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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
PHILADELPHIA
TURNPIKE NOT TO
Be ABANDONED
President Sparks of Street and
Sewer Department Says This
is Not Contemplated.
TO REDUCE THE GRADES

Colonel George w Sparks, president
of the Board of Directors OF the street
and Sewer Department, proposes modl-
fication of the grades on the Fhlladclphla
Pike and saws it would be an a surdlty to
even think Of abandoning the pike In his
opinion the cost Of constructing road
nearer the Delaware river would be en-
orlnous When interviewed by a reprcs-
cntativc Of Every Evening he made the
following statement.
"A week or two ago ] was asked to
attend conference at the Chamber Of
Commerce between officers OF that body,
the city and park engineers, I. A. Price Of
this CITY and a band Of planning engI ecrs
or architects who were projecting study
Of plans for the industrial development
Of the Delaware river front from Trenton,
y j.. to Whining on In furtherancc Of
this project the planning engineers Or
architects deemed Il advisable that 2
roadway be constructed from fhladei-
phia 10 Wilmington 10 run directly back
of the contemplated plants, which would
necessarily place II closer to the river than
the Philadelphia pike. the object being to
build what i technically known as a
heavy duty road bed, suitable to carry
freight truck traffic
1
character Of road could be depended upon
10 endure for ary length of time except
one OF concrete base Of probably l2-inch
depth. with stone or Belgian block top
with coucreted joints. The cost OF such
construction under present day values
would be enormous, probably to degree
10 make it prohibltIye if the entire cost
should be borne by the public and un-
dolbtcdlv at a much greater cost than q
road Of railway construction that could be
operated on a basis Of local freight de-
livery and operated also at less cost.
II did not understand that the aban-
donment Of the Philadelphia Pike was
even contemplated and am certain 1t
never was suggested. know it would be
an absurditv 10 even think Of such q
thing. The Philadelphia Pike must be
maintained for the benefit OF the prorerty
ahutting thereon even though the plea
sure traffic might prefer to ride through q
Drospcctive manufacturing district over d
road OF less smooth surface, which ] do
not think they would. In other words,
I do not feel there was anything said or
contemplated that would in any manner
dispose of the problem Of the paving OF the
Philadelphia Pike. | am clearly OF the
opinion that from an economical stand
point it would be better, should these
plants ever be erected for New Castle
county 10 modify the grades on the
Philadelpkla pike which can and | under
stand will be done at any rate, and open
lateral roads running therefrom TO such
riverside plants as might require truck
Sc TVIce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
CEAMP CLARK TOSTICK,,
EEFUSES SENATE SEAT
Speaker of House Refuses Offer to
Succeed William J. Stone
of Missouri.
sv Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, April 26.-Speaker Clark
declined Governor Gardner 5 protfer Of
he Missouri senatorship To fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Senator
William J stone
Speaker Clark letter Of declinatiop, ad-
dressed to Governor Gardner said, IN
part
Ia this awful crisis OF our country's
afiairs-indeed 81 the whole world af-
iairs-it Is tie imperative duty of every
man 70 serve the people and uphold the
government to the best Of his ability and
in the position where he can do the most
good believe that can render more
service IN the speaker char than in the
senate. Therefore / feel constrained to
decline your tender Of the scnatorship,
heartily thanking you and the many
Missourians VINO have urged ne TO ac-
cept"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
T. c. GOES SCOUTING
Republican National Committee
man OH State Tour With Ear
to the Ground.

