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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19
sugar.

&ew York. Jan is.--Raw sugar.
slack; centrifugais, sos; refined
suEhr. steady; nna graduated. 7.4k;
cut leaf. s.s5: crushed. $40; mould
A. 7.95. cubes, $40: powdered. $50:
diamond A. 7.x5; canfectioners A,
Z ~: softs No. /, 100.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19
Marriage License.

marriage license was issued bv
Clerk Walter Christian yesterday to
Harry A. Matthews and Della C. How
hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19

WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS.
Eggs reached a new high mark to-
day on slight Jump. The market was
In satisfactory condition, with modsr-
ate receipts. Outside the new figure
for eggs nothing OF particular interest
was noted. Other prices were Arm,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19

Bank Clearfngs.
Hichfnond. January 10. 7,s23.s57.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Emergency Message to
all Children

Here is an emergency message:
The most effective material f0r
neutralizing poison gas in gas
masks is charcoal made from peach
pits, apricot pits, plum pits, prune
pits, cherry pits, and the shells, not
the husks, of hickory nuts, walnuts,
and butternuts. The Chemical
Warfare Service of the L. S. Army
has appealed to the Boy Scouts, to
131, 900 War Savings societies. and
to other children's organizations to
collect these products in every
community. Bags, with definite
shipping instructions, will be sent
to those placed in charge of this
collection work and definite ar
rangements will be made to dispose
of the pits and shells collected,
! 1t is interesting to know that 200
peach pits are required to produce
enough carbon for one gas mask
respirator, and that it takes seven
pounds of pits or shells to make the
carbon for one gas mask.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Elkton Young Man
Wounded in Action

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Williams,
Elkton, last week received cable
gram from their son, Lieut.. Frank
E. Williams, Jr., stating he had
been wounded, but was improving.
Lieut.. Williams has been in France
since the first of the year. His
parents have been receiving letters
from him all summer, stating he
was at the front. The 30th Divi-
sion, of which he was a member,
distinguished themselves at Mount
Kempel, and more recently at Kem-
NELL Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
have another son, Wallace, who is
also in the service overseas.
Newark post., 1918-09-18

these reports. In every county the
Community Committeeman re-
sponded by full attendance at
the meetings which were called on
Saturday. The spirit at these meet
ings was we'll represented by the
remarks of Mr.. William Anderson
of Sussex, who said: Il think we
all realize that everyone is short
of help, the ship yards as well as
the farms and all we farmers want
is square deal. We must go over
the top with the farms just like we
have with the liberty loan and the
Red Cross drives"
The following is a list of the
Community Labor Committeeman
in New Castle County who attend
ed the meeting:
Horace Dennison, Hockessin; F
J. Yearsley, Hockessin; j. A. Buck
son, Blackbird; H. S. Gregg, New
port; Griffith Ellison, Kirkwood
John R. rFancis, Taylor's Bridge
Thomas Lattomus, Townsend; w
Truxton Boyce, Stanton; Morris
Eliason, Mt. Pleasant; Mr.. Elliott
Centerville; P. E. Pleasanton, Nc.
Donough; George Medill, Newark
r. G. Buckingham, Fairview.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. Griffith Ellison, Labor
Chairman for the County, and tht
project from Washington was pre-
sented by Mr.. M. O. Pence, State
Leader of County Agents.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Former Smyrna Boy
has Thrilling Escape

Corporal Clifford Reynolds, a
forer Smyrna boy, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Reynolds, of
Philadelphia, and brother of Mrs.
Lloyd Jones, near Smyrna, who
went over to France with the l11th
Pennsylvania Infantry in May
after receiving training at Camp
Hancock, has been wounded and is
in a base hospital recovering. Cliff
ford was wounded on Sunday Au-
gust II, by German machine gun,
but he and one of his comrades
managed to find a hiding place in
an old stable. The Germans in
their fierce drive at one time COM
pletely surrounded this stable and
were inside so close that Clifford
and his companion could hear
every word. They expected to be
taken prisoners any moment. For
three days and four nights suffer-
ing from his wound and without
food or water, Clifford remained
in hiding until the German were
driven back in a counter attack
and during the still of one dark
night was carried out from his hid
ing place in the stable to the Am
erican lines where after first aid
treatment he was sent to a base
hospital. He was hit by a bullet
between his knee and hip but is
recovering and is anxious to Join
his company again. In his letter
home he can't give too much praise
to the Red Cross and what they die
for him.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Young Delaware Student
Receives Commission

