Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
Quick. Accurate and Never Falls.

York City, the Associated Press issued u
br,of statement. revealing its activities
and achievements, and these ARE OF much
intcres It to our readers, inasmuch as TINS
rean 10 nows-gathcring agency supplies
Ever, Ev,aing with its daily tclegraphic
scrvic'.
The statement makes tho surprising
announcement that the Associated Press
operates moro than $4,000 mules oi es-
nccialIv leased telegraph wires keeps
them going day and night has tens "'
thousands of correspondents, located III
all parts OF the world, and serves prac-
ticalIy every prominent or important
newspaper IN the United states IN
addition TO its leased wires sufficient IN
length TO more than twice glrdle The
globe the Associated Press uses thou
sands of miles of the lines of the other two
telegraph companies, daily, draws freely
upon the wireless system, and employs
the telephone extensively
This data probably conveys To our read
erS An impression oi what mammoth ma
| chime is this national institution tor
gathering news.
| Through similar associations IN the oid
| World. the Associated Press has working
connections which keep II IN constant
touch with every town, city or news
centrc of all Chrlstcndom. SO that any
happening of interest anywhere Is fash'd
on the wires or cables. and ~ known I"
ncwsnaper readers everywhere WITHIN
few moments after its occurrence
To cite a recent instance The abdic"-
ton Of the Car of Russia, possibly the
biggest piece of news ot the decade was
known. through the As~oclatcd IrcFS' W
| New York Citv and in tins city hci"r" II
reached tho general public in Pctrograd
80 much Tor prompt action.
Tho Associated Press watch on t'"
news world is ccasclcss, unhroh"n and
embraces every country under the SUI.
Whether a missionary has been captured
bv bandits IN far away Chncee province
or a war ultimatum has been lssued rN
great power. il is reported within ie"
minutes hv tho associated Press. ami mus
reaches the readers of 'it newspaper
cbcnts almost immediately The rcccp-
t;on of an american dgW"rN hN ~
AfrIcal tribal chcf. al tile discovery "i ~
unchart,d river NJ 80 inaccc~>lhi' part -
Rrazil bkcvi@r Il instantly flashed to the
ncu,pancrS served hv tho \~sociat'd
Prs, Uad nr Livingston lived and
travelled ia those DAYS of ~NSt"inat''
scientific news gathering. dnnh'tcNS h'
would not have found spot h the harS
Continent outside the spothghtS q INC
Associated Press. and have No"n lost
f,r months as hc vas Thus Every
Evening : readers may gain ~ I'loa q TIC
vast energy and capacity e tnS great
reporter
The Associated Press statement above
referred IL also stressed the 'mpoTiaHc'
II accuracy. and cltcd Che iaet that
oHjrlal Washington. including thc ff'a
.icI,t uuhc~ltatlncly ami without Question
accepted lts news statements a tTI'
and vo,d 81 scn-auouaIr>lu "r rNaIcera
ton - much fal,h have Washington
officials h Tho accuracy ot is>ociatcl
Press reports that not lniTcquon''N they
refer IL thcru ~ rclutc OF confirm the r"
ports j. government agents or 'onS'i's
An these circumstances are Sutfcicn
tocxplain the Assoclatcd Press popuiafai,
With editors and readers. ana why q
service is used by 0>> American n""~
napcrs literally al 81 importance u TIM
country The valuc of the As>ocsatc'
Press in the appraisal ot leading pubii>h
cr- may bc gained from the iact Fiiat with
IL Two or three wears as much a- $500 RH
10 SI.gpO.OO0 has been pald ~ ORDER 4
Obtain !. franchise Tins IN addition e ih
annual cost oi the service.
We think livery Evening vii be Tar
doncd for thiS consideration ot III
Associated Press. which supplies II alone j
The Wilmington afternoon newspape
field II Is q source of grallhcation ant
satisfaction 10 ue permitted 70 serve III
reao,ng publIc 50 thoroughly as TO leav
nothing 10 be desired IN this feature Q
our work In these days, when history ,
making so rapidly. and events so bi
constantly loom It gives livery fNen
lrc not little pleasure 10 mirror h
world Happenings promptly, accurately
,,.,.lijgrntI> in = manner that wins III
appreciation ot discriminating nowspape
readers
Andn the Associated Press SAYS II IS tn
best most efficient. larger better. create
than all It's contemporaries united, II ha
all the leading newspaper publishers an
their patrons to support this claim