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contitu ung until they a'ncst dropped f,om
exhaustion. There seemed TO be no let
up in the crowds seeking medical aid.
Doctors passing on the streets were im-
portuncd almost way'aid and dragged
into the homes of the afflicted where they
often found the whole family PROSTATE
and helpless picbably without nry care
or nursing attention. Night and day the
cry went out for aid even when every
body seemed taxed beyond their cndur-
ance. Drug stores were rushed. pharIna-
cists worked almost without cessation
and without rest Their stores were
crowded day and night for four or FIVE
weeks ANXIOUS messengers for the sick
urged ard urged them TO hurry just
little faster. fearing the loss of n precious
moment would mean the death of some
dear one. Looking in almost any dircc-
ton, one saw a hurrying funer al car lead
ing little group of sorrowing people TO
the cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE KAISER

Our british friends seem IN some cases
TO be worrying unduly about the posi-
bilities Of ex-kniser Wilhelm again be
striding the world like Colossus. There
are three reasons why he will not: They
are the armies Of the Alliea, the German
people and the Kaiser himself.
Very IL ely Count Hohenzollern thinks
Of himself as holding string, to the other
end Of which his alleged abdication ls
attached Whether he does or not Is
unimportant An Emperor who runs
away is not an Emperor, and Is likely to
think twice before giving hnnseif second
chance to fee from new dangers not
easily estimated
The German people are fssuTed by
party groups, divided in feeling by state
lines and provincial lealousies Con
ceivably, majority Of them might, IN
impatience of delayed reorganization
turn TO monarchy as rallying principle
but they would h We the choice between
the Kaiser his grandson and a ncw dynasty
apd they would surely be III the temp +
70 hog-tie any new fgurehead against
aEsolutism.
The remaining reason is stronger still
Eight great armies are marching into
Germany disarmed and begging peace
They represent nations at one III the
stern determination that German auto :
racy shall never again be the world men
ace that it was Ii they permit the
scotched snake to live and again menace
mankind they will have deserved their
subsequent fate.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

We think the announcement that gov
crnmcnt rs taking control III the trans
atlantic Cables will 10 received by most
people with great dislike The enabling
act Of last .lus provided for assumption
Of control nv the President over tclcgraphs
telephones, and cables, when, during the
cont tinuanCc of the present war, he shall
deem u necessary for the national security
or defence" " The most plausible apology
for public operation of tclcgraphs. last
summer. Was the threatened strike Of tn.
operators. for dcontrol Of the telephones
no convincing reason was assigned Sen
ator lewis defending at the time the
authorlsatIon Of control over cables,
pictured a situation ln which ocean tclc-
graph lIncs, not controlled and supervised
~ government. might convey 10 the
enemy and hls submarines information
re. nr,ling our steamship sa,ings Vet t"e
cables were not taken over IN July, when
that argument might have had some
conceivable force. they arc pui licIy as
suncd only when Germany hiss surrender
Cd ami the submarine wsT X over. The
explanation. IN this morning " Washington
dlspat ch,s, that Government intervention
WIS required because Of Jealousy and lack
OF mutual sd ay the rival companies rs
or the fImsIrst sort Taken hy itself II
would justify government SEIZURE Of
control over any enterprises whose scrv-
ice had hCcn made sui jcct Of complaint.
New ! ork Eyening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
PRESS COMMENT.
THE ENGLISH SACRIFICE.

The official figures Of the losses in the
British fighting forces during the war are
staggering They run over three millions
IN all The number Of killed or dead Of
disease is G5S.724 The wounded were
over two millions, the missing and prs
oncrs 326, ,t9j On the French front alone
the total casualties were 2,7I0,652 Such
was the sacrifice of Great Britain and her
colonies for the freedom of mankind.
We can hardly realize It, even yet we
whose own losses seem 40 large, vet are
IN fact almost negligible IN comparison.
1t ~ well that the seventh Of December
should have been already selected as \
day for the commcm, ration Ivy America
Of the English sacrifice our generous
appreciation is the duo of our brothers
in blood throughout the world They
were fighting and DIVING for a great cause
long before We entered the struggle, and
to the last there was no slackcnInR IN their
ardor With such losses rs these, the
work of restoration viii draw heavily On
their resources Philadelphia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
THE EVENING SMILE.
AN HL-GHOSEN MOMENT.

