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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

FOCH LONG PREPARING GROUND FOR BLOW.
During the past three weeks. the French
have carried out a number If local opera
tons southwest II SCISSORS. along the
line where the present allied effort IS
being made BY these operations the
french line from the region of Amblenv
south II Fontenoy. 70 Longpont. aeariv
eight miles further south. was advanced
and Strengthened Before todavs attack
began the French held positions along
series 81 ridges On 4 lve-fnile line from
Ambleny TO St Pierre AIgle. and we're Ia
strong entertainments further south.
AMERICANS ~ DRIVE.
The part American troops are taxing
in the allied counter blow $ ~ ver un-
known. The line mentioned IN he official
statement from Paris, however includes j.
section If the positions leid by rne
Americans IN the nelghburnouG IS Cha
teau-T hlerry
General Pershng men are anovn %
be AT Bei,eAu ami they have been mem
toned as being rs Tar north a> Torcv,
on me south side 30 the Chgn0n river
above Belleau wood
Measuring from he AlSne river. around
the Chateau-Thierry salient and thence
70 MaoSiges. in the Champagne, the cast
eru limits u the present struggle no
length Of the battle line b, about luj
miles. which Is the widest front that has
been in active battle In western front sin,s
the carly days 3f the war
GERMAN ,IrAcN CRUSHED
Official reports appeared to >boV 10
German stroke against he Nlarue-
Rheims-C hampagne has gained no further
ground overnight sc NanyctIl-La-t osSe,
the region southwest oi Rheims 3 heavy
German attack Was crushed while Al
assault by guard regiments north "a
Prosnes, east Of Rheims vas broken ~
the Allies
SMALL AREA oF Hun p6OGSESs-
According TO unofficial reports rodAY
the Germans have made some slight
progress south OF the Nlarne, u the region
north Of St Agnan, 10 the southwest OK
Dormans, bat this advantage was ap-
parently only local What appears 20 he
a moro important loca. advantage for the
French was reported from the easter
most point OF the front souJh ri the
Marine
The French are said d have Hecaptured
AlOntvoIsin. Chene-La-Reine and inn
portant heights IN the vicinity Of these
villages commanding the river Maruc.
Italian troops fighting ia the area between
the Marine and Rheims are said 70 have
recaptured Clsrizet, two miles northeast
Of Bhgny
Coincident with the allied attacks
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
UTILITY COMMISSIONERS.
Charles F. Robinson Named to
Succeed Clarence r. Holt,
Resigned.

Mayor Lawson Will tonight send TO
City Council for confirmation the name
of Charles F. Robinson Of 3OS Walnut
street, to be PUBLIC Cti1ty Commls-
sioner, TO succeed {. K Holt
Mr.. Robinson is a tlnsmlth, but IS al
present employed by q Market street
store He Is Republican, as IS also
Mr.. Holt.
There is one other vacancy, IN the
Fourth district, Mr.. Mock having re-
signed, while the term of President Nc
Mullin, representing the Fifth district,
will expire this month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

MORE MEN CALLED.
Delaware Asked to Send 100 to
South Carolina Camp Early
in August.

Adiutant General Wickersham $ oli1ce
is in receipt of Call No. 91f, Tor loo
white men from this State, to entra'n Tor
Spartanburg, South Carolina, August
TO 10. The exact date will be settled
upon later.
A report transmitted from the repre-
sentative of the railroad company regard
ing the Tuesday night movement OF color
ed draftees is rs follows:
''The conduct of the men was BEYOND
criticism. No indication of intoXlcatlon
was noticeable and they were, by far,
the best behaved lot OF selected men
| have travelled, into Camp Meade with. .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
CANTEEN SERVICE NEEDS.
Magazines, Playing Cards and Pencils
in Great Demand.

Red Cross Canteen headquarters, IN
First Presbyterian Church, today made
a request for donations of magazines,
PLAYING cards and pencils for the soldiers,
hundreds of whom pass through nearly
every day. The demand Is heavy and
the supply is exhausted.
Heretofore pencils have been provided
bv the school authorities, but thus supply
IS now shut off. Ii is desired that the
articles be sent to First Presbyterian
Church, on Market street above Ninth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
YOUTH OF Is A DRUNK
Set Free After Lecture From Court on
Evil of IntoxicatiOn.