T. Coleman du Pont, Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Delaware,
whose business activities keep him IN
New York much 81 the time. dropped into
town last night, but today started down
the State, with his ,'ear to the ground,
evidently to learn political conditions
throughout the State
W hat do YOU know about Republican
harmony in Delaware" he was asked by
an Every Eycnlng man,
Not q thing, he replied, "hut am
going down the State and may know
something when | get back
Incidentally, r. G. doesn appear
to have figured ia The making IL the
harmony program 81 Tax
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

Liberty Loan Dav. 1915. will bc a date
.ong remembered by All Dclawareans, and
particularly by WIlmingtonlans, because
It three reasons.
First-Wilmington and New Castle
nuntv went .'over the top" hy raising
hc minimum quota and thus wins an
lonor flag.
Second-Rcturns from down State
sections indicate that the entire State i
,pnroaching the amount fixed by the
Third Federal Reserve system as its
minimum. 50 that within "A hours there
nav be general rejoicing because the
state NAV have passed its minimum.
Thlrd-The city and county aggregate
otal was S3700J0 above the minimum.
md now that this first goal has been
attained Liberty Loan workers are pre-
pairing 10 redouble their efforts to attain
the second and final goal-the MAXIMUM
amount for the county-si2, ,79S, 100.
The most interesting spectacular features
of the day. and that it Is hoped Will prove
stimulating TO the workers, VIII be the
parade, military man0uyres and mass
meeting thus afternoon The hope OF the
loan workers IS that the people may get
The spirit of the day and make new sub
SCripfions to the loan.
stores ge0er8llN throughout JHt cry
closed either at noon or shortly afterwards,
and some industries that were not en-
gagged in war contracts This was done
that the employees might participate IN
The massmeeting and also witness the
military manPuvrcs.
100 SOLDIERS ND BAND FROM TT. DU PoST.
4 special train viii bring the Coast
Artillery Band and 400 soldiers from the
fort to tins city early this afternoon.
Forming at French street station. the
soldiers will march To " ashingtOn Heights.
where they will take part IN the drills and
athletic program prepared for Liberty
Loan Day.
At go O'Clock the Boy Scouts led by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Band, will
march 10 " ashington Heights where they
will join in the parade headed by the
soldiers that will leave the park 81 $50
q clock.
ROUTE or PARADE
The route OF the professions viii be
from the Heights on Washington street
10 Ninth TO Market to Sixth TO French, 20
King. past reviewing stand u front Of
the Public Building
The raising Of the honor flag viii be
the first important item on the program
of the open air meeting TO follow.
At the beginning Of the program the
Inas5ed bands viii play the Star-Spangled
Banner and, as the audience stands IN
covered. the stars and stripes, with the
honor flag won by New Castle county
Continued on page .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
HOLLAND SLAPS
UNITED STATES
Dutch East Indies Products Nerd
ed Here for War Placed Under
an Embargo.
Bs A,>9c4..4 Frr>, 3 hr,-s -,oma-

Washington. \ugl -6 Holland aa-
t.a.,2 sa embargo aa .t, Npor.Atoa
from hs Du.yh ta-t i113e- If .i0. un ere.
.auut a.rn- 4Nu.n% 1tl-lc -a
and kapoa ad II which needle. io
lAr., r.auuu.- hl ae Wgej STATES g.,
Nar purposes
Notification NJ a.arg. @al,l
,gesmr ;Ietov Ear 2 Nas re,tiNeo
..Itx srl s;I-., u.c. r,rturtat.nu.
Officials declined IS Dtiratt ar Hrooaote
reasons hu- rs SOME quarters r was sug-
.a,rea rh, measure was Il retaliation f0r
the Anarcau rro,u~tloutng ef Dutch
-a.p~ Elsewhere +, Ha, though, -o have
h,,u prompted hN thc crirlrai sltua-iou
n Which Holland finds herself ath Ger
man,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
HANGARO, CENTRE
Of AWFUL BATTLE,
SMOKING RUINS
Huns Hurl Powerful Columns
Against French and Meet With
Terrific Losses.
FRENCH FURIES CHECKED
By Assoaated press % Every Evening

