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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
Hats OF 10 DeIav are
Hats off to Delaware

Hats of to Delaware
| She has done more, IN proportion to
| population, than any other State in the
i Union as far as available figures show
/ and it IS believed there are none that arc
not availabIc-toward financing the va
nous enterprises necessary TO help WIN the
! war In the various organized campaigns
the State has given or subscribed so 81
! 924 80 since the great war in Europe
/ began. and in addition there was
1 help II many other ways outside of
/ the organized movements. which max es
100000 600 as Il safe guess for the total
This Is pretty good for state with a
/ population OF about 230,000, about half
Of which is in Wilmington
/ In addition to tins wonderful showing
! Delaware did more than its share-when
! the proportion Of population IS considered
in maintaining the Federal government
! through taxes
81 Delaware, Notwithstanding its
portant factor for America IN the part
this country took in winning the war, and
as Uncle sam was the real deciding factor
which brov ght the enemy TO his knees,
our State occupied decidedly proud po-
sitioD The generosity Of our people Is
wonderful and comineEdabIe Il is the
same with rch and poor Practically all,
apparently, having been giving according
"a ! I
done:
-Four Liberty Loans - $50 600, 10000
Two Red Cross campaigns. 3,200,OO0O
knights Of Columbus cam
paign lIG, ,S05..}9
y. NJ G. A campaign 53S, 936 90
Two Jewish War Rchet cam
paigns Is7, 10000
United War Work campaigr ,O90, 983 90
War Savings Stamp sales to
date .............. 2,3OO, ,OO0OO
Total, $97 .J24 ,924 80
The amount is almost staggering, but
il just measures the patriotism Of the
people of Delaware It does another
thing, when you scan the list and analyze
il 1t der onstIatcs tie fad tIaf tie
people Of Eelaware afc united III al OBJ
jecta for good Tbcre are 70 dividing
lines. This i the reason il las tcen pos
sible for delaware TO do 20 well 1t il the
result Of tenn work, ard We all get into
the team whenever there is anything to
pull for
There Will be another loan along in the
spring Victory Loan Of S. 100000
900, ard Delaware is sure to 20 her share
Judging from reports. the coming Legs
laturc viii not be organized without diff
Guilty. The Republicans being in control
Of both houses, faetional fights for the
offices arc said to be in prospect.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Gu st
THE FIRST STEPS.

Last night held my arms 10 you
And you held yours to mine
And started out to march 10 me.
As any soldier fine.
You lifted up your little feet
And laughingly advanced;
And stood there and gazed upon
Your first wee steps, entranced
You gooed and gurgled as you came
Without a sign OF fear;
As though you knew your journey DER
I'd greet you with a cheer
And, what is more YOU seemed TO know.
Although you are so small
That ] was there, with eager arms,
To save you from a fall
Three tiny steps you took, and then,
Disaster and dismayl
Y our over-confidence had led
Your little feet astray.
You did not see what We could see,
Nor fear what us alarms;
You stumbled, but ere you could fall
caught you IN my arms.
You little tyke, IN days To come
You'll bravely walk alone
And you may have To wander paths
Where dangers lurk unknown
And Oh, | pray that then, as now,
When accidents befall
You'll still remember that Pm near
To save you from 4 fall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

Lieutenant Mitchell has given us to
war has brought 10 the consciousness of
the soldiers the realization that God Is the
only power and presence, and that VIC
may RELY with confidence upon His love.
as did Daniel, but VIC have no such con
vinCing evidences 10 show that the In
finite has been so clearly revealed 10 those
who remained al home and had no part in
the actual fighting Nothing has been
brought 10 light that would Indicate that
people al home have seen tho great light
Perhaps the man at home has not becn
brought 10 the same extremity as has tho
man in the trencles. the former has not
been schooled by the seeming hardship
and terrible penis of war to seek the only
help possible One often wonders, too,
mid all the rapacity and greed Of the
nrofitcer, that is so obvious everywhere,
If VIC civilians as people have been
aroused 10 anything approaching q
proper measure oi gratitude 'hat evil IN
high places, which threatened Chns-
tianity and even civilization, has hccn
dcthroncd for all tine, broken and routed.
No ono will venture to claim that such
a measure Of gratitude has ever been ex-
pressed in thought or decd, and after all
the opportunity for real growth for attain
mcnt to the true vcTitics Of life has been
found in the trenches, and when our
brethren in kahki come hack 10 us VIC
may have TO turn 10 them 70 have them
point the way to the spiritual salvation
also
Truly Lieutenant Mtchell's letter to his
mother might wortkily hc inscribed on
every altar or the home or church:
The hand Of God seems to guard me,
and ! give Eiim thanks that am alive
today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
SATURDAY, NO vEMBER IS. 1918
God in the Trenches.

