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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
WEATHER SEVERE ON
SOLDIER GUARDS
Eleven Men Protecting Shipyards
III With Colds and
Pneumonia.

Members of Go. 4. az the tiitrcth
United States Infantry. doing guard duty
at local shlpyards, were much alarmed
YESTERDAY when | members ut the com-
panV were removed to the homeopathic
Hospital
II was at first rumored that the men
were all suffering from some form Of
POISONING
II was because the men became III all
about the same time that led Ia the
poison rumor, but after the officials Of the
homeopathic Hospital had made a
diagnose of all the soldiers. It was an
nounced today that the men we're suffer
ing from pneumonia and grip.
From what could be learned the men
were stationed at Pigeon Point. and bcing
exposed Ia the bad weather of last week
became i'll
One of the men was removed TO the
hospital from the stable at tltth and
Madison streets, where the company 5
horses are kept while the other men were
removed from their barracks at Water and
French streets " hen the calls started
the Phnnix ambulance was kept busy
and the police patrol had to he called into
service to take accident cases to the hos
pitals-
he men conflnet 10 the ftufnuOlathic
Hospital gave the following names: Frank
Sallustlo, John Habrtes, l. Marrls, Harry
Williams, Oliver kclso, i Tergcni, Nicho-
las f. White Stanley Genlia. George II
saul and Paul Floan. There is one name
not given
Miss Turner, superintendent of the hos
pital, said today the condition of some of
the men were dangerous, but all their re-
covcTles were expected.
The sickness among the soldiers has cut
the local company so short that company
Of regulars from Washington. ID G, Will
arrive here today to aid in the local works
The captains Of the company said today
that the reason for sending the men to
the hospitals was the lack Of hospital
facilities at the colnpany's barracks but
there was no contagious disease among the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
LACK OF SUPPLIES
MAY HALT ROAD WORK
State Highways Likely to Suffer
Because of Congested
Transportation.

Indications OF road building in New
Castle county tins wear are moi encourag-
ing Stone may be obtaluahle only from
local quarries
Benjamin \ Groves. commissioner.
and Charles f. Grubb, assistant engineer.
representing the Levy Court, and Charles
NJ. Ipham, engineer, representing the
state Highway Department. recently
went to Washington. ID. C.. Ia Obtain
shipments of stone for the season
After conference with Representative
Albert j Polk the delegation visited the
Office Of Public Roads and the Highway
Transport Committee where they were
assured Of cooperation III receiving ship
ments through the Director Of Railroads.
As both are In direct touch with the rail-
road office and as everything that per-
tainS 10 road work Is referred 10 them for
definite information the delegation were
practically at the "end Of their string :
They were informed that the railroad
situation still WA, very acute. but the
present embargo on road materials would
be lifted Us soon as conditions would
warrant: then. if the Levy Court were
unsuccessful In dealing with the local
railroad authorities the more important
eases would be taken up with the Drec-
tor of Railroads The officials interviewed
did not feel that priority orders for trans
pOrtatIon would he issued Tor any road
construction
The delegation S conclusions ~ regard to
transportation we're that for the present
they were blocked entirely by the embargo
except for what small amount of stone
they might get from local quarries, and
that during the whole season they would
be handicapped by irregular and uncer-
tain car shipments
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
ONE Of SCHEMES To GET
"BOOZE" FGR SOLCIERS
A Hotel Proprietor Had an Exper-
ience With It, But Will Not be
Caught IN Like Manner Again.

