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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
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moment in their great effort to wrench
victory by force before full American
fighting power eau be brought to bear
against them.
The belief of General March, Chief of
Staff that the Allied situation Is "ex-
tremely favorable MS expressed IN n
carefully weighed statement Saturday, IS
believed To be shared by the Allied lead
ers The speed with which American
troops have been rush ii to France prob
ably has played IA large part in the conf
dencc. both here and in the Allied countries
that this new thrust of the Germans viii
fail. us have the last two.
There is every reason tn believe that
by the Fourth of July more than y mil
lion American troops Will have saiicd .
An official announcement to that effect as
part of the Fourth of July celebration
Isl o be expected.
Sfhc fact that five American divisions
have completed training with the British
and have been restored 10 General Persii-
ing since last March Is another sign OF
the speed with which General toch Is he
ing supplied with fighting man power,
The recent stahhing thrusts of tho French
and British ut the enemy lines IN RAN
dors and southwest Of Compicgnc are re-
Etiftttti rs StlpNitA Nii' 'ii'i'F ''''i'''''
Of the allied leaders III the outcome. al
thougl weeks or months of bitter light
ing may I've in store.
Secretary Baker had no advlccs To- show
that formation Of the first field army
III der General Iiggett had bee n en- ely
complete General ligg tt IS gardod
as the logical organizer and commander
uf the first army, rs he was General fcrsh-
lngs selection for commander OF the
FIRST Corps The rank OF Lieutenant
General probably will 60 with the com
mand
Presumably General llggett corps -
regarded now ms part of General Perish
irg's mobile forces as distinct from troops
IN the army organization which IS beng
built M to take over a definite American
sector of the battle front The appear
ance OF Nmcrcan troops at five points
along the Inc between 50 Mhicl and the
SWISS border indicates that thus whole
stretch az $50 10 700 miles Of tho front IS
bong rapidly becoming Amcrlcanizcd
The definitely placed American sector
from he vicinity at - Nihicl 20 the Mo
.ellc Plvcr i included and at present ;
e. II flank ~ the whole sector, which
Iur Nm,rpans sccm destined To hold when
thc> come fully into position on the right
Of the lno
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
HUNS BEATEN BACK.


is claned the Germans have taken l0l 4
Nh allied prisoners Cannon taken Rre
reported M 2.i75 and the humber 81
machine guns "a 1903
pIAz cApTuRra 2 900 trarsrANB
General DIM strengthened appreoiably
his position between Aaingo and the
Brenta IN the operations ~ Saturday and
Sunday in which Monte ID Val Bella,
Col Del Roaao and Col ~ ChrlO were
taken The Austrlans suffered severely
from the Italian and allied artillery fire
and lost 1000 prisoners The Italian
losses are reported as slight owing 10 the
accuracy of the supporting artillery. Strong
enemy counter attacks against Monte III
Nal Bella were checked hy the lialians
Vienna admits The loss of Monte ID Val
Bella and Col Del Rnsso, and says the
AusfrlaDs withdrew 10 thor former posi-
tIOns
cZEcHo- sLpytK TROOPS ~ RATTLE
Czecho+Slovak troops took part jn
the capture ~ Monte III Val Bella al
most simultaneously with the announce
fnent that France and Great Britain have
gwen their support to the Czecho-Sloyak
fight for Independence Other Czech0-
Slpvak troops, formerly under the Aus
trlan flag. have been most active against
the BoIshewki m Siberia
No additional survivors ~ The British
hospital ship llandovery Castle tor
pedocC by German Submarine, have
reached land The number missing Is I34
out Of 25S parsons on board
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
GERMANY GRIPPING
RUSSIA'S BUSINESS
An Organization Already at Work
Carrying Out Program for
Absolute Control Of Trade

