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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
CONCRETE ROAD.
To Connect Carney's Point With the
Lower Canal Bridge

Salem, \ J., june - TIE Board of
Freeholders Of Salem county has decided
TO construct concrete highway from the
entrance TO plant No. Of the du Pont
Powder Company at Carney's Point to
the lower canal bridge, distance of about
a mile. When completed this viii make an
improved roadway from the bridge to the
pier at Penn's Grove, d distance Of three
miles.
The du Pont Co. was especially anxious
for the improvement Of this road, foI the
reason that within the course Of The next
few days work will be started on building
concrete roads through the plants 10 deep
water. and also to the dye works along
Salem Canal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
COSTA RIGA ENRAGES HUN.
Editor Declares She VIII Have 10 Pay
We'll for Losses of Germans.

Amsterdam, June l5-Tho United
States is blamed for Costa Rica declara-
ton OF war against Germany by the Col
ogne Nolksxeitung. 1t says:
President Wilson Will find ut the final
settlement the votes will not be counted
but weighed. Costa Rica will have to ac-
count to us for all material damages even
when full allowance Is made for its
dependence on the United States
with some more backbone, Costa
Rica could have resisted AmcricaIs
brutal pressure, as San Salvador has done
up 10 this time, although San Salvador
is only one third OF Costa Rica's size
The Costa Rican Congress declared war
on Germany May -. 1918 The present
Costa Rlcan government headed by
President Tinoco, has never been given
recognition by this government
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
PERI TAKES Hun SHIPS.
Seizes so ,00HTonnage Interned at Callao
Eight Vessels

Lima Peru, June % The Peruvian
government, through lbs military forces
has taken possession OF the German
vessels Interned at Callao
Washington, June l5.-There are eight
German vessels interned at Callao with q
capacity Of slightly less than $4,000 dead
weight tons They include several large
steamers. with passenger accommodations,
formerly plying between San Francisco
and South American ports and German
ports.
When Peru broke off relations with
Germany last October, the Peruvian
Congress gave authority to the President
to utilize the German ships if the national
necessity demanded it Officials here today
thought the German ships had been seized
under authority Of that law
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
FIRED AT HUN SUBMARINE.
British Captain Tells of All Day Fight
off Virginia Coast

An Atlantic Port june l5 A story
Of an all-day fight Yesterday with Ger
man submarine off the Virginia coast
was brought here Yesterday by Captain
George Altkin Of the british steamship
Author He said the raider gave up
the chase seventy miles from the Virginia
Cape apparently fearing 10 brave the
Coast Patrol
Captain Aithin. whose ship is ono Of
the few armed craft to he attacked by
the boats since they came TO American
waters, SAID the German showed no dis
position to come within the range Of
the guns Of his armed guard Of British
bluelackets, though he traiIed him at
long range for twelve hours Many
shots were fired without effect
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
BASEBALL SEASON
Beat Chester 7 to 3 in Final Game
of Year-Win IL Out
of Ii Games.

One of the most successful baseball
seasons that the Wilmington High School
has had for long time came to a close
yesterday afternoon in Chester, Pa.
when the locals defeated their old Pennsyl-
wanna rivals by a to 3 score. The locals
took large delegation of rooters with
them and there was nearly as many
Wilmingtonians rs Obstetrics ut the
game.
Between costly boots by Chester and
timely hitting. Wilmington had little
trouble in scoring their runs. Bad base
running lost several other ruqs for the
Highlets Tollin, pitching for Whining
ton was in his best form of the year and
had the Obstetrics at his mercy through
out, not a man reaching second until
the seventh Two fast double plays and
other brilliant work atield by his team
mates aided in keeping the paths clear.
Ogden, on the other hand was touched
up rather lively and was accorded poor
support. Score;
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
SHIP EVERY OTHER DAY.
Hog Island Program Shows Greater
Activity than Hithero Indicated.

