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New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Wish Was Father
TO the Thought

Perhaps we were promising the i'm
possible, but American business energy
mas big reputation abroad. With the
wish to believe that America would
save them, the Allies had no difficulty
70 believing the impossible. Accord
ingy the energy of the Lloyd George
government relaxed, especially in the
peipiexing matter Of man power, in.
crease Of which involved settlement of
the difficult labor question and the even
more difficult Irish question.
IN an almost petulant reference to
sae failure Of this country to meet ex-
pectatlons Lloyd George recently ap-
peared to betray sense of its conse-
quences. His statement in his recent
;speech that there was no use of deny
.hng tnat this country's contribution to
s1e war thus far was disappointing has
never been explained. 1t was a singu-
.ariy frank, even though just, criticism
an ally which hardly would have
been made unless it was impelled bv
ZONE such situation as that which Cen
maurice charges in his letter.
"A view OF the crisis that impends the
Mcent designations of Northcliffe and
I hothermere, Northcliffe's brother,
Sseome understandable. Both men had
meentiy entered the ministry. The
sspport OF the press, especially the
sss.acnne press, was about all the
sngth Lloyd George had except that
.sSctance sas OF a democracy to make crit
-, sa cnangesr which we express in Lin
ss s.ns words about swapping horses
ssossing stream.
Nosthcliffe Strong
For Driving War
!. Ncrthcliffe is strong war prosecu-
iS iya man. If he became aware that
ssya es George had permitted the man
swsi OF England to fall OFF, no matter
ss.n ~. the excuse was, he naturally would
nrSafa,w sIufaw from the government. And
Il MsF the circumstances he would leave
~. o some one else to bring out the
sansging truth.
III nave alluded to the difficulty Of re-
~. Lloyd George. That chiefly has
ec.as!am rs nam in power. A Milner-Asquith
ir irW4!,nation might meet the situation.
IS. 1Mner there would be assurance Of
r9;.ss ssmcient prosecution Of the war,
issSS sS1 IN each change Of ministry Eng
nss,s ass made she has imperieusly de-
1910 1870 In Asquith there would be
nstss Of an approach toward SYM
9say wash and understanding Of, Mr..
Vs;.I s;sIIns idealistic internationalism,
~ ~ unqucstionabiy the rising Brit
3 Js.ssnnocracy demands. The Miner
don dispatches.
nsss.ya George has proved equal to
ssaexes but this seems to be the
Sfs AeessmldAble e in his history. The
SsS snst elevated him are now ar
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Germany Drafts 700 Belgians

WASHINGTON, May 8-Seven hun
dred young men of Brussels, born in
Belgium of German parentage, but
Belgian citizens by adoption, have
been taken to Germany to be enrolled
dispatch to-day from Trance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
AMERICAN VETERANS.

Il Is not surprising 10 hear that the
French credit our troops with fighting
III . new and untried sort OF battle like
veterans How else would they be
expected TO fight For what makes a
veteran What Is 8 veteran lie *
a man who does his work as a soldier
with the ease and efficiency Of practice
and experience
The gap between ignorance and knOwl
edge. neXpenence and experience. raw
ness and maturity is bndged at a bound
where there is the open mind and the
high hearted love oi great cause. These
the American soldiers have The facility.
sometimes accounted superficlalty, OF
our men, with which they have sometimes
been taunted. serves them well now For
back Of tho present claim of duty is an
inherited self forgetting ldeallsm, leg
acy from Lexington Bunker Hill, Valley
Forge and the awful family conflicts
Of thc Cos
We may be sure. too, that as the Ameri
cans are not raw in battle, they will not
be raw in success Brave in conflict,
they will be restrained and merciful IN
victory The spirit Of the new National
Army is the national spirit, the spirit Of
self restraint and Intrepid courage in
the hour Of physical or moral menace,
the spirit OF the veteran. Philadelphia
Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
Now is the Time 10 Lay in Coal.

