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Evening journal., 1918-04-13

This is in the unincation Of the allied
forces under q supreme general. II
our various departments have been In
confusion, II even the elements within
a single department have been at skies
and sevens, If in our preparations we
Lave had no team wOrk-if there has
been no head and no tail TO any Of it,
inere was the armies OF the Allies
ai the ~ ont something OF the same con-
fusion, The same lack OF common pur-
Jose. the same lncapaoity to deliver a
blow with the whole power Of all the
Niles behind IT, II here at nome we
dd not have unity In preparing; II.
w th a running amuck Of physical ef-
fort and financial expenditure, we suf-
fercd a paralysis OF achievement, we
did ask for a unity Of lighting power
and a supremacy Of command at the
front AID out Of the 6 eat battle this
has come
Lloyd George did not bewall the past
Nobody over there does. Nor need we.
The msre smearing OF blame, however
much Il is deserved, will not make
amends for those th ngs in which we
were wanting when The Germans were
ready 90 deliver their blow and did de.
from this on every one OF us uere is en-
titled 90 demand speed The practical
business man. the successful admin s.
traitor We, wants perfect instrument
with which to do his work, doesn't
do nothing at all until ne gels il he
takes the best instrument he can lay
his hands on right away and does The
best he can with that until ne gets
the better thing. The railroad prcSi-
dent doesn't stop running his trains.
because he Is waiting 10 IND swif,er
and more powerful locomotives than
anybody else in the world has Al
tho while that he is hunting Tor These
swifter and more powerful locomotives
he pulls his ira MS and carries his tOf-
DC somehow with whatever locomotives
he can obtain.
The year that we have let slip away
while we were waiting for the perfect
this thing, the perfect that thing, and
the perfect other thing with which 20
get .nto the fight, is gone forever. our
delay has cost US fabulous sums Of
money. It may sacrifice thousands Of
American lives that might have been
saved if we had been driving ahead
doing things, getting somewhere as
fast as we could get there. But the
British, the French and all are agreed
that, much as IL has cost, this last year
has not been fatal If we now drive
ahead at full speed. This time we must
not fail.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
THE DALLES. Ore, April t3-One
thing certain This Indian didn't want to-
fight. Just look at his uniquqe eXemp-
tion plea. II was written by Jake CClps
OF the Warren Springs reservation.
Il am Indian, and l am Indian who
they made a reservation for, and for
what kind Of Indians. And l am just
the seem (same) as leng ago. l cannot
become a citizen. Because we are unAt
to become citizens. / see myself yet
as long ago. / am speaking my own
language yet.
81 see myself not'flt TO become a citi-
zen. There for / should be exempted.
am sure / have no law OF any Kind,
just you white people have law ! am
in the reservation. And / am Indian
who have not yet Join in anything OF
citizenship. We may or we may not
You are getting the young men Of
our race. And you are getting the young
men who are fun bloodcd Indians who
are not citizens The father. mother
or grandfather or grandmother are I'M
able 10 work. And now these young
are taking care on their people because
they got the strength 90 work. There
Tor the law OF The house of Washing
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
With The PaTagraphers

As we enter the second year Of our war with the
certainty Of facing ever lensthenng casualty list will
the people be satisfied with the "hush darling assur-
ances which have been handed out to them since last
April, viii they demand OF their leaders the truth
about the conduct Of the war; the whole truth and Moth
ing but the truth and The truth In tme2 is for the
people 10 say. They compel the Administration to
abandon the deception that been pracsed or they
acqulesce IN that deception and watch and walt until
an appalling disaster brings back 10 the road 20 truth
which Senator Lodge warned his cOuntrymen the other
day the road TO victory Tell the people the truth about
the is the text TO which tho celebrans Of our first
anniversary best speak II they would make a con-
trbution to practical patriotism-Boston Transcript
Run up the clock and daylght Jack up the cook
and grub pull In your belt make your stomach
ht your rations FOR grace but don't stop the
plough.-Niilwood iGa.l Advance.
Two more belligerents will soon enter this bloody
They the people with chickens and no gardens
and the people with gardens and chckens-Ilggns-
vile Jefiersonian
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
Cost of Not Having Our
Men i'm the Fighting Line
lFr0m De New York sun

