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Evening journal., 1918-08-10
MOVE FOR MEDIATION
RUM0RED In HOLLAND

LONDON. Aug. i0-Rumors are cur
rent in Dutch political circles that
Deputy Nolens. who has been charged
with the formation Of a new Govern
ment, intends to prepare the way for
peace by suggesting TO the new Cabi-
net that IL make an offer Of mediation
TO both belligerent groups, according
TO Amsterdam dispatches to the Central
News
In this connection, the intended in
clusion in the Cabinet OF the Dutch
Minister to the Vatican is considered
significant.
The Nleuwe Courant Of The Hague
warns the Government against any
such attempt, saying that il might
bring Holland into difficulties with the
group which does not desire medi-
ations.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
HUNS SEEK CONTROL
OF NEUTRAL SHIPPING
Bv lhs United Press.

BY me United Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. i0-Exsctions
which Germany is forcing the neutral
shipping OF the world 10 accept are be-
coming irksome 10 the Allied govern
ments IL was learned today. In official
circles II is expected steps to counter
act the German influence will be taken.
One thing suggested Is that neutral
shipping dominated by Germany be
classed as enemy vessels.
The situation was brought TO the
front by the recent action Of a Swedish
ship In unloading its cargo destined for
Uruguay under orders from Swedish
sources Il is presumed the orders
were issued through insistence Of Ger
many.
Germany has forced a series Of agree
ments on the neutral nations in return
for safe conduct" and has obtained
important concessions. These agree
ments are designed 10 make the ton
mage Of no value TO the Allies. Germany
declared when 5i per cent. OF the ships
Of any nation are In Allied service, all
ships Of that nation will be regarded
as enemy ships.
Holland has been compelled 10 permit
use Of the Lemburg railway In trans
portatlon Of supplies and submit to a
humlliating amount OF surveillance OF
her shipping affairs. IL Is proposed 10
Norway that she deposit a certain
amount for every ton OF shipping In
service for safe conduct which would
improve the exchange condition Of Ger
many
The extent 10 which these restric-
tions are Coming into effect is rapidly
becoming intolerable TO the Allies, II ls
said in official advices.
II is certain that German domination
Of the neutral shipping OF the world
will not be passively allowed.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
coNsFnvT nRICKs. PLEAsE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Aug. iO.-save
your spare bricks.
Don't throw them at your neigh
bor's window or tie them 70 the cat
near a water pail.
Every brick that can be made in this
section Of the country Is needed for
construction OF government buildings
needed for war work Captain r. A.
whitney. representing the War Depart
ment. gave this information yesterday
10 100 members OF the brick manufac-
turing industry. The meeting was
held in the Builders Exchange. where
an organization was formed that Will
be known as District No. 4
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
PACIFIC YARDS STUDIED.

One Of the four Spiegelhalters-A. O..
plant manager. al the Pusey and Jones
Wilmington Shipyard-is missing, and
being missed. Mr.. Spiegelhalter and
Neisse Karfve. marine manager Of the
same plant, are of for an inspection
tour Of the Pacific coast shipyards
They will be gone about four weeks and
in that time hope to visit twelve ship
yards They say IL seems strange with
any Of the Spiegelhalters off the job.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
REPORTED AS oilers,
ALREADY AT WORK

Reports Of idlers are mounting close
10 the thousand mark up TO this time,
Christopher L. Ward, head OF the
Work or Fight Bureau" has received
complaints OF 81 men who refuse TO
work, but in many Of the cases in
vestigation disclosed that the men are
working and are not shirkers
During the past week, $40 appllca-
tions for employment were received by
the United States Employment Service,
at Sixth and King streets, Of which
number 473 were placed at suitable
work. The number includes both men
and women applicants.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
WILL SPEED UP PRODUCTION

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. iO-J. Howell
Cummings, president Of the John B.
Stetson Company, was chosen yesterday
as head Of a committee 10 speed up
production in local industries. The
committee is known as the war re-
sources and conversion section Of the
War Industries Board There are az
members representing Eastern Pennsyl-
vsnia, Delaware and Southern New
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
ACCUSED or wHsKEY GTr.

