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Evening journal., 1918-06-29
INTO ACTS
OF DRAFT OFFICERS
Adiutant General and At
torney General Have
Started Investigation
REPORT SUSPENSION
OF TWO OFFICIALS

II became known today that Gov
ernor Townsend has ordered an investi-
cation made Of reports that have reach
ed him In regard 10 the actions OF Nyo
men who have official positions In con-
noctlon with the draft exemption
boards In Wilmington.
II is understood the Governor Is
having an Investigation made by Nd
iutant General Wickorsham and Attoi-
ney General Reinhardt and Deputy At
torney General Green into the matter
II was learned that notice OF com
plant against them was served upon
Daniel j. Farren, chairman Of Local
Exemption Board No. 2. and Howard
Eaton, chief clerk Of Exemption Board
No. q. this morning The notice was
served through Adlutant General
Wickershams oflce. and Il also notlhed
Messrs. Farren and Eaton. II Is re-
ported, OF their suspension from their
Official duties pending further action
on the complaints now being lnvesli-
gated
Mr.. Farren was at the exemption
board Offices as usual this afternoon
and said he had not received any noti-
fcatlOn Of complaints or order OF
suspension up 10 that time.
There have been some reports lately
that bail had been accepted at one OF
the Exemption Boards for the release OF
a man arrested as a draft dodger, a
Polish young man from Buffalo.
Another report has been that mere
have becn some irregularities In connec-
lion with the arrest OF men alleged TO
be evaders OF the army draft.
II became known today that Adluiant
General Wlckersham Attorney General
Reinhardt and Deputy Attorney General
Green have been questioning county
constables and other persons for we
past two days In connection win the
Investigation.
General Wickersham and Deputy AZ
torney General Green. when asked anout
the Investigation, declined 10 discuss II
in any way this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
England 10 be "BIighty' for Sammies

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
LONDON, June 2e.-"Blighty for sam
mics as we'll as Tommlesw r.
That's what England has started out
TO make herself.
With the approval OF King George,
the British war Oflcc and the Ameri-
can ambassador. the English people. led
by the newspapers, have started a
movement 10 make England HOME FOR
American soldiers who are wounded In
battle.
The people have taken up a project
with a will. and a comprehensive and
definite scheme for receiving the Yam
kee wounded with open arms and
hearts Is In process OF development.
The English mother has suffered
since the war began. and she knows
what the American mother Is facing,
She knows. too. that the American
mother VIII suffer more than she her
self, for her boy Is perhaps 6OoO miles
away, instead OF just across the chan
mel.
Unless he comes 10 her malmed. in
vallded, she viii not see him until the
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
SELL spRuANcE PROPERTY.

Six properties Of the estate OF James
Harvey Spruance, deceased, were SOLD
by the Equitable Trust Company, ex-
ecutor, at public sale In the Court
House this morning, as follows.
No. 1914 West Third street, TO Nathan
Barsky, Si625.
No. 1917 West Third street, to Joseph
q. Green, $3.50.
No. 1919 West Third street, John j.
Monaghan, si625.
Pennington, si640.
No. is25 West Third street, J. j..
Hsnley, sieA5,
No. ea3 West Second street, John w.
Huxley, Jr., 1850.
Sale Of a garage, in th> rear OF Mes.
IS, with alley opening into Third
street. and Of dwelling, No. 9i2 Lam
caster avenue, was Withdrawn. on
the former property 1880 was bid and
on the latter, 1890.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

war Is overland II he dies. he may be
buried for month before she knows.
There could be no "leave" in Sam
my's own "Blghty" America itself. So
England has solved the problem OF a
"Bllghty" for Sammy by making her
self one.
Tens OF thousands OF English homes
will be thrown open 10 the Americans.
Tho nation Is following the example
set by King George. who wrote a per-
sonal letter 10 every American soldier
who lands In England, blding him well
come.
AS one OF the newspapers which IA
leading the movement says:
THAT letter Is a symbol from the
king OF what his people one and all, will
do for Sammy. They Will take the
American lighting man TO their hearts
as His Majesty has done II Is great
event in the brotherhood OF the two
nations.
Let everyone OF US so behave 10
Sammy that he can write 10 his own
people: I am Al home. England has
taken me home"
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

the frst national convention In Evans
VILE, Ind, in September.
This emblem is a star, nothing more,
Just a star 10 show that the wearer Is
the mother Of at least one son who
stands ready 10 make the supreme
sacrifice that liberty and freedom may
not be swept on the face OF the earth.
A patriotic father OF a son over
there" would ask the Government 10
make these War Mothers stars out or
cannon captured from the Germans by
the sons, and that each mother be pre-
sented with tho emblem by the Gov
ernment.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
u. S. MAY PROTECT
AMERICANS In MEXICO
Nv the United Press

