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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
FALLEN j. S. TROOPS
TO BE BROUGHT BACK
Bodies VIII Remain in France
UntN After-War Plans Are
Perfected.
Rr ks.er.st.f - :. - Er.-,,-,.-

ET A@SrryfF~T lf-r4asN - IVY FfWS7fffNg
Washington Dec & The decision
of The var department that the bodire
~ American soldiers wh7 lost fderr
lives IN France, shonld remain buried
in that country until after The end 81
the war was reached in agreement yVith
the government of France THIS IL dis-
closed in tho annual report a Major
General Harms, AdWSant, General made
public todaY.
Under articles agreed mon bv lie
United states md the French govern
ment General Harms ssyg, me
remains II all soldiers who die ii France
are % lie burled IN France until the
termination II The var
10 ws-s because of his agreemsnr
the report says, that relatives are ir-
formed of the place Of burial q soidiors
in France whenever this information
is obtalnable
The statistics on the army gwen II
the report throw little. lg:it ~ m
present organization ~ they arc o
date of last June 80. Among items NJ
interest presented. however, = the iDrt
that the 'adoption Of the finger nrlu-
identification system for the ser7co
not only served 70 identify thirtvthrac
Of the men lost with the TUscanIs who
Would otherwise have been btUed among
the unknown dead. blIt also enabled fhc
department 70 sIft nut 5fs cases .
Fraudulent enlistment.
RepOft shows also that total ~
1887 eAeny aliens were in custodv as
prisTnerA Of war or under 1nternment
in tins lo,ntry. Of these i4ll we're
prisoners III war including he news
of German auxiliary war craft ssIZert
at the outbreak Of the war No prisoners
taken by the army in France nave been
brought - the United otares
During. the peuoG covered by the
report. eleven prisoners died. fourteen
interned aliens we1e paroiel nv thr
department 81 iE.t,cG, aud +hirteel
escaped. of whom 10 we're drowueG.
In all there we're twenty e,oap-s
but sixteen were recsptIred.
All guarantees .ontempia5ed by y
teraatioaal law y p humane treatment.
freedom n exercise Of religious oeliefs.
ind opportunity for e,iucation, proper
healthful recreation and amusement AMI
other privileges looking +oward COM
tort, ucil-heing and bettermenJ cf prl-
soncrs are. ii is believed, being cor
scientiously observed, General Harrs
Saws.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
CoNDUCTORETTEs TO QUIT JOB.
Cleveland Women viii Step Aside For
Men on Trollcys.

by Associated Press To Every Evening
Cleveland o., Dec. 6.-Normal street
car service iii this city was r~sumcd today
after complete tie-up since last Tuesday.
Twenty four hundred motormen and CON
ductors went on strike to force the com
pnny TO dismiss $50 women conductors.
President Stanley, of the Cleveland Rail
ways Company promised in an agreement
signed last night to do this by March j.
Stanley asked for that length OF time so
that he might find other positions with
the company for the women.
Representatives of the women con-
ductors said that the latter were willing
to sacrifice their positions on the cars
rather than subject the city to the IN
conveniences of a prolonged labor war
over the question of their-right to engag ,
in this work
W. d. Mahon, President OF the Inter
national Association of Street carmen,
said
"Woman's place is not on the street
car. | think the Cleveland case will be
accepted rs a standard by NIL tho street
car companies in the United States,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
STUDENTS OF STATE
TAKE PART IN FOOD
SAVING EXERCISES
Fifty Thousand Pupils Told of
Need TO Aid Hungry
Europe.
LATEST SuGAK kUl~ES