Atlantic City, June ia ship every
other day will be launched at the Hog
Island yards Of the American Inter
nationaI Corporation before the end Of
the Summer W II blood, Jr, an otficia
of the shlpyard. told the Executive Roard
Of the National Electric Light Association
nj meeting here tonight All the ships
will be Of 800 or 5000 tons. and the
contracts call for about 800 900 tons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

London, June A. \ dispatch to the
Times from Toxic quotes the military
correspondent Of the Toxic newspaper
Asahi as SAVING that the business con
sidered BY the Council at the General
staff Office on June was the abolition
Of the brigade system for the army. the
adoption Of a corps system similar 10 the
German and the increase of the army to
twenty-five corps OF two divisions each
with each division containing three
regiments.
Alterations also are contemplated in the
navy. the correspondent adds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
STEAMER ESCAPES HUN;
WAS HIT BY RAIDER
British Vessel Reported as Sinking
Escapes German Pirate Off
Virginia Capes.

Washington, June 10 The cOntnu-
anee Of German submarine activities
along the Atlantic coast is disclosed IN an
announcement made by the Navy De
partnent late Yesterday afternoon regard
ing the escape of the British steamship
keemun, a freighter, after having been
shelled by a U-boat. Afternoon report.
Of an unofficial character asserted tina
the keemun was attacked by o sbmarInet
last night, and two hours later word was
flashed in news dispatches that the Kee-
mum was sinking.
The Navy Department soon learned
definitely that the Keemun had not been
sunk and had proceeded 10 an Atlantic
port under her own steam when she
arrived All the department WAS willing
10 disclose regarding ITS knowledge n the
case was contained ~ this official am
nouncemcni
THE British steamer Kecmun has
arrived ut an Atlantic port. wireless
message vas picked up last night stating
that this vessel was being gInned by %
submarine That was the latest report
received by the department concerning
the vessel until it reached port
There Was rumor IN chipping circles
Yesterday that a British transport had
been attacked by U-boat of the Vlr-
glnia Cspcs and that the crew had been
landed near Norfolk This report failed
to receive confirmation
Shipping men here said that they
believed there was only one German
submarine working along the Atlantic
coast, and that she had base somewhere
IN the Gulf of Mexico n was pointed
out that the Germans had
base on the cast of GALWAY,
Ireland where they bad obtained
supplies in the shape Of petrol and food,
and there would be no great difficulty n
their getting one on the Mexican coast
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
REFUSES TITLE AND FORTUNE
Boston Man Rejects Inheritance From
Brother, Earl of Camperd0wn.

London, June Is George Alexander
Phillips Haldane-DIncan, Of Boston
Mass, has definitely refused to accept
the heirship or to benefit in any way from
the estate Of the late Earl Of Camper
down, his only brother il is disclosed
IN the publication Of the latters will
here esteriay.
In consequence the estate has been
bequeathed TO more distant relatives
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
ST THE AMUSEMENT PARIS.

Special arrangements have been made
Or taking care of the crowds which are
expected TO visit Shellpot and Brandy
vine Springs Parks this evening and to-
morrow. The only change between the
programs for Sundays and those during
he week is that on Sundays concerts
ire given in place of the usual vaudeville
Large numbers Of automobile parties
ire now visiting the parks, and there
are places at both resorts where machines
may be checked and taken care of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at Cleveland.
New York AT Detroit.
Boston at ST. Louis
Washington at Chicago
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg at Philadelphia
St. Louis al Boston. , games.
Chicago at BROOKLYN
Cincinnati at New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

Runs scored ManIoye ,, Carter, Nc
Catferty. Anderson, Grubb ., Reid, Eyre,
Yost Earned runs Wilmington >; Ches
teri. Two base hits. Carter, Underwood.
Struck out by Tollin =: Ogden, I Double
PLAYS Underwood 10 Manlove TO Grubb.
cCafierty to Grubb; Turner to Walters.
Left on asses, Wilmington, 5; Chester. ;.
stolen bases. Robbins, II derwood, Nc
Cafferty. Greenwood Grub, Reid, Sac
riffice hits Carter, Underwood, Base
on balls off Tollin 5, Ogden Wild
pitches, Tollin, Ogden Umpire Howard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
CUNARDER ASHORE;
NO LOSS OF LIFE

st. Johns n F., June l5.-The Cunard
Line steamship Ascania, with passengers,
ran ashore near Rose Blanche, off the
southwest coast of Newfoundland yes
terday. Reports TO government authori-
ties here Indicated that she was breaking
up There were nine passengers aboard
and all were taken of safely with the crew
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Athletics at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston ct St. Louis
Washington at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEACUE.
Pittsburg al Philadelphia.
ST. LOUIS at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, 4; Athletics, ..
II. Louis ) Boston, +
New York. IL; Detroit, g.
Chicago, :; Washington. 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Phillies, .; ST. Louis, !. first game
10 innings.
St. Louis, 6; Philhes, 5 second game
New York, z; Chicago, 0.
Brooklyn, 2; Cincinnati, |.
Boston, :; Pittsburg, 6.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at Cleveland.
New York al Detroit.
Boston at St Louis
Washington at Chicago
NATIONAL LEAGUE
No games scheduled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
AVIATOR PLUNGES
1000 FEET; LIVES
Pat O'Brien's First Thought Was
For Safety of His
New Trousers.

