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Evening journal., 1918-10-05
s25 FINE on RRICK THROwER.

Thomas Wimbly, Negro was fined S2,
by Deputy Judge Hellings in Municipal
Court today on dlsorderly conduct
charge.
George Beat, Negro, OF No. S2s Tat
nall street, told the court that the de-
fendant threw a brick through the win
dow Of his house last night
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MARKET OPENS IRREGULAR.

BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The stock mar
ket opened irregular today with price
movements on a narrow scale.
United States Steel opened at 100, up
a Studebaker, 5s1k, off Y Marine Pre-
ferred HOB, off Is; Bethlehem b., "a,
Off u. and Mexican Petroleum, 120lA,
up n.
The market closed strong,
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CITY BANK CLEARINGs.

Clearings OF Wilmington banks for
the week ending today as announced
by the Union National Bank, the clear
ing house. were S3,A63,64i.75 as com
pared with S3ss2 .643.5O, for the CORE
spending week Of last year.
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BY the United Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-The Allied
armies will tend 10 the reply TO Aus
trials reported peace plea via Hollands
government.
Indications today pointed to devel-
Opment Of a claw-like offensive against
the dual monarchy, one claw being the
Allied forces in the near east; the other
the gallant Italian army. While it may
lbe unnecessary TO develOp this double
offensive, 70 is favored by men Of mill
I tary importance and signs are increas-
/ ing that this will be a portion Of Cen
eral Foch's major strategy.
Application OF the claws to Austria
Hungary, it is held, would force her
TO make a genuine peace offer The
present reported Austrian request upon
Holland TO seek a peace conference is
/ Regarded here as only another step in
| the known plan to develop a peace Of
fensive throughout the fall and winter
However If the claws were sunk into
the monarchy, il is felt here that il
would be only a matter OF a very briei
time before Austria would be out with
real offer TO quit.
incidentally, some authorities here
foresee plainly that Germany proposes
new and particularly sinister peac,
offensive before long. It's indicates
lines are based upon a retirement from
Relgium and Northern France. Wher
This retirement las been accomplished
n is likely Germany will attempt to ap-
neal TO the pacifist element Of heI
foes. particularly in Crest Britain
among the labor factions for a peace
contemplating no claim to any French
or Belgian soil. Such an appeal musi
be combatted authorities here say es-
pecially as it would be largely based
upon attention to the enfeebled grasp
of Russia.
/ Military men viewed the war situa-
tlon with increasing delight. The Ger
man retirement I'm the north and the
Dig American smashes in the south
We're taxing as spelling the ultimate
military downfall OF the Teuton.
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BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The cotton mar
ket opened weak today October sold
at 3205, off Go; December 1850, off 7S,
and January 1928, of 81.
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cARn nr ruANKs

Mrs. Anna NJ Cain and family wish TO
thank their many friends for their kind
expression Of sympathy and for the many
beautiful floral tributes received during
their recent bereavement. Mrs. Anna NJ.
Cain. 423 South jackson street'
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IN MEMORIAM.

In memory Of my darling nephew, James
Connell, who died October 9. lSl1:
Heard you the Voice Of the Master,
Was He your midnight guest
Spoke He to you words Of comfort,
Come TO my heart, child, and rest
Ruth COkeley.s
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that within three days he expects the
epidemic will be on the waHe.
The disease is playing havoc will
employees at the postofilce, % men, car
riers and clerks were confined TO their
homes yesterday. As a result there
was some little delay in the mail ser
vice here.
As a result Of the rush for drugs at
the store of Oscar c. Draper at Seventh
and Jackson streets. Sub-pOstofllce No
Z. located there, has been temporarily
closed
Admitting that the present outbreak
OF influenza is spreading, Dr.. II. w
Briggs. suggests that the drivers Of the
Sarious ambulances cease the constant
changing Of their gongs as they hurry
TO and from the hospitals. In speak
ing Of the ringing Of the bells, DR.
Briggs said: "The noise made by these
machines is creating a panicky situa-
ton and it is affecting the well and the
lunwell. The victims themselves who
are endeavoring to get sleep at their
homes are annoyed by the changing OF
the machine gOngs and it is unneces-
sary for the operators to ring or sound
/ their gongs."
James GENTLE, aged i3 years, of 4i3is
Tatnall street, foreman Of the punch
shop. Harlan plant, Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, died at the New
Century Club Emergency Hospital
Thursday night He leaves a wife and
seven children. Frank, the oldest, is
an employe in the Wilmington Morning
News composing room.
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IN MEMORIAAI.