Every citizen of Wilmington who can
possibly make the necessary arrange
ments, financial and otherwise, should
lay in a supply Of coal for next winter
at this time, or during the early part
Of the summer.
There arc several advantages in this
plan, chief among which are:
First-The citizen will be relieved Of
all anxiety over the matter Of coal for
next winter There viii be none Of the
painful experiences which so many citizens
were compelled TO endure throughout the
winter Just passed.
Second-The coal may be bought
during the summer at rates considerably
lower than viii be the case next winter.
Another important matter in this
connection is that a general purchase of
coal during the summer would largely
tend to relieve the situation next winter.
Envious citizens, during the times of
stress IN respect Of coal last winter, were
inclined to complain against those thrifty
citizens who attended to the coal matter
in due time and had no anxiety about
keeping warm, even during the most
trying days OF that severe winter season.
Those who had no coal looked upon such
doings as 'hogging"
But it was nothing OF the kind. 1t
was simply giving attention to an impor-
tant matter at the proper time We
have The word of Coal Administrator Ten
Weeaes, and he is supported in his view
by others holding similar positions else
where, that had all citizens who could
afford to do so put in their last winters
supply of coal during last summer, il
would have very materially relieved the
stress and suffering of the coal situation
during the trying winter months,
Now the time has arrived when the
matter of a winters coal supply calls for
attention Let all citizens who can
afford to do so order their coal at once,
or before the summer is far advanced
Ii will prove a convenience, as well as a
comforting assurance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
MRS. MALONE AND THE CENSOR.

When Mrs Malone got letter from Pat,
She started To read IL aloud IN her Hat.
Dear Mary" il started, 81 cant tell you
much.
I'm somewhere in France, and I'm
hghtn the Dutch,
I'm chokin wild news thot Id like To re-
late.
But it's little soldier permitted Z
state.
DO We mind Red McPhee--well, he fell in
ditch
An busted an arm, but ] can t tell yc
which.
"An Paddy OHarn was caught in q
flame
An rescued by-Faith, | can I tell ye his
name.
Last night | woke up wild terrible pain,
] thought for awhile 1T would drive me
insane
Oh, the suH rim had was most dreadful
{ bearl
I'm sorry, my dear, but | cant tell We
where.
The doctor he gave me pill, but | hnd
It's contrary to rules & disclose here the
kind
W bftl L the utHlisb aft Hdl u tpbbi
out
I'm sorry t leave you SO shrouded in
doubt
But the best | can say is that one tooth is
gone.
The censor won I let me inform yo which
one
! met a Young fellow who knows ye
right we'll
An We know him, too, but his nanA |
can toll
He's IRISH red-headed, m there with N
hlaTnev,
His folks once knew your folks back home
in Killarney
By gorrv. said Mrs Malone in her fiat
It's hard & make slnse out nv wrltln
like that.
But I'll give him as good as he sends, that
! viii.
So she went right 70 work with herin vel
an quill
An she wrote. suppose ycre dcae
eager fer news,
You know when We left we were buyin
the shoes
Well the baby has come. an were boti
dom we'll
Its Oh, but that's somethin
they won Z let me tell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
THE ITALIAN FRONT.

The Italian Embassy at Washington
is advised that a. many as 40 new Austrian
divisions have been distributed along the
Italian front since the Brest-IItOvsk
treaty and the submission of Rumania
finally relieved the Central Powers of the
burden of anything more than police
duty on the Russian line In the COM
munication from Rome the opinion is
expressed that the battle in France will
not prevent the launching Of an offensive
against Italy, and the military opinion
Is that there will be one
The information made public by the
embassy has heretofore proved strikingiy
reliable and, in this instance, the gen
orally known circumstances suggest the
probability that the Italian sector is en-
hraced In the arrangements of the German
higher command for the drive for peace
1t may be presumed, however, that
everything depends on the progress of
the operations in Northern France The
record Of the Austrian army since the
war began does not suggest that ii has
the capacity for taking more than a sup
Elementary part IN any plan OF grand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
HELPING CRIME.

A high officer Of the Chicago municipal
courts, in his last report to the court, tell
ing Of the vast increase in crime there and
elsewhere, says ''that little decrease in
crime may be expected until present
obsolete school instruction methods are
changed" We hope our school authorities
will see that. And we hope that no
amount Of complacency will lead them to
til nix the remark is an exaggeration. 1t
is true We have been saying the same
thing for years, IN order TO destroy the
self satisfaction with which our pubic
edgcation is carried on. They seem to
think that it is impossible for anybody
to know anything about education but
professional.
Education is not affan air OF knowledge
of Libraries and encyclopedias. but Of
decent, common sense, workaday life
We have been spreading our intellectual
education until it has captured the spir
itual outposts of life and let III lot OF
loose living and law ignoring habit II
is time to call halt 1t is time TO leave
off mere scholarship and go to building
citizenship That is what the schools are
for. Ohio State Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03