It took Lloyd George several col
unns OF newspaper print TO ten what
happened when the German war ma
chine began It's baltering Of the French
and English armies over miles and miles
OF Northern France. lt took him only
a Few Paragraphs to explain why it
happened
In j S explanation Of what happened
there was q clear narration, with min
ute details Of specific events, OF the
greatest conflict between the most pow
erful armies the wocld has yet seen.
His illumination OF the stupendous ac-
tiOn and immediate results Of thai con-
Il Ct was graphic enough TO make the
reader hold his breath Yet i'm the
lesson which he a. ew from his own
vivid picture he was so confident Of the
ultimate result that The nations back Of
the ilghtng lines Of the Allies feel no
quaking of spirt
Lloyd Georges explanations Of why
II happened was both a reproach and
a credit TO the United States Cut
out the polite and friendly phrases, the
warm tributes TO us as TO others. and
the bald truth looms that when the
spring drive should begin we had been
counted upon 90 have our men shoulder
TO shoulder with the Allies N effective
Sighting numbers, with adequate guns.
munitions and other war tools. We were
not there with our men or with any
Using.
There is not a word OF complaint
from Lloyd George. Not a murmur has
been heard from any OF the Allies still
embatlled desperately in Northern
France, but the mere narration Of the
cold facts gives us the truth
When we think of what il would
have meant 90 the Allies. OF what 10
would have meant 90 us in the present.
Of Wnei it would have meant TO the
Whole world In the future, If we had
been ready 60 do our part as Eng
land and France. even little Portugal
were ready TO do theirs and did do
theirs, our default Of that moment
seems a darker page than the battle
Itself When we recall the shallow pates
that echoed nrNans cheerful diocy that
40 the stroke Of war a million Americans
would sap into arms overnight it is
slckening. When we reflect upon an
the m scarriages that we nave under
gone in the year Of our war It is stupe-
flying.
Nevertheless. this very battle. perhaps
this very failure of ours TO be ready
three weeks ago when the Germans
struck. was respons 'ble for great ben
eflt to the Allies. credit for which all
give the United states in large share.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
THE RTOoD IS THE LIFE.

The blood Is the life because It Is the
nutrltive nuld II the blood becomes
very impure. the bones, the muscles
and other parts Of the body are I'M
paired and finally become diseased
Sllghter variations In the quality OF the
blood, such as are often brought about
by breathing the bad air OF unN entilated
rooms. have equally sure though less
plain IN effects on the nervous system
Persons that have any reason to be-
leve that their blood is not pure should
begin TO take Hoods Sarsaparilla at
once. This medicine has done more
than any other in cleansing, enrichine
and reNitallzing the blood and giving
strength and tone 10 an the organs and
functions.
II you want to be entirely satisfied
insist on having Hoods. Accept nc
substitule.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
To LocATE ENElN rNorEnTY

WASHINGTON, April i3.-An ARMY OF
10000 lawyers in the United states was
enlisted in the campalrn TO uncover
enemy property. A. Mitchell Palmer.
alien property custodian, in a letter
sent Go attorneys In every state called
on them TO locate and report 90 his
onlce an funds held by the enemy In
the Vlcnitlcs IN which they live.
Property Sggregating in value many
millions OF dollars has been reported
and taken over. hut 10 Is confidently be-
lievcd that 81 least as much lf not more
is stiil unrepOried," his lcllcr said
The duty OF locating and reporting
such property Is placed by law not
upon This ollce, but upon the individual
eaizen. Il is here that I need your
help"
Evening journal., 1918-04-13

no boy can better serve his country than by joining
the United states BOYS Working Reserve
Fathers and mothers OF the nation should TO Il
that their members Of the Reserve The Reserve
is entirely voluntary and boy may be Withdrawn from
membership in the discretion OF the parent If boy is
In school, he viii not be taken from his studies but VIII
be encouraged to utilize his vacation and spare time in
training for productive activities 1t is the patriotic duty
Of the parents not only to see that their sons join the
Reserve but TO spread the gospel OF the Reserve among
other fathers and mothers.
The Reserve has proved conclusiyey that even
though inexperienced the strong healthy boy inspired
by patriotism, is capable and adaptable helper in field
and factory Every employer should remember how
work members Of the Reserve long hours The Reserve
has been nrm in uphoding child labor laws and in
cOntcnding for reasonable hours Of toll The Reserve
recommends supervision Of boy lsborcrs and frequent
Inspection Of working conditions The boy OF today Is
the Of tomorrow and the future OF the nation de-
pends the moral and physical welfare Of its boys
Young men, you giving your best TO your country
Fathers and mothers, are you guiding your into
the paths Of greatest usefulness TO the nation? En-
poyers are you using men that your country needs in
g wa emergency while you selshly shrk from the
task Of training the youths who though inexperienced
are fred with patriotic impulse to DO a mans work
for you?
Young men OF America, Join the Reserved Parents
Of America, endorse the Reserved Employers OF America
use the Reserved JOS. NJ ARMSTRONG
State Director
Such onncal uterance should produce the results
desired II also should TO stimulate every helpful
agency in state TO action The enrolment Of this
Boys Working Reserve is important part OF the
programme OF the Federal Government Any person who
attempts TO defeat IL by open covert should be
exposed and dealt with mercilessly by loyal citizens
It pleasing to knowthat a rule school principals
school teachers and schooboys cooperating heartily
with Director Armstrong; also that Delaware College and
the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute, are figuring largely
in the enroDent And surely in view Of the fact that
the Wilmington High school is the largest institution OF
its kind In the State Il should take the leading place
the enrolment Of its students for the varying forms OF
work which boys capable OF doing
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
Esrih Noi creaied ior "a Purposes