TWENTY-FIVE Thousand school children
III this city, anl an equally larger mum
her down state, to-day participated
il what is practically the closing func-
tIons ~ food Conservation Work. 80
far as could bc learned At State Food
TIcadouarters today, not school IL
the whole of Delaware. but what took
part in some form Of exercise or program,
some 70 these being quite elaborate,
At the High School each room had
Its separate exercise II was the same
IN most all of the other schools OF the
citv lew general assemblies being held
The basis of the exercise hinged around
Herbert lloovcr's message, and thus
was supplemented and added to, by
rotations and addresses, blackboard
illustrations and geographical maps
In many rooms the instructor showed
by mans, the starving nations OF Europe,
and WHY il was necessary for this country
20 save food. in order, that tnis saving
combined with the surplus ri food here,
might be sufficient 10 keep European
millions from DIVING Of hunger
Professor Berlin had prepared
special letter Of instruction. TO the teachers
at the High School. and this letter con
taincd many timely suggestions, why
food should he saved.
IL the elementary grades, Of other
schools the bows and girls had been
taught pieces 20 speak. showing the
necessity foT general conservation IN
this country.
Edmund Mitchell, Food Admins
strafor for Delaware. today is issuing
the foll ,wlns instructions 70 ail dealers
81 d ilsers al sugar
I
purchasing certiicatcS arr no longer re-
atlircd Counter sales registers need no
longer nc kept You viii however. be
expcctcd 70 send to this 'fice your register
completed up 10 December ].
'Frhe new rules IN the use Of sugar
apply to all wholesalers, retailers, manu-
facturers. hotels, restaurants. boarding
houses and other consumers.
NO certificates are required IN pur-
chasing sugar for canning or preserving
purposes. but the following rules are still
IN effect
No Wholesaler, retailer, consumer or
manufacturer l. Ia have IN stock n one
time more than thirty days supply OF
sugar.
Ice cream dealers may use sugar IN the
manufacture OF ices and sherbcts, IN
fact. the sale and manufacture ~ iceS
and shcrbcts should be encouraged on
account OF the shortage OF milk ana
cream.
There Is no change in the wheat flour
rules, as wheat flour may still be sold
without substitutes
Hotels and other eating houses will
still confne their wheat bread service
to two ounces for each meal per person.
'They shall not serve TO one person
more than one-half ounce butter or one
half ounce Of American cheese at any one
meal
Edmund Mitchell,
Federal Food Administrator for Del
aware.
December 6, 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
DUPONT BUILDING
WITHOUT HEAT OR
ELEVATOR SERVICE
Several Hours of Inconvenience
Followed Boiler Room Accident
Early Today.
HOTEL AFFECTED ALSO

Imagine the surprise of hundreds Of
persons employed in the du Pont Build-
ing. at Tenth and Market streets, as well
as many Others having Offices there, when
thcv arrived this morning, TO perform
their daily duties, to find no elevators
r1,nninp. no light IN the building, except
n candle here and there, and no steam
IN the heating pipes. W course thcy
walked upstairs some gong 7 ~ or
II flights before they learned MI Of
these things. but when they learned the
true condition of affairs many walked
downstairs again and back home because
some f'thp Offices were too Cnsi IN whlch
10 remain. Because Of this many oi the
young women employed IN the buiidine
had holiday thus morning
The du pont Building did not have 2
monopoly of the inconvenience referred
10: IN fact, II was secondary Tor the
Hotel du Pont had tho first apple out
Of the bag and for some time after
o clock when the trouble sta ted guests
helm and everybody clsc about tho hotel
had TO do without light. heat or hot water,
while walking up and downstairs was
necessary. The hotel news stand did
business bv candle light
All of the trouble was due to the tact
that water pipes ~ two Of the battery
Of four boilers in the power plant. located
IN the basement Of the building, sprang
leaks almost simultaneously. with the
result that the fire IN both those b"ilere
was cxtinglishcd. In order y ascertain
the cause of the trouble and begin re-
mars a. soon as practicable, Il was Dcces-
gary ia draw tho fires in the other two
boilers This happened ~ about " eiocht
hut there was no delay in getting repair
men. and hv 10 Q clock some q me
equipment was beng operated Win ti'e
two good boilers, while i was expected
that bv the middle Of the afternoon me
damage wo III have been repaired ami
normal conditions restored throughout
the du Pout Building, IS we'll ~ the hotel.
While repairs were being made To the
machinery many flights Ut stairs were
crowded by pedestrians and candies and
oil lamps furnished illumination. In the
barber shop shaving and msnieunng We're
done bv candle high, Dimly lighted by
candles. the lobby of the Hotel du Pont
presented weird appearance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
BERLIN. IN CLUTCH
Of BOLSHEV|K|SM,
IS RENT BY RIOTS
Firing in the Principal Streets Of
German Capital, Reported
From Amste rdan1.
HUN PLAN RESTORATION
By Associated prvss 70 Every Evenlor

