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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21

Interesting Talk nj Friends Meeting
house This Evening

The public is very cordially invited
this evening M y o'clock 10 Friends Meet
ing house, Fourth and West streets,
to hear Miss Florence NJ Barrow, An
English Friend tell of her experience
in Mgogotovc. Samara. Russia, where
she worked among refugees She and
her friend, Miss Ball were in Russia for
about two years, and they had many
interesting experiences The subject
and the talk is "Thc Bitter Cry Of Russia =
Russia is SO much in the public mind
Just now. and its problems are Of such
vital interest to the rest Of the world,
that anything cnllghtcning on the Rus
sian situation will be welcome.
Mailed Gct &c coftputnu into ,,cutGr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21
BAPTIST MINISTER'S RESIGN.
Three TO Change Their Work; One 10
Serve Government

Philadelphia, june y Much surprise
was caused by the resignation Of the
Rev. DIR. Guy G. Iamson. general sccrc-
tarv Of the American Baptist Publication
Society lie will engage in business
The Rev. DR.. George Ncnn Daniels has
resigned the pastoratc of tho Wayland
Memorial Baptist Church, Fifty-second
street and Baltimore avenue, to engage
in government service
The Rev j r. Schatfer has resigned the
pastorate Of the Spruce Street Baptist
Church, Fiftieth and Spruce streets, IN
order to engage IN Bible school work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21
Bid for Schoolbooks.

Harry j Guthrie, secretary of the
Board Of Public Education, has received
from T. s. r. putlcr & Son Of this city y
bid for books and supplies for Whining
tons public schools for the next scholastic
wear The amount Of the bid will he
announced nj the boards meeting next
Monday night Owing 10 unsettled
market conditions several dealers de
clIncd 10 submit bids
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21
JAPS IN ARGENTINA.
Emperor to Have Envoy in South Amer
ican Metropolis.

Toxic, May 30 The Japanese
Government has decided To establish a
legation in the Argentine Republic, and
will delegate ms first minister Gi Naka-
mura formerly nsul-generaI at New
York, and now chief Of the Bureau of
Political Affairs at the Foreign Office.
The departure indicates an increased
interest in South America.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21
Congress Planning Brief Recess.

Washington, june 20 Revenue hear
inFs before the House WAYS and Means
ommlttce have heen extended another
week, the plan now being to close them
Friday. June % No witnesses were
examined Yesterday Arrangements for q
recess Of congress while the committee Is
engaged IN framing tho bill in executive
session during July viii he made soon
according 10 word passed by leaders "a
their colleagues
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21

Yon try m Every Evening want adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-21

Mailed FIST is softcning into pewter
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04
The New Face Creams, Talcum and Face Powders With the
 $100,000 Odor.

Every woman will be interested in this exquisite line of toilet articles The "Jonteep line. The combination Jonteel Cream, price 50c; Jonteel Cold Cream, 50c; Jonteel Face Powder, soc; Jonteel Talcum Powder, 25c This de- lightful new odor, Incorporated in these creams and powders, is blend of 26 flowers. The cost to originate this new odor was $1O0,000. Note the page ad in Ladies' Home Journal for complete description. It will not be but short while until Jonteel will be household word for quality toil- ct articles. Respectfully, Snodgrass & Bracy. Mail Order Drug Stores.
 Advt.
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04

after the brightness of the deck above, that I grasped the stair rail and ad- vanced almost blindly. I had reached the center of the cabin before my eyes discerned that there were two bodies outstretched on the deck instead of one. I involuntarily shrank back, grip ping the sleeve of Whites shirt, and pointing.
 Look herel there are two bodies i; he-he has gotten Dade also."
 The sailor sprang past me, and dropped to his knees.
 "Aye, it's Dade, and the poor cuss is done for, sir-it's another knife thrust in the back"
 "And no longer any doubt who did It." echoed Olson. flor there's not an- other man aboard been aft"
 '.Right you are," said, gripping my self ready to act. "And we must get him at once. Come on. both of you 1; If there's fight 1t may take the three of us. He has knife. and there was gun in his drawer" The door of Bascom's stateroom was
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That you, captain7 Have you got

