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Evening journal., 1918-02-09
COL. ROOSEVELT IS
MUCH BETTER TODAY

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. Alarming symp
toms I'm the internal ear which had
been noted in the condition Of Col
Roosevelt are disappearing according {,
bulletin regarding the condition OF
the former President issued at Roose-
welt Hospital today
The Colonel sis in the hospital for at
least three weeks. the bulletin indi-
Gated. In that time absolute rest and
quiet are essential. Drs. Martin and Duel
said. Pulse and temperature are now
normal
a single rose with an accompanying
sprig from a fern were sent 20 the
Roosevelt suite today from am unknown
woman who appeared and asked that
they be sent
The former President she said. had
bsfriended her and she wanted him 20
have the 1ower
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
RY ED. l.. KEN

United Press stan Correspondent
LONDON Feb. 9-Brilish trawlers
and the coast guard were conducting a
thorough, though apparently hopeless
search for the bodies of 40 men stil
missing from Oh, i3rped0ed transport
Tuscania TODAY.
Revised Admiralty figures today
showed 2.235 saved. Ice missing and i26
bodies recovered. The bodies recover
ed are believed to bc included in the
i6G CLASSIFIED as Kissing"
The missing are believed 20 include
i33 American soldiers. according 20 re-
ports available early today This esti-
mate was carried by The United Press
on Thursday morning and apparently is
AS accurate as is possible. based on
present reports.
survivors stories wired from Belfast
TODAY continued 90 emphasize the
s9ngfroid OF the American soldiers
while facing death
After the torpedo hit MS a dead ST.
lence settled over the ship" declared
one American officer.
The only sounds ] noticed were men
shufiling TO The deck from below un-
der toe sharp orders Of the officers and
the hiss Of distress rockets.
Then some groups of soldiers start
ed singing while standing at attention
waiting TO enter the lifebOats.
Others grimly ioked in low tones
Some sought 90 find their pals. IN
lighted cigarettes and smoked furi-
ously.
81 saw one boy jump overheard with
a lifebclt. A big wave cast him Up mo-
mentsrily as high as the decks He
was swearing and cusslng The Germans
still smoking his cigarette.
"A soldier cut a rope while a lifeboat
was being lowered, spilling the occu-
pants but the boat was righted and
lowered.
While lowering colapsible life
boat it accidentally fell on top Of an
other lifeboat containing a dozen men.
n must have killed and injured sew
eral
"The American commander STAYED
aboard The vessel until the last. when
a destroyer came alongside and took
him on.
when the first destroyer came up as
We were waiting fer the boats. we cheer +
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
MUST SUPPORT CHILD
DESPITE DIVORCE

samuel j. Buck was before NUM-
oipal Court today charged with failure
TO support his minor child
Bucks wife obtained a divorce from
him some time ago and was given pos
session OF the child by phe court. THE
defendant told The court that he thought
his obligation ended when The child
was given into the custody of the wife
and stopped making payments 20 Frank
stout. humane agent Buck is Si03
back on his payments
Judge Churchman gave the defendant
one iveek TO make some payments on
the back amount and continued the
case for one week, holding Buck under
500 surety bond
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
TRACTION COMPANY SEEKS
HIGHER ELECTRIC RATES
TO MEET WARS DEMANDS

The Utilities Commissioners Will hold
a public hearing on Monday afternoon
at O'Clock In Mayor Lawson's Office
when the proposed increase in rates
viii be considered Consumers OF cleo
tricity for lighting and power arc ex-
pecied 90 attend the meeting.
The letter sent by The Traction Com
pany 20 the Utilities Commissioners
sets forth that, contrary TO a general
Impression, the company is not making
money hand-Over-flsl. but after meet
ing operating expenses, interest. rentals
and taxes for the quarter ending De-
cember a, there Was a deficit instead
Of n profit from operation OF an de-
partmenis Of the Traction Company
The December deficit was S3.7O5s7 and
a much worse showing for January is
feared
Tho company finds it urgent 90 make
extensions and cnlargements 70 meet
the demands for power for plants en-
gagged i'm war work i'm Wilmington and
vicinity and The rates for the electric
current must be increased TO enable
the company 90 issue bonds 20 pro-
vide for the increase In plant capacity
and lighting and power production.
Comptroller of the Currency Francis
SkeltOn Williams recently in his annual
report set forth the precarious position
in which public utilities corporations
are finding themselves because of the
increased cost Of materials and pro-
iuciion and the demands Of war. and
The necessity for such corporations 10
be assisted by the authorities and The
public in maintaining their financial
,redii and their efficiency.
The situation confronting the com
lany Is possibly best explained in the
onowng letter sent by ce-president
Continued on rage. Twol
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
CAPTAIN HASWELL
SAFE IN IRELAND

