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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
GERMANS BLOCKED
SHIP WORK FOR ALLIES
Brazilian Pine Boycott Halted
Wood on Vessels in
Buenos Aires.

Ruenos .,ircS. Nov. 10 Correspond
cpcc Of the Associated Prcasl. The
huiIdinr and repair of vessels Of the Allied
nations IN this port has been almost
stopped by a labor union boycott on
BIazllia- plnc As this was the only llin-
hrr o,. the local market, the boycott on ,tS
usc. halted NIL woodwork on ships
The bovcott is believed Ivy slupping
agents here. to have been evolved by
Germans and Spaniards IN Buenos ArcS,
partly rs hindranCc to AlWd shipping
II has been alleged for a year or more
that German funds and German ingenuity
were behind the labor organizations here,
which are directed by Spauiards
4 few months ago, nearly y dozen
Allied vessels wcrc damaged IN COLLISIONS
while Iscing taken down the river hy
licensed pilots Of Austrian and Greek
birth. The collisions occurred IN broad
daylight and seemed So obviously pre-
mcditated that ship agents charged they
were deliberately brought about m the
interests of the Germans \ government
investigation was started hut no report
Was ever made public
Labor organizations DELAYED repair
work on them. So that two of the vessels
are still here. with no hope 81 their bong
Eca-worthv for two or three months more
Now all classes 81 ship laborcrs are for
hidden by their unions ~ d any, work or
ship on which brazilian pune has ho''
used The reason gwen Is that All or most
If the brazilian plnc uscdIn tins city islm-
portod bv ono English firm which has
been boycottcd by the labor unions ior
several months
Private industry Is constructing ScNcra
vessels N and near Bucnos AIRES for sal'
IL the Allied governments, but work oI
them was stopped by the boycott.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Ice PaDr.

Nc and Pids Simkins was setting on
Mary Watknses frunt steps and tawkng
to her about dlfrcnt things and nuthnf
spcshil and Mary Watkins sed, madc
biskitts in cooking skool this aitlrnoon
G, did your | sed
Did you2 sed Puds.
hrawt them home with me, sed Mary
Watkins. And mo and Pudg asked her II
she did agen, and she sed, III let yon both
try them If YOU wunt to.
! wunt to, ! sell.
wiInt To, scd puds And she went in
and came out with q biskitts and gave me
and puds Z. being ilattcr than most bis
kits but looking like hiskitts erround the
round way, aud ! took bite out Of one
by biting all my mite, and it tasted sour
as cnythine Mary Watkins saying, Well,
how are they2
&, swell sed
Swell sed Pubs And he swallowed tho
rest Of his bite, looking ne II he wished he
dident haff to, and started To feel glad
my bites mint as big as wat Pudscs II,
and Mary. Watkins scd well, wv don't
YOU eat them II they're SO good2 don't
bleaye Won like thetu at all.
G., Il do, scd.
So do |. SGD Pnds And we kepp on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

ifyour skin In yeliow--oomplcyion pailid
tongue coated appetite poor you have
bad taste in your mouths slazy, no good
feelilF--you should take Olive Tablets.
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets a substitute
forcalomcl-wcTe prepared By DR.. Edwards
after II years Of study with bis patients
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arc purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil
You will know them by their olive cpior
To have a clear. pink skin. bright eyes
10 pimplca. a feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood DAYS you must get at the CaUse
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowcls like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects,
They start the bile and overcorr 1cone'i.
patton That's why millions of buzcs arc
sold annually at l0c and 25c per bpT an
druggists. Take one or two nightly nd
note the pleasing results.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29

taking bites and eaying how CRATE they
waa aud thinking how fearsc. and Mary
Watkins waited till the blskiiis was oil
gone and then che went in for suppIr, and
me and Puds started 70 90 haEnf, and Puds
sed. bet 10 dollcrs I can hut that sine
Meenlng a aino on empty house saying
For Sale And wat did he do but take ag
hunk Of biskitt the size Of n bite out 81
bis pockit and throw IL 81 the sine. me
saying. G., WIZ, I goss YOU think you're
polite, don't YOU, pcrtcndipg 70 cat them
md then going and sticking the bites IN
your pockit
Aw. 20 on. don't YOU think I saw Won
doing il. too. ware do you think I got the
tIccf2 scd ptids. Mcening hc got Il of
of me. and we had contest seeing WIN
could hit the sine the most timee. him
hitting il with of HE bites and nc hitting
IT. with J Of lnlnc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
BOY SETS AUTO AFIRF.
Throws Match into Gasoline Tank and
Machine is Almost Destroyed