By the United Press
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Because OF
discussion In the Mexican press, the
State Department today made public a
protest April against Mexican oil
decree which then appeared cOniiscat-
DRY. This protest notified Mexico that
necessity might arise TO impel the
United States TO protect the property
Of ifs citizens I'm Mexico, divested or
injurlOusly affected, by the decree.
some OF the American press had com
mcnted that the note failed 10 square
with President Wilson's address 10
Mexican editors. To offset this the
State Department added the United
States always desires 10 accord Mexico
Justice and fair dealing and Is conf
dent Of receiving the same In return"
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
uoTUFR SEES son IN ARMY CAMP.

Mrs. James z. Mclyor and Miss
Agnes Mclvor have returned home from
a trip 60 Camp Merritt, n. j.. where they
visited James T. McIvor, OF the United
states aviation corps. who Is In camp
there preparatory TO sailing for France.
James arrived at Camp Meade recently,
having previously been located at Kelly
Field. Texas.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
BY FRED s. FERGUSON
Ma press staf Corresnondent

United Press StaH Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
PICARDY. June 6. tBy Mail.,-The
American horse Is an apt llngulst.
Sold overseas 10 the French from
America during the ilrst three years OF
the war. ne had 10 learn French 10 un-
derstand his new masters. shcn sold
back 10 Americans for service with his
own army after the United States en-
tered the war. he had TO learn English,
or rather American. all over again.
Hundreds OF these American horses
were bought from the French when the
irst forces from the United states land
cd. The drivers were constantly In
trouble. and at FIRST couldn't understand
the reason.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
SELL FECHT HOMESTEAD.

The old homestead OF Nltus Fechi
and Julia Fecht, both deceased, sltu-
ated at Marsh Road and the Philadel-
phia turnpike, MAS sold by sheriff
Francis a Ia public sale in the Courl
House this morning to Robert II. Rich
ards for $4,000. The property con-
tains about six acres OF land. Isaac
r. Bowers purchased 1884 acres OF
land adjoining the same estate, Tor
$1,000.
Nitus T. Fecht and Frances fecht are
the executors OF the estate OF Nitus
and Julia Fecht.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
BUDAPEST STRIKERS
ARE BACK TO WORK

BY The Uhlted Press.
THE HAGUE, June pa dispatch TO
the Frsnkfurter Zeltung from Budapest
dated Thursday. declares the strikers
In that city have returned TO work
without exactlng any new conditions.
After an interval OF four days, due
to the general strike, the newspaper
will reappear tomorrow" the dis
patch said "The workers have re-
sumed work unoondltlonally.'
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
Yankee Horse Gets Fine Language Weri

Il had a team out during a review, "
said one driver. and couldn't make EN-
budga. I yelled sii-up' and everything
else at EN-. and they just sort Of looked
aroun' like they thought was foolish.
Then I remembered that heard a frog
yell Alley at his horses. ] yelled alley
and away we went"
The horses now are a good deal Ike
the soldier. They'll respond 10 either
French or English commands.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
CLYDE LINER LOST;
CREW OF 35 SAVED
By The United Press.

By TIC IUITIU f1Itsss
WATCH HILL, r. l., June 2o-The
Clyde steamship Onandaga, struck a
reef Of here during the night and sank
shortly afterwards. Her crew Of 50
was saved
The Onandaga left Boston Thursday
bound for Jacksonville, Fla. The ship
went on the reef during a heavy fos.
The crew was taken ashore by coast
guards. AT last reports, parts Of the
superstructure Of the vessel were above
water.
The Onandaga was a vessel Of 1896
tons. She was built in Philadelphia IN
1905.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
woNT LET zEYDLER RESIGN

By tne Unlted PTtss.
COPENHAGEN, June 29.-The Weiner
Zeitung publishes an autograph letter
written by Emperor Karl TO Premier
Won Zeydler refusing TO accept thel at
ter's resignation and announcing he
decision TO summon parliament July i6
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
nv wIIIIAu PHIILIp sIMMs.