Another of the Delawareans who were
on the torpedoed transport Tuscania
has landed safely somewhere in Ire
land. Captain John r. Haswen OF the
20ih Engineers. sOn-in-law OF Jr. and
Mrs. $. e.. Frederick of this city, last
niglli cabled Mrs. Haswell that he had
arrived safely" This was the only in
formation the cablegram contained and
II did not give the point where ne had
been landed or where he was now. n
was welcome news. however for his
wife had been anXiously awaiting some
word from him.
Daniel J. Mackey. whose parents live
at No. % Rockford road. had oabled
them the previous nieht that be was
safe lie was q member Of the engineer
corps.
Rev. r. C.. Davis. of Milford. whose
son. John 2. Davis. was on tns mscania
as member OF The forestr, regiment.
hos heard 1oihing from his con and he
does not know whether be was rescued
or psrishsd with the ship.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
FOREIGN BCRNS
Object TO No. |
CLASSIFICATION
Exemption Boards, However,
Will Not be Governed BY
Late Appeals
FUTURE DRAFTS MAY
Be MADE FROM LISTS

Since the local exemption boards have
been classifying the reglstrants under
ihe QUESTIONABLE system they are hav-
ing much trouble with the foreign-borr
clement hundreds or whom object to
being placed in Class AZ by the local
boards Every day the offices OF the
boards are crowded with these men
who seek TO nle appeals or 10 present
arguments a. to why they think they
should DE placed i'm a lower class. Fcv
of these cases are allowed and the reg
istrant has Go present good reasons for
his claim before his classification is
changed
I'm fllling ont their questionnaires most
OF tho foreigners answered NO 10 the
question MS TO whether they claimed
exemption They also answered mo-
DO the question as TO whether they were
wiling 90 so back 10 their native coun-
ir, to- lghi in that nations army. The
fact that they may have a wife ami
flmily i'm some European country is not
considered 10y tho local boards in this
country
Having made these answers. the men
have been placed In the FIRST class for
active military duty A. s00n as they
got their cards of notification iO this
ofcct. hundreds Of them abs b before
the boards to say that they did not un-
derstand what they were doing when
they made ont their QUESTIONABLE or
that the interpreter did not understand
them They object TO being so classed
nnd want a more deferred classinca-
lion.
However their plea 90 be- placed IN a
deferred class win not be considered
That the old Court House. where the
local boards have had their headquar-
iers until they were compelled 10 move.
because Of the breakdown OF the heat
ing system. may be made more habit
able while repairs are being made. coal
stoves are 90 be insiau beach office
Oil stoves have been used for several
days. but they are not adequate The
coal stoves were delivered today and 70
is hoped 10 have them installed and
ready for service Monday morning
Local board 40. will resume exam
ination of IT'S first class men ON Monday
ARRANGEMENTS have been made 90 have
these examinations 40 the headquarters
OF the Phoenix Fire Company, Twelfth |
and kinC streets Local board 30.
will start 10 examine It's men on Monday
also, bul these physical tests will be
held at the old Court House. In the |
rooms Of No. q board. where coal
stoves will be used 10 heat the place.
Much interest IS being displayed here /
IN the bin which has been reported fa- /
,orably by the senate Military Commit /
fee. amending the seleciiyo draft regi- /
lations 20 require registration OF men as .
they reach iwenty-one years of age and .
hasing quotas on The number Of men in .
Glass T. instead of on state popula- /
iions. The proposal 10 exempt men as
they become 81 years of age, is not in
cluded I'm the bill
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
MORE PENNsY HONOR MN.

Forty employees Of the Pennsylvania
railroad system were retired from ac-
tive service on January T. Among the
number are two employees OF the Della
ware division and two from the Mary
land division They are.
Alexander Fleming. waichman. OF
Harrington Dol and Edward Nueeuf
rneInemsn. Of Denirefille. Nd both o'
tho Delaware division. and Hugh
Brown, enginem1n OF Wilmington and
Ira v Bradley, agent and operator. Of
Octoraro. Md, both of Ae MARYLAND
division.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
AMERICA s DEAD
N SEA TRAGEDY
YNUMBER l45
Comb Sea for Possible Sur
VivOrs OF Tuscania
TorpedoiDg
SOLDIERS brave While
FACING WATERY Crave
BY Tho United Pres.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Another q
hours Of waiting left little hope here
today that Americas lost from the
torpedoed Tuscania would be less than
original United Press ngures-ii5 u. s.
officers and soldiers.
The War Department has received no
official correction as yet on its COM
piliaiion of Thursday ii3 officers and
men missing and 90 of the passengers
and crew Laie record OF survivors
however indicates that tho number Of
the crew lost win bc reduced
Owing TO the fact That the full list
Of survivors must be cabled TO this
country before there can De a check
made against the ships roster 90 deter
mine the names Of the missing. IL pro-
badly will be early next week before
America viii know its dead
Evening journal., 1918-02-09

