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Evening journal., 1918-07-31

sired, but in exceptional cases the Red
Cross will pay expenses and a salary
Of $50 a month.
Mrs. Bancroft said that Delaware
had been asked for eighty-nine trained
nurses, and had obtained 100, with
other applications coming in.
She asked for recruits to enter train
ing schools. and announced that a home
nursing course will be offered down the
State. Miss Bowser, superintendent OF
the Milford Hospital, will be the in
sfructOr
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
B I r T III S

PALMER-To Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Palmer
OF New Castle. Del, at the Delaware Hos
pital, on July q a daughter.
RoE-To Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Roe. Of
No. SOB West Twenty-sirth street at
the Delaware Hospital, on July 20.
son.
R0THMAN-To Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Rotbman, Of No POS Adams street. at
the Delaware Hospital, on July 2s, a son.
McDANIELLTo Mr. aud Mrs Alexander
Mcdaniel of No 100 East Fortv-second
street, at the Delaware Hospital, on
July %, a daughter.
DEPPEN-To Mr.. and Mrs. George Dep
pen. of No. 1913 Washington street, at
the Delaware Hospital. on July 2s, a
daughter.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
SUSSEX COUNTY SENDS
LIMITED SERVICE MEN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, July 3i.-The Sussex
County Exemption Board on Monday
sent to Vancouver three men as fol-
lows: Charles King, OF Georgetown
John Dodd Midway, and George Ham
mOnd, OF Ocean View.
The following limited service men
were also sent TO camp at Syracuse,
n. Y: Rowland G. West, Of George
town: Duane Lynne, Lincoln City; VIII
liam David Sullivan. Seaford; Levin
Spencer Locates. Seaford; Edward J..
Clendan.el. Milton. Samuel r. Ewing,
Rehoboth Beach George Elton Walls,
Georgetown; William Isaac Pennewell,
OF philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

the company against the temporary
use Of phones by patrons who do not
intend to remain in the city for any
considerable length Of time. Mr.. Bsrdo
admitted that there are difficulties in
installing phones in the suburban sec
tion. but that the demand for advance
payments was not intended as an obsta-
Gle TO arrest the installation OF phones.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
MAPLE LEAF sOCIAL

The Maple Leaf Social gave a straw
ride last Friday evening. Those pres
ent were The Misses Ethel Johnson,
Ruth Allston, Sarah Dickerson. May
Smith, Clara Cloud. Mary Wlggans,
Flossie Neuman. Sarah Fahey and Essle
Neuman, Ralph Cunningham, Fred Cas-
person, Charlie Warner, Leroy Marden,
William Hynson, Charlie Ogle, Clarence
Lane, Frank Campbell and Francis Al
len.
The social Will meet again on Friday
evening.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
HOLD RUMMAGE SALE.

Waneta Council. No. 3, D. Of p. is
holding a rummage sale at No. s35 Tat
nall street today.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

Iron workers and laborers can al
ways depend on the Want Ads for en-
ployment and good pay.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
CULLIN-GENNER.

Miss Frances c. Cullin and George
II. Genner, both OF this city, were mar
ried on July 26 by the Rev. Patrick A
Brennan.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

weeks: From there they will go to
Michigan and spend two weeks. They
viii return to this city around Sep
tcmber 4.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
BasAN-kOKoLsK,J

Miss Christine Basan and Dmytro
Kokolskyi, both of this city, were mar
ricd on July by the Rev. Vladmc
Derzqruka.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Ball left this
morning for Buffalo, n. Y They will
then go to Canada and spend two
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. Hollyday s. Needs. Of
Washington, have been spending few
days with Mrs r. Coleman dupont and
Mrs Paul r. Wilson They will leave
tomorrow to spend short time in New
York.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
100000 in Securities
Lost in Mail Pouch
Valuables Vanish From New
Haven P. O. When Clerk
Turns His Back