That you, captain? Have you got Bascom yet?"
 'No; he has managed to escape, and get forward, but not without leaving another victim behind. Tony Rapello is dead in the stokehole."
 "The bloody villaini How did he ever get out of there?
 (Which Is more than I can figure out; stole on deck, probably. and then slipped along in the rail shadow. Where is McCann?"
 "Just gone forward to fix the ridin' lamps"
 "All right; sing out to him to keep his eyes on the deck. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of wind, or sea, MT. Leayord; do you imagine Miss Darlington could hold the wheel for half an hour?"
 'I don't see no reason why she shouldn't, sir; I've seen her do it in worse weather"
 "Then ask her, please; I'm likely to need both of you if we round up that fellow. He's crazy and armed, and sure to fight hard. Pick up any weapon you can find, and come down here"
 They were beside me almost instant ly, eagerly questioning as to what had occurred below, their faces expressive of the deep horror both felt at the situ- ation in which we found ourselves Un- der other conditions I know I should have felt sincere sympathy for the sud- denly stricken Bascom. His former friendship with Vera, what I knew of of the mans character which I had formed myself during our brief ac- quaintanee on board, all tended to make the man an object of pity. The murders he had committed were but
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04
CHAPTER xxx.
The Work of a Eiend.

In spite of what knew; of the hor- TOT and tragedy had just left behind 1; the unspeakable terror of feeling that somewhere aboard, hidden in some black corner, lurked an irresponsible being, with murder in his crazed brain i; being devoid of all impulse, save the frenzy of hate, the desire for destruc- ton, yet the sight of that cool, silent deck, already darkened by the gath ering shadows of night, instantly calmed me, and brought back my pow CTS of reasoning. The man was not aft /; then he must be forward. It was impossible to hide long on shipboard in the face of an intelligent search. Of one thing was decided--if the fellow had, indeed, succeeded in slipping for ward unobserved, he was never to be permitted to return aft again unseen. I would, first of all, see to 1t that the decks were guarded, and then the rest of us would hunt him in his hole.
 "White, you remain here in front of the cabin, and keep your eyes open. Don't let shadow get past you aft i; you understand?'
 "Aye, sir"
 "Give me the lantern. There is no knowing what that fellow may do: he might fire the ship, or wreck the en- zines, unless we get him in time."
 "You think he's forward, sir7"
 "Where else can he be7 I'll put an- other man at the mainmast, and then run him down."
 Leayord, attracted by the gleam of the lantern, leaned out over the poop rail.
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04
l Stopped at the Foot of the steps.


