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Evening journal., 1918-05-31
SHIPPERS PROTEST
FREIGHT ADVANCES

WASHINGTON, May 3i.-Claiming that
increased cost Of operating the railroads
is a war necessity. and should be borne
by the people as whole, seven power
ful shippers organizations have banded
to protest Director General McAd0o'5
nationwide freight Increases.
In formal complaint lodged with the
railroad administration today, the fol-
lowing associations charged American
shippers Will suffer from a government
policy Of shielding the railroads from
increased war costs, which may be eN-
pected 10 mount 10 further heights due
10 war conditions.
National Federation of Shippers, Amer
lean Petroleum League. Western Pc
troleum Benners' Association, National
Livestock shippers Protective League,
state Livestock Association of Illinois,
Cornbeu Meat Producers Association
and National Association Of Farmers
Cooperative.
Wages may increase 800 per cent;
materials and fuel may quadruple In
price, the protest cited "and yet the
income guaranteed by the government
goes on just the same. That guarantees
is war measure. Therefore they are
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May 81. General Foch
has insufficient men for a great coun-
ter drive. although he can operate 20
seriously upset the German advance
army officers here said today.
So critical has ihe problem OF re-
serves become that the chief ~ the
Allied armies can hope only now to
bring the enemy drive to a full halt D.
was added
Some significant revelations were
made today. concerning the situation on
the Allied side. Information received
by Allied forces officers here showed
that Allied lines were stripped almost
completely Of reserves in order To boil
sier the Flanders and picardy fronts
during the March fighting.
In many sectors Of The French line
the average strength left was one man
per meter IN The entire front line sys-
tenn. three trenches deep This means
that i'm the very first trench there was
only one man 20 guard seven meters. In
some places the number was even
smaller.
Before the nghtins began in March,
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
M0T0RB0ATS DEAD
UNDER FUEL ORDER

The Fuel Administration order
against the use OF coal or fuel on by
private yachts after today. also in
cludes the use OF these fuels by
motorboats. The order viii keep all
motorboats I'm port for sometime.
While the saving OF coal and OH Will
not be relatively large, the amount is
deemed OF sufficient volume 90 warrant
curtailment and Is I'm line with other
similar measures which are being CON
sidered with a prospect Of them being
incorporated I'm orders in a short time.
The shortage Of OH for naval purposes
and TO meet the needs Of military forces
of the Allis IS given as the reason for
the action Of today.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
BUTTER NOW MADE
FROM C0C0ANUT

The idea Of making buiter-yes. table
butter 10 spread on the bread from the
white meat OF cocoanuts may seem like
a revolutionary idea. But this Is ex-
actly what Is being done by progress
sive American manufacturers. In an ef-
fort to provide American people with
an appetizing wholesome butter that
VIII take the place Of the creamery
butter which is every day growing
scarcer and more high priced For Eu-
ropean scientists have discovered that
'huiier fats may be extracted from the
cocoanut meat and churned lust as
successfully as the old fashioned fat
skinned from milk
This new nut butter Is snow white.
absolutely wholesome. absolutely pure.
Churned with pasteurized milk. 10 Is
real butter butter that can't be told
from the usual creamery kind. except
that In most cases it IS even crisper
and more delicately favored
And tho resemblance Of this new nut
butter 20 cows butter does not stop
with taste and appearance Nut fats are
just as dlgesiihle as butter fats. and
equally nutritious We an know the
value of nuts as energy and fuel foods
we'll This food value is offered In nut
butter Added 90 the fact that nut fats
melt ai as low and even lower temper
ature than butter fat easily assimmila-
ton and digestibility is insured. There
fore instead of paying eXorbliant
prices for butter. try the new butter
made from the white meat Of the cocoa
nut.
The Troco Nui Butter Company. with
plants at Milwaukee and Chicago. Is
among the FIRST 10 discover natures gft
and apply scientific methods 90 the
perfection Of a process which offers us
this wholesome. hygCnic. digesiihle,
sweet favored, appetiling food.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

500 a month. the rest Of his income
being required for the upkeep Of the
houses
Judge Rice had previously issued a
temporary order. in the same amount,
but Cropper claimed that IT was TOO
much.
Sentence upon Michael Winters, who
pleaded guilty 10 larceny Of goods
from the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany. was held up until Monday. II Is
proposed by the court to place him at
work on a farm.
Harry Thomas. a Negro youth, was
sentenced 10 six months Imprisonment
and TO pay the costs Of the case for
the larceny Of some goods from the
Phillips-ThompsOn Co.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
SOLDIER ACCUSED
in ASSAULT CASE