Lux Andrews, called City Court
Clerk Coleman, this morning summonlng
to the bar of justice the person of that
name who stood waiting III the hall out
side
Luke proved to be a youth obviously
not vet al manhood'5 estate Of tWenty-one
wears He had been picked up in a
thoroughly intoxicated state by Park
Guard John G. kcrsev, in one Of the city
parks. He admitted he was only eighteen
years old. Judge Helings read him a
lecture on the evil OF drink, especially
in one so Young as he, and let him go
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
$4,000 HUNS KILLED
IN TWO DAYS. FIGHT
ALONG THE MARINE
Kaiser's Troops Failed in Attempt
TO Make Pocket Despite
Their Great Sacrifice.
20 DIVISIONS IN ACTION
New York World.
Nv Associated Press 10 Every Evening


Paris. july IS In the pocket which
the Germans have created south of the
Marne. their losses. according TO con
servative estimates. reached 10000 IN the
first two days fighting. the Nstn de-
claros today Treating Of the situation
in this sector of the front. the Echo DE
Paris says:
"Because of the counter attacks de
livercd by the army Of Gen. Degoutte
and our American allies, the Germans
were unable appreciabiy TO widen or
deepen this pocket
According To the same newspaper 40
German divisions have been fully IN
gagged. while twenty divisions were obliged
10 take more or less part in the fighting.
Premier Clemenceau returned last even
ing from visit TO the front, expressing
himself very well satisfied with the situa-
tlpn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
RALPH SASSE PROMOTED.
Wilmington West Pointer Advanced TO
Rank of Major in France.

Mr.. and Mrs George ". sasse have
lust received letter from their son,
Ralph c. Sasse, who is in the service in
France, and who, it is stated, has been
promoted TO the rank of major,
Ralph graduated from the United States
Military Academy at West Point a year
ago and since then has been in active
service in the army. His promotion has
been rand.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
ecisl Dispatch 10 Every Evening

Special Dispatch 70 Every Evening
Dover, July Is The Republican State
Central Committee convened here this
afternoon. to fix the date for the state
convention, at which a State ticket IS TO
be nominated, and then consider other
campaign matters
The committee deiI, on August II
for the primaries and Au ust 20 for b
convention.
1t is expected that there viii be are
port from the harmony subcommittee.
The matter Of soldiers voting will rob
ably be considered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
DEALERS CANNOT
RETURN NEWSPAPERS

