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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14
JUNIOR LEAGUE.
All Stars Defeated by Parkside in Ex
hibitiOn.

Due to the failure of several Ches-
rook players to report, Chesrook was
forced to forfeit to Parkside in the VIII
mington Junior Basketball League last
night. The Hagley-Penndel game, which
was to have been played tonight, has been
postponed until Saturday and will be
played at the Peoples Settlement. The
game will be preliminary TO one between
the first teams.
In, the absence of Chesrook, Parkside
completely swamped pickup team COM
posed of Junior League players by the
score of 73 TO l6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14
To Give Valentine Party.

The girls Of the Ait.ora Club and those
residing IN the house At the Y. W G. \
viii give valentine party tonight Men
from the NAVY Club, the Y NJ e. a.
and Fort du Pont have been invited.
Il IS Ia be q really. truly valentine party
NIth appropriate games and a postoflicc.
Refreshments will be served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14
BROWN WINS.

Claude Brown, State pocket billiard
champion, last right defeated Ed Blank
cnship, cx-champion Of the world, in n
Hotpoint match by 100 to 9S score There
was large Attendance nj the game
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14
Just What He Wanted.

II hear Briggs has gone 20 jail be-
cause be didn't make out his income-tax
report right"
"TIow relieved he must bop--Life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14

That prrttv Young widow has such
taking WAYS
~ hear she was something OF a
4 klcpfolnaDlac
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14

Argentine attaches. returning from
Berlin and Vienna. will get their best
welcome from the ship reporters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14

Might be Worse.

I'm on my uppcrs."
III your uppers are fairly substantial
responded the shoemaker, you're not
so bad of. louisville Couricr-Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14

Totals. Ia II 30
Fouls committed 20; Sale
sianum, %. Referee Time
kceper-~Fox
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
This Way to Berlin
BY Caspar Whitney
Special Correspondent Of The Tribune IN France

DAR1s, Oct. "A significant fact drought
4 out by our entrance into this war
against brutal injustice is the develop
ment Of genuine American spirit which is
neither sectional nor confined to one di-
vision department of the service in
gallant new army. 1t is spirit that is ag
gressive, enduring, good humored and gem
erous, whether t.c individual halls from the
North, South, East or West; whether he is
in the ranks a staff engineer, a truck
driver or an air pilot.
Steadiness Of initiative under trying con-
ditions has been admirable both in the front
line and the back areas l watched the
engineers clearing a shelled bridge and
making new way for held-up column,
slurring no essential detail of construction,
showing no hurried haste, making a
thorough, dependable job.
Again at certain battalion post, where
the Boche shells were falling near a hating
artillery train, a sentry remained exposed
until all others, including the officers, had
obtained cover Our men are making their
first fight, it is true, but they are fighting
with the steadncss. almost of veterans plus
the audacity of vigorous youth.
Such are the men who are now on their
way to Berlin. Outmanpuvred by Foch.
futfOnrbt oil
Boche is resorting with the American as
with the British to "booby traps"
Inc tlmellness Of the great attack in the
West IN conjunction with the Balkan and
Palestine operations finally revealed the oon
elal Allied offensive and the true meaning Of
the unity of command which has given
US our recent success and the right to- look
ahead with confidence.
Yet Americans must not make too ,ru.A
Of our success
| cannot too earnestly urge aooins+ o;,,
is ear 10 the talk of the war ending be-
tore winter. This, without KNOWLEDGE and
dangerously modifying, is based on local
successes vaulting hope and glib, presump-
tuous assurance of thoughtess observers
unqualified to judge. British and American
ofhcers fighting on the frort do not believe
the war will be over this winter.
All who are qualified to Judge or to ex
press an opinion feel that the utmost OF our
u1reiax'ng effort behind the line and full
potential strength in the line will be re-
CURED to administer to the Boche the neces
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Daylight Saving in Winter