No one who has read Lieutenant
Mtchell's letter to his mother Gn the
Livery Evening OF Wednesday, Will fail
10 silently thank thc wife of the Della
wAre College president that she gave to
the public that splendid message, en-
Eodying the love Of u big, brave man for
his mother, his devotion 10 his country,
and finally and conspicuously his abiding
trust supreme confidence in the Infinite.
Indeed so strong n sermon, one in
winch trust is so clearly and sincerely
expressed is rarely preached almost
never, rs 3 fact, unless there IS some
thing like the awful war just now con
Guided TO bring it forth. And if these
ministers Of our State fail TO grip this
message from the trenches TO n loving
waiting, trusting mother back home in
the States they will have neglected a
great chance to have appropriated the
experiences Of = modern Daniel as the
theme for sermon which should bear
richer fruits than any words they have
yet uttered,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
THE EVENING SMILE
EGYPTIAN ENGLISH.

A soldier who has spent many months
on service IN Egypt says that one of the
strangcst things he remembers, was q
placard in a cafe chantant in an Egyptian
town. 1t read Every of the consurnma-
tions of the coldntS. piastre besides
Every of the claim 10 be address directly
in the direction
During Of the repetitions, the price OF
consummationa to be the same that IN
every the others coffee The translation
Is "All iced drinks, piastre extra All
complaints to be made at the office Not
withsta nding the performance the prices
will be the same rs those OF other cares -
Liverpool Daily Post
Blk Il hate golr; its too much like
work. Dix 4 hate work il s not enough
like goll = Boston Transcript
"The cold weather viii be here any day
now. Yes. I've begun to think o. put
ting away my ,urs Ior the winter -
Detroit Free Press.
What are you doing to help win the
war2" well I've bought war stamps
and Liberty Bonds but | haven't been
able TO find any whale meat rs yet. -
Kansas City Journal
do you think Bacon wrote the Shake
spear plays?' mo, replied Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes. Il don't propose to en-
courage any theory that may compel me
to change the credit line on all my adver-
tislng matter. w Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
to IL cups light syrup.

Cook the cranberries n the water 70
minutes. PlIt through q sieve This
amount should rake ABOUT | quart oi
lmlce and pup. Add sweetenlng and COOK
about 10 minutes, or Intu IL VIII 4ve q
Jelly.
INDIAN PUDDING WITH RAI5INs.
! cups milk teaspoon ginger.
whole or SKIM
I. cup conmeal II. cup moiassea-
- teaspoon SAT- cup relsln~
Cook mix and mea4 II j double boiler
20 nllnu. .es. add moiaases salt and ginger
and the rAlsins cut up. Pour INTO . but
tered pudding dish ana bake two hours
n d slow oven or hre.es- cooker may be
dsedl. Serve with mix or cream.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
AN APPRECIATION.

Editor Every Evening IN benaif of .ht
state Executive Committee OF the nlte,
War work CaApalgn, | want 70 JnanA
you Tor the very .ouTteuus treatment AM
hearty cooperation nat AZ have -
ce!Yed from ne Every Evening. IuYInk
the weeks u our Inlted War Work cam
PalEn. loU- news items Tere s1tal .snn
interesting AMI your editorials nos
Timely. and can assure you thst tins O.
operation has been oi great assistance H.
bringing hls campaign 20 sucn d fortu-
nate rDucHIs3Uu
ours very truly.
Henry 3 Thompson.
Chairman OF United War Work Campale1
Nov. u, l9IS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
THE POISON.

