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Evening journal., 1918-05-31
as for Army

A number OF our destroyers were op-
Grating with a couple Of ''blimps" one
day and the "blimps" discovered a few
submarines, / don't know how many
making back 10 their base, and signaled
the destroyers. They had quite an en-
gagement; the "blimps" dropped
bombs and the destroyers dropped
depth charges and after a few minutes
tney had cleaned up the submarines.
We used TO pick up wireless mes
sages by the hundred. The wireless
would be reporting submarines here
and there, ship sighted, ship sunk, etc
all kinds OF wireless messages.
Sometimes we picked them up from
away down In southern waters. way
down in the Mediterranean, and one
day we picked up a wireless saying
three merchant ships were engaged
with some submarines in a gun battle.
They were too far away; we did not
attempt to reach them
But Immediately after we picked up
another wireless which said another
destroyer coming up" The submarine
must have beard that wireless coming
back so she submerged as soon as she
saw the destroyer coming along.
There was one mysterious submarine
captain who sent out messages all the
time signed kelly" He would send a
message Boosting that he was going 10
torpedo such and such a ship, slgped
kelly; or that he had missed a ship
and message TO such a ship: Sorry I
missed you"
The commanding officer used all our
wireless boys at the time on those mes
sages from Kelly. trying 10 find out
who he was, but we could not make
him out. He seemed TO be pretty
square; he would never deal in the reg
ular German dirty work. He always
got the passengers of before he would
torpedo a ship. And he was clever.
Sometimes we would be in port TAX
ing on supplies. cleaning ship, or with
half the boats wash out on the lines,
when the signal would come suddenly
that a submarine was reported oltside,
and ordering so many destroyers to get
under way at once.
The quartermaster would pass the
word that the admiralty had reported
submarine operating such and such
a place; how soon can you get under
way?" Then they would send out a
call. "How soon can the different ships
get under way?" Sometimes we could
get under way in ten minutes II we
had steam up. Sometimes the destroy
ers would go out and they wouldn't
have any life lines rigged or anything
and maybe not all the crew on board.
The men on liberty would have TO be
picked up later.
When we went ashore in England the
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
These Items will Not Last Long
AT Price Asked

We offer 200 Awnings,
complete, ready TO hang, at
$2.S5 each.
Then comes a special pur-
chase of Potomac Grass
Rugs, better than Crex, in all
sizes from 75c to $11 each.
1000 yards of Tapestry
Denim, Just the thing for
floor covering or upholster-
ing furniture. Note price
Soc value for soc the yard.
Bamboo porch screens,
wide slat, painted, $500 to
S5.75 each.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

And they can go out on a very good
rolling sea. Sometimes they come out
as far as 80 miles to meet a convoy.
They circle about scouting over and
around the convoy. and signal 10 us
whenever they spot anything They sig
nal either by a blink llght-something
Ike an occulist's Lighter by wireless.
We g0t a wireless one day that a
ship had been sunk about 10 miles be-
low a certain point which made Il 20
miles away. We got down there, but
we never saw anything Of It. The ship
had been torpedoed but when we ar
rived all the survivors had been taken
on by another boat. THE SINKING
SHIP HAD BEEN SPOTTED By An
AIRPLANE 20 MILES AWAY.
That Is where the alrplane comes in
handy. We would never have known
anything about the sinking n II had
not been for the airplane.
Then, too. the "blimps" or dlrigibles
ne used a lot. We used TO see them
scouting around the sky like so many
pigeons along the coast. They can drop
bombs as well as the destroyers. They
have accounted for a number Of sub
marines.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

We offer
1,50O yds. of an excellent
quality of cretonne; good
assortment of colors; 35c
value for Saturday at zoe
the yard.
$50 Opaque Window
Shades, in all desirable
colors; S5c values for SOC
each.
Snow Flake Summer Cur
tains, $1.50 10 81 the pair.
Stencil Crash Curtain
valance at $500 the set.
The best sewing machine
made for price asked, SIS.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
Peoples Column
GILMORE's VIEW OF IT