Unued Press slalf CorrespOndentl
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, June 29.--The Germans put
down barrage on the new British po-
sitions east of Nieppe Forest, lasting
from 1880 last night until $50 this
morning, but up TO Z O'Clock thIs morn
ina there was no infantry attack.
The resi- of the British front remains
nnrmal
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
MAGISTRATE GARTER A VISITOR.

Magistrate John D. Carter OF Town
send. was a visitor In the County Build
ing today. and was sworn In as regis
trar for the next election, being the
first registrar 10 be sworn in. he also
bears The distinction OF never having
had a case appealed from his decision.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

are IAf from NllN
star In their SER
vice flags nt home,
has been suggest
cd. 10 may be
adopted officially
by the War Moth
ers of America
when they meet n
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
VITAL STATISTICS.

! There were % deaths, 70 births and
si marriages here this week, as com
pared with 36 deaths. 40 births and t6
marriages for the corresponding period
OF last year. During tho past weos
contagious diseases reported wers as
follows: Dlphtheris 4. scarlet fever 4,
measles 6, whooplng cough Q.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
FINE THIS NOISY PAIN.

Frank Talneo, Raymond Messno end
Andrew Crlmino. charged before Judge
Churchman, in Municipal Court, today,
with disorderly conduct. were fined 81
and costs each. Officer Laskowski told
the court that the men were making
a loud noise on the street.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
NAME CoUNTY AupIroRs.

Resident Judge Herbert l.. Rice has
appointed David NJ Hillegss and Edward
L. Hobbs as auditors Of the boeks Of the
New Castle county officials.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

over the FOURTH Sail right In
and get what you need TO
wear.
Blue Serge Suits. SIS to $50.
Palm Beach Suits, IS 10 SIS.
Cool Cloth Suits. so TO $40.
Homespuns, si5 10 sac.
Flannel Trousers, s. 10 $40.
White Ducks, $3.50 to 50.
Khakis. $3.50 10 So.
Straw Hats, $3.50 TO &C.
outing Caps, SOC TO $3.50
White Shoes, si.75 10 sS.
Soft shirts. 500 20 IS.
And everything else in Belts,
Underwear, Soft Collars and
all Furnishings, Clothing, Hats
and Shoes.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9th a Market.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

Z Zeal estate investments. selling and
buying OF farm lands will bo prospercd
through the Want Ads during the COM
.ngsweek.y ----- -----
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
STAR SERVICE EMBLEM
FOR WAR MOTHERS

An emblem War Mothers may al
WAYS wear near their hearts when they
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
DEPoRTINe A WHOLE NATION
Kaiser, in Action Toward Belgium, ls
Partly Following Style First Set
by King Saroon.

Only few years ago, comparative
ly, the great King Sargon was held by
critics to be biblical myth, a monarch
who never ruled Assyria, but excava-
lions in that ancient land COMPOUNDED
the alleged historical experts, says the
Newark News. And now comes along
no less an authority than John Dyne-
ley Prince, former statesman of New
Jersey, master of some twenty ancient
and modern tongues, and head of a
department in Columbia university,
calling attention to the fact that Sar-
gOn first set the style of deporting a
whole nation that Is being partly fol.
lowed by the kaiser in Belgium.
1t was some 1900 years ago that
Sargon carried the ten tribes of Israel
out Of the promised land and filed up
their country with Arabs and tribes
from northern Asia Minor, and he did
such a good job that the Jews never
came back. History. however. does
not always repeat itself, as witness
the return from captivity Of the Jews
released from Babylonia through Cy.
rus the Persian.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
LIFE-PRIcE WE PAY FOR IT
Existence, With "Hlgh Cost Of
Living" Significant.

The penalties of fame are the penal
ties of all life. which, when one views
1t resolutely and without taking refuge
behind rose-colored spectacles, teens
with contradictions that give deeper
significance to that well-worn phrase,
"the high cost of living" And the
chief part of the expense lies not in
the things-food. clothing, shelter
which are demanded by our material
and bodily needs as human animals,
writes Mary Garden In the New York
World.
Really to live as woman or as man
implies to want something or other
very greatly. And really to want some
thing very greatly means to strive for
that something with inappeasable
eagerness. And thus to strive means
one Of two things-disappoin or
achievement and the realization that
in gaining the one thing score Of
others have been missed.
Such Is life and the price we pay
for 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1918
DENVER is iNcoNslDERATE

