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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
HIGHWAY ROBBERY CHARGED.
Two Men Accused of Holding Up and
Robbing Linwood Sturgis.

Linwood Sturgis, IN City 1ourt today,
charged John Magowsl and rank onner
with highway robbery, declaring that on
April 6, while he was az Linden street ana
MARYLAND avenue, the defendants knocked
hun down and took watch ana chaln' z
rayolver and sl4 in cash from his pocket
The men were represented by James
salisbury. who sought to SNOW that
.1,1r.rs lad drawn revolver before he
- (narlod down and that when the
only thing taken from hun was the
revolver. Judge Churchman held me
defendants under 81 600 bali each ioT
The Court Of General Sessions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
CAUSEWAY FLOODS,
Street and Sewer Directors Believe sub.
stantial Bank Should be Built

Although tile directors claim they have
nothing to do with the matter, the con
dition Of the causeway after the recent
heavy storms and floods was discussed
at todays meeting Of the Street and
Sewer Directors and it was the opinion
Of the members that a substantial bank
should be built along tins thoroughiare to
keep the river water out
Henry r. Isaacs, attorney, sent a com
munication to the directors IN behalf Of
one Of his clients living at 1910 Pullman
Place. stating that after every rain the
surface water floods the property and that
although the Street and Sewer Depart
ment had been appealed to before, moth
ing had been done Chief Engineer Hopes
vas ordered 10 investigate the matter
1t was reported to the directors that
Fred L. kurtz, Henry / Bush David
Lindsay, Jr., J Edgar Rhoades and
George G. Lobdell Jr, had been APP
pointed Is the commission to have charge
of the widening Of Delaware avenue. The
commission will meet on next Monday
afternoon at , 0 clock.
The thirticth annual statement of the
board has been delivered by the printer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

al The unqualified disposal Of Gen. EOch.
Earlv this month Mr. Baker went 70
Venice. inspecting the runs causec by
Teutonic air raids. visited ItaGan army
headquarters and was welcomed 81 Rome
nv the American ambassador snd ItAllau
officials He conferred with Premier
Orlando and t-e foreign war ministers.
Returning to Paris on april 1 he attended
the ceremony held ia celebration If the
anniversary oT America entering the
var He was reeerved By Premier Clemeu-
ccau.
The Secretary $ departure f2r Amcrlca
W3s ShrouGed IA tho same setrct.y - hat
which attended has embarkatlon when he
left Tor Europe and until ms arrival here
TODAY nothing had been published re-
garslina his VOYAGE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
FRENCH REPULSE GERMAN
RAID IN TETON SECTION

Paris. April i6 The War Ofice ISSUED
the statement At 2 D N today
In the region south of Nonfiidier
there was heavy artillery fighting In
the sector north Of Noyon the French
made some progress IN q iocal operation
French reeonnolfering parties were
vcrp active, especially II the region of
The Orse canal 4 French detachment
crossed fha canal west of Picrrrmande
and brought hack ton prisoners and one
machine gun French patrols also took
prisoners III the sector of Corbcny, IN the
champagne. near Scichprcy and in the
No-gcs 4 German raid at Teton was
fepaIscd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Be ETHLEHEM WORKERS
THREATEN TO STRIKE
Demand Time and Half Time for
Overtime IN Penna. Plant; Thou
sands Of Men Involved.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening


Bethlehem. Pa. April l6 Efforts are
being made to avert threatened strike
among the thousands Of machlnlsts and
other employees III the Bethlehem Steel
Company local plant. Today i the time
when the men Id NO machine shop were
70 begin the ten hour and - minute
schedule The, have been working eight
hours up 10 this time
Union organizers claim that IN other
plants the men are beng paid time and
half time for overtime The longer sched-
ule considered Is in response 10 the govern
ment call 10 hurry up war contracts
At their headquarters at Allentown
several thousand employees were advised TO
go 70 work today as usual and await the
action Of the Federal Labor Cancellation
Commission. several Of whose representa-
tiveS are to arrive here today. ~ the union
headquarters were advised by Secretary
of Labor Wilson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
FATALLY BURNED.
Death of Little Martha Nichols,
Whose Dress Caught Fire.