San Antonio, Tex, June l5-Lieu-
tenant Pat. O'Brien, Royal British Flying
Corps, who Is IN the { nited States after
having escaped from German war prison
fell nearly 1000 feet in an alrpIane mere
yesterday but was only slightly injured.
o Brien was alone III the airplane over
Kelly Field when it fell. lie was conscious
when aid reached him and his chief
concern was over his new trousers which
he feared had been ruined
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
p. Il. & w. Shoot.

The p, B. d " Gun Club will hold
= spoon shoot on their grounds at Todd I
cut this afternoon There will be three
classes, one spoon to each ciasS one
'or members and one for the high ,isitor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

r. yOu hear Tho air raid signal. find
the nearest policeman and ask him fool
questions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

Eyery Evening claosned 9i4 rtiSc-
mcnts bring results Proved to the salts
action Of many and 1il be 10 you.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
UMPIRE, IMPORTANT
MAN IN BALL GAME
Decisions in Fore Harlan
Game This Afternoon Will
Be Crucial.

One Of the most important features Of
the game between Fore River Mass, and
the Harlan team in the Bethlehem Steel
League at Harlan Park this afternoon,
will be the umpire. Fore River comes TO
Wilmington with the distinction of being
the only team in the league that Inns
beaten the Pnvncites and for that reason
the diamond contest rs expected 10 be one
OF the best that has been staged in this
city this summer
Dunont has batted freely in the game
in New England on the opening Of the
season and the Massachusetts team In
heralded Us being a hard hitting crowd of
ball players Prior 20 the opening of the
season they we're tOutcd as being the fast
est bunch Of ball players in the league,
but the excellent showing made by Payne
and his crowd has made the critics sort
of revise their opinion The game this
afternoon will begin at $50 O'Clock.
Bill Gallagher's team in the Delaware
River League will play this afternoon
against Hog Island at the Brill grounds,
Sixty-seventh street and Elmwood ave
nue.. In about a months time, however,
the Hog Island workers expect To be able
10 play home games on their own dia-
bfoilu blht ~ uoN uliutf 'ot4oti lItlph ~
Ninety-f0lrth and Tinlcun avenue a
big athletic field is laid ont on this site
and there will be track and space for
field sports as well as a first-class diamond
lefty" Williams, who left the White
sox to follow up his regular trade as
boilarnaker, joined the Harlan working
force this week and Bill Gallagher will sec
that he does his eight hours with the rest
of the boiler shop gang at Harlars Lynn
the catcher who left the Chicago team with
Williams. is a wood worker and has been
placed with the other workmen at that
trade
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
us. TROOPS TOF|CHT
TOGETHER|N FUT URE
Foch Finds Our Forces Large
Enough to Fight as Amer
can Units.