Warner I. Henry. Negro. OF Delaware
City. was held under 2. 600 for the Sep
tember term OF the Federal Court by
United States Commissioner w. q. Ma
haffy yesterday on a charge OF furnish
ing whiskey 90 soldiers. TIE defendant
was arrested by Deputy United states
Marshal Conway.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
Carrying 100
Persons in Sight

chine 10 carry 100 passengers would
not have TO be more than twice as large
as the largest airplane in use today.
The largest Capronl is a i5-ton machine.
or these IS tons. 30 per cent is useful
weight. that is. cargo. One hundre1
persons weighing on the average $50
pounds total 1900 pounds. or a little
over six tons
Evening journal., 1918-08-10

The army list included 81 killed in ac-
tion. % dead from wounds, dead from
disease 2 dead from aeroplane accidents.
dead from accident and other causes,
i02 wounded severely, i02 wounded. de-
gree undetermined. and 2ii missing In
action.
The. marine list included ii killed In
action. dead from wounds and Sc
verely wounded
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
TWO sHIPMEN TAKES BRIDES

s. Herman Davis, OF the transporta-
ton department OF the Pusey and
Jones Wilmington plant. and Miss Re
becca Ellis have been married. The
ceremony was performed at the brides
home, in Wilmington, and the couple
are away on their honeymoon.
Another marriage OF interest TO
Pusey and Jones employees was that Of
Frank Kennedy Belcher, senior inspec-
tor Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton al the Pusey and Jones Whining
ton plant, and Miss Venita D. Warner.
The bridegroom is a graduate Of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology.
1908 He and his bride are touring the
Middle West and New England on their
honeymoon.
Miss Georgia c. Enos, librarian az
the Pusey and Jones Wilmington office,
fell from a ladder in the flreproof vault
in the ship offlce and is at her home,
at Odessa, recovering from injuries TO
the head and shoulders.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
PULLMAN WORKERS. ON EQUALITY

WASHINGTON. Aug. i0-Employes
OF the operating department OF the
Pullman Company were placed under
the same conditions OF employment as
other railroad employees Effective
August 1. wages. hours and other con-
ditlons were placed on a parity by the
railroad administration today Wages
OF the Pullman employees are retroac-
tive 10 August T.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug iO.-Five hun
dred and forty-one casualties made
public by the War Department today
brought the total announced this week
from the big Franco-American drive up
10 1888
Today's list included 5i6 from the
army and 25 from the marines.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
smwEIsER CONE, TOO.
By the United Press.

LONDON, Aug. t0.-Capt Schwei-
ser, commander of the U-boat that
torpedoed the Lusitania, is dead at
the bottom of the North Sea, &C.
cording TO the Express.
The paper says Schweizer's subme-
rine was blown up in a British mine
Geld in September, 1917.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
By The United Press.

BY Inc United Press.
NEWPORT, England. Aug. iO.-Pre.
mier Lloyd George, speaking at q lunch
con I'm the Town Hall here today, an
nounced that the Allies, in the Marine
and SOmme drives, have captured be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 prisoners and
between 500 and 500 cannon.
"News continues distinctly favorable
for the Allies" the Premier said. AL
together I'm the Marne and SOmme Of
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
ANOTHER HEAT VICTIM.

Edna Butler, aged 10 months, died at
the Delaware Hospital today from sum-
mer complaint. The child's parents re-
side at No. s2i Shipley street.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
DETECTIVE on VACATION.

state Detective Frank w Mccoy will
start two-weeks' vacation tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1918-08-10
ARMY

Corrected according to latest War Department nuures)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
LIBERTY BOND SALE
WINS A HUSBAND
Miss Marguerite Clark Announces
Engagement To New Orleans
Army Lieutenant
YEOWOMAN IN THE NAVY