lh, uccuScd liquor sellers oi VII
mnrtnu are very careful IN observing
the iaW hat prohibits the sale of IntoNl-
eating liquors to soldiers IN uniform
aud ali real soldiers are IN uniform these
#a1- knowing the severe penalty. and
$50 ds~lrou> of conforming 10 the Law, /,
th,N 80, rrsoia1o n their refusal 10 sell
~aid1er~ WHO have an ovcrpoW erlng desire
tar U4uoI arr Therefore compelled to resort
Npcdicui- for supplying their desires,
.ua thoN arc not slow ID devlSing them
The prupQetor Of one Wilmington hotel
a. made IupleaSantlv aware Of this fact
On saturday Sevcra soldiers secured q
room N hiS house paving IN advance
Later. he was informed hv an attacbc 81
The house that theS" soldier were On
lov1nc beer lu thcr room Dl courS, he
investigated a. Ia knew tn, beer Ma, not
furnished from tho house Tar
The explanation Was soon at hand
safe ~ thclr paid-ior room the soldier,
SIMPLY awaited the kI Il services uf 4
oVluf frrnd vino Mas r'ting This
rcud purchased j gu4niit, OF bottled
prr. packed il into snt case. and thcu
lhcd Oh ms suidifr tnond- IN their room
F. ih, hotel tn, rest may hc imagined
The hotel proprietor not only put Al
Immediate stop to tins llttlc game. hut
iioptcd measures 10 prevent recur-
r,ue. oi IN affair that might easily brin,
-.uou- trouble upon him The soldier
etrc mmeiatclv cJectcd. despite then
protests. the pricc paid for the room b,
returned . be- soldier who had secure
'Ac accommodation 1hry protested
tul the proprietor Was ohduratc
Then orders were issued today and
night clerks to allow no "huncheS %
~pidier- - secure rooms A single Soldirr
- soldier accompanied by his wife
Vlu bc accommodated. the same as
other are Bur that Is al
lIquar sellers say they have hard
time u lodging devices 10 secure liquor
Tor soldiers Here Is one device that
none viii fall for hereafter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
VETERAN JURYMEN.
Sexttcte of Talesmcn Called to
Serve Coroner During Past
Four Months.

In the last four months Coroner Spring
held 66 inuucsts, which cost New Castle
county S462 Twenty-Five inq'iosts were
held in November, 20 in December ana
2I in January and February. Bills for
jurors fees usually are presented to the
Levy Court monthly, but presentation
Of the January bills was deferred until
March. when they were combined WIN
the February bills.
Veterans in jury service Repub-
hcan politicians benefited Imam
cially by those inqucsis. each receiving
81 every time he served as a juror. Dur
ing the four months Harry T. Bowers and
A. Il. Taggart received S5A each; Frank
Quincy. S5l: Carl Stiglcr, $40 Samuel J.
Allen, Sill; James Spring, $50: Walter
" Stownan. S3f. William a. KINNEY,
s3l: t. j Fahey. SIS, and J. NJ. Town
send. ST.
In the four months veterans were
called for Jury service the following
number of times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
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THE WAR SITUATION.

French and German troops have
engaged in heavy fighting ON both
sides Of the Mcusc in the Vcrdun
sector. West Of the river the French
have gained the enemy positions
ON front Of about 400 yards To
dcpth Of 800 yards. East of the
river the Germans were unsur-
ccssful in strong attacks on SIX
mile front.
Sunday the Germans sent heavy
forces against the French positions
at Samoencux. north of Bois Dc
Caurieres and near Nezonsaux.
They entered the French line at
various points. Violent French ar
tiIlery inflicted heavy casualties on
attackers and they were unable to
hold trenches gained. The front
east of the Meuse has been the
scene Of violent artillery fire dur
ing last month.
French success west oi the
river was made nj Malancouft,
west of Dead Man Hill. At thep-
py wood. west Of Malaneourt. the
French late Friday penetrated Ger
man trenches on a front OF 500
meters to q depth Of 300 meters,
DESTROYED positions and returned
with so prisoners and seven ma
chine guns. East of Rheims. in
the hampagne. German troops
gained mnmentarilv a footing IN
French positions west nj Naudesin-
court. but suffered heavily under
French counter attack which re-
stored the situation.
Raidiug activity on the Hrisish
front has died down somewhat and
the Germans. for the moment. have
given Mp strong raids on the fpres-
Arras line. ARTILLERY fire here and
IN the Camhrai area. Is Intense.
British airmen persist in bomb
ing raids and have accounted Tor
~ more German machines.
On the American SECTORS at Tou'
and I.une,ille there has been no
change. American patrols are stiil
visiting enemy lines md returning
with aluable information. Tn the
Toui front, American artillery ire
have been heavy, punnets sheli'na
hillets. troops and works over an
area approximately sis miles wide
and Two miles deep. East of Lune-
Vile. artillery honhard dment has
been heavy.
Having occupied Odessa and
Mix oiayev. important naval and
grain ports the Germans IN southern
Russia continue their advance
I northeast from IsIaek sea toward
kherson. important eammerriai
center and capital Of province Of
Same name. All Russian angress
Of ~asicta has declared Moscow
io be Russian capital and il is said
that all government and military
effects have been removed from
Peirngrad.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
DROP ALLIES PLANES.
Germany Announces % Brought Down
on Franco Belgian Front.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Berlin, March IS via London Twenty
two Entente airplanes were brought down
by the Germans Yesterday on the Franco
Belgian front, Army Headquarters an
nounced today
French armen the statement declares
bombed hospital establishments at Le
Thour north Of Rheims.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
BEL CLANS ASSUME
SECTOR ON COAST
West Front Position, Held BY
French, Taken Over by
Albert 5 New Army.
By A..ociatsd r.es. y Evers EveuLne

