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Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
WHY We Are All Afraid

Nearly every one Of us has same
peculiar fear-something which co n
tinually grips US and keeps US in dread.
Some fear thunderstorms, some are
afraid to meet people there are q
hundred and one phases.
1t is possible to Danish these fears by
process now known as Psychoanalysis.
This is rather fearsome name in itself.
But H. Arlington Bruce, in the Febru
airy Harper's Bazaar, shows that Psyche
analysis is nothing but common sense
way Of Kidding people Of their fears,
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
British lines in a furious drive over

British lines in furious drive over
battle front of so miles, or more.
The Kaiser made his open boast that
he was going this time to be in Paris
bv April-indeed, in his cocksure vanl'-
ty, he invited many neutral military
experts to be present and witness his
exploit. The loss Of life has beer ap-
palling, especially for the Germans.
They have forced the Allies q miles
back over a line Of 20 or 80 miles, but
the Allies lines, though yielding, nave
not been broken.
The situation is still one of great
peril. If this mighty German drive
succeeds in causing the Allies to &C.
cept dictated German peace, its con-
sequences to us will be perilous in the
extreme. We are at this moment on
land totally defenceless, having neither
an army, guns nor ammunition.
One tenth of Germany's veteran
army landed on our shores, the nations
very life would be in danger and we might
we'll lose. our blood-b ought liberties
and sink from a free and Independent
nation to the low condition Of a mere
vassal to brutal Germany.
Is Japan with her 100000 of fully
trained soldiers, with her well-known
Oriental cunning, holding aloof to join
herself to the winning side--to become
an ally of victorious Germany and assist
her in looting and destroying our rich
and prosperous land
Germany winner, will demand that
England's navy keep off, and that she
| be left free to assail America; and it
besides, Japan add her navy, then our
everlasting doom is sealed
Then in Gods name let the peace.
deluded, slumbering people awake tt
the fearful danger. and let us all like
desperate men fighting for their lives,
throw our every energy and resource
into the struggle!
| Every man, woman and child il
America can he'll in the first grea
need. FOOD, by eating less wheat. ant
eating corn ETC., instead, and thus fec
our hungry Allies.
AS to the second great need, MONEY
millions can buy Liberty Bonds, an(
even the poorest can buy Thrift Stamps
We repeat the warning that "Our
Nations life is in peril Our liber
ties are endangered - These startling
words Of warning are uttered by ,
number of our leading military mer
having sure, inside knowledge of the
facts. They tell US the country must wake
up and put forth its mightiest effort
or national shame and ruin will result.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
AMERICA in DANGER

HERMAN intrigue and socialistic
- madness and treachery have caused
Russia to disband her armies and aban-
don the whole Eastern front to Ger
many. This has released one or two
millions Of soldiers, thereby bringing
Germany's force on the Western front
up to three or four millions of men
This vast army together with many
Austrian troops withdrawn from the
italian battle lines. has unitedly been
hurled for the past six days against the
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
Proposals

Proposals will be received BY the Levy
Court OF New Castle County up to
noon Tuesday, March rs, 1918, for crush
ed stone in various sizes, at local quar-
ries throughout the county.
Address
w. T. PURKs, President,
County Building,
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
$500 MILES
B. F. Gallagher
Middletown, Del.

agent for the International Rub.
Der Co. will be glad to rec civ
orders from automobile owners.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
GoUernor Says He
Neuer Has Doubted
Schoeneck's S Loyaltv

Governor Whitman. after busv dav
with callers yesterday at the St. Reris.
left tor Albany at 5 o'clock. Before
leaving. he was asked about the candi-
dacy OF former Senator Seth G.. Hea-
COCK, OF lion, against Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edward Schoeneck, of Syracuse
and the rumor that Mr. Heacock would
raise a question about Mr.. Schoeneck,s
loyalty.
81 never had the slightest doubt
about the loyalty of Edward Schos-
neck, said the Governor. II have re-
fused to be drawn into anv discussion
OF the matter because under the law
and IN accordance with its spirit. anv
cl1lzen mas a right to become candi-
date for Office
The Governor said that within the
last few daye he had received from,
Colonel William Hayward. in command
OF the former 18th New York Infantry
made up of negro soldiers. now on the
Datolellne in France, the stand of colors
"hlch he as Governor last fall pre-
Sehted to the regiment in front of the
Union League Club.
ne colors are weatherbeaten from
service on both sides of the sea" said
the Governor. "When the regiment was
merged with the United States army on
the other side it could no longer use
the reglmental colors we gave il here
at home, There are two fags-one the
regular Stars and Stripes and the other
reglmental flag. Colonel HAYWARD
sent these to me n few days ago. and
! nave had a case made for them. They
VIII soon be on exhibition in the Capi-
tol at Albany"
W. W. Cocks, campaign manager for
the Governor, does not take Attorney
General Lewis's attacks on the Gov
ernor very seriously
suppose Lewis will next blame the
rovernor tor the mercury climbing to
ao- degrees yesterday, and then. if he
hlm with possibility for the German
l-boat off Hatteras," said the West
bury Quaker
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Y. w. c. A. Farmerettes
To Begin Work TODAY
Baok-to-Land Campaign viii
Be Started by Ten Polish
Women