F. Bayard Carter, better known
in athletic circles as "Bess," has
been commissioned second lieu
tenant at the Officers Training
Camp, Plattsburg, N. Y.
The appointment comes as a sur
prise to Lieutenant Carriers rela-
tives and friends in this State as
he is only 10 years old, and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter,
had leased a house in Newark in
anticipation that he and his broth
er, George Gray Carter, would be
students at Delaware College at
least during the next college year.
Lieutenant Carter is perhaps the
youngest Delawarean who thus far
has received a commission. Months
ago he endeavored to get in an Of
ficers' training camp, but was turn
ed down with the laughing remark
of the examining officer at Della
ware College:
Why, boy, you have about three
years to wait yet! Twenty-one's
the minimum"
"Bess" then wanted to enlist, but
was prevailed upon to complete his
college term and await develop
ments.
When the Student Army Train
ing Camp was formed at Platts-
burg, Carter was one of the first
contingent, four students, sent to
represent Delaware College. That
was eight weeks ago. He was as
signed to Company c, First Battal-
ion, His letters home showed that
he was delighted with the life.
Less than a month ago the squad
of which he was a member was cit.
ed publicly before the battalions as
the best in the camp in point OF
soldierly efficiency.
When the draft age was lowered
he renewed his request for a com,
mission, but was informed that he
could not get it because of his
youth. Subsequently the officers
age limit was lowered and he was
commissioned, seemingly of hi:
eight weeks of military training a
Plattsburg, which had been preced
ed by two years of military train
ing at Delaware College. During
his Freshman year, he was presi
dent of the class and a member o.
the Student Government Council
He was a member of the 'varsit,
football team and captain of tn
baseball team this year.
Art. 70
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Dry Zone Resolution
May Affect Wilmington

The dry zone resolution re-
Gently adopted by the United States
Senate, if enforced to the fullest
extent, would make Wilmington
virtually dry. The resolution gives
President Wilson power to estab-
lish dry zones about ines, ship
yards, munition plants, and other
war industrial centres. The estab-
lishment of such lines about all the
plants percentage of the city wet"
There are numerous plants located
through the central and other Sec
tions of the city which would be
included in the term war plnts,
within the provisions of the law,
because they are working exclu-
sively on government contracts.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
War Department
Opposes Football

The possibility of the complete
suspension of football in all i'm
portant colleges and universities in
the country as war measure
loomed up strongly last Thursday
as result of the War Depart
ment's request that no fall gridiron
schedules. be arranged by educa-
tional institutions having student
army training corps. There are 400
universities and colleges scattered
through the country with student
corps.
All of the big universities in the
Middle West already had made
plans for carrying out the 11S
schedules and the request for the
abandonment of the intercollegiate
sport came as a distinct surprise
Practice was to have started in
the big Ten" conference next
Monday and similar plans for the
practice season were under way
in the Missouri Valley conference
Extensive schedules had been ar,
ranged by every important institu
tion, many of the games being
scheduled with service elevens.
Officials of the University Of
/ Chicago said the War Department
request undoubtedly means that al
spare time of the students will bs
devoted to military instruction in
stead of athletics and that ther,
would be no time for the develop
ment of football.
The abandonment of the gam
will result in heavy fnancia
losses, as the proceeds of the spor
usually met the deficit in baseball
) and other college games.
Suspension of collegiate football
as war measure, as requested b,
the War Department, will not upse
any plans made by eastern univer
sities and colleges.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
DELEGATES
FOR WATERWAYS
CONVENTION
Will go to Boston

Last Thursday Governor Towns
end announced the appointment of
the following delegates to the
eleventh annual convention of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
citation, to be held in Boston, Mass,
September "a to 27, 1918:
New Castle county-Colonel Geo.
w. Sparks, Colonel John J. Satter-
thwait, Colonel George A. Elliott,
Colonel J. Ernest Smith, Clarence
c. killen, all of Wilmington; Thos.
Fouracre, Mid'dletown; Norris
Wright, Newark; Frank Poole, Nc
Donough; David C. Rose, Newark
r. R. Rodney, New Castle.
Kent county-Hon. Hervey 2.
Hall, j. Warner Price, Smyrna
Senator Robert H. Hollett, Clay
ton; Thomas G. Frame, William H
Baker, Dover; Alfred Raughley
William Powell, Harrington.
Sussex county-Dr Rowland G
Paynter, Jas. M. Tunnell, George
town; DR.. Hiram r. Burton, Lewis
Mustard, Harry Lyons, Lewes
George H. Magee, Milton; Hon
Milford; Albert Robinson, Curtis
E. Davis, Laurel; Frank Lynch
George H. Hall, j. Stanley Short
Newark post., 1918-09-18
The Presidents Attitude
toward Colored Americans