ton, d. c., is finding us non citizens
are not 90 20 10 war That for / know
myself Therefor / am telling you. The
race of my tribe is valuable. There for
/ think / should not taken In to war.
MY old people never Joined with any
kind OF a thing with your white or
they never had white people way. You
know our tribe has no flag which they
carried in war. Just your white peO4
pie has alag which you carried In war.
There for I say ! am entitely exempted
from war.
"I never asked no time for citizenship.
There for / do not know myself as a
citizen. ! am ip a reservation Of Warm
Springs reservation Of Oregon. / do not
know Of my chiefs ask for citizenship.
Now as the law says all Indians that
are full blooded are not citizens. These
are The kind of citizens we are full
blooded, non citizens.
There for we say us Indians keep
still for a while, let US explain TO you
our thoughts.
From where did a wonderful light
from here over 10 you. The light OF
this earth any my humanity. Therefor
your brother sent some person TO come
and gave our people some good speach
and ask our people for land. There
they completed there speach. They
completed 10 with peace. There FOR In
dians do not want to step on the bloody
ground OF war.
1.-THE creation OF this earth was not
created to go and have war on. or war
purposes.
1--WE are say this so as 10 hold our
boys and work on their farms and take
care of their old parents.
81 ann hoping 90 hear from you. We
sent This 90 the house OF where they
are examining men. You all must look
40 lhIs lnilor.N
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
ARMsTRONG,s APPEAL.

r OsEPH NJ. ARMSTRONG Federal Director in Delaware
for the enrolment OF the United states Boys Working
eseve has Issued another stirring appeal to the boys
their parents and to Delaware employers 10 rally
the support Of the movement. That appeal is as
blows;
Never before has the boy had such opportunity to
vital factor IN history. Every boy who loves
ls country should ask himself "How Can Best Serve
he Nation In the War Emergcncy2 Tie should realize
hat, having received untold benefits from the frees
md best government earth he holds his services
rust for the preservation Of democracy which that
government rests. Although he may have TO endure
chng limbs and sore muscles IN field and factory he
Will be happy In the consciousness that he has
cal part In winning the With true pride ana sat
Macton he will show In after years his Reserve Badge
Honor granted by the United States for his faithful
nd loyal service. II not enlisted In tho Army Navy
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
YU DUN LOST Y0
OWN LANGUAGE??
BY FRED s. FERGUSON,
TTnffca pr.ose Staff Corraq-ondent


WITH THE AME0lCAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, March "a lBy
MaiD-He was a black hoy from Ala
boma-loncsome He had been working
in a stone quarry most an day and no
one had said a word to him lie hap
pened to look across the way and there
was another black boy in Khaki. The
other black boy was q French colonial,
but the American black boy looked only
at the face and the color Of the uniform.
Low niggah. hows tricks7 ?" was the
opening social parry.
No answer.
"Ah say n'ggah does you know Abs
talldn' to your"
Then establishment. From the other
black came a rattle OF French that
would put a machine gun 70 shame.
The black boy from Alabama gasped
lie couldn't believe his eyes or his ears
"FOh da Gavd's sake, nlggah, has you
been mixed up with these Frenchers so
much you done lost yo' own language ?"
and he went back TO work.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
WIN pRIZEs rOR EssAYs.