Why not use daylight economically all
year round? That is a question which
the head of the War Industries Board
Mr.. B. M. Baruch, has just put up to
Congress. At his request Senator Calder
has introduced bill eliminating that
portion of the daylight saving law which
requires a readjustment of the clock to
solar time on the last Sunday of Oc-
{ober.
Senator Calder encountered a great
deal OF opposition from the antediluvians
when he brought forward his summer
daylight saving plan a year ago last
spring. Congress was apathetic Bucolic
statesmen sneered at it as sophisticated
scheme to force the slothful urban popu-
latlon to get up an hour earlier. But
daylight saving meant an important saw
ing in the consumption of coal and cleo
trlc power. 1t was a thoroughly sensi-
Bile war measure. Yet for ten months
Congress couldn't be aroused to the point
of approving it,
The benefits Of summer daylight say
ing are now universally conceded. Can
not some of those benefits be realized bv
a more effective use of winter daylight?
Mr.. Baruch says that electric power.
badly needed for war industries, can be
materially conserved by sticking to the
hour r-ahead-of -the-sun schedule.
Manlfestly he is right. In the short
winter days the sun in this latitude does
not rise later than 1925 a. M 1t doesn't
set later than 4:32 p. m. The problem
therefore is to apportion the daylight so
that it is spread furthest over the ordi-
nary working hours in big manufacture
ing and mercantile establishments. Keep
ing an hour ahead of the sun would in
sure daylight throughout the winter un-
I'll = p. M, on the average. 1t would
furnish a complete extra daylight hour
in the afternoon. Against this there
would be for establishments opening at
8 a. m. an offset of twenty to twenty-five
minutes of sunlight in the morning for
part of December and January. For
establishments opening at $3.50 a. m.
there would be no offset.
Undoubtedly many people would grum
bic about getting up in the dark. But
war is war, and personal and domestic
inconvenience should yield to the neces-
sites Of military industry.
Getting up before the cold gray dawn
of winter will become tolerable if it
helps to win the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Colossal EMronterv
the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS published in this mornings
news columns, the new proposal of Austria
Hungary opens with the statement that
the Dual Monarchy "has made only defen-
sive warfare" In all the deliverances
from the Central Powers there will be
found no more colossal piece Of etfront-
cry. The author Of this statement must
suppose either that we have read nothing
or that we promptly forget what we do
read.
War was declared against Serbia on July
%, 1914, and there began at once bonn
bardment of Belgrade, an open town. ex-
cept for an old Turkish fortress, which
was militarily useless and was altogether
separate from and outside the town. The
bombardment, however, was not confined
to the fortress, but was directed indis-
criminately at private houses, public build
lngs and factories IN the town. Repeated
efforts, beginning August 6, were made to
cross the Danube at various points, but
because Austria had to send most Of her
army to the Russian front the earlier at
tempts were unsuccessful. Later. however.
passage was effected and the Austrian
troops entered into occupation of a CON
siderable portion of Serbian territory.
which they held until on December 3 to )
1914, they were beaten in the battle of the
Serbian Ridges (Valjevo) and by vigor-
Gus pursuit were swept back over the
Danube
In what way they conducted "onlv de-
fensivc warfare" during this first invasion
OF Serbia may be found in an interesting
oook entitled, Report Upon Atrocities
during First Invasion OF Serbia pub
ished by Simphin, Marsall & Co. London.
IN 1916 Ihc report was mace d. r,rofes.
sor H. a. Reiss, Of the University of Lau-
same, Switzerland, d neutral requested by
the Serbian government to inves+irate and
report-thc facts. He accompanied the vic
torlous Serbian army all through its ad
vance, thus seeing with his own ewes the
eV'aences o. what had taken place, some
umes only few hours before, and pre-
serving the record with his camera. Some
Oh the photographs reproduced in his re-
port are appalling. There is nothing in
the Sryce report which is not (except IN
total numbers) fully matched by the work
OIL Austrian and Hungarian; non-ccmba-
tan's, women and girls, as we'll as men,
shot, hanged, clubbed to death. burned to
deatn' mutllated, disemboweled, cut in
pieces. The professor had not only the
hfst-hand statements of surviving victims,
Dut' ny reason of the circumstance that
ne was well up at the front of victorious
army pressing hot foot upon the invaders,
.here were occasions when the poor, naked
fragments of butchered humanity were
still warm
Before we begin to talk about terms OF
peace with the Dual Monarchy it may be
wise for us TO e-read this report and re-
fresh our recollection as 10 what is Aus
trla-Hungary's conception of defensive
warfare" E HENRY LAC0MRE
New York, Oct. 6, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