Br Associated Prvss 20 Every Eveniov
London. Doc 8 Serious disorders
have arisen IN Berlin and considerable
firing has occurred in the prn~ipa
streets according ~ reports reaehin
the Dutch-rermsn frontier, says sng
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Ann
sterdam The trouble n said to have
been caused By tho German Bolshev1ki
The reported riots in Berlin probably
are part Of DIR Tiebknechts program
4 cablegram from Paris, ve~teradey
said that d terrorist revolution under
the leadership Of Dr Licbknecht, the
Radical Socialist, vii break cut N
Berlin tomorrow evening. according 70
advicx received bv the Zurich core
spondsnt III the Journal Lcbknechf,
the REPORT says has 5000 men veil
armed !,
The sopulatIon u Berlin, according
to reports. IS at the merry Of gangs
OF n1ara,lirrS and there appears 10 be
DO aiithf01ftty there
Paris, Hecc 6-Alienafron or mort
gaging Of hallway, mines or other under
takings inI which the German nation is
interested Is forbidden by decision an
nounced by the mixed conference beng
held at SpA Foreign stocks belonging 70
Germany, as we'll as the gold IN the
Rciehsbank, come under the provisions
of tho decision II Is announced that
negotiable Instruments. documents, pub
hc records, articles OF art and bills of
banks OF France and Belgium taken by
the Germans during the war vii be re-
turned
Restoration Of cash and bank notes
will be made 10 Belgium during the
present month l. i alSo< agreed hat
Germany wilt fenlt 70 the allies he gold
taken out ef Ruaoll especially 1900, 900
meut.
London Dec Prince Ndalbert,
third son OF the former German Emperor.
has joined the present government, ac-
cordmg to Berlin dispatch % the TX
press. He is now al Potsdam, II Is said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
NEW TRIAL SOUGHT.
La Frick Miller Case in Which Plain
tiff Was Awarded 81 500.

In the Superior Court yesterday alter
noon q jury that heard the case Of vii
liam Fl Frick, administrator Of Catherine
e. Frick deceased, vs Dr William
p. Miller gave the plaintiff Judgment
for 81, 500.
Suit was instituted for the recovery
OF iewelry and furniture removed from
the Hotel Flodette where Miss Frick
wa murdered DIR Miller, whom the
plaintiff accused Of removing the goods,
gave bond covering their value when
repleyined bv Sheriff Francis, and the
iewelrv, q diamond brooch and dia-
mond ring, were surrendered in court
during the trial The plaintiff alleged
the goods belonged TO Catherine l..
Fricks estate and the defendant
claimed ownership.
After the jury had rendered its YER
dict the defense obtained arrest of Iudg
ment and moved for a new trial. Five
days were given for fling reasons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
A, {, CRAM KILLED IN
LEAP FROM TRAIN At
NEW CASTLE TODAY
Lost His Life Jumping From
Norfolk Express, Which Doesn't
Stop There.
BODY WAS BADLY MANGLED

