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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
DR.. NATHAN KRASS
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Come 10 Wilmington III tho
Interest Of tho Jewish
Relief Fund

That Delaware will 10 her part in
hclpng to take care ~ the 5000. 600
untortunatce ~ Europe If jewish M
tlouailty Who arr without food ~ luthuE.
goes without saving This State has been
asked to raise So. 600 10 "a toward the
national fund n S{u nun 600 whIch the
american Jewish COMMITTEE, tnr Sufferers
from The War IS raising Other conn
mufitIcz a. Which campaigns for tins
cause have hcrn rnndnstcd have done
more than was expected ~ them and as
Delaware has never failed m a nation wide
undertaking of tins kind there Is ~ reason
IL tCiicvC that she can dc ANYTHING hut
succeed IN this campaign Ont IN Kansas
CITY, NJ the campaign vas pat on and
nr Nathan i\raSS Who IS a. ho heard as
4 speaker ia Wilmington had The pleasure
~ sending word IL Jacob lillhknpf II
tic national headquarters ~ New York
that Kansas CItv raised So 600 - the
opening lunrhcun and mass meeting
" Clark~dale. Mrs lllsi a small town.
Sl4.0OO was raIecd on the opening night
Nauv other cases might b. mentioned
Delaware VIII surely do n good. # not
lS,ttct
Tho campaign r. raISc $1,000 in
Dclaw arc for this fund will formally open
with dinner IN the Hotel du pont next
Saturday night ~ winch i IS expected
that lose e. $40 persons will hc present,
representing All walks 81 hfc IN the ctN,
the Gentle rs we'll as the jew Ia lie
included IN that hig gathering David
Suclcnhurg one of NllmlrRt"n's most
prominent Jewish residents. viii preside
For the man address OF the evening
Wilmington will have one Of the greatest
and most luSmrationad platform orators
in America. Or Nathan krASs Of New
York. who has been recognized by the
Federal government aS speaker and
assigned To speaking work for the Liberty
Loan and other government undertakings
That DR. krasS VIII he here unless some
thing unforeseen happens IN the mean
time IS Indicated by the following telegram
a. the presiding officer. DAVID Snellcn-
burg
Happy to tell Won that DR. Nathan
kras> has consented to speak at your
dinner Saturday, May II provided he
can bc back ~ New York late same
night Staeur viii also come on sunday
You have remarkably fine program
Henry II koScnfcll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
NEWS OF MILFORD.

Sp,.-tal Correspondence Of Eycry Evening
Milford. Nav : William Alderman OF
Carney Point y spent Sunday here
with his parents
John Short Of Philadelphia spent the
Weekend here with MS parents Mr. and
Mrs ! : Short
NlrS c d Abbott and son Charles.
lei, Yesterday FOR Atlantic City
Dir and Mrs Frank I Picr-on Of VII
mingtun have been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Charles Barker
Mrs Lester Hopkins and Miss Clara
Daniels q Wilmington have returned
home after spending a few days here with
their mother
NauIes Grlcr a student a the nIver-
sity Of Pennsylvania, spent tho weekend
here with his parents. DIR and Mrs-
g. Layton Grier
Among the boys in the service, who spent
the weekend with relatives and friends IN
Milford were Harold Harrington and A.
b Foster
Edgar Harrington and Edward Salcvan
Of the Central garage left on Sunday for
Flint Mich for Buick automobiles, which
they viii drive back to Milford
Charles Stevenson. a retired b. q o.
railroad engineer, Of Wilmington. has re-
bNlIiltI iiA}Iiit IL W Hit'iA0AiiE bAiiCt NCthu
as a guest Of Joseph A Cross, near Mil
ford
Richard :. Trutt spent the weekend
here with his parents and was accom-
panied back 10 Wilmington BY his mother,
Mrs :. NJ Truitt who will spend few
DAYS with her brother, II Rodney Sharp
The funeral Of Charles Warren. aged 81
years who died here after IA lingering III
ness Of Brights disease. was held on
Saturday The body was taken to Lcwcs
for intcrmcnt
Another star Was added on Sunday. to
the service flag Of the First Presbyterian
Church for Albert ellis, son Of Mr. and
Mrs b r Calls. who is At Camp Meade
4 star has been added 10 the Avenue NJ
+ Church flag for A Is Foster nov at
Camp Dix This makes rs stars in the
former flag and IS In the flag Of the
Methodist church.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
NEWS OF LAUREL