To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL:
Sir-Current news dispatches tell OF
the rejection Of the proposed national
prohibition amendment by the Loulsi-
ena legislature but, unfortunately, many
Of these dispatches contain the incor-
rect assertion that Louisiana is the first
OF the states to refuse TO ratify the
amendment.
Reference TO your files will show that
New York, New Jersey. Rhode Island
end Nebraska preceded Louisiana in re-
fusing to approve Of the attempt TO put
prohibition into the constitution.
Thirteen states are required 10 de-
feat ratification and thirty-six states
are required TO bring about the sdop-
tion Of the amendment.
In Alabama all Of the candidates for
governor and senator, including Sen
ator Bankhead, are demanding that this
question Of ratification shall be sub
mitted TO a vote OF the people with
the state as a unit. This, feel sure
means the defeat Of ratification In Ala
bama.
Iowa, another so-called "dry" state
refused by a substantial majority lasi
fall to put prohibition into her state
constitution, and this, l think, mean;
that Iowa Will refuse TO ratify the Fed
eral amendment.
Il is my opinion that more than TWEEN
ty states will take the sta ndthat pro
hibltion Is a question for states and
localities to handle. and in consequence
will oppose its introduction into the
organic law OF the nation.
Yours very truly,
T. NJ. GILMORE,
President National
Model icens G
League.
Louisville. Ky, May %, 1918.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIes
eIrlsi Make beauty lotion al
home for a few cents. Try III

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white. shake well, and YOU have
a quarter pint OF the best-freckle and
tan lotion. and complexion besutlfler, at
very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter Will supply
three ounces Of orchard white for a few
cents. Message this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face. neck. arms and
hands each day and see how rreckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear.
soft and white the skin becomes. Yesl
Il Is harmless.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
STALKING THE U-BOATS!
ApIanes and BIimps Are Eyes for the UHuners Well
as for Army

FIRST thing we would do would be TO
so and get something 10 eat. We would
buy a chicken and some Brussels
sprouts and take them to a restaurant
10 be cooked. There's nothing like a
change. We would get tired OF
Canned BILL" (corned beef. "Goldnsh"
canned salmon) and the other regular
chow" At the American Club we
could get real American French fried
potatoes. We brought back aboard
with us some English war bread It's
fine, But guess you can get too much
OF it Anyway the British naval officers
used TO come aboard the American ships
to get some OF our white bread.
SEA TRICKS
OF the German submarines don't fool
the men on the Yankee destroyer pa
troll. Sailor Burke tells about them In
his sixth and final article on stalking
the U-boats," in TIE EVENING JOUR-
NAL tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

: "kOund ana oval SNAPPED
beads. Special, $500 each.
"Radium Pearl" Neck
Chains. Fine "1ustre" gradual
ed beads, solid gold catch. Spe-
cial $500 per string.
"White Stone" Bar Pins,
new designs, fine workman
ship. Some set in Sterleen;
others Sterling Silver. $1.O0 TO
$500 each.
We have on display the
"New Pattern" of Oneida Com
munity Bar Plate Silver. A
beautiful oak finish chest, con-
tanning 26 pieces. Tea spoons,
table spoons, knives and folks,
sugar she'll, and butter knife,
with your initial on for $1,000
complete.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
These are
Wonderful Y alues

Read each item carefully.
First we offer our zoe voile
and batiste at 15c. Numerous
designs and colors.
Then comes our 35c mer-
cerized Foulards that will be
sold at 29c the yard. Mostly,
in navy and black grounds.
Beautiful indeed.
And if you are looking for
silks, be sure to see our 75c
Plaid Silks that we are go
ing to sell on Saturday at 500
the yard. These silks have
a mixture of cotton, 80 in.
wide and very popular in
deed.
All 30c Fancy Voiles at
25c, in light and dark
II grounds. SO and 40 inches
wide.
75c Sanger silk, SOC. A
beautiful colored silk and
colored pongee, yard wide,
regular 75c value. Not all
colors, but the wanted ones.
Sale price, soc yard.
Remnants-On special
counter we have about 200
remnants of wash goods in
i, good lengths; all this sea-
sons designs; all measured
and marked one-third to
one-half of their original
value.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

With a big convoy
planes are always
sent out from land
20 meet us. They
are big hydro
planes-you never
see them over here
with big pontoons
fastened on them
so they can come
down and sit on
the water and
make repairs and
so up again. They
can shove of any
time they want TO.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
WARNING
Moth Time is Here

WAYNE Cedared Ward
robe Bags on sale in wo-
mems ready-to-wear sec
tion.
The use of Wayne
wardrobes is a real eco
nomy. Especially desir-
able now when fabrics are
expensive and their scar-
city compels the elimina-
ton of all waste. You
cannot afford to take
chances with expensive
garments.
1t is ideal for dress suits
and evening gowns. Your
clothes are always in fit
condition, always ready
for use, fresh and un-
wrinkled.
The fragrant, woodsy
odor of cedar does not
cling to the garments, un-
like the disagreeable tar
and moth ball smell.
1t affords protection to
the civilian clothes of our
soldier boys while they
are at the front and in
camp. Priced according
to size, 75c to $1.75.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
Your Vacation Neck.
wear Awaits Your
Coming