BY Associated Psess q Every EveuinL
On THE BRIrIsu FRoN VI N FIANDER-.
March IS
The important co,sst sector on the
western front, which for considerable
time has been held by the French, ha,
been taken over by the Belgians
That King Albert 5 new army has been
able to assume t.is additional burden
speaks highly for the condition Of this
comparatively small fighting machine
which has hattled 50 yaliantly from the
beginning The war minister seemed to
reflect the general voice OF The army when
he said
Whenever the cali comes wc shall bc
waiting to respond with every atom If
strength We have.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
URGES PEAS ANTS TO FIGHT.

by Associated Press q Every Evening
Petrograd March Is. Maria Spri-
donovo, Bolshevlk reader. in an appeal
to the peasants declares ratification Of
the German peace means they viii loso
their land and freedom
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
Defective FIue Caused Fire

Fire. due 20 defective tlde, broke out
last night about 20 0 clock in the home
of Rotto Arcaro. 1908 West Eighth street
causing damage 60 the extent Of fifty
dollars The alarm was sounded from
box 30 and the district companies re-
sDonded There was ne insurance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
ASKS TUSCANIh DATA.
Charge That Crew Deserted Pas.
sengers TO be Probed by
Congressman.
~ Associa,c' Press 10 Every Eveuine

nv hssociate' Press 20 Every Rvenine
Washington. March Is 4 resolution
asking Socretary Daniels for nj iuforma-
tiou IN his possession rngardinR published
charges that thr troopship Tuscania,
torpedoed on tho Scotch coast With 1000
American soldiers aboard, was abandoned
by her cruw without effort ~ save The
passengers. was introduced today bv
Representative Sttenerson II Mlnnesota
0ne Of tho soldiers aboard tho ship made
such charges in letter home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
ACCIDENT CASES.

The following accident eases were
treated at the Delaware Hospital today
George c. Matthews, laceratcd scalp
George Keller, hand injured: Robert
Bussey, foot injured; \. Duncan finger
lacerated; Domlnick Frederick, eye in
jured; NJ Mitchell, eye injured
Shoe mcndlng by experts. Star Shoe
Repairing Co. 10 Delaware avenue
Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
SMlLEAGE BOOKS

are on sale Mt the Business Office
of Every Evening. Buy one or
more and send to the boys III camp.
Your boy can see u dollar or two
dollar show for five, ten, fifteen or
twenty-five cents, You want to send
your soldier boy 10 show. The
Smileage Book will do 1t for you.
A Smileage Book of twenty cou-
pons costs you dollar; one Of 100
coupons costs you five dollars
Send your order TO Every Even
ING and books VII be sent direct to,
camp from this office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
- Patrick> social.