James Glasgoc was before Municipal
Court today for the tweniy-third time,
the latest charge being trespass on the
property OF The r., b. and W. Railroad,
at Third street and Railroad avenue.
He is % years old. He was fined $40
and costs.
Robert MacCord, a soldier. and
Thomas McCord were before the court
on a charge OF assault and battery on
David Schwartz, an aged man. Robert
MacCord, when arrested. was wearing
citizens clothes over his army uni
form. The case was continued until
tomorrow morning to secure a Hebrew
interpreter, and th2 men were held IN
500 bail. The two men are alleged
TO have thrown Schwartz from chair
Joseph Queen. Negro. charged with
non-support Of his wife and two chill
dren, was ordered TO pay $40 a week.
Victor Nitkowski was dismissed on a
charge Of dlsorderly conduct preferred
by his wife.
John Mitchell, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined $40 and
costs.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
DIVORCES ron TWO WIVES.

In Superior Court this morning. 3
decree nisi was granted Bertha NJ
Davis on her petition for divorce from
her husband. Howard Davis on grounds
Of desertion. The couple were married
in Elkton on May %. 1914, and in Sep
tember OF the same year, Mr.. Davis
left his wife.
Mr.. Davis refused 10 work steadily
while they were living together and
Mrs. Davis was compelled 20 work for
their support Mrs. Davis testified That
al the time Of his deseruon. her bus
band was going with another girl
on grounds Of extreme cruelty, Har-
riet Adams Reeder was granted a de
cree nisi against her husband, Curtis
Ninhorn Reeder.
Henry r. lssacs appeared for the Pc
titioner in the two cases.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
ALLIED ARMIES MAY TIGHTEN
ON BANKS OF The MARINE

the Germans had is6 divisions IN the
West. The number was increased 20
30 and now is believed 10 be near 230
divisions. The Allies have been unable
90 meet this increase I'm strength, des-
pite the flow Of American troops. The
line between scissors and Rheims was
lightly held when the present attack
began. the number ~ Allied troops
being one-ffth the size OF the German
forced used In the attack.
Under the circumstances the line
was forced 90 give. but the redeemng
feature was that there was no break,
the Allies receeding gradually and are
holding a uniform front The number
of prisoners claimed boy the Germans, 10
is explained probably Is due 90 the ie-
nacious resistance Of the French and
British. Positions were held until
enemy waves swept over them. n was
impossible 70 carry on their wounded
and these fell into enemy hands.
Military men here look for "a tight
cning Of the Allied line when The
Marine is reached There are splendid
defensive positions along that river. As
the Germans learned once before.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
MHEAr EInIIR srRsTITIIIT.

n you want tweniy-four and Ono-half
pounds Of wheat -four today, Mrs.
Housewife. you must purchase a corre-
spending twenty-four and one-half
pounds Of other wheat substitute
nours. You must not only purchase
these. but you are In duty bound 10
use them. To waste. or 30 store, would
he unpatriotic
Rolled oats are included among the
wheat 0our substitutes allowed by the
Food Administration. Rolled oats VIII
save the 1our In bread with very salts
factory results. and also make delicious
nuity cookies.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
CONGRESS MAY WORK
THROUGH SUMMER
By The United Press

By the United Press
WASHINGTON. May 3i.-Actual op-
position within Congress itself TO q
lummer recess has appeared,
Between the Presidents tax address
and the suddenly super-crisis on the
west front many members ION the
bill" have decided that Congress should
remain in session. hence there is no
agreement yet on q possible recess
while committees work on the tax
bill
Members Of the House and Senate
were being notified today Of all tax law
proposals The cotton tax problem IS
likely 10 be most vigorously fought.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
eos EINE On SNnTU.

Harry-J Smith, a young white man.
was given a hearing before Judge
Churchmsn in Municipal Court this
morning on a charge OF assault and bat
terry on Albert Barrow and was fined s25
and costs. The trouble started over a
meal I'm a restaurant in Slipley street.
between sixth and Seventh streets,
where the defendant is employed, about
n o'clock last evening. When Barrow
appeared in court this morning. his
face was partly hidden by court plaster
the result Of Smiths attack on him.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
nR0NE nFF nOCTnR,s CAR.

on a charge of driving of an automo-
bile without the consent Of the owner,
Edward Jackson. Negro. was held I'm $500
bail for the Court Of General Sessions
by Judge Churchman M Municipal
Court today. Jackson was chauffeur for
Or. John Palmer. Yesterday ne drove
the doctor 90 the Delaware Hospital and
was instructed TO return the car TO the
garage. which he failed 10 do.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
WHAT GERMANS DID on
InnHnn A. FHuHnHE