\ unit OF farmerettes. consisting of
ten Polish women, has been recruited
by pgc;ateo,s the Young W0men's Christian AS
l%nc campaign for foreign born Won
en-, fi me unit begins work to-day at
ii 81 ,mdei. n. j.. near Red Bank.
ne women Will live in a fgrmhouse
Ley, lent by farmer in the neighborhood
mere VIII be cook, a woman super
o.sot and special woman to take care
or the farmerettes' children. all en-
ployed by the Y. w. c. A.
me agricultural workers. all of
whom did farm work before emirrot-
ing to the United States. viii SORT ~
potatoes pick tomatoes and husk corn,
II IS expected that woman at the
potato sorting machine will be able 70
earn S2.I5 day. Others are expected
to fill between so and 100 potato bar.
rels day
All of the ten women who compose
the unit are married TO men workino
IN nearby munition factories. Thev
are to continue on the farm at Least
until frost. GOV
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
( of c. Send Baton
70 Foch; Decorate
loan of Arc Statue
c.rv;ces on Riverside Drive
End "Victory Convention
Of the Organization
oonate Purse to France
Campaign for Funds for
Dconey Island Week" Aided
by Human Fly

The knights of Columbus celebrated
socond victory of the Marne yes
'.sasy with services at the statue of
49,. ~ Arc. on Riverside Drive, at
'so""a+v.sixth 'o". Street. At the same hour
s.@s s5s;als Of the Knights overseas placed
oNsrasth on the statue of the Maid
y Nyleans, in Paris. The ceremonies
"'snclnded the victory conventions.
cy'[ .S;cb Knights of Columbus from all
r.rts Of the United States and Canada
s.ars heen holding at the Waldorf
ls.oria this week.
A';Ui' SUnrenle knight James Flaherty an
ond sap+(d- hat the order would send
N 600 francs to Nine. Foch. who IS
mo irn,an OF the national fund 10 pro
.r .,ss for the widows ard orphans Of
Trsnch officers who have fallen IN bat
'FT To Marshal Foch the order will send
marshals baton. bearing the inscrip-
,;on "Nancy, St. Gond, Ypres, La
somme La Seconde Marne." names of
Ssttes in which Foch has been vic
Among the speakers were CASTOR
riehert. French Consul General; Will
am J. Muligan. chairman of the
Knights tr of Columbus committee on war
sstjyities. and George +. kuntz. presl-
Jsnt of the Joan of Arc committee.
A floral piece known as the Gross
~ Lorraine was placed at the foot of
The statue. 1t bore the following in
scription:
Maid Of Lorraine, in commemoratlon
of the victory of Marshal Foch and
Generals Petain and Pershing. from
the Knights of Columbus of America -
The campaign for funds for the
Knights Coney Island Week was con-
tjnued in the performance Of Harry
Gardiner. the human Ay." who crawled
up the walls Of the Hall of Records
Building, at Chambers and Centre
Streets at noon, attracting an enormous
crowd from which the energetic young
women workers for the Knights
gathered a great harvest of contribu-
lions. The navy yard band and the
L. S. S Recruit band played.
A navy recruiting rally was held on
the outskirts of the crowd. Sergeant
William Henry, who was wounded
three times while serving with the old
seth Regiment in France. made the
chief speech at the rally. He is one
Of seven brothers serving with Com
pany 6.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Statement Issued After
Conference With Barnes
and Senator Brown
His Answer to Kracke
Failure of Shuttle Service Re.
called in Reply to Public
Service Commissioner