The annual II paiuca ,oci.l 20 tho
Ladies Md of Olvc Presbyterian Church
viii be held tonight % thc church.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
Weather Forrca.t.

81, Associated Press "a Lsc-y EsenIns
WAshing ton March Is. weather for,
cast for DClawar,s
Fair tonight and rucsday ht' d chansc 40
tenn pcratu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
Amnscments Ionlrhl

pta1h,u-e Phiadrluhlt Orchestra
t5arrirk Vaudeville
Majestic Huck and f1m
Queen lhr Turn pl a art.
Victoria ''rh, Warrior
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
HARD COAL SCARCE.
OPERATORS WARN
Only 3 Tons Per Consumer Avail
able, Hoarders Are Told
IN Statement.
By Associated Press 70 EVERY gvrpius

By Associated Press 70 Every Tvrniug
Philadelphia. March Danger - Al
continued scarcity ~ nOai and nc nr-
ccssIfv of conservation to uppiv yer
INDUSTRIES ami the government are pointed
out IN q statement to-day nv he anthrl-
oltc operator general oommtteC .orr.
The committee dIsciuses hat f1ere
arc only hrcc toms ei GoucsIC 0ai,
on "a average. ior every consumer hr
statement which SERVES as Rarruur
against boarding, yays
With me Fuel administration le
ge-iIng 10 ftc anthracite consuming
public hat they order thcl no.,t winter
-unpv of Goa. after hprii /. the inference
should not he taken ha' coai pIoni.-
ful now 8nd hat Yards tre toChc1 4p
with it
THREg TOSS TO CONSUMER.
The total population r the anthracite
burning area, which inc9deo NeW ing
land and he middle Atlantc states,
3. S77 COO # merclv * 50OO0Oo II M
total would be taken e for hA.sls. .
would mean that there would ~ JTo
tons 70 every consumer, there having
been - 100000 tons Of snthracltc mlnei
IN 1917
Three tons, 9r h.120 poun,Ls, uakt
- = SnoFbtS tL iv ib'Ail@ .ot tu tF'iA-
For the 3i0 days n the rOad year his
would mean about three -hOycliui-
day as he burning quota for each -.r-
son 70 equalizc last year. output
w hcn Il is also consIdeyrI that 'hl-
deduction does not include %, govern
mcnt coal supply, hou-ehoidcr- -an roaa-
ly understand why anthrlcte VII 1'n-
tinue to be- Scarrr, despite 'i, IDEA aat
coal viii bc plentiful thi- gmm,r and
that the Stocking up process, ], u,r.i- Z
matter of ordering from 'ho rrtA.i.r
THE fac, hould also Z, ug'cd ha' 'h,
constantly Increasing number Nt,
industries Tn b. anthracite burning r'a.
with thc larger body 10 worker as,
add, to tn, growing demand fcr utgrl-
cite n the coming spring mi rmm.-
,caso rs now approaching
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
80 DIE, MANY HURT
IN PLANT BLASTS
NORTH OF PARIS
u. S. Soldiers Dare Death 30 Carry
Injured TO Safety Damage
~ Mile Radius
WORKER DROPPED CAPS
~ Associated Prose 70 r,e,g ge.rlr,