For the best essay by Students OF
School no 25 Third street and Baya d
avenue. on why I Should Buy a Lib
erty Bond Anna Law. OF No. 632 Bay
ard avenue. was awarded FIRST prize OF
50; Carl Crozier, Of No e33 Grant ave
nut, second prize Of 50; and Adela de
Rlcha ds, Of No ABB Bayard avenue
third prize Of 81. The judges we
Cush ng Smith, Charles A. Elmer and
Harold S. Creamer.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Strike, but hear Euryblodes lifting up his stan as
n he going 10 strike Themlstocles said strike m
you will but hear"-Plularch
Wit Is The most rascaly, c0ntemptbe beggarlv
thing on the face OF the earth.-Murphy.
:=--.
Don't put too lne a point 10 your wit Tor fear n
should get blunted-Ceryanies
am fool, know 10; and yet. God help me I'm poor
enough 20 be a wiis-Congreve
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
Mn. COsLIN IolNs AnNY.

T. Clinton Goslin son OF Edward s
Goslln. Of No. 2D5 West + ghteenth
street. a general delivery clerk at the
postoflice. has enlisted IN the phot0gra-
phy branch Of the army NJ Goslin
was formerly q member of the National
Gusrd of Delaware. and has been con-
nected with the engineering department
Of the Edge Moor Iron Company Tie
viii leave tomorrow for Sackolts Har-
Dor, n y.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
FORMER GUARD KILLED IN BATrTr

Accord ng to reports received. H. :
Hori ocks, who was formerly a guard
employed by the dupont Company at
Carney's Point n. j. was killed in
battle March q Of this year.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13

Real estate investments, selling and
buying ~ farm lands viii be- o.peraa
through the Want Ads during the com
ing week.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13

Domestics. nousekeepers cooks and
Mattresses would do well 10 advertise
in the Want Ads during the coming
two weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
Her Silent Sacrifice
Bijou Attraction

'TIer silbnt Sacrifice" the first Sc
lect star picture featuring that sterling
emotional actress, Alice Brady. VIII
be shown at the Bijou theater to-
morrow and Wednesday.
Prince Boissard, a rich roue, arrives
at a small country inn, accompa MED
by his Hindoo servant, Sarthe.
for rest and recuperatton. The old
innkeeper's granddaughter, Arlette,
captivates him with her beauty, but
she loves devotedly an American ar
fist student, Richard Vale. who sug-
gets to her that the princes influence
could ensure his success. Ready to
make any sacrifice for his sake, Ar
Iette bargains with the prince for his
support, pledging herself in return.
The artist. wins the grand prize at
the Salon and the girl who has
meantime been surrounded with every
vanity and luxury of Partisan smart
society life, publicly avows the prince
as her lover. Wales Joy in his sue
cess turns to bitter ashes, for he be-
lieves the worst of Arlette.
Sarthe, the Hindoo, however, dis
closes the truth to him, and by So
cridcing himself, leaves the pair join
ed in the love that "passeth all I'M
Outstanding.
Miss Brady and the capable cast
that supports her under the able d.
rectiOn of Edward Jose, register a
distinct triumph in this stirring story
of heart-throbbing emotion.
new Burton Holmes TrayeJogue
IS the added feature.
OF all the countless stars and near
stars who have appeared In the mo-
ton pictures. there Is none on whom
the unanimous approval OF camera
men rests so markedly as on Clara
Kimball Young. Possessed of a. set
OF classic features which are de-
light 10 the beholder, Miss Young s
browning blessing is. however, her
com plexion--"her skin photogra shs
like ivory. with it's soft high lights
and Sneens" as one expert camera
man put IL recently.
That Is one Of the reasons why you
will find in every town and hamlet
in America. and even so far of the
beaten tracks as China and Japan,
countless llthogra phs and newspaper
cuts of Clara Kim bail Young, the
cameras best friend. 1t may be stat
ed without fear OF successful con-
tradiction. that the photographs of no
other actress have been so widely dis
PLAYED throughout the entire world.
Miss Young will appear In one OF
her Inastsrful productions, shirley
Kaye" at the Bijour thenter Thurs
day. FRIDAY and Saturday with a new
BRAY Photograph as the added fea-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
CHINESE BEGIN TODAY
NEW YEARS CELEBRATION,
WHICH LASTS TWO WEEKS