France, and grace, and mist-dspelling
laughter. Courage was there, the finest
courage in the world, clear seeing, but
undismayed. France held the chalice
of beauty to which the whole modern
world had inclined to drink Germany,
the thief of riches everywhere, but too
british to understand and make COM
plete in spirit her possession of any
thing so splendid, tried to destroy what
she could not assimilate. Inhuman, out
side the very pale Of human perception,
Germany would have smashed at one
malignant blow all the delicacy, all the
splendor, all the rich fabrics that made
France the treasure house of the world
France was meant to go under, never
TO emerge again
Now the world knows that will never
be. And it is for France to say-for
france, bloody but unbowed, to say-how
much the mad beast must pay.
How otherwise can the world go on
believing?
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
House to House

The house house canvass for the
Liberty Loan that Mr.. McAdoo made IN
Washington was no idle show. 1t was
the best kind of object lesson of. the one
way in which this gigantic draft upon
the peoples patriotism and will to save
can be successfully achieved.
You think it would be pleasanter to
avoid personal appeals and let each
individual conscience do the work?
Perhaps it would But it would not be
as just, in the long run. And it would
rot be one-t tenth as effective.
The American people have already
proved their patriotism hundred-fold.
But to convert even an untold quantity
Of patriotism into six billion dollars
within a few days requires something
more than individual action, however
ready and eager. 1t REQUIRES organiza-
tion upon the vastcst scale; it requires
definite personal appeals addressed to
every man and woman in the United
States.
When the war is over we shall re-
vert to our old individualism and resume
all our cherished personal rights over
night While the war is on we must
sacrifice some Of our comfort and free
dom for the common good. We must
yield temporarily few of our demo
cratic privileges, that democracy in the
large may survive. The right to help
our government as we wish, without
suggestion or interference, is one of
these rights. The community has a
superior right to talk and we must
listen.
The Liberty Loan canvasser who
calls upon you may not be as distin
guished as Mr.. McAdoo--or as tactful.
Welcome him, all the same. Remem
Der that he is a volunteer worker, doing
his bit, and cooperate with him by doing
your bit, the biggest subscription you
can possibly manage.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
For France to Say

1t is for France to say. More than
England, even more than haunted Bel
gium, many times more than America,
France has the right by every title that
suffering can confer to stand in abso-
lutte judgment upon the evil thing that
has assailed human society. 1t was
France that lived in the shadow OF it.
France that was felled by its treacher-
GUS spring less than half century ago,
France that was so long poisoned by a
fear no laughter could hide that the
beast would rear in secret moment
and leap again. And when that terrible
hour came it was France who gave, gave
without stint and without count, and
has been giving sternly and gloriously
for the worlds sake since.
1t was no false wisdom among ancient
tribes that gave the power of judgment
over evildoers to those who had borne
the wrong. Only the hand that has
been crushed knows the full measure of
the pain.
Life itself will bring vengeance on
Germany; there are inherent laws in
living shat no thing can violate and live
But for the rest of mankind, for the
faith that men have in the goodness of
living and for it's increasing wel,being,
there must be an active vengeance to
issue from man himself 1t would be
lntolerable to go on building and Great
ing, conscious of far spaces ahead await
ing a climbing humanity, and still
aware in secret horror of an uncean
Fast, in which man had been too fearful
or too timid to yield to the righteous
anger within him. It is unthinkable!
France was the worlds modern
Greece. Light came to the world from
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
The u. S. Club