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 5.--The fact that
a registered mail pouch containing at
least 100000 worth of securities van
ished from the postOf1lce here last
Sunday became known to-day when
word reached Postmaster Philip Trout
that payment on all of them had been
stopped and all banks concerned had
been notified. That leaves Postmaster
Trout responsible only for the loss of
diamond rings worth $3.50 which were
in the pouch.
The securities were en- route from
Boston bank to banks in this and
other cities, among them one in Man
chester, N. H. Postmaster Trout was
not in the postoffice when the pouch
was received but presently he received
an urgent telephone message which
called him there.
One Of the clerks had turned his
! back for an instant to get the key ia
| the pouch and when he turned again
to fit the key in the lock there was
neither lock nor pouch. The clerks
eyes had not been off the pouch more
than a few seconds, he averred.
1t took several days to learn from
Boston what the pouch had contained
and several days more to notify the
various banks that payment on the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Will Continue Work Begun
at Paris Council on
War Purchases
The Task Is Enormous
Limitations as to Stocks OF
Commodities, Tonnage and
Money To Be Adjusted

PARIS, Jan. 5.-The first meeting of
tho lntcr-Allied Council of War Pur-
chases and Finance, which considered
the requirements Of the principal al
he'd powers from the United States,
has been concluded and financial and
technical experts have begun study of
the figures presented. This task is a
very great one, inasmuch as the re-
qulrements of the Allies run into hun
dreds of millions of dollars monthly.
The work will be divided between
the permanent offices, which have been
established in London and Paris, and
the Offices of the general secrctariat
which has been located here. in the
splendid building at the Place de la
Concordia and the Rue Saint Florcntin
which has been loaned to the council
by Baron Rothschild. Here Oscar r.
Crosby, Assistant Secretary of the
United States Treasury and president
of the council and his advisory coun-
sci, Paul d. Cravath, will spend part of
their time. M. Lazard, permanent sec
to purchases, and M. de la Chaun, in
charge of finances, will make their
headquarters in this building,
For the present Major Moncrief and
DR.. Christopher Addison will remain
in Paris as representatives of the
British government. Messrs. Phillips
Cook and Wendell, who have volun-
teered their services to the American
government, will cooperate with
French and English mechanical ad-
visers, as will also several Italian ex.
perts who will be Immediately addec
to the force.
In the sessions of the full council
Just held preliminary study was giver
to the requirements indicated to the
council on the part of Great Britain
France and Italy for their purchases
in the United States. The necessary
adjustments of limitations as to stocks
of commodities, tonnage and money
will now be undertaken, in order tha
corresponding recommendations ma,
be made as promptly as possible to the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Questions relating TO purchases ir
neutral countries have been referred
to technical advisers whose report:
will be rendered to the council a
future meetings in Paris or London.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Guatemala City
Destroyed by New
Quakes; 300 Dead
Shocks Continuing, Says
Dispatch, Steam Coming
Up in the Streets

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Guatcmala
City has been completely destroyed. by
earthquake shocks Thursday and Fri
day, which followed those late in De-
cember. Messages received by the
State Department to-day said the loss
of life this week is estimated to be
greater than that resulting from the
earlier shocks.
A dispatch from the Central and
South American Telegraph Company
said:
Our manager at San Jose, Guate-
mala, telegraphs the following:
"'What was left of Guatemala City
is now wiped out. Shocks at 10:35 p.
coming up in the streets. Cathedral
fallen. Las Vacas bridge to Barrios
now down. Slides on railroad between
San Jose ard city. No lines or trains
reported. Further three hundred
killed."
cable disuatch from the American
Charge at Guatemala City, dated Janu-
ary 4, said new series of earthquakes
began the night before, and were con-
tinuing when the dispatch was filed
The weather was very cold. A second
dispatch, hled later that day, reported
the shocks still in progress, but gave
no details.
Dispatches received by the Navy De-
partment to-day from a warship in
Guatemalan waters also told of severe
earthquakes in Guatemala Thursday
and Friday nights, with many deaths
Railroads were reported in bad condi.
tion, and town near the railroad was
badly damaged.
Immediate relief for the people OF
stricken Guatemala City will be rusheo
from the Panama Canal Zone as the
result Of orders sent by the War De
partment tonight to the Acting Gov
ernor of the zone. The order was is
sued after the receipt of radio dis
patches from Darien confirming ear
lier messages to the State Department
that the capital of the Central Ameri
can republic had been destroyed.
The steamer which left Gulf por
Thursday with foodstuffs, blankets an,
medical supplies will not reach Guate
mala till the middle of next week.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
U. S. Sergeant Major,
Ex-Cerman Soldier.
Held as Spy Suspect
Ritter's Father and Brother in
kaiser's Service; Secrets
Leak at Camp Lewis