The government order that the
practice of taking back unsold
copies of newspapers must be gen
erallv discontinued is in effect now.
Every Evening has not accepted
returns" since December |, 1917.
Readers should place a standing
order with their newsdealer or
telephone the Circulation Depart
ment and have paper delivered
regularly by authorized carrier,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
n. Y. LEADERS BOW
To ROOSEVELT As
REPUBLICAN HEAD
Both Factions of Expurgated Re
publican Party Acknowledge
Colonel as Chief.
ALL SHARE HIS SORROW
Patriotism and Heartfelt Sym
pathv for Saddened Family,
keynote of Gathering.
ALL PLEAD FOR HARMONY
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Saratoga Springs, July lS.-The out
standing feature OF the gathering oil
Republicans who are preparing Tor Their
eNpurgated State Convention today IS
that Theodore Roosevelt is the acknowE
edged leader OF the Grand Old rarity
in this State. :,
The warning clements are perfectly
willing to unite IN Conterrlng TINS ttie
on the Colonel Even the faction which
is promoting the third term aspirations 81
Gov. Whitman is eager TO have the 'o'-
onel take hold Of things II he refuses 70
heed the temptcr 5 voice TO reconsider nus
twice iterated rejection OF the nomination
for governor, which would pc disaStrous,
indeed. for the governor.
There is little room 10 question the
general prediction that the Colonel
could walk away with the first pr1ze from
both Mr.. Whitman and Attorney Cen
oral |, wis But whether or not the
ColoneIs friends succeed m starting
something today when he emerges from
the shadow Of the tragedy war has
brought to him, that will induce HIM TO
reconsider his refusal 10 enter the lists,
he will bc the commanding figure OF his
party in the State at least, if not IN he
nation,
PATRIOTISM KEYNOTE OF CONVENTION.
Patriotism and genuine expression OF
heartfelt sympathy for the saddoned
family Of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
which had Just given 2 beloved son and
brother TO the cause for which his country
is fighting, was the feature Of today $
opening session Of the Convention.
Fresh from grief-Strlcken home,
Il azIIa j
feeling. was the principal speaker on the
DAYS program. Consequently, the rvai
factions declared temporary truce IN
their struggle for partisan supremacy,
and gave the dav over TO q rouslng re-
ception TO the bereaved father and 10
enthusiastic patriotic demonstrations.
Besides Colonel Roosevelt, former Rep
resentative J Sloat Fassett OF Chemung,
as temporary chairman was To deliver
patriotic address, sounding the Key
note" OF the convention COMMITTEES
also were to be appointed and 10 begin
work
TArT TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
At an evening session. TO be held while
the rIatforEn committee threShed out the
document on which the fall campaign Is
10 be waged, Viii II. Hays, chairman OF
tho Republican National Committee.
Miss Helen Narick Roswell, representing
the organized Republican women OF the
! state and EIihu Root were 10 be the speak
ers Former President Taft was 10 speak
/ tomorrow.
A plea for party unity IN this time Of
! war. an unqualified Endorsement Of th'
! war record Of Governor Charles 5. Whit
/ man and a declaration that his admins
! tration has been clean, efficient anc
utterly without scandal and a mos
eloquent .enunciation Of the patriotic
/ principles. marked the keynote ad
/ dress today of j. Sloat Fassctt, Temporary
chairman of the Republican State Con
/ vention
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
MENINGITIS SUSPECTED.
In Case of South Wilmington Child's
heath Which is Being Investigated.

State and city health authorities are IN
vegtigating the death of Julia Kruzay,
aged 5 months, Of 1913 Lobden street,
who died at the Delaware Hospital on
July is. under suspicious circumstances.
< diagnosis nd examination Of the
spinal fluid Of the child, by a pathologist,
indicates that it died Of meningitis, and
today State officials are investigating this
statement and expect some time today TO
either corroborate or diseredit the sus-
picion.
The child was taken to the hospital on
July 3. and its general condition caused
the nurses and physicians to suspect the
contaglon.
The city authoities are looking into the
case and investigating what families
might possibly have come within the con
tagOn.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

The United States has been In
the war fifteen months; IN that
time the Tour sons of man who
had been the President of this
country have been at the front.
One has been wounded, one
gassed and another is dead.
Germany has been in the war
four years; of the six sons of the
kaiser who have during that time
held the positions of officers in
the army, no one of them has any
honorable wounds or disabilities
10 show that he has ever ventured
his sacred person within the range
Of guns.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
Hungary Rejects Women Suffrage.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evenlng
Amsterdam, July is The lower house
Of the Hungarian Diet has rejected the
governments measure giving the vote
to women, says a Budapest dispatch to-
dav.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
Lacerates Scalp in Fail.

Edward Tucker, of Sixth and Ferris
streets fell at Eighth and du Pont streets,
this morning, decorating his scalp, Tor
which he received treatment at the
Homeopathic Hospital
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
Donald Stephens Sentence Affirmed.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the
sentence OF a year imposed by the Y. >.
District Court on Donald Stephens for
refusal TO register He will have to be re-
sentenced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
Quaker City RelIty Men Here.

Three hundred members of the Phil
adelphia Real Estate Board, will be the
guests Of 10 al and trade officials here
this afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

Queen Pershiug'S Crusaders"
Maiestic-"Old Wives for New.
Victoria The Kaiser he Beast or Berlin
Savoy" Up Romance Road.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

Particular people choose Clover Dairy
mIik-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
Threatens Railroad Line By Which German Troops Obtain
Supplies; Foe Sent Staggering Back Mile to Mile and
Half at Various Points on Wide Battle Front,
Sweeping Foe Before Him, the Allied Chief
is Clearing Marine of German Troops
CrrnnKE nE EUAn
ALLIES GREATEST STROKE OF WAR
Immary Issued at ! D. n

Pressu mnaryI sueda az p N
London received London this
hoursh Of attack the
French his D excellent
attack lis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
DEMOCRACY VS.. AUTOCRACY.

