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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
SOIL D|ERS
VISIT CAMP DIX
Are on Way Home After Journey
From Siberia, Where They
Joined Russians.

Camp Dix. Wfigh'stown \ J.. July
"a Forced into the Austrian army
against their will and later DESERVING
"a the Russians when TIA" opportunity
offered on the eastern front, 500 ltal-
ianS, former residents. of ltalys lost
provinces. arrived IN Camp DIN Yesterday
afternoon, cu route from Siberia to Italy T..
Until arrangements can bc made Tor
their passage they will hC guests Of
| nclc Sam mt this camp Every man
in the detail IS eager to Ioln the italian
army and take mp arms Co help tree
their native provinces from the Nus
trian grip but their enthusiasm haS
boon doubled bv thcIr trlp ACROSS the
American continent during whIch Their
expoIlenCCs and ICccptloTs have cor
WINGED them how whole -heartedly thclr
big ally IS IN the war 80 win
Few incidents of world history have
had q more romantic setting than the
experience If these Italians who will
have journcvcd around the earth 10 get
on the Italian side % = battle luc strctch-
cd out only few mules from their former
homes lholc ATE - o hccrs m the detail
and the balance are prlyates The ma
Ioritv are fIom families If wealth and
culture and there etc Scvclal lawyers, pro
fessors and doctors among them There
stIll remain ~ Siberia about 10OO more Cf
thc same regiment. Wa1IEE 10 maze thClr
way To ltai1 hv way of the | nucu States
typical of the methods of tie Central
Powers. the Italians IN Tr,nt TrlcSt
and other Of The Lost Provinces were
forced into the war against thcir own
counry1nen. Fearing. however, ~ the
last hour to put thcm on the ltaltau
front. they were shifted 20 the eastern
front, where they Immediately wort over
10 the RusSIars Through arrangements
made hv the italian Embassy they were
>eut 10 Siberia ard LOW ati,r years
work IN unwludrg international rel
tapc th,y are on thClr way 80 Italy
stripped IF h's weapons u thc battle
clash. lie Yankee soldier Viii Stlli haNe
4 good chance o( putting his lIur "nrmv
"hors DC combat TN the application II
certain tricks ol the wrestling ring
which American officers and nsr-coms
are learning hote from 'lsIlly Sard"w.
trainer 81 | d9ie Stranger evils and
other famous VI,S)lI~ ~audoW has
gwen his sumner vacation to ihf nation
to teach IN The training camps ard his
work here has demonstrated 20 army
mon the value of giSrg soldiers tins
added protection
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
j. s. NAVY OFFICERS
ON BRITISH REGISTER
Americans Now Attached to Ad-
miralty; List Purged of
Hun Royalty.

London, July 13-The British ''Navy
List which has just appeared is the first
official publication Of the kind to contain
the names OF certain American Naval
officers They arc included in the British
list because they have been attached To
certain Admiralty departments for special
work
The list OF Ships and Vessels Of the
Royal Navy shows still further increase
from the very impressive and lengthy
list Of a year ago, although the regular
warships are no longer set down, and the
list Is limited to vessels taken over by the
Admiralty for the duration Of the war
One page, which used TO be devoted to
the names Of three honorary "Admirals Of
the Flee" has shrunk 70 q single paragraph
and Q single name. 1t used TO include the
German Emperor, Prince Henry Of Prus-
sia and the Emperor Of Russia The first
two have been crossed out altogether,
while Nicholas, who used to be listed as
His Majesty ii, Emperor Of All the
Russias, " is now merely His Majesty.
Emperor Nicholas"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
EARLY CLOSING COMING.
Will Last Only as Long as Conservation oil
Energy and Material Are
Demanded BY War.

The poster regarding early daily ana
complete Sunday and holiday closing
which is being prepared by the auto doql-
er's association and will be ready for dis
tribution soon.
The date named is August l. which
will give ample time for notification OF
customers bv dealers who have been work
ing ON the dong schedule. The text
follows closely that given ont by the Cleve-
land, Detroit and Philadelphia assocla-
tions, and is To bc understood MS a war
measure, dictated by patriotism, and to
be maintained only 80 long as conserva-
ton of energy and material is essential
to concentrated efforts towards winning
the war.
Its effect in raising the status of the
trade and putting it nearer ON n level with
other lines of business is also not to he
overlooked, aud will doubtless lead 10 bet
ter permanent conditions,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
THIRD SERIES PACKARD.
This Popular Car 10 be Continued In
definitely.