TACOMA. Wash, Jan. 5.-After the
disappearance Of important military
papers and leak Of important military
secrets. Sergeant Major Thomas Hell
muth Ritter. rcgimental sergeant
major in the divisional adjutant's office
at headquarters building, Camp Lewis
is held to-day in the Pierce County
jail. Rltter's father is serving in tho
quartermaster generals department in
.he German army.
Ritter has brother in the German
army, and according to the military
authorities Ritter left Germany in
1911, going to South Africa in the Ger.
man artillery. He returned to Ger
many in 1913, toured Franco and Italy
and in 1914 came to New York. From
there he went 10 Chicago and took out
his first papers as an American citizen
He enlisted in the United States
army and was sent to the Philippines
where, it is said, he is supposed to have
been intimate with the German Consu
General in Manila
United States District Attorney CLAY
Allen. by telephone from Seattle to-
day said that what would be done with
Ritter depended on the authorities ir
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Seems to Doubt
Nation 8 Courage

A great deal is heard about expedi-
ency in the censor's office. Thought
is taken as to just what effect each
dispatch will have back home. Due
consideration is given to the possible
reaction on democrats, pacifists and
prohibitionists. The censors seem to
doubt the courage Of the American
people, and have acted as if public
opinion would be shocked if the entry
into the war were not q toe-bytoe
process.
Nor must the French censor be for
gotten, although our quarrel with him
lies more in incident and less in prin-
ciple.
There should be censorship. Of
course, and in all seriousness I be-
lieve that this censorship should pre-
|. vent the publication of the weekly
communicates by Secretary Baker. A
high officer in the American army
told me that he thought they had done
incalculable harm. "When the situa-
ton in Italy was desperate and the
full smashing effect of the truth was
needed Secretary Baker issued a COM
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Hughes to Form Cabinet
Few Changes Expected ir
New Australian Ministry

MELBOURNE, Jan. a (delayed) The
Nationalist party having decided that
in its opinion it was to the best inter
ests of the country and the empire
that Premier Hughes be retained as
leader of the party, it is expected the
Premier will be commissioned to form
a new Ministry. There probably will be
only few changes.
The decision of the party was
reached at a meeting to-day, at which
the Premier intimated that, in fulfil
ment of it's pledge to retire if the ref
erendum should go against conscrip-
ton, the Ministry probably would re
sign in the immediate future
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
American Steamer Suruga
Torpedoed; Crew Is Safe

The American steamship Suruga, a
vessel of 4,374 tons register, and
owned by the New York and Oriental
Steamship Company, was torpedocd
and compelled to run ashore on De-
oember 27 while in Mediterranean wa
ters, according to a report received
here yesterday in insurance circles.
1t is understood the Suruga was
bound for a French port when torpe-
doed. SO far as can be learned here
all her crew are safe.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Workmen's Society Obstruct
Draft, Say New Britain Police

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Jan. 5.-Rc-
sponsibility for the distribution of
anti draft literature, which flooded the
state last spring, was placed by the
police to-day on the Workmen's Sick
and Death Benefit Society, with head
quarters here
Records of the organization seized
by the police yesterday show, it is as
serted, that the society was active in
propaganda work against conscription,
that it has many branches in the state,
and that one Of it's rules requires mem
bers to promise not to enlist III the
army or navy of any country.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Germans Hail Them
From the Air

German papers printed the fact that
American artillery was training near
Eesancon, and one day German aero
plane flew over the camp and dropped
a message, saying: "Hello, Americans!
We know you're there, but we aren't
going to bother you yet. There aren't
enough of you to make it worth our
WHILE" A week later the American CEN
sor cut out of an American correspond
ents story a reference to the fact that
the artillery was training in hilly
country. Even the news of our first
encounter with the Germans came first
from Germany.
Originally correspondents were al
lowed to mention all major generals
by name, and then it came down to a
rule that nobody could be mentioned
but General Pershing. This rule, hap
PLY, was waived now and again. Ex-
ceptions were made usually for casual
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Raiding Mexicans Killed