So az Correspondence ~ Every Evening
Laurel NaN : Captain Roland
Ihulon 81 the vessel Florence Elhot' IS
spending some time VI Laurel with his
family
newton 4 Ward and tamil, MIR and
Mr. Roger Ward and \ u PmllpS
have returned from j short trip {" ocean
CUv
Mrs <ola VI Narvll accompanied
hy her sons ] Dallas and Burns. IS VISIT
lnr her husband. ~irman y Marvll ot
the Coast Artillery a Fort IN Point
trei " Nuholland. who Was visiting
his parents Mr. and Mrs John II Mul-
holland. IN Philadelphia. has returned +"
Laurel
Nlr and Mn Christopher 4 Ellis and
son. Christopher u have returned from
! short trip a. Newport News. =
tlaudc Il Thompson IF i.aurcl, pr
vafc ~ the Delaware Pioneer Regiment
has boon promoted a. corpora
,>~l,a Crockett ot MilvslC J Is
visiting hiS sisters. Mrs Frank Il ~irman
and Miss Ruth Crockett 81 thus town
Miss ANNA Walls Is spending tcw days
III Philadelphia
Mn .Icnn,, Bcacham and daughter
Ar..hclIa. arc visiting N Dclmar
Mis-. Helen Mills ri nolmar Is spending
p lew dav~ IN Laurel visiting Miss NT-
glnIa " ais
Mrs Paul White Of Wilmington j. a
guest uf friends and relatives N Laurel
Thomas + Llovd who died - h,s home
m Cambrldgc on SUNDAY from apoplcNy,
was buried ~ the odd Follows cemetery.
IN Laurel Yesterday afternoon Mr. Lloyd
Was - wears 81 agc and was native ct
tins town
Miss Mildred Eggs IS spending a few
weeks in Chester Pa guest If her
brother and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur tgg>
Walter Llovd Of Fort du Pont is visit
ING has mother Mr., William II Lloyd
IN Laurel
NJ and Mrs MarvIll J Elliott and
daughter Isabel and Mrs Roland Nabb
have returned from a visit u Salisbury.
Md
James !. Windsor employed IN Chester.
"a has been I'll at the home Of his mother.
Mrs lanes II Windsor. tut IS now I'M
proving and has returned "a Chester.
accompanied bN his wife and son
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
KU KLuX WARN OILERS.
Find Work and DO H. White ROBBED
Riders Commanded Birming ham s

birmingham. Ala. May One hun
drcd and fifty white rohcd men. in ku
kiux Khan uniform carving mn American
flag and fiery cross ut the head OF thc
procession, rode through the streets oi
Birmingham Monday night, warning idlcrs
10 find work To do.
The riders distributed cards saying the
United States iss vt war; that every man
is needed except thuec whose attitude
is hostile "a the government and that
the Khan Intends to see that there rs no
idlcneSS The cards say IN part
N lou would hc justly entitled to the
tolcration and protection you are Gu
loving, find work 20 10 and do II. No
ahIc-hodicd man, rich or poor, has right
10 consume without producing Take
heed and go to work The eye OF scru-
TINY rs upon Won
"Bc respectful To tho flag ~ our co,n-
try and loyal 20 the government Md
hy every means at your command the
s;,ip,u c>s,on III iislovalty IN either speech
or artinu The M kluN klnn rs pledged
10 tnc enforcement of the above tcncts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08