When Mr. Gap johnson Of Rumpiiq
Ridge, Ark entered the cross roads store
he found the proprietor thereof, old Wess
Fucker. sitting ~ caae on the small af hls
back and smoking rontemplatlyelv
'IIowdv. Uncle Wess' salutci the cus-
tomcr "Invo you got any axle grease
yur2
Well, haln't paid no r~rtickler ten
tion lately, but | reckon likely have,
wap the reply I'ut, say, t'ap. couldn't
Won Just aa well have come around SOME
tune when | vas yaww " WI stand
in up ludr
"sre vun quite suro thcre are no
microbes in the food YOU scll2'' asked the
fussy woman Of the fat baker. Quito
positive, ma mn" replied the corplllcnt
ono Won Sec tho government now com
rcls us to Use substitutes in everything
Ionkcrs Statesman
"Did riIl inherit LIS fathers brains7"
"If he did fhcv must bc held in trrst by
somebody Foston Transcript
Teacher Where is Ostcnd, Tommy
Tucker BRIGHT Pupil 1t. IN good
hands again Buffalo Express.
'Vcrv public spirited, IS he not7- ''0h,
yes' He is continually IN high fever
because somebody clst, docs not do some
thing about something immediately -
Judge
'.Was full last NIGHT "No, wouldn't
say that" Tell me the truth " hat was
| dorr2" "W ell YOU were writing with
a lead pencil and blotting things carefully
rs YOU went along. Kansas City jour
nal
First Editor. Say, The facts about the
delay IN alrplancs may give aid and com
fort to the enemy
Second Editor Well, it won't give much
aid and comfort t0 these who have caused
the delay, and maybe they are the real
enemy, anyway Life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
MR.. ROOSEyELT'S SENTIMENT.

There is a high sentiment in the effort
this Government Will make, rs far rs
effort Is feasible, to bring back to this
soldiers who have fallen in France But
there Is equally high sentiment in the
strictly personal protest of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt against that course IN the
case OF his son Quentin, whose burial
place is known and marked The Colonel
writes TO General March
Mrs Roosevelt and ! wish to enter q
most respectful hut most emphatic pro-
test against the proposed course SO far
IS our son Quentin IS concerned We
have always believed that:
Where the tree falls,
There let II lie
We know that many good persons feel
entirely different; but to us il Is painful
and narrowing, long after death, 10 move
the poor body from which the soul has
fed We greatly prefer that Quentin
shall continue TO lie on the spot where
he Il in battle, and where the foeinen
buried him
OF course the Colonel's wish will be
respected Certainly, in a majority OF
cases, ii will be impossible to bring the
bodies of our heroes TO American soil.
VIII never it is possible, and the relatives
desire to have il done, the Government
will carry out its determination Tenn
permanent, iigious faith, habits Of thought
on death differentiate individual inclina-
tions VIII such question arises, and
resentment or argument IS almost uni
yers.l Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

One more word to this mind picture
tins record which IN after wears may tel
those who follow. how Wilmington and
Delaware were afflicted and how the
people arose, rs they always have arisen to
meet the greatest emergency or crlsis
they have ever been called upon to face.
So much for the epidemic from which
We have just emerged, somewhat chasten-
ed and greatly upIifted by responding 10
the call TO serve one another and for
obedience to the golden rule
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

As the epidemic spread to all parts of the
State with the severity that characterized
the disease here II IS not Wild appraisal
10 estimate the deaths III the State outside
OF Wilmington at 500. This estimate
fixes the total fatalities in Delaware at
c'ose to 1000 in period practically Of
fiye weeks.
The statistics Of the health board.
here, showed that the deaths resulting
from the "fu" were about two pei cent
Of the total cases 50 on that basis it ~.ay
he estimated that the total influenza
cases ID the city and State was 10000
in FIVE weeks Such figures have never
been approMmated IN the history oi our
State. medical men assert
One may now briefly reca1 the memoir
able Dark Sunday October 20 The
clty seemed as if some awful calamity
was impending The people one met on
the street spoke with hushed iearsome
voices. as they moved about as if on
tip-toe
The look Of fear was on almost every
face Few people left their homes, ex-
cept Of necessity. The churches had been
closed by the health authorities and the
fuel conseryer had tied up the gasoline
vehicles 50 automobiles were banned
cxccut those ot physicians. The cIty was
indeed deserted and detected
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