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
On the French front in France, Thurs
dav, April IS In an All night battle in
which the Germans after gathering power
ful columns, hurled them upon Hangard
In Sautcrre. resulted III the village chang
ing hands several times. individual com
bats with bayonets from house to house,
were Of frequent occurrence.
Fire burst out III all directions until the
village now Is mere leap oi smoking
ruins which the Germans held this morn
ing with difficulty, for the French gave
them no liberty of movement and their re-
pesated efforts to advance further were
stopped As soon Is they began
Assault Stopped by French.
Meanwhile the artillery extending the
radius of It's fire, bOnlbaTdcd heavily
Halles Castcl and SENEGAL wood, all
situated on the same plateau TO the south
west of Hangard which elevation bars the
route TO Amiens The enemy launched
several assaults upon H.4Ilcs and even
succeeded IN reaching the lower slopes of
Iill 81, Just To the south Of this village,
but the French artillery and machine guns
put an end 10 tbs progress here.
Prussian Guards Taste French Vaior.
At the same time the Germans were de
voting great attention further north 10 the
Brltilis sector around Cachy, where the
fightiaI was very severe. he army ot
General Won der Aiarwitz. which Includes
a division of the famous PrISSlan Guards,
met the most determined resistance from
the French troops
The German effort gives 30 marked sign
Of becoming a desperate attempt 70 force
2 wav 10 AfnieDs. The cost hitherto has
been very high
Huns Have l30 Divisions.
From March q until today the Ger
mans have employed approximately l30
divisions Of winch 50 have been withdrawn
to refill the ranks and have then been sent
into the battle for the second time, making
the total Of divisions in action one hundred
and sixty. About seventy other divisions
have moi vet been engaged in the battle,
but Of these a considerable proportion
are untitled 10 do more than hold quiet
sectors.
Tie forward movement must therefore
be carried through very qmc.dy, as other
wise the German staff viii find itself with
out further reserves.
The more they advance along the road
towards Aniens the more perilOus be
comes the salient the Germans are form
ing in the Somme region, especially III view
Of the fact that the Allied reserves are
virtually intact and the Allied armies now
are commanded by a single chief.
The present moment ls less favorable
to the German plans than when they start
ed their advance on March 2l Then a
weak point existed between the French
and British armies Now there is nc
sensitive part Of the line, since the unified
command has given the opportunity to
make the most practical use Of All the
Allied troops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
FLAG RAISING At
PY..ITtS WORKS
Big Celebration Of Liberty Day
Held There at
Noon.

There was d notable flag raising at the
Iyritcs Co, Ltd. III South Wilmington,
,oday Ut noon and nearly every ernploye
81 the plant Was present. 4 large American
lag raised and also d service fiag contain
ing Is stars.
William :. HIlles made an interesting
address on the raising Of the flag and the
hird Liberty Loan.
Nearly everyone IN the plant has puT-
chased a Liberty bond and over Si5. 900
mas been subscribed therefor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
DIED IN A CELL.
Grucsome Discovery Made at Police
Station To-day.

\ man giving the name Of William ook
aged IS years, arrested Yesterday after
noon hv pAtrolman Rodcnhriser on Il
charge of being drunk, was found dead
n a cell At the police station AZ $40
clock this morning hy Turnkey David
SON.
in the cell did not know { COX was dead
until the turnkey made the discovery.
The body was turned over to Deputy
Coroner Met rerY.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
'.INVINCIBLE," SAYS KAISER
Those Who Oppose Us Are Dig
ging Own GIaves, He Tells
Reporter.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

Amsterdam, Holland, April 26,-"The
people who wish to destroy us are digging
their own graves" said Emperor VII
liam as quoted in an interview by Karl
R0sner, which the Dusseldorf Anzeigtr
publishes
The Emperor, who was commenting on
the large amount subscribed to the new
war loan said further.
Cur victories in the field and the
victories Of the Germans at home must
make those over yonder realize we cannot
be siibdued by arms aud economic isola-
tIn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
HAIC'S TROOPS IN FLANDERS
HOLD FIRM AGAINST HUNS
Desperate Fighting for Peak of Mount KemmeI, Which
Commands the Vital Ypres Salient; German Fighting
Slows Down on Somme After British Victory.
REMOVING WOUNDED AMERICANS TO PARIS
,ssocisted Press Dispatch Received at 800 D. m.