When peace. has come. THAT boon
: elAting. and batrle flags IrC fur,ed,
: hope there Rili be an end Of hating
throughout his Warslck world.
: Let Us get mad. Il fhIngs demand
: It, and raise a rumpus great, but
anger, as ! understand u. IS DIFF
: ferent from hate Il lam injured by
+. nv neighbor, | lie ia wait for him;
: his swaybarkrd carcaSe | belabor.
/ and rend him iimb from limb, but
{ when our little scrap Is ended we
: are good friends cnce more, and he.
: with sportsmanshIp that, splendid,
slides down my cellar door. We
! have no time Tor foolish hating. ne
! have 50 10 our chores, hat We NAV
! both maintain our rating Tor credit
! at the stores, It's hate that Keeps
the world unsettled, and makes
peace efforts VAIN. 3- lot o{ kings.
: Stalled ana mettled, have hatred
On the brain They don't get busy
culfivatlng oI pruning growing
things they SIT around their throne
rooms hating and ctS~ing other
kings One reason Why ! hope the
Fueton may meet crushing tate Is
that he's always at us Sho0tin hi,
talk Of deathlesa hate And va,nlv
viii the reut endeayor 3ur friend
ship to regain until he cuts out hate
forever, and shows he's safe ana
sane.
Il t+tftrt 4-+-ttrt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No 81
Olive Temple. l. G. Il.
WenonAh Lodge. :. of II.
Liberty Couciave, ). y. ".
Mechanics Lodge, I = Q. f.
Lenape Tribe Imp l. 9 r. VI.
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James Young Couclave II. or ). Y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment OF Ever
Evening Readers.

The run name and address or .an yr--er
must accompany each lert@r noe r-vrr
sartly Tor publication. out a. ev5a~-,c. +,
good faith. Anonymous -uuulnicst tor-
vii be ignored Publication of lsttsrs doss
not carry with 10 endorsements ~ Rv-~v
Evening u the opinions LGege.u expr--ssa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
Gasoline Stove Expiodeg.

A gasoline stove exploding in the home
of Mrs Jennie Marshall at 302 East
Ninth street caused an alarm OF fire to
he struck from Box No. hut slight
damage was dome
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

Our readers will, We arc sure, apFre-
ciate the repetition Of one or two Of the
sentences lifted INTO stronger light through
loaded types.
How / wish, Mothcr. that
could finish this letter without Tcn-
tioning the fact that was in the hig
drive But now that il is over, it
does not make so much difference
was in the front Of il, and saw all
there is to see. The details are too
horrible TO describe, and try not to
think Of them at all The hand 81
God seems to guard me, and give
Him thanks that | am safe today
and the brave men that led who
were so loyal and true" (also arc safe.
One might well study these few words,
and our ministers would find in them the
source OF a greater inspiration than they
have hitherto experienced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

And so have innumcrablc inst ances
been recorded in which the Infinite was
so clearly manifested to the soldiers as
they stood face to face with 6.eath that
they speak of feeling Ills presence and
understanding that only through Him
were they spared. His followers interpret
this protection to be inscparablc from n
supreme trust
Consequently, as in Daniels time, they
trusted BE not afraid; only believe, .
is the injunction protection has fol-
lowed, Such is the teaching of the
Scriptures.
There are thousands who will insist
that the war has not been in vain II it has
turned so many into the straight aud
narrow path and brought God and man
ncarer-near to the soldier, lccause he
saw no other road TO safety than the un-
tagging conviction that God is never
apart from His children and His pro-
lection is never With cid from those who
earnestly and honestly seek Him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
FOR LUMBAG0
Try Musterole. See How
Quickly Il Relieves

You just rub Musterole N hniSxiy. arsC
usually the pain is gone-a delicious.
soothing comfort comes 20 take IT'S p.ace
Musteroie is a clean, white ciatulcn.
made with oil of mustard. Use it insss.k.
Of mustard plaster Viii not blister.
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend il 10 their patents.
They will gladly tell you What relief l.
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, crcuE.
stiff neck. asthma, neuralgia. congesticr
peurisy, rheumatism, lumbage, pains am.
aches Of the back or Joints, spTains, sore
muscles, bruises. chIlblainS. frosted fee
colds Of the chest (it often pKevsae
pneumonia. Always dependable.
80 and 60c jars, hospital size $3.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