Observation-Disclosures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
". s. s. DRIVE THIS WEEK.

Every person in this city and county,
every township worker and every man
with his country's welfare at heart
should hear the appeal of his govern
nent to support the war savings stamp
drive this week as sent out by the state
director of sales. He says:
| have just returned from a meeting
in Chicago with Frank u. Vanderiip,
national director OF the war savings
stamp campaign. At his suggestion
am again sending out an appeal to all
district, county and city chairman in
the state urging again that each do his
utmost to see that Iowa raises her
quota during this drive. This is a
critical time for the freedom Of the
world, the preservation of our homes
and all that Is dear to us. The eyes of
Washington and the rest Of the nation
are upon Iowa. We must put the state
over the top in pledges. The success
of this drive is now out of my hands
and entirely up to you. Give of your
selves to your government this week.
Our soldiers are expecting this. In the
name of God and humanity / appeal to
you to make your county good
Homer A. Miller,
State Director.
Marshalltown's allotment is $4,000
of war savings stamps which its people
must buy within the year. Another
$3.50. 900 must Be purchaEsd BY the peo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
When We Are Old.

When years OF war nave drlIteo oy
Into the past: when you and I
Shall humble toothless in the sun
And recount how the day was won.
Shall tell Of many bloody field,
Where thousands died but none die
yield
Before the onslaught on the Hun!
Tell how the nation fed the world
And yet her fighting millions hurled
Into the breach and saved the day,
Thus shall we while old age away.
And children gawping stand around
While we of ancient war PROFOUND,
The elders, too, the tale shall sense
To list with awe and reverence.
Those who faced the Hun in France
Shall lack no end of words perchanct
To fill their tales exciting needs
With brave exploits and bloody deeds
But what Of we who stay at home
To feed the fires and till the loan?
Shall we be left with naught to tell
To stir our children full as well?
Shall we not tell OF bonds we bought
And shaved to pay while others fought
And how we gave to heal the MANNED
To help the brave in service famed:
Assisting loved ones left behind
With cheerful aid and words in kind.
For these must be our boasted deeds.
And we who stay must never needs
Sit silent and alone, afraid.
For the less glorious part we played
Let warriors aged fancy roam
If we have done our best at homei
j. E. Chrisman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
The Soldiers Hour.

Between the dark and the daylight
When the night is beginning to
lower,
Comes a pause" for the busy woman
That is known ais the Soldiers
Hour.
1t is then that mothers and sweet
hearts
Think tenderest thoughts of their
boys
Who are hghtng for them and their
country
Away from the dear home joys.
lnthe quiet dusk of the evening
They -reath a heartfelt prayer
And invoke the blessings of heaven
For their loved ones over there"
And the brave lads in the trenches,
Or wherever their posts may be,
Are cheered by the spirit waited
From their homes across the sea.
For, faster than letter or cable.
Our thoughts and our prayers can
go,
And how much they mean to a soldier
only soldier can know.
oh, wives and mothers and sweet
hearts
Thank God for Loves winged power
And by all that 81 dear and holy
Keep sacred the Soldiers Hour.
D. Vanamee of The vigilantes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
T1MEsREPUBIIcAN MARSHA LrowN, IOWA. NAY !: 1918

pie Of Marshall county outside Of the
city. The stamps pay 4 per cont In
terest compounded quarterly and ma
ture in Ave years.
The government has discovered that
all over this land people have been let
ting the children do all of the saving
for war stamps and that two billions
is too big sum for kids to save from
their pennies. Men must take 1t on.
Some men must invest 500 per month
in war stamps, others $50 per month,
great many $40 per month for the
average family of five would have a
minimum allotment Of 500 in the year.
1t is a continuous liberty bond sale in
baby bond sizes. SO as to be handled
conveniently out of income rather tRen
out of capital on hand. Save and in
vest in the war by buying war savings
stamps, but sign UP this week for
enough to pledge this county's full
quota for the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
Topics of the Times

