected every inch Of
every hem. But while the examina-
ton she gave me was Surprisingly
thorough, realized that she was a
government official obeying orders
in wartime.
l don't pretend that l enjoyed it.
There was a world of sincerity in
that cry: Thank Godw when l got
aboard my steamer. Also a certain
ring of triumph, may confess. For,
while Gen. an officialdom had made
sure that l carried no ponderable
contraband out Of GERMANY l had
with me any amount of imponder-
able contraband. This / carried in
| my he e-d--news Of German dis
loyalty, German disheartenment,
German suffering.
All. the length and the breadth
and the depth of that suffering!
Don't tell" my acquaintances in
GERMANY had said. "Don't 20 home
and tell" was dangerous because
I might. And l certainly shall. The
whole world needs TO know what au-
tocracy has done to its misguided
victims.
(Miss Slocum's next installment
Hungry Germany" will appear to-
morrow
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
WOMAN TEACHER FLAGS
TRAIN AND SAVES TROOPS

TOLEDO. Ohio, April s.-Dhcover-
ing tie spiked across the Baltimore
and Ohio track ten miles south of
Toledo. near Perrysburg. last evening.
Grace, Doyle. twenty. a country school
teacher at Roaehtown. ran down the
track, removed her coat and with It
fiagged a train approaching rapidly.
1t was "a freight, followed closely
by heavy troop train. It tosk the
freight crew twenty-five minutes to
remove the obstruction.
Several troop trains had passed
there within a few days. and II was
evident that the person who spiked
the plank to the track had fnforma-
ton that another was approaching.
Federal authorities have been notified.
The Washington times., 1918-04-08
Shortage Of Criminals
Threatens a Shortage
)fTwine for Farmers

Virtue Is It's own reward is
an ancient saying that means H.
tie in the young life OF North
Dakota. For North Dakota u
so good that she's likely to have
a food shortage for her reward.
This Is how II came about:
Because everyons il 50 good,
the State penitentiaryl Is almost
deserted, causing a, critical labor
shortage in the hinder-twine fac
tory operated by the convicts. And
II the farmers have nothing with
which to bind their crops. =
shortage is likely to result.
Governor Frazier came to
Washington to ask the Depart
= ment OF Labor for assistance. He
doesn't want any more criminals.
but he does want binder twine.