In committing the death senten-
ces of 10 of 16 colored soldiers con-
victed in the courts-martial grow
ing out of the Houston, Texas,
riots some time over a year ago,
President Wilson says:
Il desire the clemency here order
ed to be a recognition of the
splendid loyalty of the race to
which these soldiers belong and an
inspiration to the people of that
race to further zeal and service to
the country of which they are citi-
zens, and for the liberties of which
so many of them are now bravely
bearing arms at the very front of
great fields of battle"
1t is believed that the action of
the President, especially with his
reason given for his clemency, will
meet with the approval of the Am
erican people.
The colored Americans as a race
have proved their loyalty as SOL
dlers, as workers and as citizens
generally. There are no exact fig
ures of the amount of Liberty Loan
bonds and War Savings Stamps
they have purchased, but enough is
known to warrant the statement
that according to their means and
ability their financial support of
the Government has been splendid
The Treasury Department has on
more than one occasion referred to
Newark post., 1918-09-18
FARM LABOR SHORT
AGE DISCUSSED
Community Labor Committee
men Furnish Reports
Survey Covers Whole State

Considerable light was thrown
on the farm labor situation last
Saturday at a meeting Of the Farm
Bureau Labor Committeeman of
New Castle County in the Old
Federal Building at Washington.
According to these men the farm
labor shortage is very acute as
there are no extra men to be had in
the rural districts to harvest the
corn crop, which is a very large
one this year. The acreage of Win
ter wheat of course depends on get
ting the corn off the land quickly
so that the ground can be plowed
and seeded to wheat. 1t is quite
likely that the poor wheat yield
this year may be attributed, to
some extent, to the lack of labor
at corn harvest time year ago. Be-
fore the meeting adjourned an ap-
peal for men was made to Federal
Director Benkhart of the U. S. EN-
ployment Service. Mr.. Benkhart
promised to do everything that he
could to obtain help for the farm
ers.
A similar meeting of the Farm
Bureau labor committeeman was
hel in Kent and Sussex Counties
The object of all these meetings
was to get definite figures on the
shortage of farm workers in al
sections of the State. These figure!
when completed will be presented
to the District Draft Board, so tha
they may not make heavy drafts O.
men from the farms. This work
somewhat the nature of survey
is in line with a plan of the Secre
tary of War, Secretary Of Agricul
ture, and the Secretary of Labor t
put into deferred classes all tn
men in the new draft who ar
necessary in agriculture and indus
try. Order to accomplish this
figures on the actual shortage O
farm workers must be obtained an
presented to the District Drat
Boards. The Farm Bureaus hav
taken up this work throughout tn
State by calling on the Communit
Labor Committeeman to furnis
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Reason for Changes in
Red Cross Work

Mrs. John Moorehead who di-
rects the surgical dressings di,
sion of the chapter production OF
the Red Gross makes this state
ment: There are two types of Wo-
men to whom | should like to give
a message. One is the worker in
the Red Cross work-room and the
other is the woman OF the general
public. To the woman who is max
ing surgical dressings in the work
roof | want to explain that the
many changes that are necessary
in making these dressings are due
to the Improvement of the surg
cons technique in France.
The surgeons change their de-
mands for certain types of dress
ings because they are learning
more and more about surgery.
Changes in small details are neces-
sary and inevitable. The surgeons
in France send samples of what
they require. The national adviser
of the surgical dressings division,
surgeon, tests them and decides
what is the most economical and
efficient way of making them. Ec-
onomy in packing cases and cut,
ting material is also taken into con
sideration. Directions are given tc
the heads of our territorial divi.
sions, and they superintend the
work i'm their departments. To the
woman of the general public
should like to make clear that de
tailed information about surgica
dressings is not furnished at the
National Red Cross Headquarters
These directions are given by tht
directors of the thirteen territoria
divisions. Such an enormou
manufacturing organization as W,
, have must be divided in this way
; and our policy is that all direction
should come from territorial heads
Newark post., 1918-09-18
The Thrift Program
for Schools