human misery viii come 10 the front
now and assist in the last rush that is
10 put this laudahlc Evening Journal
Family project over the top.
Accompanying this article is a repro
duction of Tho telegram and ielegraphic
money order conveying the installment
Of 500 on February .. Tho Postal Tele-
graph COMPANY was kind cnourh 90
transmit both the message and the
money free of an charge. FOR which we
thank it sincerely.
In acknowledgment OF the money. we
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
No 90

Less than $500 Is needed now TO COM
pleie The Evening Journals Halifax Re
lief Fund
Several weeks ago we sent $1,000 by
wire TO the Halifax Relief Commission
in Halifax
Early this wek We sent another $500.
We have on hand si0i .96 towards the
last 500 for which we are asking
II is our desire TO close mp Tie mat
ter a. quickly as possible. We hope that
generous-hearied men. women. children
and organizations who sympathize with
Evening journal., 1918-02-09

have received the following letter from
Ralph p. Bell. secretary Of the Halifax
Relief Commission. Of which T. s. Rog-
ers Is chairman, and ". b. Wallace and
F. l.. Fowke arc members.
HALIFAX RELIEF COMMISSION
Administration Onco.
Halifax, y. $, Fcb a. 1918.
Clarence j. Pyle. Esq.
Halifax Relief Editor,
Evening Journal. Wilmington. Del.
Dear Sir. We herewith arknowledg,
Continued on Page Twelve.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
WILL BID ON 100
HOUSES FOR DU POINT

Contractors from Baltimore and other
cities have been here for the past two
days familarizing themselves with the
building ordinances Of This city. u
was stated that The contractors are
planning 10 secure data as 20 the cost
Of erecting blocks OF 100 houses TO cost
from 5000 to $1,000. for the dupont
Powder Company. for lis workers
other than industrial employees.
Il also was said that with this data
the company would decide whether 70
erect the houses.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
Nor 4 MmFUL TREsPAssER

Peter " Burke, before Municipal
Court today on the charge OF trespass-
Ing on the Baltimore and ohio Rail
road. was dismissed Burke Is employ
ed al a steel plant. and said he had Detn
home when arrested
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
IRISH TROOPS WELCOME AMERICANS.

BY The United Press.
American soldiers from the orpcdoed Tuscana typicay
martial reception About 100 survivors, arriving railway
station from Irish ports, by battalion the Royal
Irish Rifles headed by band Homes Of the city
the Americans.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
prPpY MATCn roR REn mos.

For the benefit Of the Red Cross, the
Wilmington Kennel Association viii
hold a puppy msich,next week. To viii
be open 70 puppies or an breeds The
place selected for 70 Is McDaniers new
garage at Eleventh and West streets.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
WEALTHY MAN MISSING.
Ry The UnlLed Press.

BY The United Press
PHILADELPHIA Feb 9-search being made today
c. Loomls Allen Syracuse Y millionaire member Of the
board Of the American Electric Railways Associations. Allen
appeared month ago when his hotel Bal,mor ;r
a business trip to Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
DIsMss AssArLr cnAnGE.

Tho charge o. assault and batter,
aeainst Morris Lanner in Municipal
Court today was dismissed 40 the re-
quest Of the complaining witness.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
UKRAINE SIGNS
FOR PEACE With
HUN WAR Lords
Germany, Desiring Friend
ship With Rumania Also,
Will Offer Russian Land
BESSARABIA. CONTROLLING
DANUBE. IS THE BAIT
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
LONDON. Feb. 9.-Both Germany and
Austria signed the peace pact with the
Ukraine republic. is was officially am
nounccd today from Berlin and Vi
cnna.
By The United Press.
COPENHAGEN Feb. "a peace pact
between Germany and tho Ukraine
republic was signed 90 Bresi Litoysk at
2 "a. m. today. according 90 an official
announcement issued in Berlin
lkraina formerly a part OF the Rus
sian empire. embraces part OF the fer
riiories of the old Kingdom OF Poland
70 IN traVersed hy the Dncipcr river and
Is one OF the most fertile lands i'm
Europe The fact that Ukrania formal
ly is a great wheat producing region
may account for enc anxiety Of the
Central Empires 10 arrange "a separate
peace. Permanent cessation Of hOstili-
ties with ihe Ukraine would open
great source OF food supplies 10 the
Germans and Ausirians.
There have lbeon two rival deloga-
iions representing Ukraina at Brest-
Litoysk. One composed or the middle
sses-ropresented the newly declared
republic. The other representing ihc
proletoriat-wa loyal TO the Bolshe,ihi
government 70 Is probable The pact
was signed by the former.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
JEwELER SLAIN BY THIEF.