4. c. Cram. young man living at
New Castle, met a tragic death at the
Delaware railroad station there shortly
after III O'Clock this morning, when he
Cndeavored to Jump off n tram not schedul-
cd to ston there He was drawn under
the moving train and his head and body
were badly mangled.
Cram who WAS about % years Of age
and lived At l22 Eighth street, New
Castle, had been on a business trip to
phi'ad lphia and. desiring 10 hurry home,
had boarded the Norfolk express, which
leaves Brood street station At 10
o'clock. prpbahlv not being aware that
that train Is not scheduled 70 stop at the
New Castle station
However, the tram did not show any
indication of stopping rs Il approached
the New Castle station, and making his
way TO one Of tic platforms OF the car
IN which he was riding, he managed 10
get the door open and swung OIL the car
rs the train was passing the station
Just what happened next IS uncertain,
but he either got his foot caught IN some
part of the car and thereby was thrown'
,Inucr tho wheels, or the momentum OF
The train caused him 10 SO fall that his
head and body would be under the train.
At all events both head and body were
badly mangIetl and instant death, il is
believed. WAS the result.
Cram. who had been employed al the
plant Of the bethlehem Loading Co, at
New Castle. bad been boarding at the
home of Mrs Reynolds, at tho New
Castle address gwen above. lie had quit
work At the Bethlehem plant and had
intended 10 20 to Florida, starting next
Monday Tic had gone 70 Philadelphia
and bought his ticket for Key West, and
that was the chief reason for hrs t1p 80
and from the former city. lie had no
relatives in New Castle, rs far as known.
Ills people live in Maine
Deputy Coroner Mct trcry took charge
of the body and Is conducting an invcsti
gatIon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
WILSON PRESIDENT
EVEN IN M|D-OCEAN
Directing Official Business Of Ma
tion by Wireless Only Rou-
tine So Far.
~ Associated rvs . Every tvenlng

~ %~N'D~AtAt-NS 4'toe - = ~ NititES
Washington, Dec. Messages d.
recting the spoSition of official business
have begun 70 reach the White Eousc
from President Wilson at sea aboard the
transport George Wash ngton. Secre-
tarv Tunlulty WHO went to New York
to see the Pres dent of for the peace con
ference Wednesday, got back to MS desk
today ia time 10 handle tho first Of the
instructions
II Is understood that AT the wireless
d spatches 50 far have dealt only with
routine executive b''sineFs and that except
for report on the nomination Of Carter
Glass as Secretary Of the Treasury It has
not been necessary To bring any matter
Of Importance to the Pres dent 5 attent On
Mr. Tumulty expects, however to
communicate with his chief almost Is freely
a. though he were in the White Eouso
A special code lor the purpose has been
devised by cipher experts, and the execu-
tive messages are given priority over all
other busines through the naval radio
The appointment of q new director
general Of railroads, il was said today,
probably viii be delayed until at least the
first of the year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
GERMAES PLAN To FLY
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Building 5000 Horse Power Planes
for 40-Hour Air Voyages
to America.
by Associated Press to Every Evening

Isy Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London, Dec 6-Thc Germans are
building an airplane with which they IN
tend irving 3 trip across the Atlantic. and
have a Zeppelin under construction Nth
he same idea in view according 70 the
correspondent = Berlin Of the Daily
Express
The atrplane being constructed at
Staakcn, has Il wing spread Of l9S feet
and engines of 1000 horsepower. the cor
respondent says.
Almost immediately a1ter the aymlztlce
was signed the Staaken plant began CON
vertlng lighting planes on hand into com
mcrcial machines intended To link all the
European capitals with Berlin, and
dozens of planes built entirely Of alumni
mum are being transformed for postal
service.
The transatlantic Zeppelin, capable Of
carving 100 passengers and having nine
engines and eight propellers is being con-
structed at triedrchafen, the curre-
spondent says. Its FIRST flight will be III
July next. if the international situation
clears up by that time. Tho trip is ex-
pected to be made in 10 hours.
The correspondent was told OF the re-
markahle flight of Zeppelin ii Novem-
Der. 1917. The aIrship started from Bull
garia for East Africa with - tons Of
munitions and medicines and crew Of -
Ii had arrived over khartoum, in the
Soudan, the correspondent informant de
clared, when il was ordered by wireless to
return because it was learned that the
bulk OF tho forces of General Won Lettow-
Vorbeck, the German commander in East
Africa, had surrendered, 1t returned to
its starting point four days after it had
left.
Managing Director Raasch Of the arr
craft factory at Staaken, claimed this
airship could have gone from Berlin to
New York and back without stopping
- rtsatYtar Y,aar,l, o{.-Ass fT5a.-g.- ~. -,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
PETROGRAD FAMINE
CLAIMS THOUSANDS,
AWFUL SUFFERING
Herring, Only Food, Self for 81. %
Apiece; Three fOurths of pop
ulstiOn Gone
Boil SHEVIKI ARE BLAMED
ny hssecia,e,l Press % Evcr, Ev-nIor