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Jan. 5.-Three Mex
leans were killed and four captured
south of the Mexican border following
a raid yesterday by Mexicans who capt
ured two American soldiers twenty
miles east of here.
When soldiers sent to rescue the
Americans came up with the raiders
they opened fire. The Americans re-
piled, killing three Mexicans and capt.
uring four. They rescued the two
American captives,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Draft Opponent Gets 20 Years

DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. Sd. T.
Blodget, of Des Moines, was sentenced
to twenty years in the Federal peni
tentiary at Lcavenworth, Kan, in the
District Court this afternoon, following
his recent conviction of violation Of
the espionage law and Of circulating
anti draft literature.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

negotiable contents had been stopped.
Postofhce inspectors decline to dis
cuss the case and estimates of the
sacks contents range from 100000
to 100000.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The Censor and
The Rainbow Division

Take the case of the Rainbow Divis-
ion. This division was organized with
quotas of the Guard from many states
in order to bring the war directly
home to great many people in Amer
ica. 1t was for propaganda as we'll as
for military purposes, but as soon as
it crossed the ocean it passed into q
great silence under the rule "No men,
tion shall be made Of troop move
ments." After the division had been
in France for long period the censor
allowed the announcement to go home
that certain units of the Guard of
almost all the states are now in
France"
Of course, the German Intelligence
Department knew that the Rainbow
division was in France, but if it was
still ignorant of the fact then
the message suggested by the
censor gave it away. That is
it gave it away to the German in
telligence officer who made study OF
our military system and knew that
certain units of the Guard of almost
all the states" must be the Rainbow
Division. At the same time, the av-
erage newspaper reader in America
would be deceived by the camoufage.
The German papers get news of the
American army long before it is freed
for publication back home. And much
of it remains exclusive. For instance
German newspapers printed again anc
again the fact that American troops
were training in the Vosges, and French
papers carried the names of some o1
the towns, but nothing was said tc
America, and nothing can be said yet.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Has Potentialities
For Great Evil

The potentialities of the present CEN
sorship system are much worse than
any harm which it has already DONE
Our censorship is political, moral and
literary. 'One correspondent wrote a
story of how the mayor of a little
French town turned out at q o'clock in
the afternoon in high hat and even
ing clothes, supplemented by a red
scarf, to welcome newly arrived Amer
lean troops The most literal censor
we have mad sat in the chair when this
story was presented. "I can't pass that
story" he said. "It ridicules the
French. Everybody knows that you
shouldn't wear evening clothes at in
the afternoon"
But to get back to q more general
indictment. In every other country
political censorship is distinct from
military censorship, but any news with
an American angle which goes from
France now must pass an American
connected with the army. The chief
censor in turn is responsible to the
commander in chief, which gives Gen
eral Pershing dictatorship over one
huge source Of American public opin
ion. This is wrong in theory, and il
has not worked out we'll in practice, 70,
whatever the merits of Pershing are
he is deficient in a realization of the
power the press may play in helping
to win the war.
The censor should be a civilian in.
dependent of military control, except
in news directly concerning the army
No one questions that there must bt
censorship over certain military mat
ters, but the correspondent shoule
have the benefit of the doubt. Some
officers have gone to absurd lengths ir
defining things as being military
secrets. Thus, OH one occasion brie1
general paragraph about the use O
camouf1age by American artillery wa!
cut out by an officer who imagined
that camouflage was something ye
undreamed of by the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
By Haywood Broun
wv ITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
w FRANCE, Dec. 23.-With the

possible exception OF Germany
and Turkey, American censorship is the
strictest in Europe. Moreover, the
newspaperman with the American army
must pass French censorship as we'll
AS American before this story reaches
the people back home. The censors
are not trying to suppress any one
particular thing. The trouble Is that
they are following rules, and these
rules are such that a proper and intel
lgent public opinion in America should
not tolerate them.
When a censor wants to kill story
he usually says: "Don't you know that
your story may possibly give informa-
ton to the Germans The correspond
ent then withdrew the story in con-
fusion. OF course, what he should
answer is: every we'll, that story may
give information to the Germans, but
it will also give information to Amer
leans, and just now that is much more
impOrtant."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
EXHIBITIONS AND SALES AT
THE ANDERSON GALLERIES
PARK AVENUE AND F1FrY>NIsTH STREET, NEW YORK