Washington, June 15.-Ihc American
military force in France has become so
| large that General Foch. commander in
! chief OF the allied armies. has Informed
| General Pershlng that il is desirable TO
maintain our forces as far as possible,
as purely American units. This informa
tion was given to the members of the
! House Military Affairs Committee By the
/ War Council al 8 JOINT conference NesteT
; day
/ In accordance with this policy, which
| tends TO strengthen the fighting morale
| OF the American soldiers abroad, two full
! American divisions arc now engaged IN
/ the fighting near Chateau Thierry where
! the Germans have been making their
drive
Secretary Baker informed the COM
| mittee that in another two weeks this
American force would be doubled Tho
policy of the allied commander will he
to increase weekly the American unit by
decreasing the number of Americans
brigaded with the French and British
IS the American soldiers become more
proficient in military training under actual
war conditions
If the plans of General Foch are car
ried out the American army. fighting as
al American unit and holding d strong
position in the line of the western front,
will reach 100000 within another six
weeks This will be brought about by
speeding mp the preliminary training
which some of the less seasoned American
troops will receive by being brIgaded with
the French and British veteran forces
The fighting qualities which the Ameri-
can marines and army regulars displayed
IN Pcardy Secretary Baker told the
Il L.,
praise Of Genera Fo1h and fastened HIM
TO advise the placing Of American units
on the front under tIAerlcan commanders
Satisfsctor progress IN the produc-
tion OF Liberty motors was reported 10
the committee 1t vas said that > 900
OF these motors had been furnished 10
the army and navy and that 200 had been
sent 10 the Allies Production OF bomb
ing planes Is proceeding rather rapidly
now. II is said The latest reports show
that POO HavIlsnd bombing planes have
been sent abroad and that 200 Handlev-
Page machines and 200 Hispano-Sueze
machines arc now ready for shipment TO
the allied armies.
The first shipment Of twenty -four
eigbt-inch howitzers, sufficient to equip
a regiment the first output Of Ameri-
can factories-was reported and salts
factory progress Is now being made IN
ordnance production, II was said.
Washington. June 15.-Oficial an
nounoements show that approximately
half million American soldiers have
landed in France since the German drive
began Already they have aided In stabil-
izing the lines as they now stand. At
recent date, American forces held no
more than fifty miles OF the whole western
front. One element Of General Pershings
mobile forces, by direction Of General
Foch. guards the way at the apex Of the
whole German wedge near Montdidier
Cantigny, recently recaptured from the
Germans by these forces, is very close to
the point of maximum penetration achiev-
ed by the enemy in nearly three months
of Iasy.ar.ea 6obfIpg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

Lost something Try a classified
advertisement IN Every Evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
Neighborhood Meets Central.

NeIghDOfNUOu NIttIs ttHtFaI.
Central formerly OF the Church League
will be the Neighborhood a. C.'s OPP
ponent this afternoon
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
new PEACE OFFENSIVE
German Emperor and Officials
Start Ball Rolling.
Allied and American Governments
Positive That overtures
Lack Sincerity.

Washington. Sept. IA. - Oficialr
here now recognize that the German
peace offensive is i'm full swing.
A progressive campaign is clearly
indicated to their minds by the ap-
parently casual remarks of Chancellor
yon Hertling a few days ago, follow
ed by the more formal statement to-
the visiting German newspaper mem
in Vienna by Count Burian, the Aus
TRAN foreign minister, the remarks or
the German crown prince and now
the speech of Emperor William him
self to the working people at Essen.
Peace proposals emanating from
these sources would appear incongru-
were the officials not firmly con-
vinced Of the ~insincerity of the move
menr, which again is recognized as
conceived with the double purpose OF
placating the uneasy and restless Ger
Socialists and at the same time
appealing to the pacifsts in the Allied
countries and America in the hope OF
weakening the bands of the Allied
governments In the prosecution Of the.
war.
Analysis of the abstract of the en-
peror's remarks reported by cable
fails to disclose any new feature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
ENEMY IS RETREAT|NG
General Pershing Reports 1890
Prisoners Taken.
Germans Are Destroying Large Guam
titles of Supplies In Their
Flight.

Washington, Sept. IA. - General
Pershing reports to the War depart.
ment that the number of prisoners
taken In ~flattening out the st. Mihiel
salient now numbers 1890. No men
ton Is made Of the number of guns
and other booty captured.
The enemy, General Pershing said,
is retiring before the steady advance
of the Americans and is destroying
large quantities of materials as he
goes.
the statement follows:
I'm the st. Mihiel sector we have
achieved further successes. The juno
ton Of u troops advancing from the
south of the sector with those advanc.
ing from the west has given us posses
sion of the whole salient TO points
twelve miles northeast of st. Mihiel
and have resulted in the capture of
many prisoners.
Forced back by our steady advance,
the enemy is retiring and is destroying
large quantities of material as he goes.
The number of prisoners counted has
risen to 1890. Our line now includes
Herbeuville, Thillot. Nationwide, st.
B~enoitammes, Jaulny, Thiaucourt and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
Found Guilty at Cleveland on
Three Counts of Violating
Espionage Act.
DEFENDANT IS CALM
Four Times Candidates Of the Social
lot Party for President Faces
Maximum Penalty Of Twenty
Years In Prison.