Assoca PressD p N.
is in
rontwh the peak of ATountK is the
il
i
a fooing on the
the tenrnIe between Baleu and
holding
doywh . By o
GERMANS
line of
Il frontal
opush
the flank
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
WINS HONOR FLAG
IN LOAN CAMPA|
Emblem for Selling Minimum
Quota Of Bonds to be Raised
This Afternoon.
PARADE AND MEETING TO
CELEBRATE LOAN DAY
Workers to Hear Patriotic Ad
dresses at Open Air Forum
at Public Building.
PROGRESS OF THE
LIBERTY LOAN

The official report of sub scrip
tons Ia the Third Liberty Loan
Yesterday in New Castle county.
including Wilmington. is IS fellows:
Number of subscribers, S72.
Amrunt of sub scriptiors,
S637. 400.
Number of subscribers previously
reported. 1861.
Amount of subscriptions pre-
viousiy reported. S6.I31, goo.
Total. sui scribcrs. II. .523.
Total. sub scriptiaus 6.769.3O0.
Number Of sub scribCrs TO be
enrolled. 90 900.
Amount of suh scriptionS 10 be
obtained. Sf2.79S. 500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

Notice The three chapters Of the
order Of the Eastern Star are requested
to meet at their rooms, 10Th and King
streets, Saturday the 9th, At i5 p. IN.
Visitation Of grand officers + w c.
ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Amn.emenLs IonIgh.

piayhouse RoCk-a Bye BABY
Garrlck Vaudeville.
Queen Che Tiger Man
Majestic. Ehe lie
4 Atcturia- Ghosts 81 Neslee1ay,T
savoy Leap 20 camc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
LACK 43 MILLI~NS
Of z BILLIONS MARK
Washington Reports $1,o56, ,77b,
$50 Loan Subscriptions at Open
ing Of Canvass To-day.
By As~oc,ated pross 10 every EyeninA

IS Associated Press 10 Every EteninA
Washington. April 26 Liberty Day
opened With total Of 81 956 40, ,65O
subscriptions already raised for the ma
ton $ third big war credit Or within
S45 500, 600 of the s. OOO, 900 600 mark
winch vii bc passed before night.
New York April 25.-Under the spur
Of Liberty Day, subscriptions totalling
more than S33600,O00 we're reported IN
the second Federal Reserve district b.
tween the close of business last night
and ten clock this morning, the local
Liberty Loan committee reported, max
ing the grand total $500 9O0,OO0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Kaiser Hastens 10 O>tend,

4 change Of Nind prey ~nigj Ike ~legy~~
III Ostend he Iermaus discovering tHe
raiders before they had tIme To begin their
allotted task Tue Importance of the
raid II shown l'y rho TACT shat Emperor
William visited LecbrlEgc immediately
10 ascertain thr }smoge Wbleh Bcrtln
insists was Slight
II is reported the Hlcg iIuil- u -attt-
mtnd Sd Leebrlggr has hcrn dismissed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
EVERY EVENING
&c A COPY
Commencing May /

Owing to the increasing cost ot
publication. the price Of Every
Evening will advance cdnesday,
MAY /. On and after that date
Every Evening viii sell for 2c a
copy retail, and where service Is
made by carrier or agent price Will
bc l1c a week Mail subscriptions
will be J0c a month and s. DC a
year, payable IN advance.
Every Evening Is non-rcturnahle
with dealers and agents, and those
desiring a copy OF the paper regu-
larry should place an order IN ad-
vance with their dealer
2c a Copy After MAY /
AND WORTH II.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Wounded Americans to Paris.