Attorney General Lewis, candidate
IN the primaries for the Republican
nomination for Governor. after a CON
ference yester rday with William Barnes
and Senator Elon R. Brown, aimed an
other broadslde al Governor Whitman
Using as text the reported words OF
the Governor in commenting in the
morning papers on the plication
raised by the candidacy in the pri-
mares of former Senator Seth G.. Hea-
COCK, who seeks the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor. Mr.. Lewis said:
note that the Governor said. 4
snail not take sides. Both the Lieu
tenant Governor and Mr.. Heacock have
declared for me- That is all the Gov
ernor cares about the matter. No
question OF gratitude for loyal sup
port on the part OF the Lieutenant
governor during the last four years
enters INTO the matter. The Lieuten
ant Governor has declared for me
NO question about the former Senator
putting IN and attempting to smash
tne Governors slate. That makes no
or crence. He has declared for me- ;"
ne Attorney General also paid his
respects to Commissioner Kracke. Of
the Public Service Commission Mr.
hracke, N replying Wednesday to Mr.
Le~ls's attack on him, suggested that
the Attorney General was PLAYING tho
part of demagogue The Attorney
General S onslaught yesterday was, in
part, as follows:
commissioner Kracke, who assures
deeply Interested public that he is
spending all his time in the solution
OF OF the great transit ploblems of New
'r TrA tley' voluntarily takes upon him
self, by reason of his assurances h; @
full share Of the responsibility for the
complete failure of the shuttle sys-
.em winch broke down at the time it
was put INTO operation. and has since
neen IN state of innocuous desue-
tude.
1T may be bit surprising to Com
missioner Krackc that this svsten,
should have broken down and bard 80
understand. The Public Service Com
mission has for some time had as the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
COLONEL H. NJ. WYNCOOp
Edward I. Howard, Pioneer
N. Y. "Ad" Man, Dies at "a

NEW CANAAN. Conn, Aug. s.-Ed
ward Tasher Howard, one Of the old
est active advertising men in New
YORK. died here yesterday He was born
IN Brooklyn, \. Y, on October 81. 1913,
vas graduated from the Brooklyn Col.
ieglate and Polytechnic Institute and
from Eastman Commercial College in
Poughkeepsie, n. Y. and started in
business in San Francisco in 1864. Two
years later he returned to New York
and Joined the firm Of Howard g. Co.,
jewellers
He started in the Advertising busi-
ness in 1870, at first as an agent for
henry Ward Beecher's paper. "The
Christian Union Finding that it was
business which responded to en-
deayors, he hroadened its scope and
1ttained success as general advertis
ing agent. In 1911 he Incorporated his
firm as the Edward T Howard Co. Inc.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
SuHragist Denies
Attack on Wilson
Mrs. w. D. Ascosagh Explains
Purposes of White House
Demonstration

Mrs. W. D. Ascough, one of the suf
fragists arrested during the demon
stration in front of the White House
at Washington on Tuesday and now
out on S5 bail, denied yesterday that
the meeting was in any way intended
as a reproach 70 President Wilson.
There was nothing personal in our
meeting" said Mrs Ascouch. "The
charge that It was an attack on the
President is unfounded 1t was a pro-
test against the small group Of Sena-
tors who continued 70 delay the pass
ing Of the suffrage amendment in that
body. OF course" she added. I'VE de-
sired it should come TO the attention
Of the President. We recognized his
influence in both houses and felt that
If it were made an Administration
measure that would insure its passage.
We know that the President is heart
and soul behind the amendment and
our demonstration was planned as a
protest against the delay in the Sen
ate
Mrs. Ascough. whose home is in
Hartford. Conn. is d member Of the
Connecticut Council Of Defence. the
New England Liberty Loan Commit
tee and chairman Of the four-minute
woman speakers in Hartford.
Miss Helen Todd. sutfragist from
California. who witnessed the arrest
Of the demonstrators. declared that
the meeting was peaceful and orderly
and that the action of the police was
unwarranted
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Betty Wakeman' to Base Campaign
On Care Of Women and Children
Women Barred From
Seats in Parliament

LONDON, Aug. s.-Women are not
entitled to become candidates for
Parliament, according to a decision
reached by the law officers of Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland. who were
unanimous in their ruling, Andrew
Sonar Law, Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequer, said in the House of Com
mons today.
ms settles the controversy which
arose ou: Of extending :he franchise
10 women. Some have held that this
gave them the right TO sit in Parlia-
ment ano several women have an
Eounced their candidates..
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Wages Are Raised by B. r. T.;
Women Share in Increase