~ Ho-frlAtfft FfeNA 70 fF"TF kWrrfpg
Stockholm, Thursday, Dcc. 5. Fuzi
tiycs from Rueaa Who have reached
here sny TO famine in PCtuTad ~
terrible .HerinEs arc The only fo>d
obtainab'c and aoll for Gvc ribles about
s2G0 each All middle rlass elemen'-
arc cTcludcd from public eating hotscf
and arc dying n starvation bvthouraDds
~ normal population - tho millions
oDiy half s million II lcft IN Pct~Zrad
Half ~ ~ tho' rtY fate arc o.
cupied by Rcd Guard anJ their fanilie-
Hotels, restaurants. cgfee md ,,ffrof
are clnEcd Tho houscs II The ynid5lr
claeseg are dcseYted. fbci- furniture
stolen and window smashed
Many widely known porsore bs~c
been shot or have -tarve9 ~ clesfF
recently Huroors n approaching entente
intervention har increased BolFhcv7~ttr
hatred and resulted in frcngjcd perzcc-i.
f'on ~ Tor JniddIr rlose clemrnts Thrve
is great nervousness r. the neutral leqr-
tions Ihn Polish lfgaflon haN heep
looted 7hio fhc S47es levasfon has been
entered fnrclhIr The personn-I - thy~
legation hav left PrtroZrad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
BLIZZARD WITH FIRST SNOW.
Central PENNSYLVANIA Storm May Tie
up Railways.
4 Press 70 Every Evening

by AssoNlattu kttha 70 ENcFy ElFGnItlS
Hazleton, Pa, Dec. 6.-The season s
first heavy snowstorm started here early
today It assumed blizzard proportions
and it Is feared chat unless there Is IN abate-
ment. that trolley and steam rail traffic
vii suffer and that anthracite mining
operation viii be cuIyaiied
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
WHEREABOUTS OF L. :. ARMl,

BY Associated Press ta Every Eycn.ns
Washington. ne, General PEI
shIngs IMPORT t0 he ',ar department -r
tho progress ol the \Uercan ennv
occupation ID Germany Wednesday night
follows
The InirI tnyricaa Army continuing
its tsadvancc into Germany Is tonight 'n
the general line Observation-Disclosures
Daun- Ravcrshcurcn- Rinsclkof
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
WAR BOARD CHECKS STRIKE.
Is 900 Papers Quit Until Wage Adjust
ment Was Promised.

GIens Fails, N. Y, Dee. 8. Shortly
after the strike of 5000 union employees
of Newspaper mills in New York and New
England went into effect this morning,
i. r. Carey President OF the international
brotherhood or PapernakerF, ISN'T the
men message instructing thea to keep
the mills running, and notifying them that
tho war labor board soon would render
o decision regarding tbe wage controversy
which precipitated the strike.
As the result of this message arrange.
monts we're made 10 resume operations
Mt three O'Clock this afternoon IN the mills
IN this city and sdiaccnt towns, employing
5000 men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
OFFICER OF COURT
CONFIRMS TALES Of
CONSCR|PTEO MEN
Lynch Employment Assistant Finds
Records Of Man Reported as
Viclator cf Order.
NEGRO is STEADY WORKER