~ Associated rrrea 'o Fvrrs Heorlrv
Paris. March lQ THp violent cvpi.
sionz today 10 tors ~ la toururpss
north of Pare. caused tho death uf
slrtecn p"ra"ne and che injury ~ e larv-
number mostly slightly. ave an of "A
announcement ua,lc touIpht
Later - Waz aeid that tho uurpbr
dead wa- ihriy Gcn Duhail tbo o.
tary governor rf Par i4 rairr p
Capt Iurchcr. ihr Judgr de. %,
general 81 The first corirfrpartial ~ P4r tr
oron IN inyc c7f igatiop ~ tho scCidor'
American RCD Gross AMI arrnt .r,hr
lauccs rcrr 4uhun nc 'rr.' s. 'r-
of fhr rvpIdTson
number ~ wounded nerc r1v-..d
awav in motor trrIcls ~ fir iuirrfe4r
arrpv American aoibi~rr approached n
Within a frvy hundred yards ~ 'hr burning
buildings and carried ~, INJURED 4rr
fields ~ yrhiclte wlit,rg ~ movr 'hr
victims n bnep'pr pt, mi
lburle
urPr NtrF twtr
Nu American armr ,Hic,r drrurd .-,
wounds of child ~ hr ,Ay,r- glare
nearly milr from thr sSrnr f h'
diqastrr Jhr ,b,d was one n srrr,i
erorr n rrhorl n uhfrh sv~r' 5lriru
MS -FfFfFfFffl ffh T Il' tfffif. t-Nlff'f
Survivors drcla,r thr acrielrr' 4af
dur to + man dropping box ~ yrr~tsr'ry-
flsez. wii"h sr' III , hnv ~ grrna,i~s
Most ~ the 0vortmcn rr~an nod vr'h vtr0r
injuries
tll rrof7 and window ,i'hrr ~ir~prr
frrrnoo of u,lc- NJ -hc n,l,'rg t~rs
dcmohvhed whdc 7rvrvnl structures ~
apsrd from .ho tlol~ncr ~ thc vplo
sjnn ~ rvcr qppriov ~ paris w'ndog--
wcre sbat'ored ln pnhlc srhnol III
Aubcvvilers panic co0irFed and 'oir
girls tind from fright
Eoarlv OOO persons sheliorlrrs
the result ~ damage ~ their homes n
being cared fnr hr ihc American Rod
Cross co-ororafing wr'h tho prefecture
~ thc Soinc and ~ s, uthnrifirs
Regarding he AS~isttnro gwen M
Red ross ~ Nmcrican soldirrs niIni
rinal councillor IF Bourgot uoar rirr
tho eyuloeion occurred saId
WI must nav homage fn ho manner
n uhich the American Rod ross rrgrn-
ized assistance American snidiors show-
"a devotion uo' - ~ i,rvuitrn
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-06
FLU HELPED FARMERS
 TO SECURE LABORERS
COLORADO SPRINGS.-The epi.

COLORADO SPRINGS.-The cpl demic of Spanish influenza which swept Colorado was not wholly with out good. Farmers of the vicinity of Colorado Springs are able to tes- tify to that. If it had not been for the epidemic they would have been short handed
 When the epidemic forced the closing of schools here more than fifty high school girls offered their services to the farmers, who put them to work harvesting the potato crop and making ensiIage for their siles. It happened that the closing of schools came at the time when corn was in prime condition for the making of ensilage.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-06
FROM WILLIE TO PAPA
On the Run, Somewhere in France,
 July 20.

July 20.
 Dear Papa :-
 am writing on the run, as the
 brave and glorious soldiers under
 my command have not seen the
 Rhine for so long that they have started back that way, and of course am going init dem. Oh, papa dere has been some offel dings happened here in France. First, I started in my big offensive which was to crush de fool Americans, but dey know so liddel about military tactics dat dey refuse to be crushed just like l want dem. sent my men in der fight in big waves, and when dey got to de Americans, dey all said Boo as loud as dey could hollar.
 Yell, according to vat you haf al ways told me, de Americans should have turned and run like blazes. But vat do you tink? Dem fool Americans don't know anything about war, and instead of running de odder way, dey came right to- ward us. Some of dem was singing someding about "Ve won't come back till it's over, over dere," or some odder foolish song, and some of dem yer laffing like fools. Dey is so ignorant. But they are offel rack less init der guns and ven dey come toward us it was den dat my men took notion dey wanted to go back to de dear old Rhine. Ve don't like de little old dirty Marne river any how. And, oh papa, dem Americans use such offel language. Dey know nottings of kultur and say such offel dings right before us. And dey talk blasphemy too. Vat you tink dey said right in front of my face. One big husky from place dey hate to tell you vat an offel ding he said, "To hell init de kaisern' Did you ever hear anything so offel? I did not tink anybody would say such an offel ting. It made me so mad. l wouldn't stand and hear such ar offel ting and so 1 turned around and run init de odder boys. Vas l right vat? And, oh papa, you know dem breastplates vat you sent us? Can you send some to put on our backs You know ve are going
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-06