The third series Packard Twin Six viii
bc continued for an indefinite time, ac-
cordinR to Manager Bizby, of the local
agency
The chief purpose of new model IS
60 incorporate the improvements whlfh
an added year experience has shown 70 be
necessary In time like the present the
Packard company feels according to an
announcement Of policy made public
to-day that the bringing out of n separate
model merely for the sake of change and ot
slight improvement would not be war
ranted Packard prefers to devote its
engineering aud manufacturing talent -
more urgent work and more far rcachng
results
Il IS pointed out that production af
passenger cars of tho highest quality IS
hcing reduced faf below normal demand
Al "a timc when. III the ordinary Year,
makers are announcing new models. there
now ia every indiration 81 n serious short
age THIS shortage IS due - the fact that
such materials rs chrome nickel, steel.
aluminium. bronze second growth hickory
and imported hides are exactly the things
needed for Instruments at war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
AUTO REGISTRY F IGURES.

IN 10 tho first of .luly l1.65S auto
mobile licenses bad hccn issued IN Dcla-
ware this wear and bN.i motorcycle licenses
/, is also interesting to note that the gross
revenue nj Delaware from motor car
registrations last year WAS Sl53. .S>3 The
number III dealers licenses issued in tins
state LAST wear was 5lo Only - States
had more dealers licenses than Delaware,
yet thcrc were fewer automobiles register
ci ID tins state than IN any other except
\eVada
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
TWO YOUTHS SEEK
TO JOIN ARMY
But Their Age Prohibits and
They Are Placed
at Work.

Camp Meade, Admiral Md, July II
Twolads who came as stowaways with a
Jolly crowd of draftees from the Forty
second street section of New York, had
n day and night of enjoyment here. IL
WAS n sad time for them when finally they
vere told TO 20 on To Baltimore and work
70 helm win the war. TheAads were much
more anxious to fight than to work. hey
were Charles Reckstohl and Stcvans
Stricgcl. They claimed 10 be ~, al
though they looked TO bc about II years
old
Take MS along" the boys begged
when the train passed through Jersey
City and stopped for lew minutes
They explained that they had tired many
times 10 enlist. and were now about TO
sneak into the army. They were WI i
ing TO take anVhodv's place IN the ranks
and willing 10 claim amy necessary age
4 Y. NJ c. A. secretary ON the tram
had a chat with them and they became
more and more truthful, finally one adj
mittinE that he was sure of no more than
Il wears.
Upon arriving here the boys. after the
rolls were called. were handed over to
the military police and IT was decided
that IT. was no crime for n patriotic palr
to try 10 sneak INTO the amy hey
were marched along much to their pleas
urc. and gwen bunk and every COM
fort In the morning tho boys enjoyed
breakfast and everybody was 50 busy
checking up now draftccs that they were
kept around until noon and then had
lunch Captain " G Longstrcth, who
handles all casuas listened with SYM
pathy 10 their plea and he WAS sorry
indeed to tell them / o 90 back home The
l. .lt, hsr Xy-A 3
lv working The crowd gave thcm a
real ovation. the new mon ndmirlng their
pluck as much as the oldest veterans of
the training force
Albert Davis. formerly Of Company
+. 3l5th Infantry, was found guilty oi
desertion and sentenced 10 seven wears
nj hard labor
Captain Sprgg 4 Coates # the
36Sth Infantry was fined $500 and son
tenccd to a wear mt Fort i4cavcnworth,
kau. on the charge Of misapprnprlatlng
company funds
Tho following aviators having arrived
too late to 20 with he 18th DIVISION,
havc becn ordered to join casual dctach-
ment at Camp Merritt Joseph Murphy.
pasqual Carcfcno. Charles W Gucmplc.
William 4 Canterbury. Aaron II SIMON,
Dennis Sullivan. Abraham Cohan Edgar
anpfCil ana Harry T. loulE-
The following have hccu sent 10 mar
tcrmaStcrs officers training school ~
Camp Johnson. Jacksonville, Eta; Ser
gcant Albert MadIn, lr.. Sergeant
Bernard l. McNichol and Corporal
Charles f. Stretch. Sergeant Carman e..
Campbell, Sergeant Patrick u Marron
and Corporal Andrew \ llrntz Second
Lieutenant Jean " RittcnhouSc has bccn
made quartcrmastcr of he base hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
CRAFTY U-bOAT MEN
DECEIVE PURSUERS
play Postum" Using Oil Camou-
fage When Depth Bomb
Misses Its Mark.