YA small boy either carclesslv or IN a
spirit Of wanton misChicvousness threw
a lighted match into the gasoline tank Of
an automobile IN front Of the Queen
Theatre Wednesday night. caused a fire
IN the hood that threatened - destroy
the machine
Several hundred people were attracted
to the spot and among them were suf1i-
cienf volunteers To aid in cNtinClisiinc
the fro Tho license number is 1897
In the excitement the boy who caused
The FIRE dlsappcarcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
Boy Shot Playing With Gun.

While playing with three cnmpan-
IONS in the yard of his home yestcr-
day, Franklin Entson. II years old Of
Elsmerc, was shot IN the left side, when
= gun which they were examining ac-
cidentqlIy went OF Entsou was rc-
moved 10 the Delaware Hospital where
physicians succeeded in removing the
bullet The lads condition IS not CON
Cidarad sorIor,S
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
WEDDINGS.
lltrcIlt Na nrar

Miss Elcanora 6 Rust, daughter of
Mr. aud Mrs Orlando Rust, ~ fredenca,
and William V tIutchlns Of this city were
married Wednesday night NJ The hptoo of
NI4s Rratg aunt and uncle Mr. aud
Mrs ! 3 Clark. no G03 West Eighth
strret. hy Rev T. ~ Collins Tho bndo
was attended by Mas Nrgc IIitohlne.
lister If the groom William II DFHuey
of this city wge brFF man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
Wome s Clubs Year Book

The wear book Of the Delaware State
Federation Of Womens Clubs has been
issued il contains reports Of the various
activities o( the women. committee
lists and other general information
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29

INV r RI EV ~. NlEH
n Classified Advs. . Y
N/Bring Results-Prove ltN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
A Few More Suggestions

many articles o be had az store THAT
Christmas GIFTS that
futile However allow M o
following Fountain Pens Watch Pins Watch Fob LoFc Fra
ternity Emblems Lodge Pins, Gold Knives oHYerNa etc &
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
Pioneer Juniors Win.

In y gam" of basketball YESTERDAY
afternoon, between the y NJ u y. and
Plonccr junior teams, the Pioneers wor
20 tn 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
ENGINEER FINDS ITS
CLAIMS TRUTHFUL

Charles Doughcrtv POSI- t'arrCt !
St. Phla, engineer for the =.
Martin Go, SAYS suffered from
stomach trouble and indigestion Tho
main and distress in ms stomach af-
fcctcd my appetite lor some days |
could cat only sparngly and 'nN rest
and sleep were broken ! heard about
Tanlac and on trial | found It's claim-
were truthful recommend Tanlat
because n really a great tonic car
now ~ ucn and sleep naturally Il
did my wIfc even more good She was
badly run down
Tanlac Is being sold n \ i Dan
forths Drug Store
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
More Influenza at Niddletown-

lntlu cnza IS increasing NJ Middic,
town. Ten new eases were reported
TODAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
ALL REGULATIONS . OF RAW COTTON
 ENDED YESTERDAY
Dissolution of Cotton Dis tribution Committee War Industries Board Ends
 Distribution Control