Shelled Paris with long range
guns. killing Is persons. One shell
struck a church. attempted an air
raid on Paris. On being beaten of
by an aerial harraae they dropped
bombs outside the city.
Bombed a British hospital. killing
a large number Of nurses. attendants
and wounded. after dropping flares
so as 10 plainly reveal their targets.
Attacked three hospitals In the
rcar American areas in picardy on
Corpus Christi eve dropping bombs
and pouring machine gun fire into
the tents.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
E.S. HELLINGS NAMED
DEPUTY CITY JUDGE

Judge Rice today announced the ap-
pointment Of Edmund s. .Hellinss az
deputy city judge He succeeds Aaron
Finger, whose resignation takes eneot
today. judge Finger has recently join
ed the colors Mr.. Hellngs' appoint
ment takes effect tomorrow lie is 2
graduate Of the Wilmington High
school and Of Delaware College.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
,ccmFNTs M me nav.

Fred Linirum. OF Fort DUPONT was
treated al the Homeopathic Hospital
today for a lacerated hand.
Mrs. Margaret Thompson, Of No. 522
Springer street, was treated at the same
hospital for q bruised side. She was
injured al BrandyVine Springs Park
last night by falling.
Among those treated at the Delaware
Hospital was Charles Hahn, bruised
head.
Frederick p. Bowers. injured arm.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
KENT MINIS pURNELL

state Detective Mccoy today arrested
Charles Purnell. Negro. on charge Of
larceny. The man is wanted by the
Kent County officials. who allege he
stole several bushels Of oats there. Pur-
nell was arrested in South Wilmington
today.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
ANnInER AITn sInLEN.

An automobile owned by Henry r..
Isaacs. lawyer. was stolen from Eighth
and Shipley streets last night. lt is the
ninth car stolen in that vicinity re-
Gently.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
m .v.RD GARAGE CONTRACTS.

The Board Of Health will hold a spe-
cial meeting at . o'clock this afternoon
10 open bids and award contracts fof
the collection Of garbage here for the
coming year.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

war necessities lnasmuch as the gov
ernment controls an finances of the rail-
road we believe the expense should be
borne by the peopF as a whole
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
WHAT ALLIES DID on


strictly observed their promise 10
the Pope. made at the request of the
German Archbishop of Cologne not
10 bomb German cities outside the
war zone on this religious holiday.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
N,RR.GiNsETT NAY LEAVE TODAY

The q. s. 5. Narragansett after nu-
merous delays. will probably leave tne
Harlan yard this afternoon at high tide,
shortly before o'clock.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
PANS AClIN POuBlRDTD

PARIS. May 3i-The long distance
bombardment of Paris was resumed
this morning
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
REPORT GUNFIRE
OFF BELGIAN COAST

BY the United Press.
RANlSGATE. England. May 81
Heavy gunGre was heard in the direc-
tion Of the Belgian coast for I've hours
last night. There were also terrific eR-
plosions and a great flare accompany
ing each one.
Ramsgate is situated Just south ore
the Thames river. 81 miles east OF Lon
don. 10 is about thirty miles from
Ramsgale across the English channel to
Calais.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06
SvNoPsIa

CHAPTER 1-Naval Lieutenant Donald
RAxot. just given command Of a subma-
Fine. meets at Washington an old friend
and distinguished though somewhat &C.
centric scientist, Captain Masterman.
Waterman has Just returned from an
exploring expedition. bringing with him q
member OF the strange race. the existence
OF whose species, he asserts, menaces the
human family.
CHAPTER II-At the club, the March
Hares." Masterman explains his theory
10 Paget. The recital Is interrupted by
dhe arrival OF a lifelong enemy Of Mas
terman, Ira MacBenrd. and the former ID
seized with q fatal paralytic stroke.
CHAPTER III-From Mastcrman's body
Paget secures documents bearing upon
the discovery and proceeds to the home
of the scientist. There he discovers tho
specimen of the strange race which Mas
1t Paget is struck down by MacBeard.
who had followed him. MacBeard robs
Paget Of the documents, and escapes. The
specimen dies
CHAPTER Iv-Paget proceeds to sea
gon his submarine, the F-55 He encoun-
tiers and sinks n German cruiser which
had Just destroyed the steamer Beotia. on
which Ida Kennedy. Pagets fiancee, was
o passenger. Ida escapes from the Beota
IN small boat.
CHAPTER v-Paget swims to the boat
and attempts to reach the submarine.
His progress through the water Is
strangely impeded and he discovers that
a horde of the creatures which Master
boat. They are invisible while alive. One
1nvades the boat and Paget kills 1t. AT
death the creature becomes visible. Paget
and Ida are picked up by the submarine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06