In loving memory of our dear little
son, James Connell, who departed this
life October G, 1917
His Father and Mother.'
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Laird and Company. dupont Building,
furnish The following quotations on 10
cal securities:
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Ground on whole Ofeml and Montho with eN
IRENE harshness.'
By the United Press
LONDON Oct 5-Fuher northeast OF ST Quentin
by British yesterday and last night Field mahsi
Haig reported today.
successful operations yesterday north of ST. Quentin
resulted substantial southeast OF BeauevoT and north
of Gouy and lie Catelet," the statement said
1--WE took 500 prisoners.
During the night line again advanced slightly north
of lie Cateet"
By he United Press
PARIS, Oct 5.-(1O25 A. M)-The French and American
Argonne Champagne and Rheims regions
ling the Germans Argonne msssf and in the newly created
pocket northeast of Rheims.
troops strongly established the
Oreui tableland
had reached Anes and threatening to
enveop enemy still holding NogenL Abbesse Bene and the
Moronvs Grove all between Rheims and the Suppe river This
operation conjunction with General Bertheos drive north
of Rheims.
The American advance of the Argonne timed to
with General Goauds right and menacng the Germans in the
great forest evacuation of which is expected
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Americans don't give up. Buy more
Bonds.
The boys out there await the news.
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Huns Argonne Front
Smashed; Heavy Losses

First Pega}
ground whole front between Orfeui and Monho with ex
treme harshness.'
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BY the United Press.

ceived by the emperor to discuss the
situation.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

ne market closed strong,
Evening star., 1918-12-01
A French War Story

his cape and by the yellow stripes on
has progressively destroyed all the
differences OF uniform which used to
distinguish tho various services in
--thes anchors and the stripes-were
SO washed out and DO discolored by
the elements. tho rain, the mud and
by tho brush which had wiped away
the mud. that one could hardly no.
tice them.
Yet that he was q marine could not
be doubted for moment by any ono
who had himself seen service in the
old days. He was man who had had
fevcrs; who had remained thin ana
nervous. burned out by the sun ana
hy illness: q man who had gone
through everything there was to go
through and had pulled himself out.
awaiting tho moment when his trou-
bles should begin again.
In short. he was one of tho old
timers. one OF the veterans. one of
tho rare veterans. who had passed
through all this great war after hav-
Ing passed through he couldn't him.
self tell how many colonial CAM
patgns.
HI. too, had breakfasted we'll. He
had freely irrigated his meal and the
plain that he had had something sup
look. at once vague and Joyous. in
his faverish eyes
MAJ. Maugru stared at him In tho
manner which no had been talking
about. The marine stared back, and
continued his journey 40 II no had
noticed on tho sidewalk nothing at
all in the shape OF q major.
"Sof' said Maugru to me, without
showing the least embarrassment.
"Then we must try other means. But
tactful 0nec.-always tactful ones.
You will see."
He approached the marine. who was
walking erect In spite Of his drunken-
ness. But 1t was certain that his
away. He was walking in 4 state
Of happiness and poesy: for Il takes
drunkenness to give Imagination to
my friend" said the major, who
had overtaken him. 'my friend. you
didn't notice these. perhapsw
He pointed. with the index finger
OF his right hand. to the four stripes
on his left sleeve-the last one. the
highest one. being O little Sepa ed
from the three others.
The marine remained impassive and
sublime. He looked at the stripes,
dreamed ON instant and then an.
swered:
"You have good place. Hold on
wondered what the major was 60
Ing to do: Ite did nothing. He
dreamed an instant-~he. too. Then
he resumed his place ut my side and
began talking about other things.
Copyright, io1s.) t
Evening star., 1918-12-01