A wage increase TO the employees of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
effective last week, was announced yes
tcrday by that organization. When
asked whether the women employees
had been raised at the same rate as
the men, j. j. Dempsey, vice president
CT the B. r. T., said that the increase
applied to the women as well as to
the men.
lie pointed out that the women were
granted this increase regardless Of the
fact that they have all been with the
company less than year. which is the
usual period allowed before raises are
granted.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Women rack Hands
On Reading Railway
Employment Is Being Opened
Extensively y to F eminine
Workers

SHAMOKIN. Penn, Aug. Women
track hands now are being employed
III the yards of the Reading Railway
here. The draft and munitions work
have made it practically impossible to
obtain men.
The first eleven women employed by
the Reading proved to be such com
netent workers that railroad employ
ment now is being opened up very ex-
tensively TO women. These eleven
trail blazers were employed in keeping
open switches. cleaning debris from
tracks and in giving attention to sema-
phore signal lights.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Blue Book Publisher
Sued for Separation

complaint filed yesterday in the
Supreme Court by Mrs. Edna r. Oau
revealed that she has separated from
her husband, Frederick W Dau pub
Usher of Dau's Blue Book directory
Of society people. Mrs. Dau IS suing
for legal separation and $4,000 a
year alimony.
The Daus have not been living to-
says Mrs. Dau, her husband provided
FOR the support of herself and their
two children at the rate OF $4,000 a
year. 1t is alleged that MIR Dau ceased
to support his family since June.
Mrs Dan also charges the publisher
with cruelty, alleging that at diff erent
times he threw various things at her.
including plates and oranges. She
further alleges that her huband told
her woman acquaintance of his would
throw VitriOi at her
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Heads Russian Orchestra
Col. Thompson Succeeds Frank
S. Hastings as President

Colonel William Boycc Thompson,
VINO has long been patron Of the
Russian Symphony Orchestra, has ac-
cepted the presidency Of that organiza-
ton. It was announced yesterday. He
succecds Frank S. Hastings, who will
continue ag member of the board of
directors Of the orchestra.
Colonel Thompson, who returned
only few months ago from Russia,
where he had gone as the head Of the
ked Cross Mission, urged the continu-
ance Of the symphony orchestra when
i was suggested recently that it be
disbandcd. He believed IL would prove
IA powerful factor in welding Russia
and America together, and this consid-
Grafton, more than anything else, in
duced him TO take up the work as head
II the organization.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Women Canvassers Needed
In u. S. Baby-Saving Drive

Women canvassers to help in the
national campaign for babg saving arc
needed urgently in New York City. it
was announced yesterday Services arc
10 be volunteered and women who are
interested in the campaign probably
viii be assigned to districts in their
own neighborhood. Hours may be ar
isngcd with Individual chairmen.
Volunteers are asked to apply at the
registration bureau. established by the
Volunteer Clearing HoIse, East
Thirty-ninth Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Lieut.. Richardson to Wed
Miss Williams Tomorrow

The marriage Of Miss Edith Will
ans. daughter OF Mrs. John Van S.
yycdle 70 Lieutenant John William
Moore Richardson, L. s. A. Will take
pace tomorrow, instead Of on August
-. as originally planned. The cere-
mr,o,ny VII be performed by the Rev
Ebert FloydJones in St Bartholo-
news parish house, POO East Forty
teeond Street.
Mss Sarah Floyd Jones Williams will
ae her sisters maid OF honor The
ySher ". r. attendants vii De Mrs Rodney
w W. Hams and Mrs Robert J. Adams.
"'ntnrop Rooster VIII be best man
1ho the ushers VIII be William Floyd
zones and Roanev V WllLanls
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Picketing Is Condemned by
Sufragists of New .yerse,

NEWARK, \. J.. Aug. r. The New
Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
went on record in a resolution to-day
as being opposed to the action of the
National Woman's party in resuminc
picketng At the White House. nc
association declared It's belief shat
President Wilson is doing all in his
power to help the suffrage movement
and it deprecated any action which
might embarrass him The meeting.
largely attended. was presided over
by Mrs. f. f. Feickert. state president.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Carl r. Weidinger to Marry
Miss Mccullough, of Georgia

Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Mccullough,
OF Brunswick. Ga, announce the en-.
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Maude Peyton Mccullough. to Carl
Richard Weidinger, of New York and
Englcwood. N. J.
Miss Mccullough is a granddaughter
Of the late Brigader General Hardy
smith, of the Georgia Division of the
Confederate army. Mr. Weidinger was
a member of the 1915 class of Colum-
bla. He is connected with the United
States Shipping Board and is now
stationed at Brunswick No date has
been set for the wedding.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Soldier TO Wed Miss Lexow

s'rS Clarence Lexow, Of Nyack, y. Y,
sanolnces the engagement Of her
sagater, Miss Catherine Lexow. TO
uofporai Donald Marshall Call. son Of
%F and Mrs EDWARD Payson Call, OF
ra'enmont Manor. Miss Lexow is a
r@-za'es ~ me lat Senator Clarence
.exow Corporal Cali vent TO France
year ago IN ambulance work as a
~ 'mDef o. tne City Club INIT and has
~ joinea The American tank ger
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09

chief of the transit bureau Frank K.
Towers. district leader of the 3Oth
Manhattan District. Mr. Bowers was
doubtless regarded as entirely compe-
tent of the important and highly
technical work of this position because
OF the fact that he made very re-
markable, although unsuccessful. at
tempt to defeat Alfred Z. Smith for
SherlH when Mr.. Smith was elected to
that Office :"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Announce Birth of Daughter

Mr. and Mrs Futon Cutting are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of daughter at their summer home at
Beverly. Mass. Mrs Cutting was Miss
Mary J. Amory. Of Boston. Mr. Cut
ting IS a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Fulton
Cutting. Of this citv
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Drama
New Mystery Play Seen
When Blue Pearl" Is
Produced

The Blue PEARL a comedy drama
by Anne Crawford Flexner. at the
Longacre Theatre. With George Nash
Presented by the Shuberts Staged by
Georya Henry Trader.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
SIR GEORGE c. GIBRONc

MONTREAL. Aug. S.-The death was
announced here to-day of Sir George
1hrlstle Gibbons. K c., chairman Of
the Canadian Section Of the Interna-
conal Waterways Commission. He
was born in ST Catharines. Ont in
io4o- tie is credited with the success
Iul negotiation Of the waterways treat
between Canada and the United States
COLONEL H. NJ. WYNCOOp
Returning from Jersey Citv where
ne had taken leave of fifteen drafted
men sent to Camp Greenleaf. Lvtle, Ca.
Iclonel Henry NJ Wvnkoop. seventy.
three, of 90 Sands Street. Brooklvn
chairman of Local Board No. Is. Brjdra
ana York Streets. Brooklyn, dropped
dead IN front Of the draft board head
quarters yesterday. Heart disease was
the cause. e'
Colonel Wynkoop obtained his title
as member of the staff of the Gov
qrnor of Ohio during the Civil War
In 1867 he established himself as a
publisher at is Beekman Street Man
haitian. He went to BROOKLYN to live
SIX years ago. He had four nephews
IL the United States service in France
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Plays and Players

The Y. NJ. C. A announces four new
recruits to Winthrop Ames's "Over
There Circuit They are Lois Mere
dith, Of the movies, and Thomas J.
Gray, Billy Gould and Amparito Farrar,
Of vaudeville
"under ORDERS scheduled for pro-
ducton at the Fltinge Theatre next
week, has been postponed to the fol-
lowing week.
The Casino Theatre has been rented
70 William Fox for the exh ibition of
Fox pictures for three weeks, begin
ming August 10.
An American Ace" has been con-
densed into a vaudeville act, in which
Taylor Granville and Laura Pierpont
viii be headlined at the Royal Theatre
next week.
One hundred and fifty boys from
Camp Mills were the guests of William
faversham and Maxine Elliott at
Wednesday nights performance of CAL
legiance."
Before the performance OF "Getting
Together last night Blanche Bates adj
dressed 1000 members of the u omen's
overseas Hospitals in convention at the
Hotel Astor.
The heat has interrupted rehearsals
At the Hippodrome The new show Will
nave De Wolf Hopper, Belle Story,
Inarles T. Aldrich and Houdini as prin-
cipals
a contingent from the Ziegfeld Fol-
les, including Bert Williams, the SIX
Brown Brothers and the Ziegfeld
enorus. furnished an entertainment on
BOARD the L. 5. S Seattle last night.
The Crowded Hour" the new play
oy EDGAR Selwyn and Claiming Pollock,
IS scheduled for production at oroad-
way theatre late in September.