.~ial correspondence of Every EvoninR
Delaware CITY. NaN h' ee""nh
anuuaI trar~hnnt,ng tournament 81 the
nctauar, Guy Cum tluh VIII J." hcid on
FRIDAY Ma, ~ Tho program vii con
-lS of 80 registered targets, with vhirh
500 worth 1T prllca ar I" +" gwen m
additional 20 taTgr' handicap shot VIII
lo run 81 after tho regular program
Twenty hrc dollars worth Of pn1cs VIII
IT, divided among The i've hlgh"st scores
Two autoulatlC traps Will be uscd lunch
viii he served on the grounds
The annual lunchcon Of the llelawar"
CITY Ccutury club viii hc heid On J hurs-
day Nav q ~ . clock y ~
RcuJamlu Nnnre son 1T frank Moore
IS spending few DAYS here with ms
parents NJ Moore Is Just out ct ~"
Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia whcr
d, had ! scrlnuS operation
tire occurred ~ the homo Of Isaac
Nrlncr yretcrdav hut Was quickly en-
lnetu,hcd u, TIE Delaware City hrcmcn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
MRS. PALkiER'S ESTATE BIG.
Probably Double Original Request OF
$1,000 900 From Her Husband

ChNago, May 5 Real estate experts
have estimated the fortune of the late
Mrs Potter Palmer who died In Florida
Sunday night At between S1OOOO.00
and Sl5.OO0OOO
The estate winch went to Mrs Palmer
on the death Of her husband was esti-
mated at $8.0O0.000 and this II was
stated, had been increased to the varI-
Gus estimates nov placed upon 1t IN the
l6 years since the death Of Potter Palmer
merchant and hotel owner
According TO these estimates the Palmer
house block value was placed Mt from ST.
OO0, 900 10 $500O.00O the Lake Shore
drive home AT 81 500. 900. more than 80
properties mostly houses, at - 600 900
personal property IN excess Of 81. $50, 900
No estimate was placed on the Florida
estate If 1000 acres
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08


tiGTRT IN Nlddlctovn Iic on May :.
1a1> ! T AtEirt. aged ~ Ntar~
Relatives and .ricud> are invited =" ~
tcud tho fun' raj -ofNlcc> 3i N'fdlftown
lfei an th"T>Ia5 atf.-h'"h ~ 'hN'A
ihiFfb''h o
II lott In rms city On Ma q. l"lN
Niarua-tt ! wife Ot simon tiiotf aged
- YEARS
EeiatsNt- and f:ttuds are invited ia 49,
tend IN, funeral ~cflpo~ At her late roe
DING, su.a Lincoln -.r.rt gu Fhur~daH
a.te-nogn n g ~ "''"N 'h'eF-
ta@'3 ~ "''t.
CROSS IN ~ '}l2 on N.aA lois
NIarN = VIE nt laNiNi ''Fp~~ aged
Years
iela1iNe> and iEtude are WNied 20 81
t1a th' '.'t. - - '>ldtt,'
e. i">',ai4
'H - -, T.,
=" ~ ~ - "''"' -
'f''t't
HNII I'm th5~ city ou N@H i9IS
George HAL III ms Nuth wear
ErlatiNc- and fricuds ais" Industry Lodge
20 q v ar" invited 10 attend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
PROTEST AGAINST
HIGH TAX RATE
Central Labor Union Asks Levy
Court to Keep IT Down
to 90 Cents.