S,orkholrn. June Germany ann
toward control Of he economic he of
RUSSIA after The var Is going rapidly
ahead The plan IS being worked ont
through an organization which has al
ready spread To different parts Of the
country
Copenhagen has been selected az
hcatl,plarters for his work Control
has already been obtained IN Copenhagen
over i branch OF Christl3na banking
house bv Privv Counselor Mendelsohn
the famous German banker, who il said
10 be the motive power IN the transactions
which are Ia be under a neutral flag
German officials believe according %
information received in Stockholm. that
bv this arrangement Germany risk viii
he reduced and at the same time safe
guarded against any consequence OF the
war whatever may he he outcome
Germany efforts 10 control the country
are to be- directed a first hand against
the Russian metal industry and many
private enterprises such As railways,
banks and steamship companies PosS-
esSion by German interests has been
secured Of great number Of shares e
stock Of such concerns Russian share
holders laborng under Bolshevik threats
to contiscate their property, have been
only To willing IN many instances 70 sell
to the Germans 1t q sacrifice
Attempts have been made also 10
secure control of large banks in petrogad
Special endeavors have been made BY tho
Germans to get hold Of shares Of the
railway ines to the south coast toward
1IIrkestan and a controlling interest in the
system of the Iroitsky Railway. This
ine reaches from Zlatoust, by way Of
Orsk. 10 Troitsk, touching extremely
rich mineral and agricultural districts.
Another important object desired by
the Germans is control Of the Russian
Steam Navigation and Trading company
which has its headquarters ia Odessa
Germany now has physical control over
vessels OF this company and Is cnergetical !.
IL working her way 50 as to have establish
ed economic control over this company
when the war eventually comes TO an
end The Russian Steam Navigation
and Trading company has fleet Of
sixty nine modern steanser, and ninety
two sailing boats, and owns coal mines,
large shipyards and docks
Even at this date Germany has her
eyes on the Pacific ocean trade Plans
have been set for buying the Russian
! Baltic Mercantile marine TO sail under
the Russian or a neutral flag in the Pacific
IN competition with Japanese and Ameri-
can ships.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
PREPARING TO AMEND
TfAFFIC REGULATIONS
Resolution Read Before S. and 5.
Directors TO Prohibit Lengthy
Parking of Vehicles

resolution amending thC present
traffic regulations was gwen lts frst and
second readings nj he meeting oi the
Directors Of the Street AMI Sewer DE
rarimcnt TODAY ~ al addition making
II unlawful for vehicle to stand IN front
1t an, public place for 4 longer period
than necessary to unload passengers
Or frcIght Il Will become law On final
passage
communication was received from
Peter J Fori III which he thanked the
depart mcut IA tchalf OF the persons living
IN the ncIghDorhood Of Fifth and Rodney
streets for repairs made % the street N
that vicinity
The tilen Hosiery Complain reported
that . contract had bccn let tor he paving
al the sidewalk IN front % tho works
The june report a. PmmWnR Inspector
Nckay was received a7d showed 40
inspections made. - plans tlcd and
Johs turned down because 81 bad piPc
connections
The frsl and ScCund readings Ct rrss~
luton for The widening 81 Grant avenue
10 100 fcct ctwcru Lancaster avenue
ana IM,d street tJoh place
resolution providing for the abandon
mcui Of part of latnall Lane WIS
laid over for one week FOR consideration
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
HAVE GOT" BRADLEY.
Organization Leader Of kcnton and Duck
Creek Believed 10 Have Gone Over.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, July 2 Tint the Old Gnn rd
Of Delaware Republicnnsm III Kent
county is fast disappearing, that IS the
Organization, by absorption by the Alfred
| du Point faction Of the Republican
party. was further demonstrated hero
Saturday evening. when John L. bradley,
the Smyrna and Clayton leader al the
Organization forces IN those two districts,
spent practically the entire evening here
in company with ! Frank Alice, .1r., the
new manager and director of the state
Sentinel, which is soon 10 bud forth rs an
organ Of the independent faction of the
Republican party, not only al kent
county. but of the entire State
To have seen Bradley and Alice to
gether wear ago would have been
amazing. hut since the Republican har-
mony conference held in Dover IN April.
and a meeting of the Kent County Re
publican Committee n few weeks ago
Bradley. II IS understood, was given the
right hand of Independent Republican
fellowship, and also rated as a good RE
publican. party leader and district mana
ger
BRADLEY spends few Saturday nights
IN Dover. the presumption bclnR 10 confer
with his fellow Republicans over tho
coming campaign and his special duty to
round tp and keep in llue the faithful ot
NIL factiona m Duck Creek and itenton
hundreds. which he practically controls.
so far az the Republican party - con
rrrned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
AUTO TAX OF S3,732.6o1.
Penna. Levy Shows Increase of
S8l8,000 for Six
Months.


BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Harrisburg, Pa JULY > Pennsylvania
receipts from automobile hecnses III the
FIRST SIX months of 1918 aggregated s.. -. =
6Gl an Increase al SSIS GOO over the
same period last year and approximately
$3.50 600 more than the entire receipts
OF 1917. from the licensing OF motor
vehicles
These figures have Just been computed
by Denny O Neil highway commission
er who says they Indicate an enormously
increased tonnage Is passing over the
roads and bridges Of Pennsylvania
Registration of pneumatic tired cars
thus year total SO, 1875 II gam Of 81. 10.
the 20 to - horsepower type. showing
The greatest Increase while trucks and
similar tired cars registered aggregate
25.319. an increase of more than ten
thousand IN a year The heaviest gam
Is in trucks weighing between 1000 and
ten thousand pounds
The number OF motorcycles registered
aggregates p 907 against % 1870 for
the whole of last year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
When Peas Should be Gathered.

The Farm and Preside saws.
Peas, TO be at their best, should be
gathered while still small and tender.
Furthermore, the chemical changes that
take place IN this vegetable are more
marked and more rapid than i'll almost
any other There IL all the difference
In sweetness and Ia flavor between peas
that have been of the vine from twenty
four to forty-eight hours when compared
with those gathered in the forenoon and
served at the midday meal SO we say
that for one who really cares for peas the
best way 10 have them Is to grow them
In growing peas We have not found the
strictly dwarf varieties best Personally
Ne prefer the semi-dwarf kinds, as they
require less room and yield more abundant
~. II bits Of brush are not available for
sticks, few short hndhng pieces may be
driven into the ground on each side Of
the rows about or 10 feet apart Binder
twine or cord Of any kind NAV then be
strung on these round being added from
time 20 time AS the vines gam in height
Late varieties, such a. Champion or
England, require strong stakes or trellises
not less than four feet in height
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
RAIL ROAD EARNINGS
STILL BELOW NORMAL
Net Income of I2} Lines for May
1913. SCI .OO2, 5il, for May, 1917.
They Were SIS, S7O.S22
~ Asso~iated Press ~ ivory Eveniog

~ Associated Press n ivory Evening
Washington. Iulv y -sseducton ~
slOS ~ .S36 II the GperNsfng income y.
1913 ~ the largesf railrassis during ua
first five months lnd~ governments
control, compared with IN sarnn ,nTlnd
venr ago. was announced .ndAv 1v
the Interstate commerce. Cnmmgssinn
IN Nav aust Dt f1e Tvs months tne
roads rcro aenpmng - rernver from
the paraivzlng elects ~ blizzard and
omhargOcs md he operating acome
rose ~ = point nearer iau years hHlres.
For bc tive months ne total Nas SlS6
8S7 % compared UIth S2q5 1870
durng hat period last year and for
Nav 4 ras s64 ,27G.SO5 against $40 80
$50 lost May
III spte III Tho rsduced 0nera'lng III
come. revenue 81 the roads actually was
larger for he five months this year than
iast They were 81 800, 2S2,b10. compared
with Sl.274 30 i9S, z1vlng Margin Wnich
was more han eaten ID by increased
expenses.
For May operating revenues Ecre
S3l3,790 1871, "a against S2S4. 1850
1917 Operating eypeuses for Man tI,
we're 1896. 68S.36s agalnse 1890 71a. pu
Tor Nav. igi1. The net revenue r1m
railway operations during Nav al- 4e
commission found. vls ST. lFl.e3u. .l..
SlOUO.OOO below le net revenue
1917. winch Uas SSG.y~9, tlu
[n reporting zine squire 3u alcn govern
rnenf condensation il aaseu winch IS che
ralr9aa oerlting ncsme ess certain
4ebts ,sr eu4lmen.s and JOINT facility
rents te smtul--i0n found mat fre
net aeame i tae -3 railroads Cor MAJ
t4I- vas Sol yJ2.5ll lgaanst SO 4I.-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
STUDY RUSSIAN,
WASHINGTON URGES
Intelligent Americans Who Know
the Language Needed Now
and After the War.