Washington, December 13. All government regulation af- fecting raw cotton ended today with the dissolution of the cot ton distribution committee of the war industries board. ,
 While there was no announcement either by Chairman Charles J. Brand of the committee. or by Chairman Baruch of the war industrjes board, as to the considerations which led to the decision to abolish the committee, it was under stood that officials no longer regarded
 1t as necessary to control distribution now that the world markets have been reopened with the ending of the war.
 The committee appointed by President Wilson to investigate the general cot ton situation was dissolved several weeks ago after it had reported to the President that there was no necessity for fixing price for the various grades of raw cotton.
 Another action by the government to- day affecting cotton was the allocation by the shipping board of two ships of 21. 200 tons for the cotton carrying trade. The Kirkle. of 9400 tons, was ordered to Galveston l. load cotton for England. and the Challenger i.Sc0 tons was sent to New Orleans, to load also for English ports.
 ! In making this announcement today, Bainbridse Colby of the shipping board. said that great q antities of cotton are awaiting transportation and that he ia very hopeful of being able to follow up these allocations shortly with additional tonnage, as it Is released from war rs- Quirements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
GREAT PAGEANT OF
 WARSH|PS ABOUT
 DEC. 23 PLANNED
Secretary Daniels to Go to New York to Review Re- turned Fleet, Led by
 Admiral Mayo

Washington, December 13, Return to home waters of the first ships of the American ar mada sent to Europe to com bat German sea power, will be marked by a great naval pag- cant in New York harbor about December 23. Secretary Daniels announced thatyhe will go to New York on the May flower to review the fleet, which will be led by Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, on his flag ship, the Pennsylvania, which accompanied President Wilson to Europe.
 In the home coming fleet will be nine dreadnaughts 20 destroyers and more tHdii fV SciNcltSo JeeSuNps AfiAiN PioiAeSi '' submarines and other craft. The de- stroyer force, part of which already in on the way to New York, includes many of the vessels first sent to the war zone and some of them carry on their fun nels the stars awarded for destruction of German submarines
 Owing to the character of some of the craft ordered home no definite date can be set for their arrival and 1t is pos sible that some of the smaller ships will not get back in time for the review which will give the people of the, country an opportunity to see the fighting ships that helped materially to defeat the Ger man menace. Efforts will be made, how ever, to bring as many as possible of the returning vessels into port together. Instructions to Admiral Mayo called for the return of all naval craft that can be spared Some portions of the American forces however, must remain or the other side temporarily to complete the work of carrying out naval condi- stions of the armistice.
 1yle destroyers ordered home are among those first sent to European waters to battle against submarines. Those now en route to New York are the Whfpple, Truxton Worden, stewart. Flusser, Pres ton. Lamson and Reid. Those soon to sail are the Jenkins, Trippe, Cassin, Conuneham, Paulding, Stevens, Balch, Caldwell, Mccall. Ammen, Sterett and Terry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
JUDGE EMORY STEER
 OF GEORGIA DEAD

Macon. Ga, December 13.-JudEe /
 Emory Speer, of the United states
 district court for the Southern dis
 trict of Georgia, died in hospital
 here at Q o'clock tonight.
 Judge Speer underwent an operation :ast Wednesday for gallstones. which the surgeons announced as serious" A statement was given ont later, however, that his condition was as satisfactory as could be expected and the judges friends began to hope for ap early recovery.
 He was 70 years of age having been born at CaIlfoden. Ga. September g. 1s43. Despite his age, however. he had been extremely active during the last few months. especially in the interest of the Liberty Loan and other government movements in an effort 70 win the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
Summary of the News

y yu,rexident is made Tcisizen of Paris. Propaganda system barred.
 Would have government own aIl
 wire lines. 2+British naval officer tells of work
 of ..Q'' boats. 3-Casualty list. 4-EdftoriaI. 5-Rulea suggested for fire preven-
 .ti0n. a Fourteen cases against Pevear still
 on in police court. 6-Soeiety and Red Cross news. 7-Il5e more ffshters AFrive home. SDcmestIc coal deliveries off 3OOO
 tons. O--Shippers pleased at prospect af
 tonnage increase. Mrs. Lesser given verdict by Jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14