The Central Labor Union, at ITS regular
Meeting. last night, ordered a letter sent
10 the Levy Court asking that the county
tax rate for the next fiscal year he set
ut figure not exceeding 80 cents on the
StnO
\ letter was directed sent "a General
Manager Weaver Of the Harlan shipyard,
stating that the Union IS IN favor OF per
uniting Sunday baseball
\ letter was ordered sent Ia the BOARD
If Public Utility commissioners pro
testing against an increase IN trolley iarr'
which has been requested by tn" company
on the ground that the company Is over
raptal1cl. aud asking that there I've q
public hearing III The matter
\ communication y Ia hc sent t" inc
vigilance committee ct the NimStFriai
Union protesting against any inter
ference with the patriotic meetings h'h
m SUNDAY evening, NJ the theatres,
also setting forth that the Central Labor
mon Is IN favor OF SUNDAY baseball Tor
war WORKERS
John II Hickey \ l Of / organizer
ior Delaware. chairman ui TIN committee
that has charge Of the testimonial dinner
~ h, tcndcr,. ta John 6 Savior tnrner
secretary. nov district superintendent ~
fh.. ; EmploNmcut Service. reported
ttc,t ARRANGEMENTS were welt ~ hand
h. DINNER viii bc hcbi m The tidd
fellows Hall Tenth and hng streets
Tuesday night NaN 18th AMI the COM
untteo expect, Ia have hlc hundred
Notwithstanding. lncladIug representatives.
81 IT he labor organizations ~ WI
nuuct-rl AMI VICINITY. prominent men
ia ct14g. state and uat}unaI lic Including
senators ~tu-blr> anil " "lcott t"ngif~>-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
PHmA. PRODUCE MARKETS.

ny Associated Press 10 Every evening
Philadelphia May \ Oats lover. No
: white ~ a So ". 3 uhite - a ,.
Butter lower. western creamery extra.
80, nearby prints fancy 80
Live poultry lower. 81 cents, drc>st 4
spring ducks 33 81
Potatoes unsettled. Florida per blIsheJ
= = a 80. per so pound bag 30 a , -
q thor articles Unchanged
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
EXTEND WAR INSURANCE.
House Measure Provides More Liberal
Compensation for Soldiers Dependents.

Washington. Nav : Extension oi the
war RISK insurance law Ia make more lib
cral the payment Of benefits to dependent
relatives nf soldiers IS provided IN a bill
bv Representative Suns ot Tennessee
now under consideration. by the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
uittCC
ndcr the proposed amendments, which
arc recommended hv the War Risk Bu-
rc.u the CONSCIENTIOUS oblccior who IL
discharged from sCrvlrc Is lett without
hcnchts Other honorary discharged
soldiers. except those dismissed Tor com
,nr under the enemy alien restrictions.
are permitted to retain the INSURANCE"
hCuCtl;S
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
New Members Received

Twelve new members have been re-
ccived into st PauI's NJ +. Church
rs . result % the meeting Sunday night.
when Rev Carlyle l. Hubbard. the now
pastor, preached his third sermon on the
''Prodlgal Son the subject being, Down
md Out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08

Body fat is stored-up cnerg,
Keep your energy in circulation
not III storage Don't be afraid Of
POTATOES Eat plenty Of them
Use up the energy They give YOU
for your war work and stay slender.
Eat Well Work Hard. BE Patriotic.
Write the nlted States Depart
ment Of Agriculture for new Pc
TATO recipes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
Looking For Home
or ar Investment

We have hundreds Of houses section of the city o AZ
and price. We subm 2 few:
w Thirteenth rooms bath, porch, not water heat
AIS +. Eighth rooms. bath. hot water heat.
Madison. bath, severed, good condition.
Cedar. rooms bath, porch. heater
1885 Vandcver Ave. rooms bath. porch, heater
93z knl<wooI 7 rooms, bath severed.
1910 w Fourth room. bath. porch.
n Franklin. ROOMS bath. severed
Madison. rooms, bath and store.
N. Broeme. Rooms. bath. porch. hot water heat.
2uo N Rodney rooms. bath pprc h. heater
StS " Van Buren,. 10 rooms. bath porch. heater
f07 s. Van Buren, room,. bath
w Third. rooms. bath. seWered.
s T. Read and IIarrIfn property rooms. bath
POS n. BrQoue. 10 rooms bath. p,rch.
N. Franklin 7 rooms. bath porch
10 WoodIaWn Ave. rooms bath. porch.
$500 w flurd store and dwelling rDone large ut.
40 L Ninth rooms. sc~ered
10 +. Ninth severed
90 w Second rooms, bath. severed
30 Parrish. rooms severed
1870 (iipln Ave. rooms. bath. porch ut Iyl5o
w sixth. store and dwelling. bath.
Lombard, : rooms, severed
spruce & rooms. bath. cNcfcd
20 WoDdaWn Ave. 4 rooms. bath. porch
1910 W. Third. 4 bath. pef h.. oarred
Look them and make IN offer 10
JOHN j. MONAGHAN
832 Orange St.
Next O Poeto1ce)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08