Out in Flint, Mich, where they
do things first and then talk about
them (in the good American way) they
have organized an unconditional Sur
render Club" What is more, they have
incorporated it, have manufactured q
button for its members to wear and
have watched the idea spread all over
the country.
There are no dues, no initiation fees,
no duties except good citizenship and
loyalty and patriotism" The button is
white, with blue rim and diagonal red,
white and blue stripes, and over all
the letters ~. S. Club" The pledge
of membership reads thus:
I pledge myself to make any and
whatever sacrifices may be called
upon to make, to the end that the Cen
trail Powers may be brought to realize
that only an UNCONDITIONAL SUR
RENDER will be acceptable to me and
to my country, the United States of
America.
The buttons arc issued only to men,
bers of the Unconditional Surrender
Club-for five cents apiece the proceeds
forming the only revenue of the organi-
cations. How can you form a local
unit in your town? Write to the u S.
Club, Flint, Mich, and find out. 1t is
simple process. "The Flint Daily
Journal gave the first publicity to the
movement on July 20 last. Since then
it has gained more than 100000 members
and more than $50 local units have been
formed or are being formed
Organization hereabout is progress
ing We shall let our readers know
when and how they can join local
unit.
Meantime, think Unconditional Sur
render, talk Unconditional Surrender,
act Unconditional Surrender. Which
last just now means digging down in
your pocket for every last cent you can
spare to back our armies, who are going
to fight it out on this line if it takes
all summer-and then some.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

sary crushing in 1919. The Americans are
on the eve of their greatest battle. 1t will
engage more of their numbers and thew will
see harder fighting than yet they have ex-
perienced
We may have confidence in their handling
and the result, which will not be won with
out cost. 1t is unquestonable that the
Germans have been withdrawing prepara-
tory to giving battle, and unless things have
been going much worse with them than we
know it will be a real battle, the termina-
ton of which cannot be forecast
With the approaching rains and heavy
roads the Americans are certain of the
prospect of the stiffest fighting as soon as
they reach the upper section of the area
into which they are driving For here they
are approaching vital point of the Ger
man military system in France, so vital
that if any attacking power is left the
Germans, after what | believe will be the
unsuccessful defence of Cambria, St. Ouen-
tin and the Chemin des Danes. will counter
with all their remaining might on the Amer
leans and will stffen their resistance cnor-
mously in the very difficult country around
Grand Ere, thirty miles south of Mcziercs,
on the main railroad to. Germany and the
crstwhile headquarters of the General Staff.
The campaign opened by the Americans
may be delayed, but when it ends the Ger
mans Will be on the other side of the
Rhine. Study on your map the possibilities
OF the three spearheads determinedly driv-
ell northward between the Meusc and the
Argonne. The Boche is playing waiting
game where he can, saving troops, with
drawing and assembling against the dav
when he hopes to retrieve his lost fortunes
through securing the initiative That dav
will never come, but counter attack NAV
be made in an effort to obtain home prestige
pending a winter peace offensive, which is
fondly expected to uncover something to save
them from military defeat due early in
1919.
The Germans look for a cessation of AL
lied activity this winter, but reckon without
the growing American determination 81
home to dictate peace in Berlin, the GROWING
American strength on the firing line and
General Foch, who, having once said thai
the Germans blunder in permittjo, rao.
pera'lVe periods between their blows, is GER
tam not to commit the same error
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
On the Way

lust forty days in the army,
~ And on my way to France.
Just forty days in the army,
And now have my chance.
With men of high and low degree
And men of every hue,
United by single thought
To see this blamed war through.
Equipped with husky motor trucks,
We're going over now
To put the dough" in "doughboy"
By bringing up his "chow"
lot of US drove taxicabs
Where night is turned to day,
And several more were brakng freiehts
Out Colorado way.
Some push. pen and some a plough.
And others worked in shops
Where brany men and brawny men
Made motorcars and mops.
Some saw the light on Rivington.
A few on Riverside;
And some were born on Western plains
Out where the sky is wide.
5ut now were taking motor trucks
Across where big guns roar;
And b'lieve me, folks, We'll roll those trucks
Where neer truck rolled before
Just forty days in the army.
And on my way to France,
Just forty days in the army,
And now have my chance.
fvt. ANDREW j. KANE, 9. M. c. M A.
4l4th Motor Truck CO
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

1t is a distinct shock to hear of the
death of Don Martin, of The Herald, at
his post on the West front. He was
universally respected as a man and as a
news gatherer. Of attractive personality,
he had host of friends, none of whom
will mourn him more sincerely than the
newspapermen with whom he came in
contact. He was in the front rank in a
profession where character and relabil
ity mean everything.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Another Nero

=, lFFom Ihe Westerly Sul,)
Very early in his reign the Kaiser was
characterized by King Oscar of Sweden as
another Nero" the parelel being based ar
the statement OF Renan that Nero, minor
poet, poor actor and hopeless aspirant in
other erts, was mot the maddest or most
wicked, but the vanest and most ridcu-
lous sovereign whom ever the hazard of
events has brought into the foreground Of
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
That Little French Girl
tFrons The Detroit Free Press)