II Is recalled that men with great and
vastly important industrial interests. the
professional and commercial men Of large
activities. lent unsparingly their services
for ANYTHING Whatsoever that they could
do
And here too, ii may bc parcnthetlc-
aly set down that the upper classes II
there seems to lie no other WORDS 10 de-
fine those Who are known best rs people
of generous means and culture and breed
ing we're ready for service at the hrst
call and did their fun share ot work and
more, those dark days, facirg every sltua-
ton, mCcung every demand upon their
financial ai.d physical RESOURCES. their
courage and endurance
For the inst time in the history of
Delaware, the churches were barred 70
wolshipcrs and remained closed four
weeks % were the schools the theatres,
the saloons and wliskcy wholesalers,
lodge rooms. ard al places where persons
congrcgated Even the normally irocuous
soda fountain and ice cream cafes were
shut tight III fear OF the mIcrobc, SO tiny
Pans scientists told Us, that 1t could not
bc t.isccIned under any lens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

Almost needless to say, the resources OF
the city were vastly ovcrtaxcd. There
were not enough sections 10 prepare burial
places for all the victims, and many
bodies were withheld for DAYS To meet
this need. workers were taken from other
tasks and set to digging graves, but even
this help was not sufficient TO meet the
need. and a steam shovel was pressed
into service, and in it's long shallow trench
cs were placed the dead to be olisintcrfed
AT an early date and laid with klndi cd or
friends in their final sleeping place. Uus-
bands, IN some instances dug the grave
for wife. or a father for a beloved child.
Appeals for nurses were made to Wash
mgton, also for doctors, but even with
these aids II was impossible To more than
half meet the emergency. Tho local hos
ptals were quickly overcrowded ard the
New Century and the Country Clubs
opened their houses for patients. These
emergency hospitals were promptly crowd
csi continuing a haven of the homeless
than 600 patients in that time. The
Century Club for 300 or more, the
Country Club for about 600, while 100 or
more babies were cared for at the Peoples
Settlement
Women and men volunteers largely
manned thcsr emergency nursing
home" rs the English would say. No--
men and men who bad a large sense of
duty to the community IN such cr'sIs,
turned from the luxury and comforts OF
their own family circles and went aS
nurses. cooks, dlshwashcrs, sweepcrs or
scrubbcrs in these hospitals, or visited
from house 10 house, and mnistcrcd 10
the sick
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

They have given thousands n wOrnrn
mlch-nceded business cXpcrlcncc, and
they have changed the feminine hitiiirle
toward syatcmatic work Women np
longer bOaat of thcir liselessnegs They nrc
no lJnger ashamed to confess that thcy
nfe intelligent, able bodied citizens. quite
capable 81 earning their own living
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY W ali Mason.
TURhEY TIME.

THANKSGIVING Day Is drawing
nigh, we plan he bill OF fare, dis
/ cuss the juicy pumpkin PIE, the
turkey rich and rare. We have
such cause for gratitude, Tor pa
triotic pride, Nc contemplate some
oysters stewed, or pefadventure.
fried. The season bids us shake of
gloom, let mirth and music flow;
/ while IN the l'otsdam dlningroom
the Kaiser eating crow. The weary
war will soon be done, It's hres will
cease to burn. and from their con
quest Of the hun our soldiers will
return; and waiting mothers will
embrace the soils they vc missed 50
long; and sweethearts meeting,
face to face, will sing love 5 ol,. sweet
song. Wen celebrate the war lord s
! doom with ali the curves We know,
while III tie PotBdam dinlngroom
tie ka,sct eating crow. lie
Kaiser 5 eating crow, my boys, and
so is Iitel tfitz, and kronpnntz
Friedrich max Il noise like one
who's throwing fits; there = no
turkey on the hoard, 4 crow IS all
that 5 there; the Kaiser carves II
with his sword, and danns the bill
Of fare. The crow is but a scraWny
dwarf, the sicklest OF things; and
Hlndenhurg and LudendoTtl VIII
get the legs and wings oh, let our
faces be abloom, let Bill have all the
woe. as he sits IN his diningro0m,
and wTestles with lns crow.
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an avoidance Of luxury and elimination Of
MI waste.
During the war, the slogan Of the con-
servationists was "Food viii Win the
War" Now it is suggested that the word
ing be changed to Food Will Win the
World "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