For Saturday we place on
sale a special purchase of fancy
and plain organdie collars and
cuff sets, priced from soc to
$500 each.
Fine Pique Collars, also
Coat Sets, at ST to $1.5o each.
Fancy Pique Vests, just the
thing needed for a tailored
suit, 81 to $2.75 each.
Filet Lace Collars and Cuffs,
also rolled collars and square
effects, soc to S3.75 each.
Fine Net Vestees; several
different styles with fancy pearl
buttons at 81 to So each.
Separate collars, white or
candle with fancy colored
edges, ST. to $1.50 each.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
BY SEAMAN r. w. BURKE, OF The U.

II you have airplanes TO cooperate
with the destroyers you can keep your
eyes right on the submarine.
The higher the airman goes above
the water the farther down under the
water he can see-on the principle Of
the FISH hawk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Bic. HUN OWNED STEEL
PLANT SEIZED BY i. S.
Largest Concern Of It's Kind in
This Country Operated by the
Alien Enemy.

Plttsbtrg. June II score Of
deputy Tinted states marshals and
agents If the Department Of Justice
-eIzcd the 0rensteln-Arthur- k0ppeI Com
pany's plant, at k0ppel, Beaver county,
the largest German-owned concern IN
western Pennsylvania, last evening, and
arrested o 5ilriaIs of the company. They
arp charged with being German aiien
eaefn5rs Federal authorities IN view
York { ~ have been requested To search
t9r L. Joseph. another official Of the
compcuy.
It va announced that the company,
which manufactures small steel coal min
ing CIR and other steel products vas
curtrois d entirely BY German capital,
and thai the controlling stockholders i've
Ia Germany at his time.
The I'VE officials arrested at the plant
we're r. " Brusan, Fred Doeler, +.
Bergner " w SteinthaI and Herman
Koch. They all hold executive posi-
tons with the concern. They were
brought here by trolley and lodged IN
the county Ial
Almost simultaneously deputy marshals
arrested \ Y GrunItz, X. Hansen, o. q.
Phillips. 4 G. Schmol and B. II Behrens
IN thus city. The prisoners refused -
talk Federal agents were unable to hnd
any trace Of VI Ritter, another company
official who disappeared just prior 70
the rand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
CALORIES PUT THE
PEP" IN u. S. TROOPS
Americans Best Fed Fighters in
World, Says War Department
Medical Adviser.

Chicago, June II Americas soldiers
are the best fed fighting men in the world,
according TO the message brought To the
convention of the American Medical As
ISOLATION by DIR. John r. Murlin, ad-
wiser TO the War Department on matters
OF diet
DIR. Murlin's statement was based on
scientific analysis of the foods served the
various armies. DIR. Murlin believes that
much of the energy displayed by the
Americans Is due 10 the food they get.
The American ration has food value
of 4 ,632 calories; the British, 1922; the
Canadian, 2,55I, and the Italian also
2,55l
"The British and Canadian ratlons
provide more fats, the French about the
same amount and the Italian less than
the American. said DR.. Murlin. The
British and Canadian and American
training rations provide about the same
amount Of protein; the French slightly
more
Surgeon-GeneraI Gorgas has division
Of experts who are constantly at work
studying the dietary needs Of the soldiers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
NEW YORK IRELAND
FLIGHT POSSIBLE
Airplene Inventor Says Trip Can
BE Made AZ 100 Mile
Rate.