(Fron, The Detroit FEC PTcs8)
Nothing is more characteristic of the
Ianks than the letters many of the bows
send home announcing they have fallen in
love with "a little French girl" and viii
send their sweetheart's picture later. Then
follows photograph of six or seyen
year old sweet-faced child the soldier boz
from America is protecting and making
happy. Humor and sympathy make great
race
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Relatives DIVING orr

'FIom Camp custer Trcnch ord co..>
II the war lasts two years more and ex-
cuses for weekend passes continne r. srou
the death list there won't be enoueb ra1a
tiNes left to keep the home fires bnrnirc
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Wilhelm's s Constr,,o.;

'fron The Springfield rn,o,,
international law. - 49, N''0"'
Kaiser construes it. is somat, pe8'e-ioVios
the o' ca .ne Alles to do to the Germans ,ybst
mans try to do to them
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Bad News

The condition of Nicolai Jan;~ ,:'sS
's satisfactory so long as he is al;va
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

ical The business in hand is of mill
tary nature purely. We demand the un-
conditional surrender of Germany, and
we-rrefer to receive it on German soil.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
GUARANrE E

You purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE with absolute safetfor u dlssatIsfactIon re-
suts In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money back request. No red tape No aubbns
We mako good promptly II the advertiser does not.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
LUTHERAN SYNOD
NOT TO ADJOURN
UNTIL MONDAY
Clergy in Session at DeshIer
will Not Rush Business
Through, but Will Take
Time to Deliberate.

Deshler, Neb, Aug. l7.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The adornment of the
25th convention of Nebraska district
OF the Missouri Synod which was set
for Sunday evening was changed to-
day to Monday afternoon. Important
matters will not be rushed through
aicommittee rooms, but fully discuss
ed by the whole assembly.
The afternoon meetings devoted
chiefly to business are held exclusive
ly in English, save that resolutions are
repeated to insure an intelligent vote
and full understanding also, by the
older delegates. Z
Representatives Of the joint Mis-
souri, synod reported on many mis-
sions as foreign, South American,
Colored, Indian and Home missions.
A committee on language reported
that the Missouri synod is working in
this country by means of II
languages. In this connection the
general vice president, Rev. ], w.
Miller, Fort Wayne, made stirring
plea that the church make conscien-
tious use Of every language as the
spiritual welfare of members and mis-
SONS demand. He said BE not too
eager to limit your church work to
one language, for if this were done
precipitately many of the older folks
would necessarily be neglected and
deprived of the comfort and support
of Gods word, especially at time Of
their life when they need it most"
The Nebraska district service flag
has 1920 stars and in addition eight
gold stars. .
The following churches joined in
caring for the visitors: Rev. Cholcher,
Deshler; Rev. H. Schabacker, Frier
desau, Rev. Heggert northwest Of
Deshler; Rev. ]. Kuchenbecker,
southwest Of Deshler: Rev. ]. Meyer,
Davenport.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18

been established on the ground floor
Of the World-Herald building. facing
Fifteenth street
Until May 28, 1917, shortly after
this country entered the world war,
DR.. Knowles was an evangelist. His
company of seven assistants included
Fred G. Fisher, nationally known
singer.
When war was declared he imme-
diately began making recruiting
speeches in Ohio, building up the old
Ohio Third, now the l48th regiment.
His son, Clarence, enlisted in this
regiment and is now with it at the
front in France.
DR.. Knowles has declined five
separate offers to go to France. He
has helped in Red Cross drives. and
is now giving his time to help the
Salvation Army. He is not regular
Salvation Army officer.
Assisting him is Leslie K. Lear
also of Chicago. They come to Oma-
ha from Kansas, where a Salvation
Army drive is now going over the
top. -
He will address the Omaha Chris.
tian Endeavor union at a mass meet
ing at the Young Mems Christian as
sociation at E o'clock this evening.
The meeting will be OF a patriotic
nature. Members of the % societies
of the city, numbering more than 700
have been invited to be present. Pa,
.riotic music will be on the program