romance of the war and Liberty
Bonds has just come TO light through
the announcement by Miss Marguerite
Clark, motion picture star and chief
yeowoman in the navy, of her en-
gagement to First Lieutenant II. Pal
merson Williams, u. S. A, son of Mr..
and Mrs Frank b. Williams, of New
Orleans, La.
Her finances father is head of the
Williams Lumber Company. of Pater-
son, La, with large timber interest
throughout the South. and the family
is well known in society in the South
ern city. Lieutenant Williams and his
fiancee are both in Washington, where
they have been receiving the congratu-
lations of many of their friends. he
received his commission and was as
signed to the Ordnance Department.
Arrangements for the wedding have
not been made, it is understood, on
account of the uncertainty of Lieuten-
ant Williams assignment. If he is de-
tailed for foreign duty it is expected
that the wedding will take place soon.
If not it may be longer delayed.
The romance of the actress, who
shares with Miss Mary Pickford, Doug
las Fairbanks and William S. Hart, all
of them Paramount stars, the greatest
popularity of any cinema players,
dates back several years to the time
when Lieutenant Williams was stud
ent in Lawrenceville School, where he
prepared for Yale.
They did not meet again for almost
ten years, or until she went South late
last winter to boom the Liberty Loan
and sold a matter of $4,000, 900 OF
bonds during a trip through the Mid
die West, extending to New Orleans.
Ahead of her Miss Clark sent tele-
grams to friends in the various cities
which she was to cover asking them to
withhold their subscriptions until she
arrived.
One of the kilograms went to Lieu
tenant Williams and he met her at the
station They renewed their friend
ship of former years and he started
her sale of Liberty Bonds in New Or
leans with a substantial purchase and
did the same in other cities where she
sold Uncle Sans securities, and he
also won her promise to marry him.
Miss Clark proudly showed her war
rant as chief yeowoman in the navy
given to her at Kansas City, where she
is almost as well known as the Presi-
dent, but she said that would not in
terfere with an alliance with the army.
They have kept their secret well until
now, when Lieutenant Williams
father and mother came to Washing
ton to meet Miss Clark, and little par
ties in celebration of the engagement
let out the interesting facts.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
E v MN c HAT
A B o UT PEOPL E

Mrs Weems Ridout, has returned
from a visit to Sherwood Forest.
Mr. Horace Ridout, 81 Cathedral
street, is visiting relatives in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. VIM. Perlitz and children are
now visiting relatives in Meriden,
Conn.
Mrs. Curtis j. Nice, aunt of Mrs.
George T. Feldmeyer, is spending the
summer at Ocean Grove, N. j.
Miss Elizabeth Leitch, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs Frank Leitch, of Wash
ington, and Miss Martha Clark, also of
Washington. are spending the week
end with the Misses Jamie, Emma
and Katherine Feldmeyer, Prince
George street.
Mrs. Charles Thompson, who is a
patient at the Emergency Hospital,
where she has been treated for
Bright's disease, is much improved.
Mrs. Thompson, who resides with her.
son-in-law, Mr.. Reginald Hughes, on
Second street, was reported to have
suffered a stroke of paralysis, when
removed to the hospital This was in
orrect. She was offering from
Bright's disease.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
CAMP WATERS HEALTHY;
MAN WHO KEPT 1T SO
Lieutenant tombstone. OF The Sanitary
Corps, Was Popular With The
GuardSmen

One of the most popular officers at
the recent encampment at Timonium
of the Second Infantry. Maryland
State Guard. from which Company M,
of Annapolis. returned on Wednesday
afternoon. was First Lieutenant Rob
ert n. tombstone, NJ. d., who was re-
sponsible for the perfect hygenic ana
sanitary arrangements of the camp.
Lieutenant tombstone is a resident OF
Hyattsville. being the health officer of
that historic little town, and, Incl
dentally, the fuel administrator for
Prince Georges County.
Like all truly big" men, Lieuten-
ant tombstone is abnormally modest,
and when asked 10 talk about himself
and his most successful achievements
in the line of sanitation and hygiene,
he replied:
my principal claim for celebrity is
in my appetite and sleeping powers.
and the fact that l obey my wife in
every particular when her commands
are to my fancy, and also that ! al
ways obey my superior officers, right
or wrong"
Lieutenant tombstone, who is of
Scottish extraction. was born in
Wayne County, Pennsylvania, his
father having fought in the Civil War.
Two sons of Lieutenant tombstone are
now engaged in making ammunition
for the Bethlehem Steel Company,
while third, George tombstone, is in
the Medical Corps of the United States
Army, and stationed at the Walter
Reed Hospital, Takoma Park.
In modestly referring to his ances-
tors, Lieutenant tombstone said:
MY grandfather was in the Mexican
War as a captain; my great-grand-
father in the War of 1912 as a colonel,
and my Observation-Disclosures in
the Revolutionary War as a captain.
Going back to the year 1000 / had
some relatives. Robert tombstone and
his eight sons, hanged for stealing
sheep, which was considered a great
honor in its day in Scotland. None of
the family l might mention, has been
caught since then"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
SNAKE STORY
FROM MAYO