London. Juno Airplanc trips from
England - america orr qutr feasible Nv
1850 of machine travelling day and
night 81 he Tatr ~ 100 M les ~ hour,
declared F Handiay Page inventor q
tvpc ~ machine named for blm, m 3
recent statement r. the representative
- tho Daily Ezprrss
Il have rncrlvad a cablcgram from
Canada congra'llaflng me on the cor
stuIctIon q 5 machine ~ travel 70 and
from America, continued the inventor
but have m aIch machine 20 hand
'fTho trip would ~ from ireland n
View York via Newfoundland. being !
100 miIc4 An alternative Journey n
America wonld he via The Azores On
tho steady lOn milcs-an-hour basis ynu
can compute an the lOnR-digtance TINS
that occur - you, including weekend
trips t. China aud Peru
For short distances, such ~ nndon
70 Manchester. ! am not inclined to think
that airplancs will take tho places n
railways unless il case n pressing urgency
4 comfortable firgt-class carriage 81 fast
train viii continue To BE- more usual
course Of travel The airplane has great
advantage Of speed but il mas severe
handicars in the way of wind and fog
and other adverse climatic conditions
II 30 not think that after The war veal
thy men will take 1Ip private motor cars.
Few people ran afford private yachts and
a pleasure aIrplane would be as expensive
as a Yacht
There IL no inch thing ~ perpetual
safety ri the air. and this Is bound ~ have
an effect On the average man. ] am speak
ing Of course, III the immediate future
only IN the long results Of time there
ARE infinite possibilities n the evolution
III aviation.
There Il an immense future for arr
craft Ls AIDS - he world Is prosperity
but what cal the tourist idea Of round
the world in forty hours leads nowhere
and means nothing
In the course If time bigger machines
Will be built with more powerful engines
10 direct them, but can see no i'm
mediate prospect Of turning out aIrplanes
that will carry a. many passengers -
ocean lners We must continue TO
beware of hot air il alrplane prophecies. 4
Vo,, fr-- an E7rarz- E5vpni0r want adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
THREE SUBS SUNK
BYL|NER AND CONVOY
Shell From Steamer Hits One {;
Depth Bomb Ends Two 9th
ers, Officers Say.

An Atlantic Port. June IA British
transatlantic steamship and her convoy
attacked and hv all evidence sank three
German submarines near tho English
coast on June and ,, according 70
passengers and officers Of the steamship
which arrived yesterday at an American
port after one Of the most thrilling VoN-
ages any liner has had during the war.
Although iatigucd by excitement and
lack If sleep, the l16 passengers were
exhilaratcd over the success against the
I,-h6atS. They had the additional thrill
az seeing the steamship escorted on the
last day Of the trip by American dcstroyers
and an American hvdropanc. They saw
no submarines of the Atlantic Coast
CONFIRMED ny sHlP's OFFICERS.
According to the passengers, the story
being later confirmed hy the ships Of
fccrs. the first encounter took place on
the evening of June |, few hours after
the departure from a British port, white
the passengers were at supper.
A terrific defamation shook the vessel.
Passengers were about to rush on deck.
but an officer held UP his hand and stayed
them saving Its depth bomb. Prob
ably a destroyer has got one. Later the
passengers learned that ono Of the dc
strovers had sighted periscopc, dashed
forward and dropped a bomb The OK
plosion Indicated that the bomb had
found It's mark
The next morning. Sunday, the steam
ships lookout saw q submarine awash
about 100 wards off the stTboard bow.
The liner put on speed 10 ram the U-boat,
but missed hv SIN yards. The submarine
came w on the port side The liner vcercd
10 bring the amdships and stern guns
into play. Two shots were fired The
second. from the stern gun. hit the sub
marine at the base of the coming tower
An explosion followed, then smoke
and flame When it cleared away the
submarine was gone. The ships officers
and an American naval officer aboard
said il was certain she had been de
stroyed
DEBRIS COMES TO SURFACE.
less than an hour later q destroyer
in the CONVOY sgnalled that another
I--boat was in sight Passengers on the
liner saw the destroyer dash ahead and
a moment later there was another ex-
plosion under water The destroyer
circled around the spOt and then took its
place In the convoy. Officers on the liner
reported that oil and debris had come to
the surface at the place where the bomb
was dropped
Among the passengers were Col Sir
Henry Fowler OF the British Army, on q
military mission, and an aviation com
mission consisting of Gen. 1. Lee and
Major Botterill, appointed by the British
government 10 inspect aIrplane manu-
facture IN the United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
UNCLE SAM ,POWDERNAKER
One Plant Up in Record Time,
While Both Together Equal
All Others in Output.

Washington, June II With the gov
eminent > new powder plant at Charles
ton, W Va, going into action Yesterday
new record for the building d such plants
was made The plant ut Nashville, Tenn,
built for the government by the du Points,
was ready a week ago
The $l20, 600 900 allotted for tie plants
is expected to give the government .
smokelcss- powder production capacity
equal to al other American plants COM
bined The War Department started
preparations January A new division
was organized, needs Of the army estnnat-
ed and plans for the two plants were
begun AS soon as sites we're chosen
it was found necessary to build new town
on each site to house the employees.
When the task Of building the plants
was considered by the War Department
last January it was predicted that the
production of powder might begin in
August, barring unforeseen delays.
Starting Of the plants at this time insures
their completion and full operation this
year, or within less than twelve months
of the date on which they were authorized.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE TOO
u BOAT RAID FAILS.
Vice President Marshall Says it
Has Not Scared American
Mothers.