 the result of a diseased brain, the sud- den snapping of responsibility. I could not hate the man, or seek him evil-but I could dread him. That was the whole of it-dreadi Here was man crazed, murderously insane, who had safely tasted blood, whose insan- ity had been caused by fear, and brood ing over a great wrong. In his disor- dered brain mad, desperate desire for revenge had overshadowed all else. To obtain this no deed was impossible, no crime too hideous. And this creature was hidden somewhere between decks, and, unless discovered and made cap- tive, held in his hands the fate of every soul on board. The thought of what he might do during the black darkness of the night terrorized me. At any cost we must have him within our control {; we dare not even wait to hope that the man might reveal himself-we must go after him, crawling in the dark, feeling within crevice and cavity, until we uncovered his hiding place.
 explained this quickly to the two men, hiding none of my own fear, but making them comprehend the des- perate need of thorough and ceaseless search. The look on their faces evil denced that my words had gone home.
 He's forward, sir; that's clear enough" insisted Leayord. "We'll nab the fellow in the fo'castle wonder ac- cordin' to my notion. What do yer say, Red?"
 That's how lay 1t out" coincided the big sailor, clinching and unclinch- ing his hands. "He sure ain't aft ,; thar ain't no way I know how he could git into the hold with the matches down; so thar ain't nothin' left except the fo'castle, an the forepeak. We'll find the cuss thar all right, sir"
 Their confidence had it's effect on me.
 Good; White and McCann will guard every inch of the deck, while we take the forecastle first. Bring the lan- tern, Leayord."
 The door was two-thirds shut, and we slid 1t wide open to gain entrance, feeling our way cautiously down the steps. The place had never been sea-parlor, but now, deserted by the crew, 1t presented as dismal scene, in the dim light of the lantern, as ever I put my foot into. The air was foul with bilge-water, while rotting gar ments hung to the beams above, or were strewn along the deck. The shad- ows were grotesque and hideous, and much of the space was cluttered up by discarded sea boots, battered chests and miscellaneous riffraff which the men had left behind in their flight. stopped at the foot of the steps, but Leayord and Red advanced to the tier of hunks. the former lifting the lan- tern, while the latter took survey with in each. We found no trace of Bas- com. but at that was glad enough to isa back again on the open deck, breath ing the fresh night air. It was like nic.
 (TO BE coNrINUED.)
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"Only Dade sound asleep in the stewards stateroom I awoke him, and left him on watch below"
 s'There was no one hiding in any of the staterooms? You tried the doors"
 ''They were all empty. MT. Bas- com's door was the only one locked"
 ''You-you made him open"
 "No; why disturb him?"
 She drew quick breath, her eyes on my face.
 .You-you have not seen Philip Bas- com lately?"
 "No, not since we had supper to- gether.''
 "You saw nothing strange then in his actions, or words?''
 "Why nothing that I remarked. He seemed about as usual more haggard, and nervous possibly, but he spoke cheerfully enough. What can you mean?"
 "Oh, do not really know perhaps I ought not to say such thing. I meant to have spoken to you about it before, but so much happened, I forgot. I-I suspect Philip Bascom is insane.''
 "Insane! pod heavens why do you say that?''
 'He has talked to me so strangely. He-he frightened me, and I was hard ly able to quiet him."
 And you suspect he killed Dubois?'' .Who else could it have been?'
 There was no answer possible. Every other man on board was already ae- counted for. The truth was borne in upon me irresistibly. I called Leayord
 The mate thrust his head over the forward rail.
 Do you know if Masters is in the engineroom?"
 T think he is, sir"
 "Then call down, and have him send White on deck immediately; and pass the word forward to have MT. Ol- son come here."
 Aye, aye, sir; is there anything wrong?"
 T will explain presently; just now want you to remain in charge of the l deck"
 Olson arrived first, and barely had time to tell him briefly what had 0c. cured, when White emerged through the deck opening and reported, his eyes blinking in the bright light, and his face grimy with coal.
 You wanted me, sir?" he asked with no buster in the gruff voice.
 faye, White; you possess the strength and nerve for this sort of job Miss Darlington here suspects that the owner of this ship has lost his mind. I just found Dubois lying on the cabin deck murdered-"
 Dubois, sir?"
 "Yes; he had been stabbed in the back"
 "And you believe the owner did itT"
 There is no one else on board who could. He is locked in his stateroom and we've got to get him out. Come on now, both of you"
 led the way down the stairs in nc pleasant frame of mind. An insane man running free aboard, animated by desire to kill, added to my other re- responsibilities, increased our dangers manifold. The cabin seemed so dark
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04
A WORD ABOUT YOURSELF