American wounded n ,le -gr.lnG on
the French sector rom I4nGar,i - 9 ~ Il
are arriving IN Paris
In the Woevre near Regnievll!e, when
Is fve miles northeast - >c.ch,pTey y.
where General Per.aiug men Vere
attacked heavily Saturday. tae reueh
have repUlSed strong I'ernan attack.
The enemy gained 81 footing % at.vaLC-
ed elements hu The French .lne WIS
later rc-t.stabhshcd
Compete success, X Is aulhorta-lPey
announced. attenGcd the dramatic and
courageous rad luto the German sub
marine base 8t Leehrugge. Tho enemy
It is said Will Be compelled fol some weeks
70 come to Use OSJond base and ,hc
British then can deal moir easily N.th Tie
German waTSbIps and submarines.
The channel IL Ieebraege was blocked
and much damage done 10 the sugut.
defences and shipping
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Weather Forecast

al N~@o-iatcd Press 70 &very Eventns
washington April 20. Weather f77e~
Ass for Delaware
PROBABLY rain late tonight agd ou SAtAr-
dav. fresh possibly strong nor .neast winds
on the coast.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
SATURDAY..
No wheat bread for supper

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Savage Fight for Amiens.

The tactics of switching attacks Is not
new 20 the Germans and was persisted
in ny theIn in their VAIN attempt % cap
ture Eerdun two years ago. ttter me
6rst successful lunge on both sides II the
MelIse the enemy tried TO gam his 0u!ec-
tive bv attacking iIral gn the ngnt pank
and then on the left Apparently the 5er-
mans are now irving inc same method
of attack by alternating between P!c4rdy
and Flanders 10 reach AmlenS and wipe
out the YpreS salient.
It Is not Improbable the Germans may
oe making strong attacks ou EltAt sectors
IN an endearor - cover preparations ier
n effort some place else. bat s Is sIgnl-
.icant that they have 2tt4cked un ne
most important sectors ~ either cattle
tront
South Of the Somme the Germans have
been driven from the hgh Lro4Ud .ul
village oi NIllers Brejonneux bk .ae
British. with he oss oi SIX hundred per
sons. Further south they nod HauSara
On tins front heavy artillery duels are
) Il progress.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

The All ed effort naturally vii ~ ~
concentrate against this ene7nv rcdgo
and drive ID back again sufficiently rs
osesc the pressure on thn eastorir -do of
Mount Kemfsel That hcy have not ron
cedcd the height - he Germans IF evident
3v the wording If thc london Official
statement, winch admits only au enemy
footing therc and reports 'hc battle ''li
continuing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

3tt.l9ts .ft.tttttst....t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Kemmel Hill. vital Point

Definite possession II KENNEL HlIi oy
ne Germans might NEAR the British
would have - abandon fhe ) pro- alcrt
accprding 10 correspondents ~ fhe front
The fighting on the ~ommo front aa-
1Ird down 70 artillerN fire following fha
-Iccos-f,I evcctItion Yesterday sf tfe
British coup ghioh reclaimed III Village
of Filicr- RretonncuX from tna t4erman-
The British troops - night completed
their operation here for the time beng br
cleaning out hostile pests which were
holding ont 10 the -naitheaSt 81 the village.
This once more establishes ne British
wclI on the high ground IN this -ector
Associated Press Summary, Issued AZ
ii a. m
Unable to make appreclable progress
against the defence of the British. French
and American troops On the line south q
the Somme. in Picardv, the enemy swung
his attacks 10 the northern battle-ground.
IS on Wednesday ms tirst assaults On the
seven mile front from BalleuI 70 hemmel
- Wytschaete were successful and INC
Allied troops were compelled 70 Rve up
their hrst defence line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
FRENCH SITUATION
ON THE 0ISE FRONT
REMAINS UNCHANGED

PARIS. oct. 22.-The situation is
without change on the Disc front.
according q the war office an
nouncement tonight. Between the
Disc and the Aisne the French have
occupied Nestrecourt- Richecourt.
The staten ent says:
THE situation is without change
IN the Disc sector. Between the
Disc and the Serre our troops re-
sumed their progress this morning.
On the righ- we occupied Mestre-
court Richecourt. taking about 90
prisoners; on the left between Lucy
and Villers-le-Se we gained ground
despite the enenS's spirited resist
ance. The battle was stubborn.
ION the plateau east Of Vouziers
the Germans counter attacked sew
eral times with large electives. Our
troops resisted all the assaults and
maintained their positions
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
MRS. JOSEPHINE JOZWIAK.