London. Jul % -Tri ~ German u
boat mmanders have nccv new
plan designed to deceive crews Of the
allie submarine destroycrs IN tho me
OF hide and seek in European waters
When a depth b NIB Is discharged and
does not cripple Ct destr the German
under-soa boat, rs sometimes happens,
quantity Of oil is released by some device
OF the submersible and quickly rises to the
waters surface
The hope Of the German t-boat cap
tain is hat the commander Of the destroy
er viii sec the oil, believe tha, the sIhma-
rine has been wrecke and drop no more
depth charges Meantime, the German *
endeavoring 10 escape
American and British C mmandcrs Of
dcstroycrs an submarine chasers dis
covered the scheme Of the Germans some
time ago and since then have been drop
ping depth bombs il greater numbers
than previously, using the oil as 3 guide
10 the general location oI their target
"Oil camouilage the American and
British navy men call tins latest German
submarine trick.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
CROSSES FOR L. s. ADMIRALS.
Rodman and Strauss Decorated by King
George in Gratitude TO Navy.

London. July - Amid the hearty
cheers Of the officers and Iaen Of the
British and American squadrous. King
George yesterday decorated two Ameri-
naval officers Rear Admiral Hugh Rod
man and Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss
Rear Admiral Rodman was made
Knight ComTuander Of the Order Of the
Bath and Rear Admiral Strauss a Knight
Commander Of the Order Of 81 Michael
and - George
The investiturc took place on board
the flagship Of the Grand Fleet The
honors were conferred in acknowledge
TnCnt Of the part the American Navy is
playing u the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
Excide Battery Inspection.

Inspections Of batteries Of all makes are
made At all ENcide service stations. The
tests are directed 10 show whether a
battery is being properly charged, and
balance of the electrical apparatus
Thoughtless and careless Use Of the bat
tcries causes many motor trails that
might be obviated The local distributor
is the Wilmington Storage Battery Co,
l01 French street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
GIVE AUTOMOBILE
CARE TT DESERVES

conservation and economy arc the
order ~ the day, SAYS Harry y Parting
ton. ol tho Hudson Motor 1ar agency
This hcing trnc. Il /. up to automobile
owners to take better care of thcIr cars.
Au official of the Autpmobilc G hamhcr
oi Commerce ia recent statement before
tho Na>S 1ul Means Committee m en-
gross stated that N5ON0O motor ears wear
out each year
"lf production IS not kept NJ. sald he.
residential suburbs would become to n
considerable extent umpractlcablc. tend
ing "a greater congestion IN citles, local
and suburban transportation facilities
would bc Inadequate. suburban and farm
values would decrease tremendously and
the efficiency Of farmers would hc I'M
pared very greatly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
Whit REQ" Johnson Did.

Andrew johnson. ol the French Street
Garage, did not wait Tor the action of the
local dcalders association % confirm 10 the
new schedule of closing on Sunday, and
took a trip - Bowers Beach - celebrate
his emancipation day Returning about
eight in the evening he saw 50 manv ears
in the street outside his place that he de
cldcd to keep right on up French street
and stable his ear later.
At least that Is hc way he tells 1t,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
ANOTHER NEW CAR.
American" Taken on by Eleventh Ward
Garage as Addition TO IFS Line.

The Eleventh Ward Garage has added
the American 10 It's other lines and has
placed ears with Max Brewer, John
Szwod and 5 l.ewandnwaki, although
hut short time has elapsed slpco their
demonstration appeared on the streets.
Many good things have been sand of
tins latc ear. Whlrh owed much 70 the ex-
pcrlcnccd hand of Lewis Chevrolet who
was ono of the designers The cnr IS pleas
ing in lines and Of balanced construction
bringing an cqualzcd wcigh on each
wheel
Rest Of MI and ~ addition "a the mcr-
its of It's makeup. It Is built II tins VI
clnItv at plainheli New Jersey and
that Is 81 close by that there need be no
waiting for stock Or repaiTs which can be
had almost like the morning milk
There are touring and roadster models.
priced Just now mt 81 ,595 10 81 ,645 but
prices arc to br advanced shortly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
WIDER USE FOR CARS.
Western Firm Buys Dorts for Getting its
Statesmen Over Territory.