BY United Press.
ORANGE. n J., Feb. 9James Haag ieveer dead here
today, robber stripped di-
mond stud diamond aag after shooting him and
escaped carrying a tray ewery valued at $1,000
Evening journal., 1918-02-09

WEATHER TOO COLD FOR COPS.
The severe weather Of the past two
weeks has caused many OF The traffic
officers IN Che Police Department TO be
come ill Those who are on duty to-
day arc Onicers Donohue, Mammele
md SharlNln.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
BY The United Press

BY The United Press.
AMSTERDAM Feb. 9.-Germany Will
offer Rumania "a slice Of Russian terri
tory as part OF the peace terms the Cen
trail Empires are about 10 proner the
Balkan state. 10 was learned here today
Copies of the Essencr Allgemeln Zei-
iung. the krupp organ received here to-
day carried the following statement:
"The RumanIlns by rcnouncing al
claims 10 extension westward. can SCI
cure compensation in the southwest
corner OF Bessarabis"
Bcssarahia is the souihwestornmosi
province Of Russia. lying between Inc
Danube and pruih Rivers and the
nneister River. T. contains tho inn
porlanl city or KishIncn. such an arr
would give Bumanil com
plde control OF the mouth ~ The
Danube.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
WEATHER

Rain and warmer tonight; sun
day somewhat colder. probably
rain; fresh possibly strona
south winds This afternoon
IOmorrOW-Sunday
One NcatlcSs and one Wheat.
less Meal.
Evening journal., 1918-02-09
TnnAN,s TEMPEnlTTRE.
Sun AND TIDES.

NInnth of rhrisiiana.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-11
AMERICANS WERE
CAUGHT IN A TRAP
Five Are Believed to Have Been Killed
-Four Missing and One Wounded
Man Escapes

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb. 9, by The Associated
Press delayed Five Amer.can soldiers
are believed to have been killed. four are
missing and one was wou1,cd when an
American patrol was araml>hcd in no
mans land last night by d suuerio- ior.e
Of Germans
The spot where the encounter occurred
is an isolated one and report. concerning
the casualties inflicted by both sides a. q
meagre. Only one American y known t.
have escaped the trap Of the Germans.
which was laid in front OF our vines. The
one survivor, who crawled back to the
American lines with ballet IN us chest.
Is unable to talk
Cur artillery immediately bid Il blrrage
around the am'ushing Gtra2ns aad som
are believed to have been accounted for.
The infantry accounted for others. as it il
certain the attacked patrol lou.l, to 4
finish, according to information nick,n,.
IN from the front hne.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-11
TUSCANIA SURVIVOR
HAS FAMILY HERE
Earl Dubuque, Whose Residence Is Hol-
yoke, Mass, Married Louise Phil
lips Of Brattleboro.

Earl Dubuque. formerly OF Brattleboro
whose nome is now in Holyoke. Mass.
was one OF six western Massachusett.
men VINO We're reported to have been lost
When the luscania was torpedoed bv q
German submarine, but a telegram from
the war department to Holyoke yester-
day announced that he was safe The
telegram was addressed to Mrs Louise
Dubuque at Holyoke. but Louise
dubuque is the name of his wife. who
llVes at ~ Canal street, Brattleboro.
Dubuque IS OF French nationality and
i q machinist. He married Miss Louise
Phillips Of Brattle%oro, daughter Of FL
liott 9. Phillips, but he has not lived
here for some time
lie enlisted in the aero service in New
York soon before the draft and was sent
to Mineola, l.. l., for training. He has
spent most of his life in Springfield
Mass, where now reside two sisters Mrs,
Joseph I. Dayicino and Mrs. Ida Mich
olson. brother, Clarence Dubuoue.
lives IN Holyoke, and another sister.
Mrs William Lacey, lives in West
Springfield His wife and four -vear-old
son live i'll Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-11
PATIENT USES BELT
TO HANG HIMSELF
Patrick Mclaughlin of Prospect Street
Had Been Committed to Retreat
Recently Escaped.