sEAIEB pRopBa AtH viu ir Dufusd vs.
fhr Liaht HDu=a frsptrfpt Iuitadriu' Ia
- a. = Vfiosh o. fp lunf r. trlr 200
hiiIuiiHpus riai and FhaulirH fo. ttf farai
F'ar iHi1 Information urnU ariir rH
~ the ahugr pffirf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
CURE MARX r.Tss.

Quotations furnished by a. L. WtnkrIran
Co Ford building Wilmington t3V
Hrnah street. Philadelphia tsO1n Prices
lnnopahs sid Asked
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-08
STAY SLENDER.

Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1918-03-31
FINN DECLARES THE FIGHT
FOR REPUBLIC WILL GO ON
Representative Comes to Secure
Foodstuffs to Prevent
Starvation.

NEW YORK. March 30.-The Finnish
people are determined to oppose ANY
form of autocracy or exploitation, po-
litical or economic" according to sa
statement by Santeri Nuorteva, who has
just arrived in this country as the rep
resentative of the provisional revolu-
tionary government of ehe peoples re-
public of Finland. He said it was his
purpose to obtain at least 10000 tons
of foodstuffs within the next few
months to keep the Firms from starva-
tion.
AT present the illegal white gov
ernment is in control in the sparsely
settled northern section of Finland
only" declared Mr.. Nuorteva.
"Helsingfors, the capital, aleng with
three-fourths of the country is held by
the provisional government. The Ger
mans have not yet invaded the interior,
though small force has seized the
Aland Islands.
"All the Finnish people want is the
right to work out their own destiny.
They covet no territory beyond their
borders. Their ambitions lie in setting
an example in the way of social justice
and advanced social adjustments for
the benefit of the mass of the popula-
ton. They wish peacefully to estab-
lish a stable peoples republic in Fin
land and. much as they detest warfare
and bloodshed, they will fight for the
freedom to realize their ideals"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Still Disagree Over Ships.

Ships came in for a lot of attention
of conflicting statements there failed to
emerge any admitted facts which would
serve to enlighten the public as to the
actual progress made in construction.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board made a speech in New York. in
which he took a highly optimistic view
of the situation. He said that since the
vessels had been launched, of which
number 103 had been completed and
put into service. During the course of
the Senate debate the shipping board
was given credit for having actually
completed just one vessel. So the man
who hasn't access to official fnforma-
tion is compelled to take his choice as
to what he will believe.
Laying aside the question of ships
actually completed and in service.
there is no question that encourage
ment may be found in Chairman Hur-
leys review of building now under
way. The great initial task of building
yards in which to build the ships now
has about been completed, and the
ships are just bound to be forthcoming
after awhile. 1t was to be noted that
Hurley's speech more comfort was de-
rived from his promises for the future
than in actual accomplishments to date.
The week saw completion of negotfa-
tfons by which Japan is to transfer to
the American flag about 100000 tons of
shipping in exchange for steel. While
the tonnage is only q drop in the bas-
resents twelve good-sized steel ships,
and each of these ships will transport
a regiment of American troops to
France once each month.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Calls for Greater Army.