War savings in the schools is to
be given constant emphasis by the
Division Of Education of the War
Savings Committee of the Treasury
Department. The following tenta
tive thrift program has been out
lined for the coming year, subject
to revision as new situations arise:
Observation-Disclosures of a
bulletin of supplementary number
and arithmetic problems arranged
by grades to present the import
ance of thrift and war savings.
October.-The emphasis on ele-
mentary lessons in thrift through
supplementary problems requiring
interest computations on invest
ments in War Savings stamps.
November.-Study of the "War
Savings Primer" showing the re-
lation of saving money to saving
labor and materials.
December The Importance of
thrift and buying Government Sc
curities interpreted in winning
the War,Ia play for the intermed-
late and upper grades.
January.-The distribution of a
clearing house bulletin showing
successful methods and devices
used in the sale of stamps, and OF
written English" containing 8
Hist of subjects on thrift with uni
que methods of interesting chill
dren.
| February.-Use of the Thrift
Reader" to be sent free to al
schools.
March.-A campaign to teaci
children, by the aid of the Thrift
stamps and War Savings stamps
the simple facts and principles re
lated to labor and capital.
April.-The emphasis of thrift il
relation to democracy.
May.-Plans for carrying on th
summer activities.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Oxford Youth Martyr
in Liberty's Cause

John Martin, Oxford, has been
informed that his grandson, Sergt.
Winfield Jackson, Company NJ,
111th Infantry, has been killed in
France. He was about "a years of
age and son of Caleb Jackson,
West Philadelphia, who has three
sons in the service. Winfield's bro
ther, Calvin, is in the same COM
pany, and Caleb, another brother,
is on his way to France. Both of
the boys were with their grand
parents in Oxford before going
over.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
WORK ON HIGHWAYS
MAY BE STOPPED
New Order of National High
WAYS Council

Chief Engineer Charles NJ. Up
ham of the Delaware State High
way Commission, returned last
week from Washington where he
attended a meeting Of the National
Highways Council. He brought
news Of a new order effective Sep
tember 10 relative to future high
way construction throughout the
country.
Most drastic steps are to be
taken as to a continuance Of high
way work, the concensus of opin-
ion being that only the most i'm
portant economic and military road
construction can be continued and
completed, and it is for this kind
of work that transportation Of ma
terial for such construction will be
allowed. Mr.. Upham's appearance
before the Council of Highways
was mainly in the interest of the
completion of such roads begun in
Delaware and which he pointed out
would be from an economic and
military standpoint most import
ant.
1t seems very doubtful at the
present time whether it will be
possible to complete the road work
begun and we'll under way through
out this state.
The arguments advanced before
the National Highways Council
was that if roads can possibly b'
maintained with the use of loea
materials at hand this should b,
done and thus the necessary trans
portation of road materials woult
be eliminated.
Reports showing the necessity o
improvement of Delaware road
from an economic and militar,
standpoint is being prepared an,
will be sent to the National High
ways Council asking for disposi
tion of same.
The construction of the road
throughout the state are bein
seriously handicapped because 0
shortage Of labor, and as the GOV
. ernment has prohibited the movin
: Of labor from one point to anothe
| it is difficult to secure the neceE
: sary help and unless local labo
can be secured it is very doubtfl
whether the construction begu
, throughout the state will be con
r pleted this fall or before the viii
= ter sets in.
Concrete has been laid on til
> Dover and Smyrna road betwee
Cheswold and Dover; between De
mar and Laurel; between Bridg
Vile and Seaford. The road col
E struction between Laurel and Sc
ford is held up because of righ-
p of ways not yet secured.
The construction of as mue
road throughout the state as h;
been done has been due to the fa
. of the quantity of material secure
. by the State Highway CommissiC
. before the ban was placed on tran
l nor+ation of sIrh material
Newark post., 1918-09-18
German Alien Arrested
at Perryville

A German alien giving his name
as Michael Stradler, was arrested
while acting suspiciously at the
Pennsylvania railroad bridge over
the Susquehanna river at Perry
vile. He is being detained for the
action of the Federal authorities.
He informed the officers he did not
know his country was at war with
the United States.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Wilmington Merchants
Shorten Business Day