knew where to find particular Of
fice yesterday. 1t did not follow that
he could locate 1t today, The ware
master generals Office began its
career on a Monday in one room OF
the War Department proper. On
Wednesday Of the same week 1t
moved into an old residence which
was occupied by Col. Daniel S. La
mont when he was Secretary of War
under President Cleveland. The fol-
lowing Saturday the entire outfit was
installed in the building on Massachu-
setts avenue which had some time be-
fore been abandoned by tho Holy Cross
Academy. This last building is at least
five times the size Of the Lamont house.
New offices were established so rapidly
and always were SO frequent In order to
prevent utter confusion the committee
on public informa ton established serv-
ice bureau at 18th and G streets, where
information concerning governmental
activities might be had.
Next to the War and the Navy de-
partments. the Treasury Department.
with its big Jobs Of financing the war
and writing war risk insurance. In addt-
ton to its many other important duties,
has been the heaviest bidder for space.
About thousand clerks Of the bureau
OF war risk insurance have hobnobbed
for many months with dinosauria and
the trophies of Col. Roosevelt's hunting
prowess in the National Museum.
Unfortunately. there was O failure
to mako as full provision for living
accommodations for the war workers
as for Office space. The Civil Service
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mission to give intensive training in
stenography and typewriting, with
government service in view. Great
numbers of stenographers and typists
were secured IN this way. Courses IN
statistical secrctarial work and other
war courses were organized by recog-
nized colleges and universities.
1t is perhaps not generally UNDER
stood that in by far the greater num-
ber of the different kinds OF exami-
nations given by the Civil Service Com
mission the competitors are not re-
qufred to assemble in an examtna-
tion room for Il written examination,
but are graded upon their education,
training and experience. and where
necessary, upon their physical con-
dition.
One OF the manifold problems pre-
Sented by the war was that of fur
nishing adequate office accommoda-
tions in Washington for the thou
sands OF additional officials and clerks.
Gated office buildings, apartment
houses and vacant dwelling houses
and turning them into government Of
fees, the government found 1t neces-
sary TO erect huge temporary struc-
lures. IN the building Of these the
contractors broke tirne records for
construction work. A building to
house the force OF the Council OF Ma
tional Defense, containing more than
one hundred thousand square feet of
floor space. was erected and fully
equipped in firtythree days.
Offices grew and moved about 30
rapidly that one became dazed trying
to keep track of them. Because one
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the high cost Of living.
"Say whatever you wish," declared
my old friend, Maj Maugru, who is
doing useful service at one Of the base
depots behind the lines-"say what
ever you wish about the necessity Of
accommodating the old discipline to
new conditions of war and to the re.
quirements Of democratic army. I
shall agree with you. That Is to say, 1
There Is never any dificulty about
conceding a principle. But once you
have rendered 1t solemn and platonio
homage you have done your whole
again. Free to make no change what
ever That Is real freedom. 1t Is also
real wisdom. You see, belong to tho
old army"
I knew that Maj. Maugru belonged
to the old army. had met him twenty
years before. when he was in charge
Of a military district In tho north Of
Tongking. close to tho Chinese border.
A reply which he had made-and made
in good faith--to q military circular
but had halted his promotion.
Maj. Maugru had received through
bureau channels q Questionnaire
emauating from the procureur general
"how justice was administered in the
military districts and on what basis"
"Why does this judicial functionary
meddle with such matters7" grumbled
the major.
Taking his best pen in hand. ne an
swered:
Capt. NJ (he was still q cap
tain at that time), commanding the
district of Xuyen-B sees to 1t that
the natives receive exactly the pun.
ishments they have deserved. He
gives sentences to prison. to whip.
pings, to the Chinese pillory and
others which are necessary to tho
maintenance of order; he condemns
to death. and In exceptionally grave
cases he asks the judgment OF the
superior authorities"
The procureur general. after yainly
trying to imagine what sort OF case
could be graver than one entailing q
sentence Of death. ended by conclud.
ing that the officer was poking fun
at him. In that he erred, for. MS q
matter of fact, Capt. Maugru had
answered in all the innocence OF his
heart and was merely stating what
were, according to his idea. the proper
limits of his administrative power.
The incident had q sequel. and that
sequel was q note which. inserted in
the record OF the oflicer In question,
prevented his ever rising beyond tho
grade Of major. That Is why. before
Ahe war, he, had gone on tho retired
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THE SALUTE