Mrs. Josephine Jozwiak. 81 years
old, wife Of Charles Jozwiak, died at
her home, 1907 W. Fisher ST., Tues
day evening at 1915 o'clock, follow
ing a short illness of Spanish in
fuenza, which developed into pneu-
monia. Besides her husband she is
survived by one son, Berry: par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Modrac-
XII: three sisters, Mrs. Rose Skaru-
pinski, Miss Valentine Modracki and
Sister NJ. Agnes of Holy Cross order
at Pittsburgh, Pa; three brothers,
Joseph Modracki of South Bend,
Pvt. Casimir Modracki of Camp
Cabo, Tex. and Pvt. Frank Mod
racki in France. Mrs. Jozwiak, whose
maiden name was Josephine Mod
racki. was born in South Bend June
IS. 1891. and was married 10 Charles
Jozwiak Oct %, 1909. The funeral
services will he held Friday morn
ing at $50 o'clock at st. Casimir's
church. Burial will be in Cedar
Grove cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
PEACE STOCK
SHOW STRENGTH
War and Peace Issues Join ir
UpheaVeI Trend in Tues
days Session.

NEW YORK, oct. 22-Al-
though industrials and special
lists were subjected to consid-
cradle profit taking during the
last hour. there appeared 10 be
a good demand for them on all
recessions. The railway list re-
manned the conspicuous feat
until the tap of the gong. The
demand for the standard rails
showed an Increased tendency
as time progressed. II is evil
dent that people who sold their
investments in this class of Sc
curities several years ago. are
now buying them back at the
prevailing low range of prices
and in advance Of peace. In
deed, one of the encourag ing
incidents OF the days trading
was the temperance in the
market for railway stocks Of
various representative invest
ment Wall ST. houses that have
been conspicuously absent for
years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
EVERETT OWEN CURL.

Everett owen Curl, 10 years and
10 months old. died at his home,
1856 Lincoln way w. Monday night
at 1880 o'clock, following one
weeks illness of bronchial pneu-
monia. He is survived by his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs ArtamOn +. Curl
a sister Mrs. Ruth Whiteman, and
brother. Thomas WILDER Curl.
Mr.. Curl was born in South Bend
on Dec. 10. 1S9S. and lived here all
his life Funeral services will be held
at the residence at ? o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. q f. Enterline
officiating Burial Will be in Mount
Pleasant cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
BY JOHN ;. BoRDNER.

Late potatoes are being dug now.
In many instances the crop has been
cut short because of the not dry
weather and early killing frosts.
However. potatoes though they are
immature will make good seed X
properly dug and handled.
Every potato grower should field
select his seed now for next years
planting. Farmers recognize the
value Of selection with corn. but few
have carried it out with potatoes. It's
very easy practice and one. which
if carefully carried out from year
q year. viii result in greatly in
croasing the potato yield.
AT this time il is easy to go into
the field and select the vigorous high
yIeidmg hills Of an ideal type. Every
grower knows where the best por-
ton Of his field is, the part that
showed the greatest freedom from
disease as we'll as vigorness and re-
sistance to the dry weather of the
Tast summer
After selecting the best portion
or the field. the hills should be dug
with a fork and the product of each
hill carefully laid together on top
OF the ground. In this manner, all
the hills Of a row may be dug. Ii is
needless to say that in digging. any
nil which shows that it has been
diseased or off type should be i'm