Here are the words Of man who had
Just emerged from the hell Of the most
scientifically damnahle war that ever
brave soldiers faced Never before since
creation began has man been marched so
close into the very jaws OF death. 10 fight
an enemy who used every deadly devise
employed by british peoples since wars
began, and intensified through so-called
chemically scientific development Death
was sent after the soldiers OF the Allies
IN great bursting, roaring shells: in dew
astating schrapnel; in machine guns
splitting nyriads OF deadly leadcn mis-
siIes like showers OF hail; from guns held
10 the shoulder and aimed with precision
from bayonets and knives, from bombs
liberated from airplanes; from deadly
gas; from liquid FIRE; from poisoned
wells; from mines; from elect rifed wire
and barbed entanglements; from every
thing. Death was in the air on the land,
IN the water they drank With the grim
monster everywhere this young soldier
could easily discern, whilst IN he shock
OF battle, that no materia means
nothing invented or applied by mortal
man could do aught 10 save him and his
brave men; and that God alone had
protected, guarded and guided them, ana
saved them from death
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

experiences, when the devil Of war seemed
TO engulf them and cut cfi every chance
or hope of escaping death. These soldiers,
fighting for right, for justice, for the love
and brotherhood of man, for the future
peace and freedom of the world, have had
many, many demonstrations, both as
military units and ms dividauls-,demon-
strations of the ever presence of Cod
good.
How perccpibly the arm of the In
finite held back the forces of evil at many
points in various stages of the war, for
instance, in its earliest period, when to
the dullcd human perception it seemed
that the foes of Christianity could have
marched into Paris--their goal-with hats
in hand almost unopposed. But they
were stayed, ms if by a miracle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

Lieutenant Mitchells loving, manly
message is not the only letter that has
come from the battle front bringing
soldiers Acknowledgements that in the
face OF danger confronted by death
the aIlness OF God had found way int Q
their consciousness. and with it had come
the realizing sense that protection can
come from no her source, but from the
Infinite
From the French battlefelds have
COME more real sermons than one may
hear from human lips in an age of modern
preaching To these men-rnen
who think God was truly ornni-
present and omnipotent, and His
love and protection was even more
clearly demonstrated under the rain Of
bullets, when the lrnpotency Of every
material thing became conspicuously ap-
parent than under circumstances when
the need Of help seemed less acute.
Surely men like Lieutenant Mitchell,
and there arc thousands Of them who have
just left the war trenches. feel and realize
that they are closer and nearcr-at-one
with the Infinite than they have ever been
before. They now know God as reality
"a tangible available God the God Of
Abraham and Isaac, and the God that
the prophets have gwen Us GLIMPSE Of
throughout the centuries
None doubt that God is always present,
ornnipresent, but these young men serving
their country probably never heard his
voice, nor 50 sincerely and prayerfuIly
sought His protection as in these latter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23

+t+I+++~++ .+++e+4+++ 80 80 49, !
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
LUTHERANS PLEDGE SUPPORT

On his return to Minneapolis last
week DR.. H. j. Stub, president of the
National Lutheran council, informed
A. R. Rogers, Ninth District Liberty
Loan Chairman, that the body Of
which DR.. Stub is president had adopt
ed resolution at it's Chicago confer
ence pledging the unqualified support
of the Lutherans to the United States
Government in all of it's war activi-
ties.
The National Lutheran council is
composed Of synodical presidents, pas
tors and laXmen representing the vast
majority of the Lutheran church bod
les in the United States and taking
in Lutherans Of all nationalities,
Swedish, German, Norwegian, Danish,
Finnish, and all others affiliated with
this current church body.
The following is the resolution
adopted:
"As loyal citizens we will stand
back of our Government not only in
promoting the Fourth Liberty Loan
but also in supporting our Govern
ment in all activities necessary TO-
bring the war to victorious end and
to establish peace on the basis Of
right and justice to ALL"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26

cal pa.rio ism Of :hs people of tht:
Ninth District and 10 an outgrowth Of
the individual allotment plan gener.
ally prac:ioed In this district in the
third Liberty Loan campaign.
When the individual allotment plan
first was taken under. consideration
there were suggestions and insinua-
lions that it savOred Of coercion but
1t was put into effect with such care
and diplomacy that these insinuations
were speedily dissipated as it was
seen that the individual allotment
plan had had its ambition only that
every Individual should do his just
share, no more, no less. In each
community local committees met
weeks prior to the actual opening of
the third campaign and checked over
the residents of their respective COM
munities. seeking to gain an intel
ligent idea Of what each individual in
the community should take In bonds
az his or her just share.
In some sixteen Of the two hundred
and eighty-eight counties the local
committees went even farther with
this plan and instead Of merely arm
ing their statesmen with an intelligent
idea of the individuals buying power,
the committee sent notices to each
prospective bond purchaser asking
them to call at certain centrally To-
Gated places at specified times and
purchase the amount Of bonds allotted
to them. This was the first expert
ment with lover the counter" buying
and it was SO successful that the ex-
ecutive committee has recommended
1t generally for the Fourth Campaign.
In Steele county, Minnesota, three
thousand, nine hundred and eighty
four out of four thousand persons no.
tiled to come in and sign up for their
allotments stepped right up to tho
mark and signed up for their bonds.
OF the sixteen who failed to appear
some were sick and some were away
from home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26