IL does not require a great deal of Dig
ging below the surface to prove the won
derful utility of the passenger automobile.
Here is case in point: The Mutual Oil
Company, with headquarters in Kansas
City, has bought within the last year
81 bort cars for the use OF its statesmen,
who travel the Missouri and Kansas
territory. 1t would, the management
SAYS, take four times as many men To cover
the ground without automobiles.
''lhe Mutual Company standardized
on Dorts in May, 1917" says G. :.
Avery, of White Brothers, bort Dis
tributors, here "rhcy had Heretofore
been using a smaller ear, but tried out a
bort and found it cost less TO operate in
the large run Their 2l cars have made an
average Of % miles to the gallon"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
HUNS ADEPT HORSE THIEVES.
STEAL SIS, ,0C0 WORTH A WEEK

Amsterdam, July 10 The German
ncwspa pcrs are much agitated over an
epidemic Of horse stealing in Berlin III
a single week recently, horses valued al
S25, 600 were stolen in Berlin, most Of
them while standing IN the streets in
daylight
where they fetch fancy prices, or, arc
used for clandestine butchcring n Berlin
appcafs P durng he race rdcc n%sp cdng H % Fc
Grunewald course
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
HUGE FLAG OF RUBBER.

What is said to be the largest American
flag ever made was displayed recently on
the front Of the Willys Overland Building
in Toledo. sgnalizing that the employees
had registered 100 per cent in the campaign
tn fill that clty's war chest This flag
measures 80 by = feet, weighs IN the
Of $50 pounds. and cost
5000 II Is owned by the employees Of the
b + Goodrich Rubber Company of
Lrau
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
SPELLS IT FRANCOAMERICAN.
Enthusiastic French War Correspondent
Abolished The Hyphen.

Paris, July 24-The special CORE
spondent of the Oeuvre in writing Of events
at the front, has removed the hyphen from
between the words Franco and American
and writes it 'Francoanerican. In ex-
planning his reasons for 50 dong he writes
1T is not enough to say that the Ameri-
cans Joined us in blocking the offensive.
There has been fusion, with the deriva-
tives TRANSMISSION of blood, effusion Of
hearts, and confusion among the pris-
oners who have believed that only two
or three divisions Of Americans existed 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
CONSOLIDATES TWO CONCERNS.

The Delaware tuto Radiator and Lamp
Repairing Company. ot alN ShInIey strctt
Will he united with tho tord Speciality
Company. now AZ oil ~hiplov street.
when the latter moves 10 the building now
under construction tur ITS uec at ll23
and iI21 French street which II Is
scheduled to do some time tins week
William Jacobs Who proudly points 10
l. years experience IA his speciality has
acquired ,hc ownership of both businesses
and viii continue the same under his own
nnEnC.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
HAYNES TO THE FORE.

T @. Taylor, If the local Iaypes
aeeney, got IN on sunday from kokomo
with i couple of cars. All ne could lay hIs
hands an At the factory But nc arranged
for others to follow on ~ short intervals
and expects 70 be able 70 hold off the
mob of would-hc buyers by the ard of
barricadc, when his present stock on
hand Il out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
MntnrcYrle Men in Army.

Mountz and Mckinney 3 shop at 81
Tatnall has closed, and the business
settled. MS both partners have gone 70
the war They were building up a nice
trade in motorcycles, and will be missed
while away.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
Australia's Gold Mines Yielding Big.

Perth, Australia, June 30-Threc MIN
ers IN the Mount Magnet district Of West
ern Australia IN a SINGLE afternoon re-
Gently, obtained 65l ounces Of gold, valued
at ZOO, from IS pounds Of rock
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
Now Tire Shnn 10 Omen.

7 b. Noonan win open tire shop at
7l0 Orange street as soon as extensive
alterations have been madc IN the present
building which he hopes viii be in
month time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
Of Officers Promoted
At Fort Bliss, One Is
Son of War Mems Nan

Mai. J. n. Thompson, Fifth cavalry.
just promoted from captain. and or
dered to Camp Lewis, Wash, is a son
Of c. T. Thompson, sunerintendent OF
the Associated Press in the war zone
in Europe. who was wounded recently
in a battle.
Several other promotions were an
nounced Monday from district mill
tnry Headquarters, among which were
the following:
Maj. A. H Muller. Seventh cavalry.
to lieutenant colonel. transferred TO
Camp Beauregard. La, where he VIII
command a regiment.
Capt. Victor ". Wales. Fifth cav
airy. 10 major, and ordered to duty at
Berkeley. Cal.
Capt. s A Townsend. Seventh cav
airy. to major, and ordered to Camp
Dodge. Des Moines. Ia. with one Of
the divisional trains being organized
Capt. A. II. Jones. adiutant Of the
Seventh cavalry, to major. and trans
fcrred to Camp Dodge. as assistant
chief OF staff.
Capt. r. ". Boye. 18th cavalry. to
M Tor, and ordered to Camp Devin.
Mass. where he will be assigned to
duty with the divisional trains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
Receives German Gas
Mask, Taken From a
II Year Old Teuton