de odder way and breastplates are no good, for de cowardly Americans are shooting us right in de back. Some of our boys took off der breastplates and put dem on be- hind, but de fool Americans are playing de Star Spangled Banner" init machine guns on dem plates. Cant you help us? You remember In your speech you said noting could stand before de brave German soldiers. Oh, papa, l don't believe desc ignorant Americans ever read your speach, for dey run after ,s Just like we was lot of rabbits. Vot you tink of dat?Can't you send dem some of your speeches right away? Dey don't know how terrible ve are. Can't you move my army back to Belgium. yer ve won all our glory? My men can vip de women and children dat dem Belgians can bring up. But desc Americans are so rough and ignorant, ve can't make dem understand dat ve are de greatest soldiers on earth, and ven ve try to sing "Deutchland Uber Allas," dey laugh like a lot of mon- keys. But we are getting de best of de Americans. Ve can outrun dem. Papa, if ve are not de best fighters on earth ve are sure de best runners. Nobody can keep up init us ven ve tink of de dear old Rhine, and my army never did tink so much of dat dear old river. Let me know right awey by return post office what l shall do.
 Grown Prince Willie"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-06

of your seeing me unless you make up your mind to take a trip across the big pond.
 "All the American boys are look ing wishfully toward home. for now, more than ever, we realize that our United States is really Gods own country.
 GEO. W. PENNINGTON, Jr.,
 Unit -,I l. E. F.,
 American Army,
 France"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-13
STORM DISRUPTS
FISHING PLANS
Sure to Be Excess of Flood Water i
Trout Streams When Season Opens
Monday, April Is.

The plans of many a fsherman were
disruted by the snowstorm of yesterday.
Previous to that unwelcome- event con
ditions pointed to a fairly auspicious
opening of the trout season Monday.
April i. To be sure, there was plenty
of snow in the woods. but il was disap-
pearing gradually and not affecting the
height of the streams perccptiblv. Now,
however, conditions are different. With
temperature mild enough to tempt the
angler to tempt the trout there is sure
to be a supcrabundancc of flood water
in the brooks. On the other hand, if
the weather d0csn t moderate there
won t be any temptation to go fishing.
Town Clerk Hopkins has been doing q
considerable amount of business in sell
ing icescS the past week As usual the
majority Of sportsmen prefer the
combination variety at ~ per, which
! gives them both hunting and fishing
privileges, to the straight fishing license
/ III go cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-13
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Miss Sophie Christensen, who lives in
the home Of y +. Fill, mas been i'll
several iaxs, but i improving.
Hcryev y. Thayer, after an Illness OF
several weeks with pneumonia, Is now
considered TO be gaining slowly.
Miss katherine Clarity, student
nurse at the Melrose hospital, who had
been in few days and confined to
her room is better.
Mrs. c. ~. Drury Of Hinsdale was
admitted to the MeIrose hospital yes
terday and operated upon this morning
for gaitre. DR.. Lynch was the surgeon.
Or. f. R. Lynch was at the hospital
today for the first time since his III
ness. There are several patients wait
ing to be operated upon in the hos
pital.
The Woman 5 association Of the First
Congregational church held sewing
meeting THURSDAY afternoon with Miss
~ l. Stedman. Work for the Red
Cross was done.
| MIR. and Mrs. Charles Booker and
| Mir. and Mrs Albert Wrisley viii move
carly III May from the II. !. Nichols
house oII Western avenue to A. I
| Rohdc ! house at : Organ street.
The maple sugar season for this yea
is about over and many Of the sugal
Imakers have gathered their buckets
The season is generally conceded t,
have been short, although the qualit,
OF syrup has been W to standard.