/ Some citizen Of the United States
OF America bought a Liberty bond;
perhaps it was only a fifty dollar bond.
A portion Of the money loaned to
the Government by the purchaser Of
this Liberty bond. bought the steel
helmet this soldier is holding up for
your inspection. The soldier, when
he put it on, called it "tin hat"
The soldier wearing this "tin hat"
which was bought for him With Lib
erty Loan money wore it in the bat
tie. A half dozen bullets ratified
against It and the "tin hat" tossed
them off and the soldier kept on fight
ing.
Anyone Of these bullets would have
stopped the soldier, perhaps forever.
Finally a piece Of shrapnei came
along and smashed up against the
stin hat" Of course "tin hats" are
aet built to withstand shrapnel and
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
NOVEL PLAN FOR
BUYING BONDS
People Of Ninth District To Be
Given Opportunity to Pur-
chase lover the Counter"
PATRIOTISM RELIED ON
Personal Solicitation and Salesman
ship To Be Almost Entirely Dis
! pensed With-Nlnety Per Cent
Of Counties Adopt Method.

The quality Of patriotism is so firm
ly intrenched in the hearts Of the peo
pie Of the Ninth Federal Reserve Dis
trict that in nearly ninety per cent
Of the two hundred and eighty eight
counties constituting this district the
people will have the opportunity to
step up to the counter and do their
bond buying without personal solicit.
tation.
I In none Of the other Federal Re-
, serve Districts Is such 4 plan being
. attempted, but tho executive commit
tee Of the Ninth District feels conf
dent that 1t is justified in the conf
dence 1t IS reposing in the people of
this district when it invites them to
do their own bond buying over the
counter, and dispensing thereby al
most entirely with personal solicita-
ton and salesma1lship.
Good. morning, neighbor. How
much money does our Government
need from me In this Fourth Liberty
Loan?"
That is the question fully a million
residents of this Ninth District are
expected to ask as they step into their
usual polling places or some other
centrally located headquarters on the
opening. of the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign.
And the man behind the counter
will say after consulting his card in
dex:
well, Mr.. Jones, our Government
is looking to you this time for loan
Of about $1,000"
And the good American purchaser
Is relied upon to reply:
"All right, neighbor, that sounds
like fair allotment to me. Just
hand over the necessary papers and
| will sign up"
This method Of bond selling is not
made compulsory throughout the dis
trict, but the district committee, hav
Ing had considerable experience, and
after much consideration decided to
recommend lover the counter sales
TO all county organizations and near
ly ninety per cent of the county
chairmen sent in word that they
would adopt this plan.
This unique development is regard
ed as probably the highest compli.
ment that could be paid to tho practi-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26

the steel gave way letting daylight
through the hat, but nevertheless the
steel was good enough and tough
enough to so pause that piece Of
shrapnei In its flight that after it got
through it only made scalp wound in
the soldiers head.
The army surgeon, maintained by
Liberty bonds, quickly bandased up
the head and the soldier is wearing a
Liberty Loan smile.
Now you people who hesitate about
buying Liberty bonds, just stop and
look at this picture. This lad Is
fighting for you but where would he
be If somebody, perhaps somebody In
your own home Nwn, had not put up
the money to the Government that
the Government might buy him this
GOOD "tin hat" After you have pom.
dsred over this, 90 buy Fourth Lib
cry Loan bonds.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
FIGHTING RESUMED THIS MORNING

London Sept. 21.-Fighting resumed this morn
ing east of Epehy between Cambria and St. Quentin Field
Marshal Hag reported today. Fresh German attacks
north of Moeuvres repused yesterday afternoon in
the neghborhood of Gauche Wood Further to the south
the German infantry slightly successful in pressing
back the Boches from advanced post North of the
wood the enemy made repeated attack but repused
after fight which lasted all night.