a German gas mask, Of IN old
model captured from a German SOL
der II years OF age. was received in
this city Monday morning by ]. II.
Graham, 1900 North oregon street,
from his brotherinlaw. Carl Rosted,
first sergeant in company A Of the
signal corps with the American expe-
dictionary forces in France The mask
was in a metal container that showed
that the bullet that killed the young
German soldier had first struck the
container and then entered the SOL
dier's body.
The gas mask IS vastly different
from the pattern used by the Ameri-
can soldiers. The German mask is
made Of leather, with large glass
eyes" similar to motor goggles. COW
cred on the inside with safety circle
Of metal over the top OF the mask
are two wire springs. covered with
cloth. to hold the mask in position.
The bottom Of the mask is round
shaped, like a miners lamp. Of per-
forated steel and inside IS what ap-
pears 10 be paper. is filled with a
chemical for inhalation that smells
like a deodorant common in this coun-
try. The entire mask weighs several
pounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
314th GaUGLry
VIII Train At
Camp jackson
Changes Into Artillery
There, Report; Recruited
At Camp Bierne.

A report, unconflrmed at military
headquarters in the Mills building,
was heard Monday morning that the
314th cavalry. recently ordered con-
verted into a field artillery regiment,
would soon be transferred from Camp
owen Bierne, east Of Fort Bliss. to
Camp Jackson, Columbia, s. c., leav-
ing its cavalry equipment and mounts
at Fort Bliss. Col. Cornelius c. Smith
and staff have brought the regiment
from a skeleton to a full organization
in the short time it has been training
here. using recruits from eastern
points.
It was said Monday that the 314th
had turned in its horses and was
packing, preparatory. 10 the move. II
was not known II Col. Smith would
command, after conversion into artil-
lerr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
Gas Gets Him.,
But He S Game;
Is Visiting City
Maj. Clifford, of Princess
Pats, RecoveFs and Will
Try Again.

Maj. P. Godfrey Clifford, one Of the
few surviving officers Of the III fated
Princess Pats. the first Canadian con-
tingent TO have chlorine gas used on
them by the Germans. arrived in FL
Paso Saturday and is a guest at the
Paso del Norts.
Mai. Clifford was gassed at vimy
Ridge and sent back 10 England TO
base hospital there. shortly after his
discharge he came to the GONZALES
cent hospital at Toronto, where he
spent several months. He was de
clared by physicians 10 be unfit for
further military service and has been
on the coast in search Of health. He
is now on his way east, where he in
tends 10 make another effort to get
back into the army.
Says End Not Far OFF.
When asked concerning the dura-
ton of the war. Mai. Clifford said;
The exact date Of the close Of the
war is not far off With the wonder
ful man power the United States IS
putting over. the Hun can resist but
little longer.
The morale Of the German army is
weakening and a concentrated often
sive by the allies on all fronts viii
soon turn the tide IN our favor. The
German nation is heartily sick OF the
whole affair and with just a little
more pressure 1t is safe TO say that
they will be glad 10 get peace on any
terms.
Americans Bring Courage.
German militarism must be
crushed. The armies Of the allies were
worn out with three years tireless
struggle IL is just like added horse
the Americans is putting courage in
their hearts. II is q fight for right
and there can be but one ultimate
ending"
When asked about a statement con-
corning the effects OF gas Maj. Gif-
ford stated that in order 10 understand
the sensation one has 10 experience It.
Unprepared for Gas.
There is no sensation like Il. One
may be gassed for days and not know
it, and again he may die instantly or
linger on for months suffering terri
bly,. At the time the Princess Pats
were anihilated almost to man, there
were no gas masks We were totally
unprepared for iL. The first intima-
ton we had was when the Hindu
troops supporting us on the left be-
came panic stricken.
Even DiseoIors Grass.
Their men and officers were drop
ping about them from some unknown
cause. The superstition OF the far
east overcame their discipline and
training and they were like women in
a fire. When our men commenced to
80 under there was nothing TO do but
forsake the ridge. Even the grass. or I
what was left Of the vegetation. be- I
came discOlOred from the fumes. /
was saved only because I was at an Z
observation station more elevated than I
the majority Of my battalion Even I.
then I got quite enough Of it"