list, compensated to a certain extent
by Il small appointment as receiver
of taxes. After the war broke out
he donned his uniform again as an
served somewhere at the bases behind
the front. And he administered his
office with as much rigor and exacta-
tude as he formerly administered Jus
tice.
"see. for example," continued MAJ.
Maugru. "there is the question OF the
salute in the army. 1t is not yet DIS.
not in any circulars which are mado
public. But the censor permits Journal
lists to write about it. So they indulge
in all sorts of irrelevant comment:
They go in for stattstics as II
there was any virtue IN statistics.
Rue Druot and the Credit Lyonnatso.
in the boulevard along which we arc
now strolling. and calculate that IN
the space Of 1s0 yards a poor potiu
has to salute 1873 times-a little moro
than once every yard. go they deduce
ought to be effected. They say that
the poilus themselves have effected
a compromise. They don't salute
everybody, and everybody no longer
demands u salute. But I, Maugru.
major at bases behind the 'front.'
Q0InATU IL. L OfiuAuu IL UcCAuD0 us0Cte
pline Is discipline, and because out
ward marks Of respect are the begin.
ming of discipline. Is that good sense,
or isn't it? II the salute has Oeon in.
vented, IL it exists in all armies, ex.
cept that of the bolsheviki-And that
exception confirms tho ruie-it u bo.
cause the salute Is a good thing. be-
cause 1t recalls to man that, even
when he is off duty. he has . chief.
he has chiefs. he has superaors. And
that is argument enough. I don't see
why I, Maugru, Maj. MauEru. whom
they have always saluted in time OF
peace. shouldn't also be saiuted 10
timo of war"
SIT is possible" l said. vaguely. not
wishing to cross him. For IL q .
which appeared to excite him 90
Is very possible that you are right"
Il am right" the major asserted.
categorically. only. you see, being
right doesn't prevent ones acting
with discretion, In tho big cities--in
a great city like Paris--it would not
be circumspect to rub 1t into men
who don't salute. One would risk
unpleasant incidents with the street
crowds. But 1T suflices to show q lit
tlo tact, to look at a man 90 AZ to In.
dicate to him that You expect to be
saluted. 1t is enough to look at him
well. like this. for instance"
At that moment there passed In
front OF us. CROSSING our route. q
poilu belonging to the noble corps
Of the infantry OF the marine. THAT
fact was indicated TO tlie eyes OF the
Nulgar only by the anchors 'sewed In
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and in government ordnance plants from
10000 to about $4,000.
The problem was not merely to OBJ
tain applicants in sufficient number to
meet the governments needs; 1t was
vitally necessary that those appointed
should be qualified in every way. When
it is considered that the governments
operations cover practically every
branch of human endeavor, some idea
of the extent of the work may be
formed.
:. x
Where there was dearth Of mate-
rial, steps We're taken to create an
additional supply. Immediately upon
the declaration of war q shortage Of
ship craftsmen became evident. CO.
incident with the demand for increased
naval work there was an equally
urgent call for an increase Of mer-
chant ship construction. The Civil
Service Commission relieved in con-
siderable measure the shortage OF ship
craftsmen by encouraging the heads
of colleges and technical schools to
give intensive training in naval archi-
lecture to senior students i'll and
graduates from engineering courses.
Ry this means more than ono hundred
ship craftsmen were made available
for the Navy Departm enc in ths spring
of 1918, and the courses are still being
conducted. Likewise. business schools
throughout the country, both public
and private, were urged by the COM
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BY PIERRE MILE.

Z YE were walking along the
AN/ boulevard, after breakfast
satisfactory enough in spite
of the food restrictions and
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w YITH the end of the greatest
M war Of all time, problems of
" peace now confront the peo-
pies of the world. America
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The nerves of the body are
not uni'kc the telegraph system
at. the Front. The millions of
nerve hlaments are like a net
work Of wires that keep all the
trenches in close sympathy and
communion. Food supplies and
reinforcements are dispatched
here and there and so the nerves
send increased blood and nour-
ishment where it Is most re-
CURED. The nerve cells guide
the heart and stomach. By this
means the stream Of blood la
den with nourishment Is sent
to every part of the body.
So it is that the blood feeds
the nerves. II blood is impov-
erished, we feel nervous-sleep-
less = "fdgety." The blood
needs TO be built up. There
should be about fifty grains of
iron in the body, or as much as
is contained in an ordinary ten
penny" nail. If we lack iron in
our blood, we are pale, anemic,
with no vim. We are nervous
or tired. The thing to do is to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-13