Patrick Mclaughlin, g, who was an in,
mate at the Brattleboro Retreat, com
mitted suicide Saturday by hanging him-
self with his belt Mclaughlin formerly
was employed in the Brooks House
kitchen a short time ago he became in
sane and threatened his wife, and kept n
razor beside his plate at meal times He
finally was committed and few davs be-
fore his death he got possession OF some
tool and opened a window Of the insti.
tuition and jumped from the second
story, but the deep snow kept INN from
injury, He went directly To his home in
the GrandvIew apartment house on Pros.
pect street, where a baby had been born.
and after httie persuasion on the part
ot the police he consented 10 return ia
the Retreat.
lie was born in Ireland. coming to tins
country about i've years ago To live. Be
sides his wife he leaves a son. John.
about two weeks ID one brother in Cali
lorna and two sisters, Sadie and Fanny
Mclaughlin, in Boston The funeral mr.
rangements have not Yet been made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-11
STEP IN BOUNDARY
LINE CONTROVERSY
Attorney Generals Of Vermont and New
Hampshire Agree to Have Court
Appoint Commissioners.

Attorney General Herbert G. Barber
returned yesterday from Boston, where
he and eXAttorney General John G.
Sargent Of Ludlow had a conference
Saturday in Young 5 hotel with Attor-
ney General James Tuttle Of Concord,
~ H., and Assistant Attorney General
Joseph Matthews of Concord regarding
the boundary line controversy between
Vermont and New Hampshire.
\ The conference was largely relative
to the matter of procedure in getting
the case ready for the United States
supreme court, and it was agreed that
a commissioner should be appointed bv
the supreme court Of each state To hear
the testimony. 1t is not unlikely that
the Vermont supreme court will be
asked to appoint John II. Mimms of
81. AlbanS.
large amount Of work has been
done IN connection with the contro-
versy, at an expense aggregating for
the two states probably not far from
T9o.oo0, including the making Of sur
VeNS bv each state length Of the Con
neetlcnt river from Canada to Masr,a-
chusetfs, but no testimony has been
taken and it is not known when the
taking OF testimony will be begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-11
GERMAN SUSPECT
HELD BY MARSHAL
Bernard Bartels Taken Off
Train in BrattlebOrO-
Is Still Here
CARPENTER WIRES
FOR INFORMATION
Bartels Had No Registration Card, but
Had List Of Local Germans Whom He
Said Were Newspaper Subscriber
May Go Before Judge Howe.

A tine appearing young German, &c
years old, is being held here by United
States Marshal Arthur p. Carpenter of
this town on suspicion of being Ger
man agent. His name is Bernhard Bar
tells, according to documents he had,
and he says lis residence is 1856 East
Slst street, New York city. He has
been in the lookup much Of the time
since Saturday afternoon. while the
marshal has been awaiting replies ia
teiegrams To Albany, y Y. and New
York city. No replies have vet been
received, and it is planned to take Bar
tells before United States Judge Har-
land b. Howe of st. Johnsburv, who is
expected TO ccme here this afternoon
on other business, and let Judge Howe
decide what to 10 with him.
Bartels came to Brattleboro Friday
afternoon and called Oh a number Of
German persons, some of whom are
said to have pro-German sympathicS.
lie was shadowed all through his STAY.
and on Saturday afternoon he went to
the railroad station aud boarded =
tram. Then an officer took him i'm
charge and after he had been thorough
ly questioned and his belongings exam
med by Marshal Carpenter he was
turned over to W. A. Shumwac for
safe keeping to await developments.
BartelS gave his age as 80 years. He
sald he was in Albany on registration
da. and registered there, but that the
registration certificate had not arrived
and he was told to return in about two
weeks and receive one He saws he did
no return and therefore had 10 card
HIS falare TO have card was sufficient
ground tor holding him. but he would
have been held on suspicion ANYWAY.
He had letter on the leeterbead of
the Agricultural and Industrial Labor
Relief asSocie .ion OF 1923 Broadway
New York, conducted by V-iareclx,s
Weekly, authorizing him to collect
iuhdS Tor taat organization, which he
said was to provide work for Germans
III tins country who had been thrown ont
or work because of reasons incident n
the war
lie also had what purported to be q
lst of subscribers in Brattleboro and
elsewhere to the German paper. Water.
land, which contained the names of
some known to be pro- Germans.
Bartels said he was born in Berlin
but he claims to be an American citi.
zen by reason of his father heeomino
naturalzed before the son was u wears
old, He said he was in Berlin when
the war broke out, but returned to tb;s
country in January. 1916.
hafteis has made no contradictory
s-a,ementS, so far as can be learned
ana mas not attempted to evade cues
IONS ana he is a man of refinement
according to the officials.