Two developments of the week served
to spur congressional critics of the ad-
ministration into increased aggressive
ness. One was the appeal OF Lloyd
George, the British premier, made
through Lord Reading, British high
commissioner to the United States, for
the hurrying of American troops to the
battle front. The other was the testi-
fairs committee of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, who recently returned from a
stay in France.
Gen. Wood, expressing belief that the
present German offensive will fail, but
that the war will be indefinitely pro-
American fighting force. He suggest
ed that four to five million men should
be called to the colors and that 1t
should be the policy of the government
in France until the victory is won. Gen.
Wood added fuel to the fire of Senate
discomfort when he discussed the lack
of American artillery and American
airplanes at the service OF Gen. Per-
shing.
Gen. Woods testimony before the
Senate committee was said to have
been in conflict, in a number of re-
spects. with the contention of high Of
ffcials Of the War Department, and an
attempt was made to attach signif-
canoe to the fact that he was ordered
before medical board to have deter
mined his physical fitness for active
service with the Army in Europe. Some
of his friends professed to believe there
was a conspiracy on foot to retire him
from the Army, but all officers are re-
quired to undergo such an examina-
ton before being ordered to duty at
the front, and as the board found Gen.
Wood fit, 1t would seem that this sug-
gestion is not likely to be accepted Sc
riouSly.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Charges Delays to Spies.

No statement made during the several
days of heated debate was more start
ling than the assertion of Senator Over
man, one of the stanchest supporters
of the administration. that German
spies were responsible for delays in the
airplane production program. He said
he had been informed that one of the
largest plants manufacturing planes for
the government was infested with spies.
that parts of machines had been
tampered with, necessitating minute in
spections which had resulted in many
weeks of delay.
Senator Overmans revelation, added
to charges of q breakdown in airplene
production, prompted the Senate mill
tary committee to enter upon an in
vestfgation Of the entire subject. and
examination of witnesses was begun be-
hind closed doors.
Optimistic statements regarding air
craft production, declared to have been
put out for the purpose of misleading
the American people. brought the COM
mittee on public information under the
fire of Senate criticism. Senator Wads-
worth, republican, opened the attack
on the Creel bureau, and was supported
by Senator Thomas, democrat, and Sem
ator Poindexter, republican. 1t was
declared that the committee, one of the
functions of which is to act as a press
censor. was itself in need Of censor
ship
Evening star., 1918-03-31
CITY ITEMS.
Mazda Lamps, Complete stock.
Electric Webster. 719 eth st. NV.
ENORMOUS PRODUCTION !
Of LUMBER LAST YEAR

Almost forty billion feet Of lumber
enough to build 100000 bungalow
was produced in the United States dur
ing the year 1917. according to q pre-
liminary estimate made by the forest
service. The estimate is based on the
reports of 1900 mills made to ths
forest service. An equal number OF
mills are yet to report. but It Is not
expected that the subsequent reports
will alter this estimate radically.
It is significant to note. however.
that the reports of approximately 700
mills whose production is almost
equal to the aggregate production OF
the remaining $4,000 other mills show that
the total of lumber cut OF these mills
in 1917 was 900, 100000 feet less than
the total shipped This Is ascrtbed
to labor conditions principally.
The governments wartime demands
for lumber require an accurate census
both of last years production ana OF
the mills capacities for 1918, and SO
officials Of both agencies In charge OK
the work are urging the delinquene
mills to report as soon as possible
The estimate Is based upon the re-
ported cut of 845 identical sewmillss
each Of which cut 100000 feet or
more of lumber in either 1917 or the
preceding year. The reports OF theee
mills indicate that in nine states
there was an increase in production
and in the rest Of the country a d..
crease.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
BAR INDIAN LEGISLATION,
Representatives Agree to Abandon
Action to Push War Work.

There will be a general exodus of at
totneys who have been in Washington
in connection with Indian claims
Chairman c. D. Carter of the Indian
affairs committee has announced that
there will be no Indian legislation at
this session of Congress. His commit
tee has voted that claims that ante
dste the fiscal year 1910 shall not be
considered by the committee during
this session.
This resolution. proposed by Repre-
sentatives Snyder of New York and
Hayden ofArizona, was in response to
an appeal from leaders in the House IN
order that the time and attention OF
islation essential to winning the war.