He did not know how long he slept,
bur It seemed few minutes only
when cries pierced through the mists
Of unconsciousness. In an instant he
was upon his feet, cropping In intense
darkness.
He could not discern from what
part Of the boat the ominous sounds
proceeded. The whole interior Of the
F55 was like sounding board. The
cries appeared to proceed from every
part Of her. Donald had never heard
such cries save once, and then they
came from animal threats. That was
when his revenue cutter had surprised
q band Of pirates ut their bloody work
on the seal islands.
He heard Ida cry ont In his cabin.
He cried to her in answer, and, leap
Ing back, he plunged with all his
might against the panel, and again,
and yet again, until the woodwork
splintered.
The cry burst forth again. drown
Ing the sounds Of the oaths and scuf-
fling. 1t was cry Of woman in
mortal fear. Donald drove the splin-
tered timhers before him through the
hole in the wall. He found the girl
where she lay beside his berth. He
raised her in his arms. and felt one
Of the blubbery flippers on his hand.
That fight In the little room was al
| ways u nightmare remembrance. The
yielding body offered Donald no pur-
chase. And the monster fought in ST.
lence. apparently incapable Of articu-
lation, and the singing fiippers sucked
the blood from his face and hands !;
and, us he pried them away. the flesh
rose into welts beneath them.
They swayed and struggled, and
through the inky darkness Donald
could hear the sound Of similar battles,
the curses of men, their agonizing
cries, the thudding falls of heavy
bodies.
But Donald could not lose with Ida's
life ut stake. The monsters struggles
grew fee6ler. Donald flung it from
him. and heard it shuttle out of the
room and into the darkness of the pas
sage. Then he knew that fear ruled
among these sea-beasts us upon land.
Suddenly Davies burst into the
cabin.
"Paget! I've come to you'll" he cried
Historically. you spoke the truth
sir. and I thought you were mad!
opened the matches, and they're all
over the ship, sir! I've come to die
with you!"
Another man run painting up to them
1t seemed strange afterward, wher
Donald recalled 1t, how the three
seemed to be aware Of each others
presence in the little cabin.
It was Sam ClOuts.
''They've got us, sir!" he cried. n
fought to the end, but the rest are II
the sea, and I'm the only one left I've
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06

Then they tried to get through the
coming tower. and hadn't reason
enough to know that they could get
through the hatches!" cried Donald
joyfully.
their reason won't get them down
the tube, sir, unless they've got bodies
10 slim as ours" said Clouts. "And
they feel like-like barrels, sir" he
added.
Overhead, the scraping continued,
sometimes approaching the tube and
then receding. Presently there came
the sound Of q commouon. Donald
inferred that the sea devils had found
the one that he had injured, and TINT
they were satiating their horrible cam
nibalistic instincts. He heard body
dragged this way and that, and .
dreadful rending.
After while the swishing began
again. and faint tapping Of fiippers
hgainst the walls, as If the creatures
were endeavoring to explore the In
terror of the ship. Occasionally a
faint, phosphorescent luminosity was
visible at the top Of the tube. But the
monsters made no attempt to descend
into the torpedo room. An idea came
to Donald.
Davies! Listen to mew he said.
'"They don't know we're here"
mo, sir. ] was thinking"
"That they have no sense Of smell"
Eyes. sir"
"And little hearing. At least, that
| they distinguish sounds only us vibra-
F.: TONS"
! "Yes, sir. And of course their sense
: Of sight must be extremely limited.
Aud so, roughly, that leaves them only
the use of taste and touch. but prob
/ ably developed far above our own"
"We'll beat them. Davies"
"If that's true US they can't hear
much, think. if / might, sir, I'll play
bit on my mouth organ" said Clouts
"Just u low, hurulnins. sir
Fright, Clouts," answered Donald
| But simultaneously with the first
| notes there came from above singu
lar sound. 1t seemed to be very fal
away it was u single, mellow note, the
G of violin. and exquisitely true. Il
might have been Il distant warning
buoy anchored amid the tides.
Whats that. p 'vies?" asked Don
aid.
II don't know. sir. The lishthOus.
stopped operating when the war broke
out, and the buoys were taken up"
Once more the sound was heard
And suddenly Donald knew that he hat
heard it before, the same note, though
infinitely less powerful. 1t was tn
sound of the finger on the howl O
water within the house in Baltimore
The scraping in the passage ende'
in scurry and did not recur. Al
through the night they crouched IL
the torpedo room, watching and sleep
ing by turns. and the silence was bro
ken only by passing word and the oc
cnsional tunefulness Of Clouts' moutl
organ as he played "Sally In Our Al
ley"
(To be Continues:)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06