We notice that every time the
government selects locations for its
financial centers, its army canton
ments, or its several factories for
war purposes, Denver gets peeved
and her wrath is poured forth upon
our representative in congress for
their failure to secure recognition of
that city.
In the first place, Denver is con-
sidered a side issue from the fact
that she is located on none Of the
trunk lines of railroads that are so
essential to government needs. 1t is
true that Colorado has large depos-
Its of iron and coal, but these mines
and connected with railroads to war
rant the government in building
large factories when other places
are more available, and unless our
ers of a superhuman, they could not
persuade the thought of their 500
brethren in congress to flow in their
channels, after an investigation of
conditions.
The government has awarded the
location of the army and navy hos
pital for tubercular soldiers and sail
ors to Colorado, as its rare climate
is conducive to the healing of this
disease, and by its location many a
soldier and sailor will be restored to
health during and after the war. The
government and its representatives
from the state have ever been loyal
to Colorado, but Denver is yet a
frontier city and should net ask too
much.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
Razor strop Rhxmester..

The dearth Of BARRIERS has forced a
good many men to shave themselves
who. before the war. regarded even o
safety razor as a fearsome and dan.
gerOus implement.
There is a kind Of moral satisfnc.
ton in shaving ones self which is in.
duced by no other toilet function.
know a verse writer Of some dlstinc.
ton. observes q writer in the London
Chronicle. who asserts that his hap
piest rhyming feats always come to
him with the rhythmic sweep Of the
lather brush and the razor-nOt a
safety.
And our novelists, particularly the
Victorian ones, are fond Of the Dress
ing gown and shaving dishabille Of
their heroes.
The most remarkable barber in Eng
fish literature is Thackeray's Mr. Eg-
lantine. whose affection for 1.-THE Raw.
enswing" was inspired by the glories
Of that young woman's hair.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
REJECTED

There were gots of CONSERVATION
In the regions of damnation
When they get wireless message
from Berlin.
All 1t said was keep things humming
Kaiser Bill is shortly coming,
him in"
Satan called the imps together
For a vote to find out whether
Cid Hades would tolerate this fright
full guest.
Every place was blanched with terror
All declared 'twould be an error
To defile the place with such a rot
ten pest.
Orators began to boiler
AS they foamed beneath the collar,
And the gang with one accord began
to groan:
There will be revolution
II you load this institution
With the fiend that occupies the Hun
nish throne"
Crooks and thugs are here abound.
ing
Scoundrels, cutthroats most astound-
ing
All the worst this old world ever
heard or saw,
But with Belgium's case before us
Don't you ever dare to bore us
With a lobster whose vile murders
are so raw
"All that's good and clean and clever
Has been lost to us forever,
Here eternal birthstone has no chance
to quell,
But please keep from us the vulture
Who distributes Prussian kultur,
For there's still spark of self res
pect in HELL" -Carveth.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
LUKE McLUkE SAYS

In spite of all the time she spends
in front of mirror, woman never
sees herself as others see her.
Any man can take things as they
come. But it takes an optimist to
part with them as they 60.
One of the amazing things in life
is how regular a man can be in his
bad habits.
When you owe a man money 1t
makes him mad all over to see your
name in print as a contributor to
some charity.
1t doesn't matter how mannish a
woman tries to act, she has to sit
down and have good cry once in
a while to keep her nervous system
well regulated.
Now that congress hasn't any pro-
hibiton measures with which to block
legislation it might take a week or
two and debate and enact a law com
pelling a man to ascertain the direc.
AVN "a ShS Wihu UcAOAc Ac SPlIS.
And an employee never watches
the clock for the purpose of seeing
how much work he can do before
quitting time.
No matter how badly size wants a
husband, girl should never seem
over anxious. The girl who does more
than her share of the counting sell
dom, lands the fellow.
When a girl jilts a man she never
realizes what a good fellow he was
until some other woman marries him
You might in agine that a depot
agent in a country town was the
president Of the road. But he isn't.
1t nay be tough for man to be
deaf, but 1t is twice as tough for a
woman to get deaf. A woman does
so love to hear herself talk.
A man thinks more of himself sf-
ter he has taken a hath. II you don't
believe it, take one and see.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
DOING GOOD WORK
AMONG THE SOLDIERS