Aithouc1 h had testified YESTERDAY
that b. nas' ne MN who should know.
and that Lewis Morgan. charged with
sioiaiing an order of the state Council
o. Defense had never applied for work
with the INnch Construction TO, As
Sistant Employment Manager Quinn
t,dav admitted that he had\ found re-
cords OF Morgan services with the
company, as Morgan had stated yestcr-
day. He admitted that the company $
records showed that Morgan had worked
~ the plant virtually ali the time from
October II 70 November 80, when nc
eft the employ Of the company
lie explained 'hat his error IN reporting
to the Compulsory Labor P,Ircau that
Lewis Morgan. !. oonscripted IaboFcr,
Lsd no: applied for employment q
directed vas due 10 the fact that Morgan
had not lecn classified with the laborcrs
81 the plant
Edward :. McAtccr. special agent Tor
the Colnpulsory Work bureau, testified
that Morgan had tailed 70 notify the
I''lreau that he had left the Lynch Go
Morgan WIS held N $500 bail for next
tenn Of General Sessions
SPEEDY TRIAL" DELAYED
Levi Ruth, who Vas locked in q police
~IdItOll Htii lOE - iHat4FS or sTfJTE. because
the man who bad reported his non
appearance under an order of the Com
nuleory Labor Bureau failed 70 appear
IN court. was today held in $500 bail
for General Sessions
Norman D. Wilson, Employment Mana
ger for the penn-Sea Board Co. Of Nov
Castie, testified that Ruth had not re-
ported to them on November ~. two
weeks after the end Of the war. as y
conscripted laborer
Ruth. who Is anything but vagrant
in appearance. and who said he had
l,vpd in Wilmington all his life, declared
hat the reason hc had tor reported ~
he Penn Seaboard to. al ordero, l.,
the Compulsory Labor Bureau, was be-
cause that company had no provision
for feeding and lodging 'ts men have
- eat YOU know. your Honor. he pleaded
Wilson said thai the company frc-
tucntiy advanced money - laborer- who
were without funds AIcAteer asserted
that Ruth had never mentioned this
difficulty to the bureau
CONFIRMS MICRO .roEy.
Court Officer Mcdaniel reported that
he had found that Jesse Perkins. coiored.
had worked steadily for the Wilson Line
from October % 10 November q, when
be w.s discharged because there was no
more work for hin to do, oil Of which
Perkins related ia court yesterday
You have got to work according to
the law. Judge Churchman told Perkins
II want 20 work Judge, want 10 work
Perkins repeated several times
You will he rcmanded 10 the charge
ol the Compulsory Labor Bureau, and
Mr.. McAtcer viii assign YOU where you
want to 90. We will bring sou back here
every month TO see that Won do work
said the Judge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
NOT YET IDENTIFIED.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark, Dec 6The body OF the man
who committed sucicide yesterday
morning, by lying across the rails in
front Of "a freight train at Fencader, is at
the undertaking establishment OF Robert
T. Jones.
The body Las not been identified.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
ROAD INSPECTION.

Accompanied by William T. Purks,
president Of the Levy Court, Charles
L. Grubb, county engineer yesterday
inspected p miles OF public roads in
New Castle county that have been
co ted WITT ter nj oth' rwis in
proved. Mr. turks today said the
roads are ID surprisingly good condition
The Levy G urt j greatly pleased
WITH Mr.. Cirnbbfs work s.ncc he Became
county engineer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
L. :. SOLDIERS SET FREE.
Release Of $500 More Prisoners at Ras-
taat Expected Momontariiy-

By Ass0clated P-ess . EV0Ty Ivl nins
Washington Dee 3. Names ii Amer
can soldiers released from prison camps
in Germany began arriving AZ the wlr
department today The irst list include
twenty ono men, probably from ,omo "
the smaller camps, who have aruycL ia
Franco
Word Il he r.let-a oi b. 500 Amer
cans at Rastaar aEpcCtCd Tomcn arlly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
81, ,500, 900 CHRISTMAS
GIFTS TO STORE AIDS

Chicago, Dec. 6. Approximate
" ten thousand employees OF Mar
shall Field and Company will par
ticipate iii g distribution of nearly
100000, which the firm announ-
ced today ii would dispense as extra
compensation because of the in
creased cost of living.
Wholesale and retail employees
receiving up to $500 year and
employed by the firm prior to July
/ this year, are included in the dis
tribution.
Those receiving more than 50, 90
a year will be accorded individual
treatment, according to the an
nouncement.