locked the entrance to the coming
tower. but it's only question of min
utes, sir!"
Donald could hear the monsters
straining at the door. He felt sure
that the steel plating, thin as it was
would yield; not to the sudden exercise
Of any muscular force, but to the
silent, steady pressure Of the heavy
bodies. The door creaked and groaned
under the impact.
"Into the torpedo-room gasped
Donald. Through the escape hatch
We must save Miss Kennedy" he
added.
He snatched up Ida and begun
cropping toward the metallic sheathing
which admitted air from above into
the torpedo room.
II think l can get the tube apart,
sir" Clouts volunteered.
1t seemed an eternity before Donald
heard a section Of the metal plate rat
tie upon the floor.
"We1l have to jump, sfr!" Clouts
painted. It'll go down first and catch
you. Pass along the lady when you
hear me call"
Donald heard him leap into the tor.
pedo room below. A moment lutef his
voice came up the funnel. '.I'm ready
| for the lady, sir" he called.
Donald raised Ida in his arms and
lowered her through the tube.
AFTER you, SIR said Davies.
II have assumed command, Davies,
Donald replied.
"very well. sir" said the MILDLY OUT.
city. and descended. Donald followed
him. As he jumped for the floor Of
the torpedo room, he heard the Scrip
Ing sound Of fiippers on the floor above
But the creaking Of the coming tower
door had ceased.
"We're savedi" cried Donald. IDA
vies, they can't force the coming
tower. OF course not. That sound i.
one or two Of the beasts who havs
come down the matches. You CLOSED
them7"
mo. sir. There wasn't time"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06
RkT0RIUM ACT
= PROTECTS SAMMY

Bismarck, N. D., May 29.-That the
noratorium act designed for the pro.
ection Of soldiers homes and famIl-
,es is to be enforced to the letter was
impressed upon the state last week,
when the Council of Defense arrnigned
the State Bank Of Beach. Golden VAL
ley, and the Dakota National Bank Of
Dickinson, Stark county, to answer to
charges Of violating the statute by
foreclosing mortgages or contracts ON
furniture owned by soldiers and their
wives. In both instances. the North
Dakota Council of Defense directed
that the property seized be restored, or
that its equivalent be held to the in
terest Of the soldiers family, and that
closure be paid by the defendant
bank. At Beach. household goods
owned by Adam Ferris, now serving
in France with Co. NJ Of the Second
North Dakota, and his wife, who 10
living in Wisconsin at present, was
seized to secure payment on notes.
The president and cashier OF the bank
appeared before the board, while Mrs.
Faris' evidence was entered by affi-
davit. An order was entered directing
that any OF Mrs. Faris' property re-
manning unsold be restored to her, and
that the proceeds Of the property al
ready sold be placed on deposit in
Mrs. Faris' name, and that she be paid
the legal rate Of interest on the same
during the continuation Of the war.
Mrs. Henry Rademasher, whose hus-
hand was dNsed last September and
now Is at Camp Dodge, was the COM
plainant in the Dickinson case. The
furnishings Of hotel which she was
conducting at Dickinson were taken
by the Dakota National bank on con-
tract. The Council Of Defense heard
Mrs. Rademacher and President s. NJ.
Ferris Of the bank, and then entered
an order that Mrs. Rademacher re-
lease the furniture now held by the
bank that she retain some 500 worth
had allowed her, and that the bank, as
damages, pay Mrs. Rademacher 5000
to enable her to be treated for rheu-
matism and SIS us the costs of her
Journey to Bismarck and return.
| Now that the provisions Of the NOR
atorium net are fully understood, the
/, North Dakota Council Of Defense an
ticipates no further difficulty, but It
urges that any violation which may
come to the knowledge Of any cii.
zen be Immediately reported.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-06
/ Peruna To
All Sufferers
Of Catarrh

Myrtle st., Beverly, Mass, writes: =
have taken four bottles Of Pefuno,
and I can say that It has done No
q great deal Of good for catafrh of
the head and throat recommend
Peruna to Ill sufferers with catarrh.
i do not think I ever felt much bet
ter. ! an really surprised 1t The
work I ean do. I do not think too
much praise can bs said for Peruna.s
Those who object to liquid msdl.
cjnss can procure Peruna Tablsts.