! Contributors made by residents OF
Eilpin county to the National War
Work fund of, the Army Y. M. C. A.,
which has now reached 100000. 900
are already paying big dividends in
from this city and county to receive
their military training at Camp Funs
ton, Camp Dodge and other military
points in the west. According to ad-
vices reaching here this week the
Y. M. C. A. huts in the big canton
ments never have been SO popular as
during the recent cold weather, when
thousands of enlisted men were driv.
en- inside the buildings for their am
easements, games and letter writing.
THE CHEEKY open fire places, the
monographs and PIANOS. books and
magazines form happy combination
! that spells home" to the boys away
from home.
Practically every family in this
community has received letters from
Missouri boys written on Y. M. C. A.
or Red Triangle stationery which is
issued without cost to every man in
uniform. At Camp Funston recently
total of 350,274 letters were mailed
by the Y. NJ c. A. in single
month, all of them having been writ
ten at the benches in the Y. M. c. A
huts.
Y M. C. A. accommodations have
been provided already in more than
$50 centers in France for the soldiers
in Pershing's expedition. At the
present time there are more than
1900 American Y. M. C. A. secretar-
les in the war zone promoting for
Uncle Sans boys the same program
they have enjoyed in the big camps
in this country.
When the American troops took
over their section of the French
fighting front there were eight Y. M.
c. A. dugouts waiting for their ex-
elusive use. These provided choco-
late, sweets of all kinds, biscuits
and knicknacks. The last thing Am
erican troors will get before they go
over the TOP will be a cup of hot
coffee or tea, biscuit or two, some
chocolate for emergency rations and
a wcrd Of cheer and inspiration from
the Y. M. C. A. secretaries.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28

The United States has been the
home and refuge fer foreigners from
all nations who sorght our shores to
better their condition. Many of whom
under our system of free government
have become wealthy and are now
secretly contributing to fund to
promote German propaganda. When.
ever any Of these are found guilty
beyond the shadow Of doubt. they
should not only be informed but their
property confiscated.
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
TREES NOISE LIKE WHISPER
NeedIeIike Points Of Stiff Leaves
Scratching Upon Each Other Re-
sponsible for Odd Chorus.

Henry Heinelle Of Santa Monica.
who two years ago sent biologists on
a hike to the wilds of the Malibu by
reporting the discovery Of nest OF
dunes of singing sands. has again
caused nature students to sit up and
take notice, according to the Los An
geles Times.
This time he reportssthe discovery
Of clump of whispering trees. Inc
find was made far up In Los Tunas
canyon. where the county surveyors
gang recently ran lines for mountain
road to connect the seashore via this
scenic canyon with the Topanga at It's
junction with Garrapatas.
The mysterious trees are near the
button of the canyon. not far from
the Weber ranch. At this point the
wagon road is hung on the side OF the
canyon, far above the trickling stream.
Persons passing along the road at this
point are invariably attracted by what
sounds to them as If somebody in the
underground were talking In sub.
dued voice.
Shouts failing to bring response,
Mr.. Heinelle, after listening to the sup
posed whispered conversation. left the
trail and descended the precipitous
side Of the mountain. expecting to dis
cover some hunter who had fallen and
injured himself. But there was no
evidence of life anywhere, although
the air was filed with indistinguish-
able whiSDerfngS
The sound always came from the
same general direction, and the will
O-the-wisp directed him to q clump OF
scrubby trees, much in appearance like
the English holly-and then the mys-
terry was solved. The needle-like points
of thousands of these stiff leaves.
swayed by the breeze blowing up the
canyon. scratching upon the surface
of other leaves was responsible for
the chorus. /
The noise made by one leaf was SO
slight that it could not be heard foot
away, but the thousands grating con-
tinuOusly together kept the sound VI
brations In such constant motion that
their sigh was heard above the Ordi-
nary rustling Of the leaves Of the chap
arral. /,
Gilpin observer., 1918-02-28
Naval Cadet Slam.

"For certain slang expressions used
by the Annapolis cadets" writes Ju-
liam Street In his new travel book.
American Adventures" II am in
debted to a member of the corps. From
this admiral-to-be I learn that bird
or 'wazzo' Is man or boy; that
steam Is marine engineering, and to
be 'bilged for juice Is to fail in exam
ination in electrical engineering; to
get an 'unsat,' or unsatisfactory mark, :
or even Zip or 'swabo,' which Is
zero. Cadets do not escort girls to
dances, but drag them; a girl Is q
drag and heavy drag or brick is
an unattractive girl who must be TIA
ken to a dance. A 'sleuth' or Jimmy
legs is night Waterman, and to be
ragged Is to be caught. Mess-hall
walters are sometimes called 'mOkes.'
while at other times the names Of
certain exalted dignitaries Of the navy
department or of the academy are ap-
piled to them"