Contrast with this the showing made
by the poor of the East Side. In eighty
six garbage cans used by 200 families
there was found seventeen and onc-half
pounds of good food, valued at Sl.i5.
That means an average waste per
family of a quarter of an ounce, valued
at tenth of cent.
In many OF the houses of those appar-
emily wastcful families, the situation was
laid to their servants. As one women
explained: Its the servants. They re-
fuse To stint themselves. And they get
cross when | insist on their saving the
odds and ends. They think I'm mean and
nosey The war is much more than 5000
miles away to them. ] can bring the
war home TO my drawingroom-but 10
bring it home to my kitchen is the hardest
kind of work
But some means must be found to put
a stop to this waste Of perfectly good food
The servants in rich families must bc
compelled To be economical, not wasteful
~ ltstSb tIttN UldN tt ChttHNft anu ii''
pressed with the Importance of the
situation,
Another illustration of waste was
afforded few days ago by photograph
taken Of a pile of bread that had been taken
from garbage cans in New York City.
II contained 200 loaves and half-loaves,
collected in a single day between River
side Drive and Central Park
West, Scvcnty-Second and One
Hundred and Second streets. 1t
was estimated that in n single block
of that district the waste of bread alone
amounted to $4,000 pounds year
This Will not do Such criminal waste
Of good food must be stopped Whether
there Is much waste in our city. Nc do not
know, but il would be wise to make an
investigation, with view 10 employing
remedies il necessary We arc sure the
waste here, if any, is not what II for
merly was. but il should be reduced to
the minimum To waste food when there
is such pressing need for 1t everywhere Is
actually criminal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
The New Liberty Loan Drive.

There is every indication that the
people Of Delaware will bc aroused 10
great enthusiasm over the campaign for
the third Liberty Loan which viii bc
actively started in a fcw days Already
there are manife>t tatons of patriotic
interest in this State in the response
10 the nation : appeal for funds with which
TO carry on the war Large and enthusi
astic pubic meetings have been held at
Newark. AIIddletown Dover, Laurel and
other places, IN addition 10 those held IN
Wilmington. and the manner in which
the people turned out and received the
speakers that addressed them attested
their sincere interest in the cause.
In Wilmington, preparations are under
way for drive right home, with John
5 Rossell 10 charge Of operations. assisted
by a corps Of patriotic citizens. Josiah
Marvel is working with his usual effective
enthusiasm. and Judge Gray is helping
to n great extent by his eloquent and
able addresses
There is no doubt the country will
quickly oyersubscribe this third Liberty
Loan And there is no doubt the State
of Delaware and the city of Wilmington
will do their parts.
Bulgarian troops helping the Germans
on the western WAC front will create an
situation We have not de-
clared war against Bulgarians, nor have
they declared war against this country
But when our troops 90 into battle, they
cannot dlfierentiate among the troops
Of the enemy, and there will be war
between the United States and Bulgaria,
without any formal declaration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
AN APPEAL. TO DELAWARE.

Delaware has always risen To every
occasion and emergency. She overfaIb-
scribcd her quota for the twn Liberty
Loans, and went over the top Mt the drives
for the Red Cross, "Y. NJ. 9. A." and
~. of c."
Will she not respond as generously to
which the Red Star" Ia making for
Animal Z Relief thrWgh the Delaware
Our Secretary of War, Mr. Baker, has
asked the American Humane Society
To care for the war horses, mules and
dogs, and under the name Of The RED
Star Relic" il is working for the war
animals, just as the Red Cross is caring
for our soldiers
The supply of horses is running short,
ms we sent thousands to the allies before
our entrance into the war. Conservation
oil the American horse is essential If we
would win the war.
Horses and mules are vital necessity
III bringing supplies of food and ammuni-
ton, for the auto can not go where tho
horse can This has been demonstrated
abroad. The animals whose assistance is
so necessary must he saved Money is
needed To- establish hospitals in France,
where the wounded can be treated, and
sent back 10 the front 10 DO their humble
part in defeating the enemy
II is the patriotic duty ~ every true
American To help this organization, for
it means not only humane relief for
wounded and suffering animals, but will be
the direct means Of saving the precoue
lives Of our soldiers.
How will you feel, you who turn
n deaf ear TO this appeal, when some day
you read in your newspaper long casualty
list, with the information that hundreds
Of our men have been slain by the brutal
Hun because horses and rnules were
lacking TO bring ammunition 10 the front
when most needed?
Give, beg Of you. and generously
large sums are needed Other States
are answering the call Of the "Red Star,
do not let Delaware be behInd-h8nd m
this splendid and patriotic work.
Contributions can be sent 70 meat my
home address or in care Of the Delaware
$. T. &. A. Public Building, Wilmington,
Delaware
Pauline RI Rodgers.
Strand, New Castle April, 2 1913
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
Dandruff Soon
Ruins the Hair