PARK AVENUE AND FIFTY>NIraTH STREET, NEW YORK
Now Exhibition
PARTS III AND w OF THE FAMOUS LIBRARY OF
THE LATE j. B. LEARMONT
Of Montreal Canada
ILL., consisting books relating early history
be sold Monday Tuesday afternoons, January 18th and sth
sold Wednesday,
Thursday Friday afternoons 9th, 10th 1h
PART OF THE HALSEY COLLECTION OF PRINTS
ing Monday Tuesday evenings January 7t and sth
THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE J. P FAURE
OF Ossining, n. Y.
bindings and other
items be Friday evening, January
On Exhibition from January 9Th.
THE BARTON COLLECTION OF
CHINESE BRONZES
of the Sg Ham, Sung and Ming Dnaste temple statues carved
soapsonc Cinnabr lacqu Chinese Poeans
including Blue and White the Ming Dynasty
Kang Single specimens the
Han Dynasty gathered widely collector.
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons January lfth, 18th and 10th.
On Exhibition from January 10th.
PART XI OF THE HALSEY COLLECTION OF PRINTS
mostly line of the XVII
xviii Wednesday Thursday evenings,
January
On Exhibition from January lth.
FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS
From the Apartment of Mckie Bennett Hopkins
To be sold by order of the Hotel ST Regis
furniture and art objects from other congnors including finely
painted decorative the
Tiffany Brothers, Electric
grand exceptionally desirable Oriental complete dinner
bzes ob;ects Of rt ETC. TO be sold Trdav FRIDAY and Saturday
afternoons, January 18th, 18th and 10TH
Catalogues sent free to intending purchasers
by Mr. Frederick A. Chapman
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
American Censors in France Doubt
Courage Of American People
Apparently They Fear Political Effect of Bad News ardhips
Relatives of Soldiers RESULT Germans Obtain First News of
Rainbow Divisions Arrival in Europe

ties. 1t will be difficult to keep up the
morale back home if every man who
comes across the sea enters a great
silence which is broken only when his
name appears in casualty list. No
news is good news, has been the policy
of the American censorship. When the
correspondents learned that certain
regiment Of engineers was operating q
railroad near the French front and had
been under shell fire once or twice they
were anxious to send home story that
at last American troops were under
tire. They thought American troops
would find inspiration in that fact. The
censor would not pass the story. at
might worry the people back home,"
was his explanation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-19
British "Mystery Ships"
Account for Many U-Boats

London. Aug. 6.-Revelations regard
ing the work of British mystery ships,
which have played an important part in
anti-submarine warfare are made by
the naval correspondent of the Times.
Until this week the public has known
nothing abou the mystery ships known
in the navy as the %" ships, although
several officers. notably Captain Cor
don Campbell have been decorated for
services or, these vessels. Details now
ri be made public as the Germans are
becoming 81 aware OF the methods
through bitter experience.
How a woman and baby accounted
for d U-boat is told by the correspon-
lent. The submarine ordered a vessel
to surrender and fred a few shells into
her. The boats then left the ship leav-
ing on board a woman who ran up and
down the deck with q baby in her arms
as if mad. The U-boat came along side
the vessel and the woman hurled the
baby" into the open hatch. The
baby exploded and blew cut the bot
tom Of the submarine. The woman
was decorated with the>Victoria cross.
In addition to the woman and baby
case. the correspondent mentions the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-19

story of a retired admiral servin. MS a
captain who placed u haystaclk on
board an ancient looking craft. When
the U-boat ordered her to surrender the
Germans We're asstonished to receive a
broadside from he haNstack.
On another occasion Il tramp
steamer was crossing the North sea
when a submarine ordered the crew To
abandon ship. So sure was the German
OF his prey hat the bombs with which
he intended to sink the vessel were
brought on deck around the coming
tower. 1t required only Il she'll on two
from the tramp's concealed
to explode the bombs and blow the
U-boat o. of the water.
Capt. Gordon l.. Campbell, then a
commander. vas decorated with the
Victoria cross and the d. s. o. in 1916,
being the first to receive these orders
without the mature of heroic deed being
made public. 1t was announced early
in 1917 that the reason for his decora-
tons would he made public after the
war.
Captain Campbell gained the mill
tary cross for bravery in handling a
tank when that weapon was first used
! by the British in the summer of 1915.