While playing in the back yard with
her little brother, yesterday afternoon,
Martha Florence Nichols, aged @t2
years, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Mark
Nichols of $40 du Pont street, was burned
so badly that she died at the Delaware
Hospital today.
The little girl, from what can he learn
ed, together with her brother, had gotten
hold of some matches, with when the
child's dress was accidentally Ignited.
The screams of the child were heard
and the mother rushed to her assistance
and smothercd the blaze as quickly as
possible, after which the child was taken
To the hospital. II was thought ior
time that her life could be saved put
today the little sufferer took turn ior
the worse and died.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
TOOTS WERE SALUTES.
Whistles Blew for Greetings to
Soldiers Passing Through on
Trains This Morning.

Ring after ring sounded on the telc-
phones Of Every Evening, shortly after 8
o'clock this morning as the preface 10 rs
many inquiries What were the big whls
ties blowing FOR
No one could answer the inquiry,
when passed along to the police and 70
one factory after another until an in
fornant was found who had the solu-
tion. good luck wishes to soldier-boys
on trains passing through the city, eX-
pressed through the brazen lips Of gongs
and sirens at the plants along the railroad
lines
Then the Ting-a-Iings ceased.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
BRITISH ASKED
NO QUARTER, NOR
CAVE HUNS ANY
Neuve Eglise Battle Veritable
Shambles; Tremendous Slaugh-
ter of German Soldiers.
HAIG YIELDS A TR1FLE

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
With the British Army in France,
Monday, April Is q p. m).--The Ger
mans occupied shamblcs when they
took Neuve Eglisc The contendlng
forces who had been battling bitterly here
for days had been asking and giving no
quarter.
Several times the shell torn village
changed hands On each occasion It was
struggle to the death with bayonets as
the troops swirIcd in mad melee through
the crimsoncd streets
Fight To Finish.
The British and Germans alike had
but one thought rs the red heat OF con
fhct got into their blood to fight to =
finish and accept the fate which was in
store for them
After the British rccaptured the place
on Saturday morning they continued to
hold it with hollow square Of troops
thrown around it The rnasscd Germans
kept fllngng themselves against this thin
but determined line Of defenders. The
battle went on until late last night. when
the pressure from overwhelming enemy
forces became too great. and the weary
square Of Khaki dissolved to reform IN new
positions q httlc northwest Of the town.
German Dead Piling Up.
Even then the Germans found them
selves IN a nasty situation but the British
artillery Immediately opened ire
mcndous bombardmcnt and began plling
German dead with those who had gone
before
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
FIX S4,5OO,0OO AS
THIS WEEKS GOAL
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Would Mean "Over the Top" for
Wilmington and Rural
New Castle.
REWARD is HONOR FLAG

Arc Wilmington and rural New Castle
going over the top this week.
That's the question uppermost IN Jthe
minds Of every one OF the hundreds oi
liberty Loan workers in this city and
county, TODAY Chairman John :. RoSseil
designated this week rs ''spccd-up
week III the hopes that the quota for tins
gty ard county S6, ,399, $50 might he
,calized and the Honor Flag given by the
IrCaslrry Department 10 every section
at the country that raises Its quota, won
Tor this city and county.
This honor flag Is handsome emblem
Ii by "a inches with a red border ana
white center with three vertical blue stripes
indicating the third loan II tins section
Is 10 win its flag this week, the workers
must raise Si.5O0.OO If in the next two
weeks the quota could again bc realized
i would mean the addition OF blue star
to the flag. signifying that attainment
Last week the Women committee had
subscriptions Tor about i million dollars
worth of bonds They hope 70 equal that
amount this week 50 that there would stu
IL, two and a half million dollars worth oi
SutscrIrtiors to bc raised. The " omen
Committee has not turned over any 81
its subscriptions 10 the General ommttec
IN charge of all the work IN tins city and
county. but with its subscriptions reported
before Saturday noon. there Is the poSSi-
hlltv that the quota mav hc realzed.
II ii is. then there viii hc a suitable
CEREMONY either Monday or Tuesday OF
next week when the honor flag Is raised
,ycr the Liberty Bank, ooOl ? Market
street
DANGER OF OVER CONFIDENCE
tlth0urh pIcaSed with the returns from
tile first week officials directing the cam
i.IIcn say that sales Will have To come
iaster throughout the country in the next
thrre weeks il the three billion Is TO he
I4ised. Reports from all districts show
in optimistic feeling regarding tho final
outcome OF the campaign but virtually
all Of them express the fear that overcon-
hdence may hamper the sales There has
been a disposition TO slow UP IN some
sections and this frame Of mind IS danger
uuS
A. Rae du Bell today made q trip 70
many Of the industrial establishments,
seeking 10 STIR up the workers 10 harder
efforts for the next three days. so that #
possible the quota might be reached
this week.
He found every place organized and
some oi them had mighty good reports to
make, but al OJHef EEiceS lAt ItFoi .
were not 50 encouraging.
The du pont Co. employees are after
another big record in this third campaign.
Z p To noon today they had sold s228 600
worth Of bonds
The Irish-American Club has subscribed
IL 81 900 worth of Liberty bonds I his IS
IpdeDendent Of what the members sub
scribe for as individuals.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
J. FRANK DAVIS FOR
BOARD OF HEALTH
Prominent Merchant Chosen by
Mayor to be One of the
Members.