Girls-if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy. silky hair, do by all
means get rid Of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin 1t ii you don t..
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid Of dandruff is TO dissolve
it, then you destroy it entirely. To do
this, get about four ounces of ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night when re-
firing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most, if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications viii completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp viii stop, and your
hair will look and feel a hundred times
better You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t Is inexpensive and four
ounces is all YOU will need, no matter
how much dandruff you have This simple
remedy never fails.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
The Result i'm Wisconsin.

The special election in Wisconsin for
United States Senator. yesterday, ac-
cording TO the morning reports, resulted
in the choice of Congressman Irvine l..
I.cnroot. although Joseph l.. Davies, his
Democratic opponent gave him close
run. This mornings estimates were that
I.cnroot has been elected by a plurality
Of 5000 20 10000
A. tho election held in November. 1916,
Hughes carried Wisconsin by 2S.SSl;
la FolettC. for nitcd States Senator,
by 1859, and Philip, Republican, for
governor. by 65.23t. In the face of these
figures. tho plurality for Lenroot, yes
tcrdav. was very small.
In this fact we have proof that large
amount of sentiment prevails among
pubhcans, in favor OF standing by the
administration in its war policies. While
the Democratic candidate for Senator
is an ardent supporter of the admins
tration, Icnroot is not To be set down
rs an opponent. On the contrary, with
few exceptions he has supported the war
measures Of the administration in the
House during the past two years with
great cordiallty. 1t was this fact that
made him unpopular with the pro-German
Republicans OF Wisconsin who opposed
81 vigorously his nomination al the Re-
publican primaries that he won by a
very close margin. Had Thompson, his
pro-Gcrman opponent at the primaries.
been nominated. il Is certain Davies
would have won at the special election.
The result OF the campaign that closed
Yesterday, therefore, is encouraging in
that il shows that the pro-Ccrnan clc-
mcnt in Wisconsin. although very Strong
Is not strong enough 10 control the State
and array II IN open hostility TO the
government in this Crisis The election
Of Davies TO the Senate would have been
more assuring. but as the Senator-elect
has shown himself 70 be a warm supporter
OF the government IN the war, no radical
change is effected by his election Az
least nothing the enemies Of our country
here at home may derive any comfort
or satisfaction from.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
THE HOST TRIUMPHANT.
Annie +. Michener.

Rejoice Oh, host triumphant.
The lamb OF God was slain
Passed through three DAYS Of darkness,
Then rose 70 life again.
Long gazed his dear disciples
From Mount Of 0hvet.
As great cloud received him
His own are gazing yet.
The world is full of scofTers
Who cry the Christian down;
Comfort We one another,
The Cross prccedes the Crown.
Stephen the first Of martyrs,
Died gladly for His sake,
And many, many others
Soon followed in HIS wake
Since the early prophets,
Aye. since the world began,
There been the doubling Thomas
Found in the heart Of man
There's been impulsive Peter.
Who. trusting, still denied -
Yet through his very weakness,
Became rock, beside.
There's been the kiss Of Judas.
Given with charming grace;
While the wicked slayers
Sought the betrayal place
Since the time Of Jesus
There's been the loving John
Who on the isle OF Patmos
Changed visions into song,
Rejoice, Oh, host triumphant,
Turn silence into song;
The night of crucifxion
precedes the Easter dawn.
Christ is risen Saviour,
Who follows in His train,
Having passed Gethsemane
Like Him shall live again
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
THE CITY AND THE GOAT.