That week the disease reache' its
apex, as the doctors put It. but It was not
uhi the following Saturday when the
records showed that the death list had
fallen to l65 a decrease Of l24 that
people seemed to take on q hopeful view
when the tear largely became modified
and the city began to emerge from the
cloud o. tear
Ia reviewing this terrifying ordeal one
may recall the crowds of anxious ncr
women ana children within and without
lie Offices o( the doctors. pleading and
begging the oserworkod physicians to
leave ah and hurry to the bedside Of
some patient whose medical need was
desperate The doctors worked night ard
day Until they could withstand tic strain
no longer tAcf they caught a brief nap,
and took, UP their taxing work again,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

Wilmington. as well as the aliens direct
ly concerted, should benefit by the
characterization work TINT is now in
progress When all Of our people can
speak write and uIdcrst and tlc American
language, there will te less excuse for mis-
understandings and more likelihood of
general cooperation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

The government having assentcd TO
modified plans for the work at the ietty,
the proposed export pier project for Viii
mington should be facilitated This gives
encouragement for the realization of the
proposed river front development plan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

First Regiment Band
Oriental Lodge, * of 2.
Excelsior Lodge, X. OF P.
Camp No 1, r. o. 5. A
Fairfax Lodge, l. q. O. r.
Alpha Council, l.. o. K {.
Local No 3I3, L b. K. W
Brandywine Lodge. :. Of II.
Columbia Lodge, l. .. q. +.
ST. Georges Castle, X q. +.
Local No 1926, G. 4 j. of 4.
Wilmington Tnsmiths Union.
Encampment No. 81 L. Y l..
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Manitou Tribe, Imp'd O. II. NJ
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, 5. of B.
Delaware Tribe, Imp'd. q. r. NJ
Delaware iiaymakers Association.
Washington Council, L. I. Of \.
Diligent Council, Jr., q [ T. NJ.
Lady jefferson Home Communion.
Telegraph Council, Jr O. L. A. NJ.
James A. Gar teld Council, ID. of A
Canton Delaware, T. VI. |. o. .. L.
Washington Camp, NJ. 1, ?. Q. ). a
Wilmington Lodge, No lS3, l.. o. O. Nj
Wilmington Lodge No. III, l.. O. G. I
Plumbers, Gas and Steam Filters Union
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
LII In Phiiadeinhia.

Afrs vi arie Shaw Of Delaware Water
Cap, Pa, formerly Of Little Creek, this
State, is seriously i'll at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Eva Suplee, in Philadelphia
Mrs Shaw is "A daughter Of the late ex-
county.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

That it doesn't pay to disobey orders OF
the court was forcihly demonstrated by
Judge Churchman yesterday. when he
fined woman $40 for falinR TO appear as
witness the day before
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

From the first appearance Of the IN
flucnza IN the last week Of September +
when there were nine fatalities ascrbed
to the pcsrilrncc ;hcrc were $50 deaths
IN Wilmington that the physicians laid
to the Spanish Influenza or 70 tho pncu-
nonia which frequently attended the
grip and terminated fatally IN a large
majority Of eases
Tie influenza made its appearance
here with remarkable suddcnncss In
quiries Of tic doctors one day failed to dis
cover single case whilc similar Invcsti-
gation nest day revealed that the disease
was literally cnvcorme the city, comiDg
10 the night, rs il were, and attacking
persons seemingly without number
At the end OF the iirst week there were
nine deaths and patients almost in every
section. This was the last week in Sep
temhe- III the week following, the deaths
attributed 10 the influenza jumped 10 81,
ard the next week they totalicd 229
The following week ending October 70,
faC deaths ltatbt<i = lottti u -, t4'C
largest number Il deaths ever recorded
in thi> CITY in seven DAYS Those figures
expressed the dearl. toll ii the highest
point of the ep.,l,me and from here the
inhucnza rccc,icd hHt rs departure was
by no means 80 RAPID u ITS coming. For
the week ending November , the deaths
had dropped to 81 ard for the seven davS
following, there were 81 deaths from
pneumonia attributable 10 the Flu.
While there are no more cases Of grip in
the clty-at least not any new cases =
there arc probably scores who have been
left in such condition that they pos
slbly arc easy marks for the pneumonia
and Il Is not m exaggerated estimate TO
place tho total number Of fatalities IL this
city at 1000 while j, has been set at
200 before the last trace Of the Flu, >
will have disappeared
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
Lyon CampnIpn ErnnaeIiat.