a snake story is going the rounds of
Mayo neighbOrhood. that can be
vouched for as authentic by the most
truthful residents of the village,
whose veracity cannot be questioned
for a moment
1t must be remembered, however,
that Mayo and vicinity are beyond the
limits of the five-mile zone.
A lady resident had left home for a
short time 10 visit a nearby neighbor.
Upon her return she saw a black,
shiny object which she mistook for
her belt, lying, as she thought folded
up on the buffet She attempted to
pick up the belt" when it squirmed,
and the slippery, Shiny thing fell to
the floor Instead of belt, it was a
black snake.
How it got into the house and up on
the buffet is a mystery. The lady
thinks it possible that the black snake
crawled or squirmed through a knot
hole where the wood had fallen out
the knot in the wood work of the
screen door Crawling on the buffet,
and seeing its reflection in the mirror,
i probably thought that reflection
another snake and settled itself con-
tentedly for a nap when disturbed by
the intruder who mistook his snake
ship for her leather belt.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation for the County of Anne Arun-
del. Md, to be held at Annapolis to fill
the position of rural carrier at Oden-
ton and vacancies that may occur la
ter occur on rural routes from other
post offices and in the above-mention-
ed county The examination will be
open only to male citizens who are ac-
tually domiciled in the territory of a
post Office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth in
Form No. 1877. This form and appli-
cation blanks may be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission at Washington, d. C. Appli-
cations should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
During the continuance of the pres
ent war the Commission will, in ac-
cordance with the request of the Post
Office Department. admit women to ru-
raj carrier examination upon the same
conditions as men.
BY direction of the Commission:
JOHN A MCILHENRY,
President.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
TWO POUNDS SUGAR
MONTHLY RATION
Food Administration Names This
Amount Per Capita After
August |

The Food Administration has re-
quested all Americans TO use sugar
ration of two pounds per capita
monthly, because the sugar supplies
throughout the country are at low
stage due TO the near failure of the
American beet and Louisiana cane
crops. the small yield in Porto Rico
and the fact that it is difiult to
transport sugar from Java and other
distant sources on account of the i'm
perative call for ships for troop move
ments
At present the sugar ration is three
pounds monthly per capita. The new
edict goes into effect August l and
will continue until January l.
The District Food Administration.
which recently inaugurated the plan
of having grocers get the names and
addresses of all sugar purchasers,
viii continue the plan when the two
pound ration goes into effect.
The National Food Administration
has warned the public that unless the
two-pound ration request is fully
complied with, it will be impossible TO
furnish adequate sugar supplies 10
Belgium and the various Organiza-
tions working TO cooperate with the
army and navy in defeating Germany,
Officials of the administration said
today that the sugar needs in the
army and navy exceed the original es-
Inmates; thae larger amounts must be
sent TO Frame and Italy to replace the
large quantities lost through German
>and Austrian invasion and that it will
be necessary to make up the deficit
caused by the loss of more than fifty
million pounds through submarine
sinkings
Under the new request restaurants
will be allowed to use only two
pounds of sugar for every ninety
meals served Under present regula-
ton three pounds are used.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
1T. CLEMENT BROOKE
Welded IN NEW YORK

OF considerable local interest in
Baltimore and Annapolis was the we'd
ding in New York last Thursday of
First Lieutenant William Clement
Brooke. u S. A. formerly of this city,
and Miss Esther Eberstadt, of East
Orange. The ceremony was perform
ed at the Little Church Around the
Corner" as the Church of the Trans
figuration is generally known, and was
witnessed by Lieutenant Brooke's sis
ters, Mrs Lillian Brooke Wells, and
Miss Marie Brooke, and Miss Mar
jory Burwell, of this county, and Mr..
Samuel Brooke, of Annapolis.
Lieutenant Brooke, who had been
expecting orders to France, but who
has, since his marriage, been detailed
to special duty at the Marine Corps
cantonment at Quantico, Va, is in the
Engineer Corps of the army
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
CANNING DEMONSTRATION