as one of the strongest representatives America could have in Germany
 Senator Wolcott interrupted to ask whether Mir. Hearst knew of Hales anti American sentiments pointing out that there was great difference between be- ing pro-German and positively anti American.
 Captain Lester replied: He must have if he read Hale's cables. His dispatches were editorial, and laudatory of Ger many and German officialdom. I have read hundreds of passages in his dis patches belittling the cause of the all lies
 The golden book a huge, elaboratsly decorated volume. was presented to the committee of senators to show how Richard Wackerow, a German consul and his associates had used 1t as means of getting prominent Americans or record as favorng Germany and to discover who were still loyal to the Ger man cause This book was carried from New York to San Francisco with stops in hundred or more communities up to a month before the United States entered the war, Captain Lester said. and per- sons who donated to fund for German war orphans were permitted to placs their signatures in the volume which was to have been sent to the German empress,
 p1AN4N No lOhEF Tlnol olGINEn
 Let man be noble, helpful and good was the first inscription in the book If was signed by J. Bernstorff on August 3 1916. Some donations were as much as s3o0o and many signatures and the inscriptions were in German The com mittee has not yet decided whether to make public the names of the persons who signed the book.
 Investigation by the army intelligence bureau. Captain Lester said, disclosed that William Randolph Hearst owned the Deutsch Journal. a German language newspaper in New York which was dis continued when the United States en- tered the war. This newspaper had a private wire connected with Albert's of flee in New York, Captain Lester e,id and Albert 0. Sander, charged with hay ing sent German spies to England. also was connected with the paper. In September, 1916, Captain Lester. said Hearst 4underto the publication and distfibution of a book written by' Captain Koenig, commander of the mer chant submarine Deutschland the pro ceeds to be given to the widows and or- phans of German submarine crews, but while the manuscript was en route to tho United States it was cabled by the New York World correspondent and published serially. For that reason MT Hearst abandoned the project, the witness said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
MOON WOULD HAVE GOVERNMENT OWN
 ALL WIRE LINES
Introduces Resolution in the House Providing for Per-
 manent Ownership of
 All Wire Lines

Washington, December 13. Telephone and telegraph lines would become permanent gov ernment owned utilities under Ia, resolution introduced in the House today by Chairman Moon Of the postoffice com mittee. Mr. Moon said the measure had been drafted in consultation with Postmaster General Burleson, who had in formed him that the legisla- ton was approved by Presi- dent Wilson.
 The resolution was referred to the post office committee, which soon will be- gin hearings on it. Discussion of the proposal in the House. however. will precede the committee report, Mir. Moon announcing today that he expected to deliver an address on the subject during consideration of the postoffice appropria- ton bill
 Government control ,~and operation of the telegraph and telephone lines is linn tied by the existing resolution to the period of war, but under the measure of fered today it would continue until oth- erwise ordered by Congress- The reso- -lution directs the, Postmaster General tc negotiate contracts for the purchase of the telephone lines subject to the ap- proval of Congress and to have an ap- praisal made as to the value of the> >tele- graph property.
 The right of the government to pur- chase the telegraph systems is given under an existing law, according to ad- ministration officials. This law, passed in 1866, was designed to give government aid in the construction of telegraph lines and provided that the privileges of opera tion given the companies were nontrans ferable except that the government might purchase the property.
 Provision was made for the appoint- ment of five disinterested persons to appraise the properties should the gov ernment decide to purchase them. Two of the appraisers would be named by the Postmaster General, two by the com panies and the fifth by these four men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
SALARY INCREASE <
 FOR 131 JUDGES ! IS PROVIDED FOR

Washington. December ls.-By vote of 1ss to 70. the Hosise te- night passed n hill previdinR salary increases of siaO0 . year for ench of the 13i judges of the United states diatrfet ana circuit courts {, and the court of claimn. The meaS- ure now goes to the, Senates Dls3 trict and court of elainn jndEen wopld receive @75e0 pear md cir-- cult juages e61oo. 4 z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
SENATE UNWILLING
 TO EXTEND TIME FOR
 HOLDING RAILROADS


 Washington, December 13 -(Special) After having sounded out the Sen < ate relative to the suggestion of Di- rector General McAdoo that the ex- pertinent of governmental control of railroads be extended for period of five years, Senator Bankhead reached the conclusion this afternoon that the necessary legislation could not be obtained.
 This deduction was based not only on republican opposition, keenly an tagonstic to government ownership, but on the opposition also of conserv- ative democrats. The short time limit between the present and March | was another considerations.
 Senator Bankhead talked with other senators at the suggestion of The Age-Herald correspondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
HEARINGS CLOSED
 ON IRISH FREEDOM