Miss Mary MoJdy Parker, founerie
with tho Lyon par'Y, viii rpeaa at thr
First United Pre-bytcrian CGmcb Thu
and Buppmc strcr'g, sunday r.fHiug =.
z 49,
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Circulation Every 1C7rO
Evening Yesterday / ~
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER -. 1918
The Great Plague of October 1918.

80 long as there Is ono OF us
oE the present day alive, We will
recall MS i vicrI and grucsomc night
mare the Spanish infiucnza epidemic
from which Delaware is Just fairly emcrg-
ing. No other visitation IN the history of
tho city (as well rs OF the State and ma
ton) has cxactcd such toll'of death nor
caused such panic Of fear and terror,
and now that the sun IS shining again, VIC
should bear testimony 10 oar deep graft
tudc that We have emerged from the gloom
and despair that cnvcloEcd Us for period
OF FIVE weeks, or more IT may be worth
while 10 record some Of the circumstances
IN connection with The epidemic and the
resultant panic winch accompanied i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
KENNARD G5 co.
Important Economics for Saturday

From stocks that large and carefully selected
we have cho number of items that will demon
sra by the comparison the usual supremacy
Of andise None Of these offerings
bought special offerings, but from regular
stocks, thus enhancing their value Each should
be carefully read and checked bcfors beginning your
shopping
All Wool PopIin Suits, $3.50
Dresses Of serge and silk, $685.
Coats, with wonderful fur collars and novelty
satin Innings, $500
Beautiful, ustrous Black Lynx Scarfs $500
From our ChIdren's Department we offer hats Of
unusual beauty a $3.50 $500 and $3.50
special value representing large assortment
Of better-nnade Rornpers at sz25.
A-vool French Dress Serge, $3.50 yd.
Black nd n setins and Char neuse IS
inches wide, al $3.50 and ST. yd.
One Of 32-n. fine Zephyr Cnghark Sc yd.
Pay you put these away until spring.
One Of heavy FIeeced Vests Pants 85c each.
Our values in black Lse Hose - SOC, soc, 75c, 85c
pair believe unr1stchabe.
Extra heavy black Silk Hose black white and colors
$500 psr
For we recommend heavy
Washable Cape-skin Gloves s2.25 pair.
One case Of Cray Blankets s-hesvy nap aighty
in looks. All cotton, ssso
Full white Cotton and Wool Mixed
Blankets, $50 a pair.
Bath Robe Blankets, unusual designs, 500 o
$1,000
Full WooI-Fied Confortsbles $500.
limited quantity Of 7o-nch all linen, fuII-bleach-
ed Dan1ask s2-25 I'D
so dozen large part linen Ffuck Towels, SOC each.
Mems All Linen Henlstitched Handkerc chiefs, 25c,
45c, 55c, 65c, 75c
Wornens All Linen Embroidered Handkerchiefs,
25c, 35c 3sc, Csc, 85c.
Become acquainted with section and
avail yourself of the Of corsettter
621-623 Market St.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
FUn ALILAAlIONS

and rcinodeling Renew your Old turs
for the sake Of economy
Nj. ROSENBURG
~23 West Ninth Street
Our speciality Plush Goats steamed
by Hoffman machine AZ lowest pHcc
+ .S.-Cieanlng repairing ana dyelaS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

You ~ ~ Every Fyoning aaa' Nv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

''Verv public spirited, IS he not7' ''0h,
ves' He ls continually III \ high fever
because somebody else does not do some
thing about something immediately -
Judge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

"Did riIl inherit his father's hrains7"
''If he did fhcv must bc held in tr7rst by
somebody Hoston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

Teacher "Nlrre is Oatend, Tommy
Tucker" Bright Pupil IT. IN good
hands agun Bulfalo ESpregs.