Cleveland, Sept. IA federal jury
here found guilty Eugene v. DEEDS,
four times candidate of the Socialist
party for president. charged with vio-
lating the espionage act.
Talking to newspapermen after the
verdict, nebs said:
1T is all right. ! have no complaint
to make. 1t will come out all right in
Gods good time"
OF the original 10 counts of the In
dictment but four remained when the
jury retired to consider the evidence.
The verdict found him guilty of
three. not guilty of one. He was
found guilty of attempting to incite
INSTRUMENTATION, disloyalty, mutiny or
refusal of duty in the military and
naval forces; attempting to obstruct
recruiting and uttering language tend
ing to incite. provoke and encourage
resistance to the United States and
promote the cause of the enemy.
The count on which he was ad1udged
innocent charged that he opposed the
cause OF the United States.
Judges Charge Suits Both Sides.
Counsel for both sides said that they
considered Judge Westenhaver's in
structions fair. They were exhaustive
and couched in simple language and
delivered in a kindly manner, required
n and a half hours. He made no
on the evidence, which, pre-
sented by the government, was af-
firmed by the defendant, but assured
the jury that the espionage act was
wholly valid.
When 1t vas announced that the
jury was ready to report the crush be-
came great. Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes,
herself under conviction on a similar
charge, came inside the railing for
the hrst time. Previously, at Debs'
request, she had remained hidden In
the body of the audience.
Mrs. Stokes and Debs Hold Hands.
She drew her chair beside his and
into her hands he slipped one of his
own. where it remained while the
clerk was reading the verdict and
polling the jury. She had expected an
adverse verdict from the first, admit
ting 1t to her friends.
Nor was it a surprise to Debs. In
mis- address to the jury ne said ne had
not one word to retract and rather
went out OF his way to accept the
damaging st. Louis anti-war platform.
The maximum penalty Is 20 years
Imprisonment and a fine of $4,000
On each count.
Debs was indicted for violation of
espionage act as an outgrowth of
remarks he is alleged to have made
n an address on June rs before the
state convention of the Ohio Socialist
party at Canton, Ohio.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
German Chancellor Asserts That
War Is Near Its
Conclusion.
TALKS TO UNION men
Civil Officials and Army Leaders Are
Declared to Be in Complete
Accord as Opposed to
All conquests.

London, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen
says that Notwithstanding the declina
ton of Germany's peace offer, Count
o Hertling, the imperial German
chancellor, is convinced that peace is
nearer than is generally supposed, &C
cording to- an address made by the
chancellor before the trades unionists
leaders in Germany.
The chancellor declared that both
the German government and army
leaders desired an understanding and
peace.
Count O Hertling said the govern.
ment and the army leaders were
against all conquests.
AS soon as he was convinced of the
impossibility of an agreement with the
upper house on the suffrage question,
the chancellor said he would dissolve
the lower house.
Hope Of Indemnity Given Up.
Amsterdam, Sept. 14.-Reiterati1g
that Germany as the innocent and at
tackled party in the war, had a right
to demand naturalization, Friedrich
Won Payer. the German imperial vice
chancellor, in his speech at Stuttgart,
said that I'VE prefer ON calm reflection
and even with our own favorable mill
tary situation, to abandon this idea"
Turning to the question Of the occu-
pied territories, the vice chancellor
said that as a preliminary condition
of peace for Germany and her allies
those nations must have all their pre-
war possessions, including the German
colonies, restored. Then Germany, he
declared could evacuate the occupied
regions and could give back Belgium
without encumbrance and without re-
serve, providing no other state was
more favorably placed in regard to Bel
GUM than was Germany.
Siav Pacts to Stand.
He asserted that Germany would not
submit to the allies for approval or
alteration the peace treaties which
Germany had signed with the Ukraine.
Russia and Roumania.
state Debts. the vice chancel-
Tor said, ARE everywhere reaching fan.
tastic heights and everywhere we
struggle against the encroachments on
personal liberty. All OF the bellig-
erents Of Europe must admit, If they
are not blind, that the longer the
European peoples lacerate each other
the more certainly will the historical
and paramount position of weakened
and impoverished Europe be lost in
favor OF clevcrcr and more calculating
peoples"
Herr Won Payer considered that the
present terrible struggle would not
end With . peace OF the customary
A mere glance at the state
OF complete exhaustion Of the world
excludes such q possibility, he said.