The city OF Baltimore has gotten what
il went after IN the matter of boundary
extension because II went after 4 IN the
right wav Tho city has not obtained
all that Il is entitled to, not by a long shot
The city can compel fair treatment full
completely the Use OF exactly the
same methods through which 1t has OBJ
tanned boundary eNtcnsion-whch ~
10 say. by playing politics along the
line that makes tho square deal for
the city the paramount Issue Selling
ont the city 10 a combine or politicians
who make opposition 20 the square deal
for the city their main tenet is game
that must never be played again. IL was
demonstrated in the last state elcc-
ton. and in tho results which have
followed. that four ounds OF good club
are worth moro than four tons Of per
s,lasivc reasoning when It comes 10 deal
ing with machine-made boss-controlled
Democratic politics in this State.
Playing politics il fascinating game,
hut PLAYING tho city INTO the hands Of
a local bunch that is always willing to
sell out the city to the rural combine
that is against the Cltv-that is enough
10 make the goat turn And the city
for long has been made the goat in the
scheme under which government for
Maryland has been organized and opcr-
atcd No other city Of anything like
equivalent Importance has been So un-
fairly treated in the matter OF repre-
scntatlon IN the legislative assembly
OF the State to which it belongs as Bal
tlmorc has been treated In the appor-
tionmcnt of representation IN the MARY
land Assembly. The city can protect
itself can compel ialr treatment Tins
tlcians who are "agin the city" There
Is surcr way it has been tined 1t will
work Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
PRESS COMMENT.
IN FRANCE.

The introduction Of American troops
into the fighting in France has neccs-
sarily been gradual and obscured from
the public by incomplete and fragmen-
tary reports. II was on-Cctobcr 10 that
TO complete their training. the first of
thtnn entered the trenches with French
soldiers The first casualty list reached
this country on November 26. Later
they took over n sector for themselves
This was followed by the occupation Of
other sectors. Thus for FIVE months and
more our men have been in actual contact
with the enemy, in numbers and at places
OF which the public at home is ignorant
Until General Pcrshing offered all
otNSur men and all of our resources TO
General, Foch there has been nothing
Off tho<slramatic in the reports of our
operations overseas. But General Per-
shing's message supplied tho deficiency.
and the reports of the American troop
movement that came from the American
camps yesterday furnish tho thrill that
civilians expect from war. The order to
prepare TO march was received by the
men with cheers: their chrerfulness was
enhanced by the prospect of early action;
the whistling and singing about the camps
increased; they reioiccd at the prospect
of participation in the greatest Of battles.
and they marched out of the villages
where they were billctcd with songs
on their lips: The Rattle Hymn Of
the Republic, ''Tipperary" and Where
DO We Go From Here 7"
So much the censor has let us learn
For the rest, we must await the reports
Of accomplished facts. II is useless to
speculate, to recito our hopes, to tell our
ambitions We know that olIr men went
forth in confidence 10 do their duty, and
we feel that they will do it with credit to
themselves and TO their country, New
Y ork Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Cigarmakers Union.
Camp No. 2, T. o. s. A.
Patternmakers League
Hope Lodge, T. o. o. T.
Sheridan Post, c. A. II.
America Lodge, s. Of II
Franklin Circle. II Of ID.
Welcome Lodge, Q. s y
Delaware Lodge, r. O II.
Delaware Council, g b. t.
Brandywinc Military BaDd
Usage Tribe, Imp'd O. r NJ.
Wilmington Council, G. X. l..
Columbia Lodge. A. o. y. w.
Delaware Council o. 4. A VI.
Loyal Council, No. /, D. Of l..
Lafayette Lodge. No. 2, X. If p
Welcome Council Jr o. L. A M
German Beneficial Society, No. 3
Harmony Council, No. ], L. r A.
Star Of Bethlehem Lodge I G.. +.
Mattahoon Tribe. Imp'd. o r. VI.
Wilmington Typographical Union
Washington Camp, No. I, p. O ). 4.
Evening Star Lodge, No. ?, o. :. nf 3.
Naomi Lodge, x D., No /, !. o. o. +.
Oriental Lodge No. q, A r. Il A VI
Wilmington Div, T. r X St j. & "
Wm Mckinley Conciave, II. or s. W. VI
VIM Mckinley Com and o. L. H. NJ 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03

The special election in the Third Sena-
torial district, yesterday, to fill vacancy,
resulted in the success Of the Democratic
candidate. although the district is largely
Republican Il is an empty honor, how
ever, as the new Senator, unless som-
extraordinary emergency should arise,
calling for special session of the Legis-
lature, will not take his seat, his term
expiring at the regular election to be
held next November