Another of those free canning dem
onstrations will be given on Monday
in the kitchen of the Woman's Club
over the Annapolis Bank, corner Duke
of Gloucester street and Church Circle.
On this occasion the canning done
will be with tomatoes and corn, and
the new canning apparatus sent by
the Food Administration will be used.
All women are wanted to attend this
free demonstration of canning which
will be conducted by the County Dem
onstrator of Home Economics, Mrs.
Joshua Linthicum The hour is at 8
o'clock in the afternoon.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
BABEBALL BAT
SHORTAGE IN FRANCE
A Serious Thing To The Fighting
Man Back From The
Trenches

There is a baseball bat shortage in
France and our boys over there
have nobody to blame but themselves.
The trouble is that they have develop
ed such Benny Kauff wallops that the
bats are splintered faster than they
can be shipped from America. The Y.
M. c.. A. has been sending them over
by the thousands but the demand is
far greater than the supply.
A bat shortage is serious thing,
for the fighting man, back from the
trenches for a good breathing spell,
finds nothing so restful as a good
fast game of ball. To solve the prob
lem the Y. NJ. c. A. has erected fac
tory in France and is turning out a
bat which, while not as good as the
made in America" brand, is helping
to fill the bill. The difficulty has been
to get the proper kind of wood but the
head of the factory is experimenting
with various varieties and expects to
find the right thing.
Bats are not the only thing the Y.
NJ. c. A. is manufacturing in France.
n iSlcI just ACSCANSo w ANSAA 4hS"AAA
Ian, Jr., head of the Associations
construction department. from Theo-
dore Brown, director of construction
in France, tells of the work being
done there.
I'VE are using five warehouses;
chiefly in connection with repair
work." Mr.. Brown wrote. They are
so situated that deliveries of roofing
paper, plumbing apparatus. nails,
roofing, plumbing apparatus, nails,
made by means of four five-ton trucks,
readily relieving the men in the field
from the long delays made necessary
by partial shipments. Added to this
we have two little factories, now en-
ploying $50 hands. and turning out
quite a bit of our own construction
work, and hope to do more.
"The object is not to have so ex-
pensive a factory as would require
the tying up of great deal of money.
but to put ourselves in a position to
know costs of material and labor, to
guide US in our contracts and pur-
chases and to enable US to undertake
special jobs of our own.
I'VE have difficulty, for instance, in
getting baseball bats shipped in suffi-
cient quantities so we got hold of
some hard wood and are trying this
game on just now. 1t works admir-
ably"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
AL DAY MEETING

At Mount Moriah A NJ. r. Church,
Franklin street. J. A. Brisoe. pastor,
the preacher will be Rev w. NJ Ivy, of
Georgia, at tomorrow's all day meet
ing. Services are as follows:
II n. m.-Subiect, which is the
Proper Sabbath"
p. m.-'The Child Jesus, His
Grandfather and Grandmother"
S p. m.-"Man, a chain of sacred
Wonder Of So links"
He will pass this way but once.
Hear him all We people.
The rally OF Mt. Moriah will close
tomorrow night at 10 p. m.
am asking the good people of An
napolis. WIN YOU all please give me
$4,000 more and then watch the pa
pers Monday for the total.
REV. ]. A. BRISCOE.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-27
IMPROVEMENTS

The Central Drug Store, DR.. ]. New.
ton Gilbert, proprietor, has had a new
coat of paint
The drug store. which is located or
State Circle, corner East street, has
now fresh coat of leaf green, with
white trimmings, which is a marked
improvement TO State Circle.
The work was done by the we'll
known firm of Samuel w. Brooks. &
Co., Mr. c. N. Brooks, Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
MOTOR FIRE TRUCK
FOR CITY WILL BE
SHIPPED APRIL IL

ROCK islanders will coon view a
brand new fire motor truck which
city.
According 10 Chief George New
perry OF the fire department, the
Iruck Will arrive shortly after
april II. On that date the vehicle
wiz De shipped from the American
"a france Fire Truck Manufacture
ing company Unless freight con-
Bestlon causes delay the truck Will
arrive here on the 18th.
Inc truck Will be delivered to
the Central station and the truck
anefe az present Will Be sent 10 No.
: station at BIT Eighth street. with
the arrival OF the new apparatus
me nre stations in the city will all
pe motorized with the exception Of
TWO. The downtown stations are
SCoMplete with the exception of the
IehIral where motor-drawn hook
hho Iaddef is needed. This is ex-
pected to be provided this wear by
the city. ~