New YORK. Feb. 9.-"Gar-ne-to-
toy"
Which. taken from the Celestial
tongues and put into English. is the
Chinese new years greeting, and
means HAPPY good luck to you
may you be prosperous; may your
honorable family be prosperous. and
may the spirits % your ancestors rest
content"
Today New york's famous China
town began the celebration OF new
year. which is 10 continue for fourteen
days 1t is a celebration Of Teasing
prayers and drecrackers.
X also is two weeks OF devotion &c
Dame Fortune. During this time
Dame Fortune. the ague luck god
dess Of the Chinese, Will bring good
luck 10 tho Celestials, providing she lie
well fed. IS devo'edly worshipped and
hears lots of noise.
Therefore. every Chinaman and
Chinese woman VIII wear their best
clothes and tneir best Christian spirit
for fourteen days and court Dar1e
Fortune They are 10 find out what
the hckle dame has IN store for them
for another year through fortune
telIers.
Fortune telling In Chinatown is q
very lucrative business. and there are
&, .crai willy Celestials who can tell a
Caucasian as well as their own pao-
pie a whole lot Of surprising things
Tn ese fortune telerS are really very
clever. and their patrons believe every
word they say. too
During the passing Of the old year
every Chnaman makes a determined
effort 10 square up all honest debts
and begins the new year with clean
slate"
The Chinese cafes will be the scenes
Of bauquets every night during the
celebration There IL much feasting
liz the home the little Chinese woman
calls her honorable husband into con-
suItation and they then decide on the
traditional dinner or sharks fms and
bird s-nest soup.
The menu quite probably will in
clude fried Is France roses. orange
skins nuts and--aiways-a duck
Water chestnuts. dried seaweed. dried
oysters, CLANS, bamboo shoots and
leaves from fresh chrysanthemums
also are appetizers.
And Chinatown IS strictly Oriental
during the celebration. The special
decorations are gorgeous--in fact. a
riot of color The continued exchange
OF Fluctuations is another custom
always observed
Cupid often takes part in the ceie
bration and a new years wedding Is
the celebration of Oriental splendor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
Annette Kellermann
Features Isis Bill

Annette Kellermann, the perfect
woman. in "A Daughter of the Gods, :"
the picture beautiful, will be the fea-
ture at the Isis theater all this week,
with performances every two hours
from II each morning to the same
hour each night. except Tuesday,
when the usual closing day to help
win the war will be observed "A
Daughter OF the Gods is the famous
million dollax william Fox production
co coded ny picture connoisseurs to
be the most lavishly presented water
spectacle ever filmed Most of the
scenes were made and acted in the
Caribbean. there appearing 2l,21S
people in the entire production. which
includes more than 200 fascinatingly
bea utiful mermaids and 500 or more
dancing girls and women of the
hasem scenes. To build a tropical
city for its presentation q small army
OF workmen were engaged three
months. In it's making eight months
was taken for filming the production.
thousands of miles of travel being
necessary.
81 t. OF the many perils en-
countered in both the building con-
structton and the perturbation OF the
water scenes not a single life was
lost. In this novel scene alone there
will appear 1900 children.
Miss Kellermann. recognized as the
most perfect woman Of today, In ad-
ditfon TO her marvellous display Of.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
Beach HThe Barrier
Screened at Odeon

George Walsh In This is the
Life" and Holmes Traveloguo make
up The double hill 10 be presented at
the Odeon tomorrow. This is the
Life" is delightfully."- agreeable
comedy drama dealing with young
man who is particularly happy and
care-f free and whose father finds
trouble in making him recognize that
life is something more than a matter
Of having a big time Then follows
a series of thrilling incidents that
show the n ettle the younEEter is
made Of How he thwar4s Il revolution,
saves the girl OF hts choice ard wins
out. Ia a nara tive that only r. superb
ly acted picture can give the needed
realism to Wednesday Rex Beach's
THE Barrier" will be presented
with Bray Photograph as the added
attraction Every one knows the
heauteous story Of the Alaskan wflds
told by Beach in his delightful story.
Full OF swift action and strickinE
situations. the picturizatious gives a
faithful portrayal Of the wild rough
lawlcss DAYS OF California and Alaska
when these lands were the haven of
hunted men
Charles Ray In Tits Mothers Boy"
with an educational film. il the offer
ing for Thursday. while Friday and
Saturday viii bring the biggest week
end bargain bill. with q triple pro-
gram, that the Odeon has yet present
ed. william s Hart will be seen in
The Marked Deck" a highly dra-
matte story OF the, wild and wooily
West Fatty Arhuckle and hts fell
low fun makers. Al ST. John, BUS
ter Kcaton and others viii be seen
"At Coney Island" the hilarious
comedy which has previously cent
thousands of Richmonders to the
verge Of Mysteries and Under the
Stars and Stripes Tn France" official
American war views, WIFI snow tho
Sammiez ''over there In their camp
ctivtties.