Deputy Prosecutor \. a. Bremen
has brought suit in the circuit court
for a search warrant. on the testimony
OF George Alderman, that he became
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obtain from your nearest drug
store a new iron tonic, called
"Ironttc." This is the discovery
Of DR.. Pierce. of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute in
Buffalo. N. Y. Try it nowi
Don't wait! Today is the day to
begin. Put yourself IN normal
physical condition.
The prime necessity OF life Is
health. With this, nothing is
impossible, but health often dis
appears for lack of iron. Put
iron in your blood and you will
gain in spirit, vitality, energy.
the power to force yourself into
action-you gain the courage to
do and dare. This "Trontic" is a
soluble form of iron combined
with valuable herbal extracts
rolled into a tablet that will
give you pep" You will feel
full Of vim, vigor and vitality
instead of that tired, weak feel
ing. Most druggists keep Iron
tic" but If you like you can send
10c to the Surgical Institute in
Buffalo and get a trial package.
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Coming, Tomorrow Mat.
and Night, 1.-THE Unbeliev-

I'll.
James A. Gill OF oliver street. IS at
the North Chicago hospital in Chica-
60. where his condition on Tuesday
night was reported quite serious.
Mrs. Frank Allison will entertain the
NJ. f. Aid society and friends at a
silver tea at her home in Sheridan ave-
nue., tomorrow.
Miss Mary Naef and Miss Irene Dug
gan have taken clerical positions at
the S. O.. Co.
Mrs. c. E. Etheridge. distributor OF
the Whiting Trench club requests all
women having knitted articles out ito
turn the finished goods to Mrs. s. Camp
bell, 425 Pennsylvania avenue. by Fri
day night if possible, and all who can
to procure more yarn and start n on
additional garments. Many sweaters
and socks are needed. 50 the good work
must be kept up s%trenuously to enable
the Trench club 10 complete the out
FITS Of our boys who are gone and who
are going now, almost every week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. LAWYER were cal
led to Chicago by the death Of their
sister-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Petersen entertain
led out Of town relatives on Sunday.
tx 44AAEAdA VI Z 4 IA oQAAf
age 81 years. wife Of James Henderson.
was held at St. Johns slovak church
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. The
remains were taken TO Winnamac, Ind.
for interment.
The receipts 10 date Of the rummage
sale given by the whiting Trench club
are SI94.61. Mrs. Harvey Robson who
was in Cargo. wishes to thank oil those
u-hn en- raDarr,ETr~ nora fhef~ CorIe
and their time to make this affair such
n grand success. Among these are NJ.
z. Harr. E. c. Grady. D. J. Heyden.
John Tokarz. Mr.. scholz. Max Cold
smith. Lambert Nejdl. Arthur Grieger.
Richard Emerson. Daniel Lynch. Roy
Welsby. the Tri Kappa sorority and the
Eastern Stars fer their donations to
the Treuch club treasury.
The Whiting friends Of Miss Olga
Kadow and August Krebs. both Of
Whiting, VIII be interested to learn of
their marriage which took place last
Tuesday afternoon at Crown Point.
where the ceremony was performed by
a German Lutheran minister. The
principals are both very well known
in this city where they have been prac-
tically raised. They are at present re-
siding with the brides mother. Mrs. E.
Kadow in Schrage avenue. but contem-
plate going to the East Side TO live
in the near future.
Mrs. Harry O. Tilton entertained at
a p~re-nuptial dinner at her home in La
porte venue on Tuesday evening in
honor of her son, Lieut.. Roy r. THton.
and his bride. Miss Edytha Hollett.
The home and table for the dinner were
I artfsticalIv decorated in the natfopaI
colors. ferns and flowers. The dinner
was attended by only immediate re1a-
tives Of both parties and was followed
by a pleasant social evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Patten and
daughter Janet Of Sheridan avenue.
have returned from Huntington. Ind.
where they spent their vacation visit
ing the formers relatives.
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You'd like to take a punch at the
Thrift Stamp.
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Why Women
Dread Old Age

Don't worry about old age. Donr
worry about being In other peoples way
wnen you are getting on in years. Keep
our body in good condition and YOU can
be as hale and hearty In your old DAYS
as Q were When a kid, and every one
viii be glad TO see you.
The kidneys and bladder are thu
causes Of senile Affections. Keep them
clean and in proper working condition.
Drive the poisonous wastes from the
system and avoid uric acid accumuIa-
lions Take GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL
Capsules periodically and you will ind
that the system viii always be in per-
feet working order. Your spirits will
De enltvened. your muscles made strong
and your face have once more the look
Of youth and health.
There Is only one guaranteed brand Of
HARLEM OIL Capsules. GOLD MEDAL.
There are nan fakes on the market.
Be sure you get the Original GOLD
MEDAL Imported Harlem OIL Capsules.
They are the only reliable. For sale by
all nrst-class Cru ggtsts.-Adv.