Washington, December I3.AThe House foreign relations committee to- day closed the hearings on the resolu- tion requesting the American delegates tn the peace conference to support the right of freedom. independence and self-determination of Ireland. Chair man Flood later announced that the committee would vote on the resolution early next week.
 Twenty one delegations repre$entine Irish organizations from all sections of the country attended the hearings and urged immediate and favorable 5ac :. tion on the resolution. George |. Fox. of New Haven, Conn., was the only person who appeared to oppose the res olutioil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
OPERATION BOARD NAMED

Washington. December 13.-Post- master General Burleson tonight app pointed "a board for sthe operation of the telegraph and telephone services under government control. Union N Bethel. vice president of the Amerl-' can Telephone and Telegraph company is chairman and the other members are F. A. Stevenson, superintendent of plants of the American Telephone and Telegraph company; G. M. Yorke, vice president of the Western Union Te1e- graph company. and A. F. Adams. president of the Kansas City Home Tei- cphone company. sxt 1T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
Carney Postmaster Is
 Placed Under Arrest

Mobile. December 1s.--James A. Car ney. postmaster at Carney.s Baldwin county. Alabama. is under arrest by the federal authorities on the charge of con verting to his own use postal and money order funds to an amount approximatinG sa5O0., Carney has waived exaJpination to the federal grand jury before United States Commissioner J T.. Burgett, and has been released on $5eoo bond.
 k Carney is known throughout the state. and particularly in south Alabama. and his arrest came as a sensation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
Propaganda System Barred ir1 Testimony of Captain Lester
Germany Sent 131 Propagandists to All Parts of World Month Before the
 War Started
War Started

Washington December 13Operations of the German aganda system the United States through which valuable
 formation for transmission Berlin gathered the
 time that German doctrines spread the country laid bare today by Captain G. B. Lester the army intelligence service testimony before Senate Investigating beer and German propaganda Most of the evidence related activity agents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
ANTI-AIRCRAFT EXHIBITION

On Board the U. s, s. George Wash ington. December 13.-(By the Assoct- ated Press)--President Wilson and his party were interested spectators to- day of an exhibition of anti-aircraft battery work by Admiral Mayo's flag ship. the Pennsylvania. Balloons were sent up from the superdreadnaugh and then destroyed by shellfire while the President watched through glassas
 <centinneA sn Pass Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
RECEPTION DETAILS FINISHED

Paris, December l3The municipal council completed day the last details for the reception of President Mrs When President Wilson being grand gold medal of the city of Paris Wilson will be presented with gold brooch diamonds with doves in bas relief bearing olive branch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-14
LAST NIGHT MEMORABLE

On BOard the U. 5. 5. George WaSh- MgtoR Thursday, December 12-(By Wireless to the Associated Press.) President Wilson's last night aboard the ship that now almost is within sight of France, where he is to attend the peace conference at Versailles, was a memor- able one. It was marked by demon stration on the part of the personnel of the ship. which greatly touched him.
 President and Mrs. Wilson had at tended moving picture show aboard the George Washington. and when the show had ended and they were ready to depart great chorus of bluejackets, unahnounced. entered the saloon and sang two verses of God, Be With You Till We Meet Again"
 After the singing the President ex- pressed his appreciation of the signifi- canoe of the words of the old hymn, es- pecially as coming from men of all walks of life, many of them former prosperous business men who had sac< rificed their interests in serving their country in time of need.
 At the conclusion of the singing the orchestra burst forth with the famous rAuld Lang Syne," and the voices of the whole of the ships company were raised to the tune. which must have been heard on the decksof the torpedo boat destroyer convoy a quarter of a mile of.
 The President bowed his acknowledg- ments to the sailors but he left the sa- loon without delivering an address.
 TO REMAIN TWO MONTHS
 President Wilson will remain in Eu- rope probably for two months. returning to Washington. if indications prevail thar his presence is necessary, just before the close of the present Congress. IT later he is required at the peace table 1t is said, he will not hesitate to return to France. It is known, however, tha. he hopes to avoid the latter contingency and that all affairs requiring his counsel will be disposed of before the middle VI February K &t - Presid6nt Wilson is in excellent