LITTLE Jack Homer sat in corner
eating a Christmas pie. He stuck IN
hts thumb and pulled out a war savings
stamp. And that's plum that rpens
In FIVE years and gets bigger and sweet
er every day it grows.
And England never even went down
to the train to meet the enissaries OF
German peace.
Governor Harding jumped out of
way Of an uncontrolled auto and es-
capped injury at Duluth. Also he seems
able to successfully evade those two
cratic policail jitneys, Justin Doran
and jim Pierce.
California planted a sequoia slip at
Washington, the first distinctive Cali
fornia, tree to be planted at the capital
wha, !. grows into a big redwood it
will do to hang spies on. Perhaps by
that time we'll have concluded that a
spy ought to be hanged.
OF course it's little bother to sign
certificate for Is pounds OF sugar
pledging it's use only for canning pur-
poses: but suppose it comes to get
ting half ton Of coal-under promise
that 1t shall be used only In the cook
stove?
Indications suggest that the next push
of the German army may be against
1.-THE American positions. But there is no
fear and all confidence that the Am
orleans will give a good account OF
themselves.
The strategic drive to cover the fail
ure in Picardy will be peace cam
outage by Germany. AS the boys in
line hold the trenches let's hold firm in
America to 3 true and proper settle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07

ment in the peace terms and refuse to
consider anything but safe world for
democracy. The war can be lost at
home by too great eagerness for peace
as surely as on the battle fields.
If perchance the housewife has to
put up some fruit without sweetening
this summer she can comfort herself
with the consoling so per cent in her
chewing gum.
Buying war saving stamps isn't like
contributing cash to war activity,
not by seven rows Of apple trees. It's
like taking money from one pocket and
putting it into another with a button on
the flap. And later it will seem like
an Inheritance or money in a letter
from home.
Without her 400 cabarets, Chicago
may be tempted to vote this a dull
old world.-Des Moines Register.
1t does get little dull in town after
the federal government starts a NOR
ality campaign there, doesn't it?
Borglum's declaration that the auto
manufacturers took care of themselves
first jumps with decided suspicion
that has been gaining strength for
some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
WHICH SHALL 1T BE

Shall the boys we are sending across
One or the other must.
Is there a mother in America who
~Vuid demand unlimited wheat pro-
ducts when her son was struggling
with kultur on the fields in Flanders
Is there a family in America which
will crouch and grid at the measures
undertaken whereby the men in the
fields may be well fed if their son and
brother were on the battle front?
Is there a family in America I'M
willing to go entirely without wheat If
by 80 doing their own may be fed and
strengthened to do his part in that
blood puddle we used to know as
France and Belgium?
Breathes there a man with soul so
dead that he can consider his conven-
fence and his appetite above the
necessities Of the brave men who are
holding the line for our own liberties
1t is impossible to differentiate be-
tween America and our allies. Our war
is their war.
America has not been invaded It is
true but her boys are being shot down.
1t Is her fight.
The very fact that her territory has
not been invaded the very fact that
she has ben spared this dissertation Of
her towns and villages makes the re-
sponsibility for personal sacrifice
doubly hers.
She should give and keep on giving.
Her own personal comfort has not yet
been touched She should contribute
money and then more money. But all
the money in the allied countries will
not win the war without food.
America is being asked right now to
give every grain Of wheat she can pos
sibly spare. There ought to be but one
answer to this request: Take It."
Most Of Us ought TO say: Take it all"
France has again cut down her
bread ration to about two-ttirds Of
that heretofore maintained. Since
bread constitutes over one-half Of the
diet Of the French nation thl. is a
greater denial even than it sounds.
The eating Of wheat in America is
solely a matter Of taste Of comfort and
convenience.
Every patriotic American should
sacrifice his own taste comfort and
convenience in order to give to those
who have suffered so long and cruelty
in this war his last grain Of wheat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
Good Manner. Have Value.

II children are taught to be deferen'
tial 70 their elders, to be polite and
generous to their playfellows. and are
instructed in all the small courtesies
of the table and drawing room pre-
scribed by etiquette, they will have
been given heritage by their parents
that will be Of inestimable value in
after life. For thorough acquaint-
ance with the fundamental rules OF
good breeding gives an ease to man
uer that can be acquired in no other
way; and 1t helps wonderfully in the
tight for success We all must wage
Exchange.