Washington, June 81 why not learn
Russian II isn't nearly 50 difficult az IL
popuiary supposed, and America needs
for Tire war today and the commercial
reeonat ruction after the wnr large
number of intelligent citizens who can
l,se the language
QUESTION suggestion. and patriotic
reasoning arc mnde ON the responsibility
If the United States Of Education. on The
staff of which Dr Glen Levin SwiEgett
has bern conducting expert investigation
into the possibility 1T equlpping larger
numbers Of AmcrIrane with languages
and information that viii TT them to slle-
thin and rebuild the fabric Of International
relationship IN the future
Dr swigctt savs that all the naamnp
tion of difficulty comes because lnquircra
arc normally confronted with the Russian
alpbabef and it's Greek letters. the Rus
Sim grammar and ita many lenses. and
MI the paraphcrnalla of scholastic lore.
lie infirnafcs that the absorption Of this
Inns been altogether too difficult Tor tho
Russians Themselves because he cities
tho fact that hardly four per cent 1T the
Ruqa,nn millions oyer got 10 the point
az going To school 10 learn their own
Language They can All talk 4 though
propcr method of acquiring the
language rs Dr SwigRctt outlines Il,
involves only the simple process 81 learn
ing few az The simpler words and phrases
that mainatav daily intercourse and
thereafter absorbing some more. ~ dlni
~ practice and a sound memory. which he
considers M more difficult Of exercise
than is The American ear Tor the latest
popular song n modest Russlan vochhll-
! Iary ran be acquired Then Il u y desired,
4
| hltio,ia voting American can do moro
with the Language than many Russians
| Afterward nc would have 4 career
Yef in spite ~ tins easc. Or Swiggett
| finds Tint only 10 educational institutions
| IN the I nlted State attempt 70 teach
! Russian, and only three of those have
| courses that arc designed to qualify
| students in the spoken language
| How different the story reads Tor
| England he SAYS of II universities
reported nnc teach Bnsalan Of ~
achoois ~ hc type II fton Rugby and
Harrow. 10 offer il and q 2 oity school
| systern=. al maintain rlaeses
! have no wlsh to make q brfcf for
| tho study nf Russian for any purpose
other than tho establishment q ways
and means whereby otlr nation may como
| ~ knox modern RiasIn letter, to create
wny for the coming exchange q ideas,
and wnros that must he mutually help
| fnl Tint way lies through commerce
exercised on higher plane than the mere
| barter ~ products. fer lmmediaf" ana
| Therefore selfish gam
wish ~ call attention n Russia
great need for engineer Our technical
schools should have thru eyes % the
man market of that country Whilc
/ tv41lrv-gg fg commerce
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
FUNDS ADVANCED
FOR ROAD REPAIRS
Appropriations Made by the
Levy Court to a Number
of the Hundreds.