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 Have you made any effort to fill the job ahead of you made vacant by the call of the war?
 Do you know that American busi- ness is fighting your enemies just as surely as are our soldiers, and that In order to fight effectively, business needs and must have thousands of re- cruits to fill the gaps?
 TRAIN YOURSELF FOR
 BUSINESS
 At home if you can't afford to attend school-but train yourself.
 Get acquainted with the Draughon Way to better Jobs-get flying start in business. 1t Pays.
 Standard courses in Bookkeeping. Banking. Shorthand, stenotypy. Type. writing, etc.
 A postcard brings our catalog. We also teach by mail. George A. MCLEAN President
 Draughon's Practical
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 The three of us clung to the ladder gazing down, the light from the lantern gone moment, but his voice had changed.
 'Tony's killed, sir" he called up ex- citedly. He's lying on the coal in number one bunker, cut in the back with a knife."
 The words were not out of his mouth before we were scrambling down. But our haste gained us noth- ing. The only trail Bascom had left was the dead Italian, stretched out in the half emptied coal bunker, his lips closed forever. It was a knife thrust which had killed him-just such thrust as had done for his two mates in the cabin above; but the madman had disappeared. However, here was proof positive that the fellow was still on board; still hiding between decks. He had not reached the open, or flung himself into the sea. Masters could tell us nothing; he had heard no sound, seen no shadow. He had been oiling the machinery, and a man could have slipped down the ladder unob- served, and escaped again in the same way. There was no other entrance to the engineroom; the forward bulkhead was solid; there were two ventilator shafts, but neither was large enough for the passage of a mans body, and the coal chute was kept closed and locked at sea. Nevertheless I had these examined. determined to take no chances and our lantern penetrated every inch of the engineroom and coal bunlers. At the end utterly baffled White gave vent to an oath.
 "It beats me, sir" he confessed hoarsely, unless it's a spook we're a-huntin' for"
 q wish it was; the trouble is it is man, and a mighty dangerous one. We'll, he's not down here, and he must have gone back by way of the ladder The fellow has either found some means of getting into the hold, or else he's managed to slip on deck and per haps is hidden in the forecastle-no one messes there now?'
 "No, sir"
 "Then let's have look up above ; come on, men,"
 "Yer ain't goin' ter leave me down here all alone, are yer, captain?" ques- toned Masters anxiously, with Tony lying dead in there, an a murderer prowlin' about?"
 Hell not be down here again, but I suppose you must have a fireman White, you better stay"
 "'Tain't no job I like, sir; shov- eled coal here already for eight hours. "
 "I'll tackle it, sir" interrupted Ol- son quietly. '91,hat big boob would throw fit down here every time he saw shadow. After you get those matches off send him in on top O the cargo. There'd be no danger O his gettin' hurt If Bascom was a hidin' there."
 ''Yer a dirty liar! l ain't no more afraid than you are!''
 ''Then why don't you stay here?"
 ''Tm plumb tired out shovelin'." l "That will do, men," I broke in sternly. "There will be work enough, and maybe fighting enough for both of you. As long as you have volunteered, Olson, you may take a turn down here, and White will go with me. Keep a sharp eye out, you men below"
 The two of us clambered up the iron ladder, the sailor with the lantern in his hand, the marling spike thrust into his belt. I tested the bulkhead door again as we came to it, but it seemed as solid as the steel wall itself, and thoroughly satisfied that it had not been opened since the ship sailed, we mounted to the open deck.
The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04
CHAPTER xxviIl.
A Maniac on Board.

The horror with which she looked into my face held me speechless. Could 1t be possible that she suspected, knew, the perpetrator of this crime that she sought to shield himf
 You searched the cabin7 You found no oneY
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tTo BE coNr1NUED.)
Lady chauffeurs.

As general thing, the hand that rocks the cradle is stranger to the foot that kicks the clutch out. Dallas NewA
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
Big Task to Change From
War to Peace.

One of the big tasks at Wash
ington is to prevent disruption
among the institutions that have
organized on a war basis. Secre-
tary Baker has taken up with col
lege officials associated with the
Government in training camps and
educational pursuits the necessity
of turning colleges back 10 their
regular pursuits as quickly as posi-
BILE. 1t may be that the training
work will continue longer at some
colleges than others while the read
justments are made. The future
of various army divisions will furn-
ish problems for the officials for a
long time to come. Just how fast
the cantonments will be emptied
cannot be definitely foretold at
this time. A great resumption of
private construction and manufact-
uring is at hand and thousands of
skilled laborers will be needed in
all parts of the country for this
work. OF course there is need for
a great army to finish the work in
Europe, but it is anticipated that a
considerable part of the men over
seas will not be in a great hurry to
return home. Therefore it seems
reasonable to suppose that a syst
EN- will be worked out which will
permit of the boys electing as to
whether they shall return to the
United States at once or remain in
Europe during the coming months.
While it is a little premature to
predict Just exactly what will be
done with the men in cantonments
still it is clear that the Admins
tration will move carefully but as
speedily as possible in the matter
of releasing the boys from service
in order that industrial disturban-
ces may not ensue, while at the
same time there is evident anxiety
to release the men in the service
just as rapidly as it can be done
To what extent soldiers will be
sent abroad to relieve those who
have served in the battles does not
appear to have been determined on
with any dehniteness.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30