]. Frank Davis ~ 90i Adams street,
prominent business man, has been selected
by Mavor John " Lawson rs a member
Of the new Board Of Health which Will
assume office on May .. In announcing
the selection TODAY the mayor made It
clear that Mr. Davis had not sought the
appointment. hut. after considering the
matter. had consented t0 accept the office
after it had been rendered Though m
active Democrat and an ardent party
supporter an,lworkcr Mr. DAVIS has nrver
held or sought Office lie d nssoclatnd with
the T. Il @ clothing store. 1T 800 Market
street. and has been from its inception
4 native Of Maryland, no has lived III
Wilmington many wears and takes great
interest IN al civic aifuirs. He IS prom
Incnt member Of the Maryland society
uf Delaware and also Of 81 P9uIs VI T.
Church
Three other members of the Board Of
Health are to be selected but the mayor
sad today that he had decided only on
MIR Davis 50 far.
The new Board OF Health he members
Of which will be Democratic, with the
exception Of City Engineer Edgar NJ.
Hopes, Jr., who IS q member ex-oihclo.
viii meet on Thursday, May :, for
organization, at which time q president,
secretary and treasurer will probably be
elected, as we'll as FIVE executive officers,
an office clerk and n stenographer. There
are many candidates for he VARIOUS Offices
to be filled In connection with the Secrr-
taryshlp. Walter Campbell, James ahlH
and IIcwson T. Lannan have been men
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
sparrows Point Workers Go Back
Bv Associated press to Every Evening

By Associated Press % EveTy EVenInG
Baltimore. April It, The $50 caulkers,
rivetcrs and platers who suddenly quit
work at the shipbuiding plant Of the
Bethlehem Shiphuilding Co. al Sparrow 5
Point Yesterday returned u work this
morning The company officials SAID the
men had presented 10 grievance and no
explanation Of their action could be
obtained from the men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
CzERNIN GOING TO WAR.
Discarded Foreign Minister. IN
Sharp Verbal Battle With the
Austrian Emperor.
...-...l nro.s II E.s-. E.an-ns

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
London Aprl 16 Count GzernlR aas
decided to enter the army after retiring
fp,rn the foreign portfolio, the Copenhagen
CORRESPONDENT 81 the Exchange Telegraph
Go cables III uiu command e brigade
On the ltah..a front
The correspondent also 9a2 hc count
had an interview ol haiI an hour Yesterday
With Emperor Chares and chat sharp
exchange u apu4on tooA pl4ce
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
BRITON'S BIC FLEET
READY FOR GERMANS
Or Norway and Sweden, Sweep-
ing the Cattegat Of Trawlers.
Ten Sunk.
By As>oc.a.,1 Press 20 Every Eveal1s

London. April l6.-Ten German .rA.i-
CTS have been sunk hy guuhre q nc
Cattegat between sweden and DeumS<k
the Admiralty announces. Their crews
were saved by British ships. there 7eTe
no British casualties
The operations the CssSega@, M
statement SAYS. were undertaken by ync
touu8Dder-u-thle, of the grand Gee
The statement follows
The ommAnGer-In-chiei os the grand
dee, reports having undertaken r sweep
rhe Cattegat an tpril IS. Ten German
rr3WieT~ were sunk hy Iln6re. heir crews
being sawed By British ships Their.
we're u0 British casualties
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
ZEPPELIN PLANT BURNED.
BIZ Fleet of Aircraft Destroyed Fue
Entailed Enormous Loss,

81 Associateu rre fo EVERY eNtnius
Geneva. Switzerland. Apru IDS Enur-
mons loss Mas caused IS the ire which
broke out Saturday ii the Zeppelin works
ii Manzci. near tricdrchsbaten and
DESTROYED the plant according to reliable
reports from hohrschach Oh Lake Con
stance Nasl quantities 81 rtw materials
and two arge /cppelins ani lortN air.
planes were destroyed
Alauy warehouses were reduced IS
ashes The number ol Ylclm. were cen
siderable
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Gewehr Co. Buys Building.