The Levy Court today advanced funds
for dirt road repairs IA follows. the sums
loaned To bc repaid with the first money
obtained from this years road taxes
Brandywine hundred, $500 White Clay
Greek. 81 900; thrisiiann, 81, oOo.
John 4. O'Neal. tax collector for CHRIS
tiana hundred, was allowed errors ms FOL
lows for last wear: County and poor
taxes, so7 AZ: road tax, 81 Oh. capltatlon
tax. St31 %. dog tax, Sl26
The court adopted resolutions com
mcnding Mrs Robert \ Groves, tan col
lcctor Tor Mill Creek hundred, and I.
Edgar Clayton. collector for 81 Georges
hundred for settling their 1917 dupli-
Gates in full last year All collectors were
urged To make prompt settlement tins
Yea
County Engineer Wilson was instructed
To prepare plans for concretine The faulk
road from the Concord pike nj Blue Bali
for distance Of ono mile IN brandy
wine hundred. Alfred | du Pont and the
court each to pay one-half OF the cost
II WINS resolved 10 ask the BOARD of
Public Education for permission tn store
lumber on an adjacent school lot while
the floor of Washington street hsIdge
is being rcplankcd
The county engineer was authorized
Ia advertise for lids for local stone TO hc
delivered hy trucks for work on roads
near Wilmington
To commissioner Groves and the
county engineer was referred n request
from the West Chester. kennett Square
4 Wilmington Railway Go for pcrmlsalnn
"a shift its tracks 100 feet at forklyn.
\ dangerous crossing ncccssIiatca chang
ing the position Of the tracks there When
crosstlcs ARE oi,tainahc the entire bed
at tho railway viii hc repaired
Bills passed included $500 for the
trustees uf The New Castle County Work
house (or tho board VI prisoners and $500
for Horace Greeley l5asthurn for pro
fc4sioual services rendered 10 the special
Department az Elections ot the CITY ut
Wilmington rs lts general counsel and
as special attorney ~ defending certain
| suits of mandamus ~ the superior Court
of New Castle county
The county engineer was instructed e
advertise for bids for repairing tho hrs
tiana River banks on the Schohcld aud
Mcdaniel farms near Newport Water
from tho Chrietlaua floods tho Noncsucl
bridge and road and makes them impas-
sable James " Foster. superintendent
of tho New Castle County Hospital, told
the court the members Of the Noncaucl
Marsh Go had lcen assessed 81 per acre
and would contribute 5000 towards
the cost Of the improvements
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
BIG FLAG FOR SHAW SHOPS
To BE Raised Tomorrow With
Interesting Program OF
Exercises,

The employees Of The shaw shops At
Second and Lombard directs NOW leased
by tho du Fonts and engaged ~ getting
ont the plplng for tho nttcd States
powder plant az Nashville Tenn will
raise an immense flag tomorrow n = m
Representatives Of the owners "i the p'nni
and Of the lesSecs will be present
The music Will hc ~ charge al th"
Coast ArtIlcr, corps Band from Fort
du Point, under the direction ct kand
Leader II SCholtruS
an Interesting program has been
arranged including opening PRAYER by
Rev Thomas 7 Holloway formerly
pas.or az the Second Baptist hurch. who
resigned 70 81 INTO the services ~ his
countr, - chaplain
There Vii he ~ address tN Mayor
LAWSON and Captain " \ Cameron Of
the Canadian Army Will speak
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
COUNTY HAS BALANCE.
Levy Court Begins New Fiscal Year With
Nest Egg Of S133 .660.76.

Substantial increases of assessment and
tax rate last year enabled New Castle
county 70 begin the new fiscal year yestcr-
dav with a nest egg of So 900 10. IN
addition TO bank balance of $4,000 for
the redemption Of bonds and the payment
OF interest this wear making total Of
sl33 600 IS
Charles II IAppincott. county treasurer.
reported to the Levy Court today bank
balance Of ST. .629.71 to the credit Of
general funds and balance Of 1884 IS to
The credit OF the miscellaneous roads
account also the following balance to the
credit Of the funds for the maintenance
Of dirt roads ChrIstiana hundred
S2S2 81. Mill Creek, 81 095 IS White
Clay Creek sI4s 23 Pencader 81 055 So
New Castle. SaO1 20 Red Lion, S ,067 .
St Georges. S. ,22l 80 Appoquipimnk.
1896 03: Blackbird 81 S206l Brandy
VINE: S25S.55
Funds Tor the maintenance OF bridges
callsewavs ana stone roads had 70
balances they having been transferred TO
unapuroprtated funds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
COTTON CROP is HUGE.
Secretary Houston Predicts Third
Largest Yield in History Of
the Industry.
NJ Associated Press 70 Ever. E.ening