The candy stores have not yet de-
cided what rGsy will do, though 1t
is likely they will make some
changes in hours, especially the
stores that are open on Sunday.
The shorter store hour movement
is widespread through the country,
and has been in effect in many of
the larger cities for some time past.
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Registration Returns
from the State

The official figures for the selec-
tive draft registration, September
IL, for Delaware, as given out by
Adjutant General Wickersham's Of
flee this morning, show an over
draft of 131 in excess of the gov
ernments estimate of 29,902 regis
Newark post., 1918-09-18
Sol Wilson in Con-
servation Plan

: A happy combination Of wit and
wisdom was evidenced by, certain
Newark youth, who in reply to a
question as to whether or not he
would buy new suit this winter,
replied: mo. | think not. I'll have
my old suit astronomical"
Newark post., 1918-09-18
rants from this State. Delaware

trants from this State. Delaware
has formed a habit of going over
the top in all war drives, and lived
up to her reputation by coming for
ward with 30,003 men from IL to
45 years old, inclusive, not regis
tered in the previous drafts. Ot
this total 25,631 were white men,
4345 were colored, and 81 were
grouped as miscellaneous, meaning
Chinese and Indians.
Approximate figures for Della
ware,for the registration of August
"a, were 1,700 men, and for the first
registration, a year ago, were ap-
proximately 22,200 men. This gives
the State total registration OF
about $4,000 men. The total of
population of Delaware, according
to the census of 1910, including
men, women and children, was
2O2,322. Granting few thousands
increase in the past eight years, the
figures would show that about one
out of every four persons in Della
ware is registered for the selec-
tive draft. This is an impressive IL
lustration of the extent to which
the war affects Delaware, even
though not one man IN ten, of those
registered last Thursday may be
allied upon to go to France to fight.
Wilmington fell short of it's es-
timated registration by nearly one
Thousand men, but the rural New
Castle registration and that of the
lower counties more than make up
this deficit. The figures as sent to
. Washington are:
Wilmington-Board No. l, 4,204.
Board No. 2, 1858.
: Board No. 3, 4,24S.
Board No. a, 3,741-16,146.
Rural New Castle county, 5,2O2.
Kent county, 3,461.
Sussex county, 4,224.
Total, 3O,O33.
There will be an addition to the
total from registration cards post.
, ed by out-of-town registrants, anC
' not yet received by their loca
q boards.
The questionnaires are on hand
but will not be sent out by the loca
boards until an order comes from
: Provost Marshal General Crowdel
y authorizing them to be sent. Tht
,. next step, after the total registra
: tion of the country has been calcu
s lated, will be the giving of orde
4 numbers, as in the previous drafts
r Youths desiring to go to vocationa
|. colleges can indicate their wish il
s the questionnaires. The boards ha
d no authority to list them as so de
: string during the registration.
t. There is expectation of an Oct
l. ober call for the next draft con
o tingents to leave for militar
i camps. This will probably mea
e that the State quotas will have t
Ie be made up from registrants 0
| August "a, as the new registratio
E. classes will not be made out in tim
al for so early a call.
lie Members of the New Castl
S. County Bar Association, at NEE
lie ing on Saturday organized for tn
al aiding of registrants in filling OF
is their questionnaires. Public schot
Ie teachers will also assist in TIL
y, work.
Newark post., 1918-09-18

this fact. The Presidents action
hoped, will bring a hearty response
Fourth Loan.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-12-14
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

| Whereas it has pleased the AL
Wise Providence to remove from the
scene Of his earthly activities to the
heavenly Camp above our esteemed
sovereign, Elmer l.. Larson; therefore
be it
Resolved, That in the death of Bro
ther Larson Scranton Camp No. &C. g.
has lost one of its oldest and most
faithful members, the community a
good citizen and his family and friends
one who was ever loyal and true. Be
it further
Resolved, That this Camp extend
to the hereaved family of our deceas-
ed friend its sincere sympathy in the
affiiction that has come upon them
and point them to the divine Father
for consolation in their hour of dis
tress.
Resolved further, That as a token
of our sympathy copy of these res
olutions be sent to the family of the
deceased, copy sent to the Pasca
goula Chronicle for publication and
that the same be spread upon the
Of the Camp.
F. D. BECHT,
JOHN BRONDUM,
S. H. BUGGE,
Committee