have been converted, on June IS
and Dec. IS; on bonds OF the sec
ond loan, May IS, and Nov. IS,
third loan, March IS and Sept. IS;
fourth loan, April IS and Oct. IS
The treasury also explains that
owing to the mechanical difficult
les of preparing millions of interest
checks on registered bonds, coup
on bonds will not be exchanged
for registered bonds or registered
bonds transferred on the books
from one owner to another, during
month before an interest paying
date OF each particular loan. For
example, exchanges or transfers
can not be arranged for first Lib
erty loan bonds between May Is
and June IS; and between Nov. Is
and Dec. 10. For the second loan,
these dates would be April IS to
May 10; and Oct. IS to Nov. I6.
For the third loan, Feb. IS to
March I6; and Aug. IS to Sept.
I6 For the fourth loan, March
IS to April I6; and Sept. IS to
Dec. I6.
This arrangement is explained
by the treasury as follows:
During any period when the
transfers of registered bonds of
such loans or interchanges of reg
istered and coupon bonds of such
loan will be permitted, but if re-
quests for transfer of any such reg
istered bonds or interchanges of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
Red Cross Christmas Seals.

For the first time since the organ
ization of the Wisconsin Anti Tu-
berculosis Association, ten years
ago, Red Cross Christmas Seals
will not be on sale this year. They
will be used instead as premiums
with memberships in the Red Cross,
ten seals being given to every man,
women and child signing the Christ
mas Roll Call in the monster COM
bined campaign to be conducted
just before the holiday season by
the American Red Cross and the
National tuberculosis Association.
This combination of forces for
the 1918 campaign does not mean
the permanent abandonment of the
annual Christmas Seal Sale by
which up to the present time the
educational campaign against tu-
berculosis in Wisconsin has been
financed. 1t is win the war
measure adopted for the period of
the war only and animated by the
loyal desire of the two national
organizations and their local bran
ches to centralize effort, to econom-
ize the time of workers, and to
minimize as far as possible the
number of financial demands
made on the public.
/ The cooperative Christmas Cam
paign is official recognition of the
anti-tuberculosis campaign as war
work which must Of necessity have
been undertaken by the Red Cross
were j. not for the fact that il is al
ready being done by the establish
ed anti-tuberculosis associations.
! Under the agreement by which the
anti-tuberculosis agencies combine
their Christmas campaign with the
/ Christmas Roll Call of the Red
| Cross, the Red Cross has assumed
the responsibility of financing the
anti tuberculosis work for the com
ing year and has appropriated 81
/ 500. 900 for this purpose. This
appropriation will be made directly
to the National Tuberculosis As
sociation. Each state association
receives its apportionmeut from
the national association, being
guaranteed q sum equal to the
/ gross seal sale of last year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30

Total American casualties to
Nov. II, when hostilities ceased
were 236,I17, General March,
chief of staff, announced Tuesday.
This includes, General March said
killed and died of wounds, died of
disease, unclassifed deaths, wound
ed, prisoners and missing.
While the total losses suffered
by the American army i'll France
at first glance appeared to be al
most double the total estimated by
officers here, as probable, analysis
Of the table, it was pointed out, &,
shows that among the I79, 900
wounded are included the names of
thousands of men whose injuries
were so trivial that they never were
admitted to hospitals and the re-
cord of their injury was kept only
in company and regimental dress
ing of wounds or disease, or on the
unclassi6ed death list, the seriously
wounded and prisoners and miss
ing, officers believe, will work out
not in excess of I25, 900.
The official figures show also near
ly double the number of deaths
from disease than have been made
public. No explanation has been
forwarded by General Pershing,
but it is assumed that the unex-
pected increase is due to the wide
distribution of American and allied
hospitals to which the men were
sent, making it slow process to
assemble the data.
The number of Americans taken
prisoners by the Germans-little
more than 2, 2,ooO-is strikingly low
in view of General March's annou-
ncement that a total 'in round
numbers" of "a, 900 Germans had
been captured by the Americans.
The fact that the American armies
have been moving forward contin,
uously since it entered the battle
doubtless accounts for the great
difference.
The I 100 men reported as miss
ing probably include others who
will be found to have been captur-
ed, some whose bodies will never
/ be recovered and others who may
have become lost in the ranks of
the French or British forces. The
classification also covers the unid-
entitled dead always to be expect
ed when great bodies of troops are
engaged.