The Holding Co. Of Delaware has sold
to the Gewehr Piano Co. for S25, 900 the
store and dwelling No. 2l6 West Ninth
street, part Of which the purchaser oc-
cupies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
.nmenls Tonlgh.

b.atavU,o Pat 81 Britu
UarrICA Vaudeville
Queen LCs hitsrran,C~
Majestic 'ThU Honor ot bi> dowc
iCLoria fuo Business of ilfC
savoy fbc Belgian
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Dies of Fractured Skull.

Manuel C4uyhley died at the Delaware
Hospital last night. from a fractured skull
received IN u fall Ut the Seaboard Steel
Corporation near Chester Deputy
Coroner McCrery tool, charge Of the body
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
FIRST Hun cPTWES HERE.
4 rcw 81 Destroyed Submarine anne ou
Same Boat With Secretary Baker.

?. \s,Vcia0.l Pne, . Etery tVfuI1e
Nn Ntanuo Port Apri Is. ne hr,
German prisoners q. War tQ arrive ID
.he Jnted States formerly members 't
t1e oreW aj 1e submarine )-5N, which
u.l- auN hA u american destroyed sr-
uyed aero ty on the ~aiDg ve--r, vi
Secretary War BaNcr
There Ware shoa I'd "a tAc psr.s
l hSN Wl9 hc uteruc3
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
SSO6. 465. 80 LOAN
SISI RIPIIONS I'd DATE

Washington. Aprll i6 Liam sub
serlptOuS amounting fo @ooO, 100,
$50 we're reported TODAY % the
Treasury from eleven ol fae II
Federal Reserve Banks ihis IS
Sll4.S53, 400 more than W4~ exported
last night and includes most oi
Monday subscriptions
No report has come from the
Minneapolis district where the SELL
ing campaign started yesterday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
GERMANY'S WOUNDED
FILL 25 TRAINS NIGHTLY

Washington. April l6.--The heavy
price the Germans are paying for
their advance on the western front
was told in dispatches 10 the State
Department today. saying 25 trains
loaded with wounded are passing
through AK La Ghapelle every
night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
CARRIAGE CONTRACTS.

As the new Board Of lIea Iih viii have ID
charge the enforcement of the new gar
bagc contracts, which become effective
June ! It's position in the matter would
be strengthened for II would have full
responsibility in the matter If II could
award those contracts
This Is not likely however, unless there
is a change IN the program for the out
going Board Of Health has advertised for
bids fer garbage collection, to be opened
on April 80, two days before the new
board assumes office, With the intention Of
awarding the contracts the next day, the
law requiring them 10 be awarded IN the
month Of May
Ii the contracts should bc awarded At
that time the new board would be relieved
OF certain amount OF the responsibility \
for their enforcement II, however the
retiring board could see It's way e.ear 10
defer action and allow the new board 10
award the contracts, the latter would be IN
better position t. handle subsequent
developments and the citizens might be
better off, because Of that fact, tor the
ensuing three years, for which length Of
time the contracts are 70 be awarded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
Weather Forecast.

By Associated Press % Every Evtaiu4
Washington April l6 Wca her forecast
fur Delaware
Partly cloudy probably showers faHe .u-
night 81 on Wednesday earmec Tonight
light southeast 20 south winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
LIBERTY LOAN CASH
PILES Up RAPIDLY
Hundreds of Communities Have
Already Exceeded Their Quotas;
Women Raise $4,000, 900.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington, April l6 Reports from
local committees continue 10 tell OF Il large
number Of subscriptions from persons of
small means and of the withholding Of
the bigger subscriptions hy banks until
later IN the campaign The number Of
small towns which have exceeded their
quotas is now so great that the Treasury
has given up efforts e. keep a complete
roll
Plttsburg has begun an extensive IN
dustrial drive with 300 solicitors canvass
ing the big steel and manufacturing plants
IN an effort to make every employe a bond
holder Pittsburg women have gathered
~ 900 600 in subscriptions
The New York Federal Reserve lis
trict was awarded 100 honor flags
New England reports l46 honor conn
munities. with one-half Of the district $
total subscribed III Massachusetts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