Philadelphia. June II = The kaiser
never made q greater tactical blunder in
this war than IN sending his submarines
against the Atlantic seaboard, IN the
opinion Of Vicc-Pfesident Thomas r.
Marshall The .rc-P President came here
Yesterday to receive a degree at the com
mencement exercises of Villa Nova Col
lege.
The submarine attacks on the United
States are only another example Of the
false psychology of the Hun, the Vice
President said. "fhc kaiser thought
he could brighten America. All he has
done Is to STIR the spirit of the nation
TO even greater determination to crush
the Hun now and forever.
THE kaiser said 10 himself: Fright
en- the United states Bring the war
home 10 thcm and every mother will
hesitate before she sends her boy to
the front
.If it had been a German mother he
might have succeeded, but he does not
know the American mother, that Is
plainly evident The German mother
thinks only Of her own son To the
American mother every son Is her son
in a patriotic sense. TO kill any Amer
ican bow Is to strike at every American
mother.
And that has been the boomerang
effect Of the latest Hun raids These
visits Of the sea wolves to our doors
have stirred the nation as a whole and
make us determined more than ever
before to crush the Hun, his autocracy,
his kultur, and his warped ideals
Even aside from the failure OF the
effects desired the U-boat raids were
not successful The damage has been
small compared with the effort OK
pended to send this fleet TO American
waters.
II am not military man. / can't
discuss the future course Of the war,
but | can say that we must soon have
an army in Russia and Serbia as "A wedge
to enter the back door Of Germany; also
an American army IN Italy That, TO
my mind. is the vulnerable point for
attack We can hold on the western
front but we can break through Italy,
and strike at the Hun through his back
door"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
SEVEN HUNS ONLY
BRAINS OF ARM
None Higher Than Colonel and
Four Are From the Lower
Glasses, Says Editor.

Amsterdam, June 5.-The Brains oi
the German army, according to the
Iokal Anzelger, consists OF seven German
officers. none OF them Of higher rank than
colonel, and four Of them men who have
risen from the ranks and belong to the
lower classes
1t Is they, says the newspaper. who
are at ludcndorif S elbow and are IN
charge of the western offensive. They are
the inner High Command. being Luden-
dortfs personal and immediate war
council
Their names are gwen under the caption
Men Of Action They are: Colonel Won
Merz, Llcutenant-C olonel Netzell. Lieu
tenant-C olone Bauer Major Frahnert
Major Won BockeIberg, MAJOR Won tar-
bou, Captain Geycr
1t n limited that Wetzell IS CHEF Of the
Intelligence Department Lieutenant
Colonel Bauer forte Is intmtivc dlvna-
ton of Ludendortl intentions, says the
newspaper
All of these seven men, II Is sad, have
come to the front since the beginning OF the
present war They are characterized rs
"men Of untring energy drive aud ca
pacity for quick decision
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
BOLSHEVIKI, WORLD
PERIL, SAYS RUSS
Russia Cannot Be Saved Until
Menace IS Destroyed, Jour
nalist Declares.

Stockholm. June 5.-Belief that the
people OF Russia want, above all things.
peace at any price, Is a mistake, asserts
Vladimir BOurtseff, noted Russian.
former revolutionary and newspaper man.
who has arrived here from Finland
''The Bolshevih threaten the total de-
struction of Russia, said BourtsefT to q
writer in the Dagens Nyheter They
attained power by the help Of the Ger
mans and by the same means are main
tanned in power Bolshevisrn is a danger
not only for Russia but for the whole
world and II is necessary that the sup
porters Of ITS doctrines should be
thoroughly defeated Russia cannot be
saved SO long as the Bolsheyiki are in
control I am convinced they can be con
quered and hope it Will not be long be-
fore they are suppressed
Nv hat Russia needs is a government
composed Of Democrats and Cadets
Constitutional Democrats with a man
like Korniloff or MilvukofT at It's head
The idea that the land above all things.
peace al any price is a mistake This
would be made plain under another
government which unlike the present.
was not dependent on German support.
BourtseH at the beginning Of the war
wa living IN airs 81 refugee lie I'M
nedIately returned to Russia to offer his
services to the government against Ger
many. lie was arrested the moment lie
reached Russian soil and sent to Siberia
Alter year there he was released on the
lntercesslon Of President Poincare Of
France. He returned to Petrogad, where
he opposed the Bolsheviki. When the
revolution broke out he was imprisoned
In the fortress OF st Peter and St Paul
After four months Imprisonment he
escaped and reached Helsingfors, whence
he came to Sweden