nv Associated Press 80 Every Evening
Washington. July 2 hugo cotton
crop ~ IN prospect this gear. he DE
partment ~ Agriculture todar FORE gsfing
the production at 1895 900 equivalent
500 pound bales a crop 'hat size would
bo the third largest ever grown
The condition ~ tho crop on iunc -
was - per cent ~ normal rr 2 : per
cent better than On May 35 md six p~r
cent higher ihan Ten ears sverige
The acreage this vear oorpos clnee ~
Tho record ieing exceeded only h- tn8t
~ 1919
In statement accompanying thr -r-
port. the department IF agriculture aald
there IS comparatively 10 abandoned
arreape ~ tins trnc and from hl7 II Z
inferred TINT the production forecast
which allows for ono pcr cent abandon
ncnt of acreage. should ~ slightly larger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
EASTERN STAR OUTING.
Three Chapters to Participate in Jolly Day
az HOMO OF Mrs. William Smalley.

ln me Fourth of july the .aree chap
-ers II tine order Eastern star. p vi
-ulugtou. Delaware Chapter so. tLr
bah Chaprer No ! .ud JgIa II -tcr
Chapter W will hold taIlt n.
ing 1T -hc home af Mn William ~na. o..
near Harmon,
FOR some sine mere has heer les.-,
among members q. the Eastern star Z"
have o.cmc When Mr. SmAles Nl"
Il eba-r,r member = Do,aAare Chap
-er offered She facilities he- .on.
ruIs plrpose and suggested ibis rr.-.
dav. he realization n former hopes -e-
gan to uaterlaiize a..-,44. a.-. .-
.,.s -,tf..-r..,f f., fi-.s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
WANT CITY WATER
Local Department considering Request
of Richardson Park

Chief Engineer ioope> Of the Water
Department Is considering request Tor
Wilmington 70 supply Richardson Park
with water and has instructed Water
Department euploye 10 investigate the
matter
The department ~ authorized 10 Law
water pipe within mile radius oi the
city and Richardson PHrh might organize
another water company and lay pipe To
the mile limit
A private corporation has increased
Richardson Park ; water rental from Sl2
10 $50
The Water Department viii extend
mains h the Front aud Union streets
housing project
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
HANOVER SCHOOL PICNIC.
Rev. C. H. Bonner, New p astor. Greeted
by the Members.

Instead OF having an excursion. the
Sunday school OF Hanover Presbyterian
Church u having p'cnic today at Han
over Heights, Eighteenth and Van Buren,
streets
One Of the most Interested persons
there Is Rev G. II Bonner, the new
pastor Of Hanover, who : making use Of
the occasion to obtain better acqunnt-
ance with the people
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
1st been complied
REED BIRDS PROTECTED.
Pennsylvania Also Announces No More
Upland Plover Shooting

BY Associated Press To Every Evening
Harrisburg Pa, July The upland
plover and the reed bird - not be
hunted in Pennsylvania until 1870, ac-
cording to "a statement issued today by
Dr Joseph kalhfu5, secretary of the
State game commission who has been in
communication with Washington authorl-
ties relative TO the effect Of the treaty for
the protection of various birds which has
been negotiated with the dominion of
Canada
According to what Or knlbfus has
learned, legislation to make the treaty
operative has been passed and for the
period of ten years, from December 5,
1915, when the treaty was signed, the
upland plovcr is protected and what il
known us tho bobolnk the reed bird
and the rice bird is protected