New York, April Ii Overnight sun
scriptions to the thrd Liberty Loan Oil
cialiv received by the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York amounted 20 Sill
74s,750, bringing the total today up to
S264 200, 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

We mend shoes eXpertly star Shoe
Repairing Co, no Delaware e.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

the y comparatively high ground aUnd
sucha decided setback
Withdrawn m ground much higher than h
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
TUESDAY.
No wheat bread for supper

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
RRTTIsH [N STRONG POSITION.
The British,

One brief paragraph in Field Marshal Haig
attached to n that should not be overlooked. Il
attacks southwest Of Vieux Rerqun.
The German line here runs along the east
by a push to the northwest in this region that n
some five miles distant and take this highly inn
rail communications 10 the Mcssincs and Ypr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

Returning to France. Nlr Baker com
forgcd with Gen Pershtng at American
headquarters. approving tho american
commanders action at placing ms troops
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
GERMANS *

There are indications that the Germans vi
Of the new salient IN an effort to reach Bethune-
mile front from R0becq to Givcnchy is increasi
troops have been discovered behind the German
one mile north Of and parallel TO the la Bassec
ish has not been attacked since the reDuisc 0f s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
TRANSPORT HITS MINE; 40 DIE
French Steamer Drome Destroyed
Near MarseIIes-Liner Andania
Torpedoed Off ireland.

Paris, Jan. 29.-Forty persons were
killed when the French transport
Drome and a trawler struck a mine
within sight of Marseilles. Aviators
soon afterward discovered several
mines in the same vicinity.
London, Jan. 29.-The big Cunard
liner Andania and the steamer Cork
were torpedoed and sunk by subma-
rines in the last "a hours. Seven pas
sengers and five of the crew of the
Cork were lost. The survivors were
landed at port of western England.
The Andania was torpedoed off the
Ulster coast Sunday morning. All Of
the forty passengers were saved. Sew
eral stokers were killed when the tor
pedo exploded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

The strike of motormen and conduc-
tors of the East st. Louis & Suburban
railway was called off.
A new contingent of Portuguese
troops has been landed in France, says
a dispatch from Paris.
Eight vessels were lost in the burn
ing of a shipyard near Bremen. &C
cording to word received at Annster-
dam.
A stray bullet wounded Maxim
Gorky, the famous novelist, it was
announced at Smolny institute at Pc
trOgrad.
President Wilson's cold showed some
improvement on Sunday, but he re-
manned indoors at the White House in
Washington.
Mathew Torka, thirty-eight, Ger
man. was arrested at Seattle, WASH,
carrying photographs on his person of
two Western Notifications.
Thomas Wardell, friend of Abraham
Lincoln, is dead at Seattle, Washo
aged one hundred and two years. He
conducted a store opposite LincOln's
law office in Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. Ellen A. O'Grady, widow with
three daughters. was appointed deputy
police commissioner of New York. She
has been a probation officer in Brook
Ign for several years. The appoint
ment carries $4,000 salary.
Violent transforms have occurred In
Rhodesia, South Africa, causing con-
siderable damage. The big Odiziriyiven
bridge, on the main railway between
Salisbury and Beira, has been carried
away.
1t was announced at Washington
that 5000 additional men are wanted
at once to bring the Twentieth engin-
GERS (forest) regiment up to full
strength. Officials of the forest service
have been asked to aid in securing re-
cruits.
More than $1,OOOOOO worth of prop
erty at Newark, N. j., was destroyed by
fire supposed to have been set by Ger
man spies, which caused havoc on OH
barges, piers and United States quar-
termaster's building close to the ship
building plant of a submarine boat
building corporation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
BRITISH BAG 80 AIRPLANES
French Raid German Trenches on the
Champagne Front and Capture
Prisoners.

London, Jan. 29.-The war office is
sued a statement on the operations of
the British forces in Italy 1t says:
"Our aircraft have been active In
aerial combats and reconnaissance
work. Six enemy machines and two
balloons were shot down in the last
week.
''The total hostile aircraft destroyed
since the end of November, when our
machines commenced operations, were
81 enemy machines, shot down and
two brought down out of control four
balloons were burned. Only five Of our
machines are missing"
Paris, Jan. 29.-Raids were carried
out successfully by the French on the
Champagne front and in the sector
north of st. Mihiel, the war office an
nounces, bringing back prisoners.