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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
"PERsurNG' s CRUsADERs"--o

"PERsuINGs S CRusADERs'
A vivid portrayal Of America at war s
shown in "Pershing's Crusaders the
first u, s. official motion pictures, which
opened at the Queen Theatre yesterday for
n week. 1T is the most 'enlightening
description of what We are doing IN the
great fight for democracy that has ever
been seen here, and, being official, it is all
gospel truth After telling why we arc
fighting the making of the army IN all
stages of the process is shown, also the
equippIng, clothing, transporting and
feeding of the army. The scene shifts to
| France, where the boys. after their en-
thusiastic reception in the cities, are seen
in the trenches, actually at work. Hcn'
Pershing, Gen. Joffre, President Pom
care of France, Secretary of War Baker
and Gen. Foch are seen reviewing the
troops nj the front and examining their
equipment. The excellent morale and
contented spirits of the American soldiers
are evident throughout the pictures, which
should be seen by every American who Is
interested in the cause of liberty and who
wants TO know how our boys are working
in France.
WILLIAM FARNUM AT THE MAJESTIC.
The current attraction at the Majestic
Theatre is headed by William Farnum,
in True Blue, story of real American
democratic favor. Included in the bill
also is new Scnnett comedy entitled.
Ladies First" and the Allies Official
War Review. This program of quantity
lacks nothing in quality, as the enthu-
siastic reception it received at the Majes
tic yesterday proved. True Blue" fur
nishcs William Farnum with an excellent
character in production of the West,
with plenty of cowboys and mettled
orses. Ladies First" is a tremendous
scream.
ALICE JOYCE At THE VICTORIA.
"t'ind the Woman" featuring Alice
.Iovce, will he the chief offering at the
Victoria Theatre today and tomorrow.
The picture, in which Miss Joyce is at
her best, was shown here some time ago
at The Playhouse and attracted a great
deal of attention.
.'HEARTs OF THE WORLD" AT THE
PLAYHOUSE.
Children of the stage and the motion
picture arc ever constant wonder to
grownups, The latest Juvenile wonder
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
Epuorth Brotherhood.

The Brotherhood Epworth NJ K.
Church will hold an ice cream festival
tonight The Epworth League will also
meet tonight Reports will be given by
the delegates to the Epworth League
Institute recently held at Dover The
delegates were; Mrs. Harold Merrick
and Miss Alice DOugherty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16

concrvts free to the public, is meeting with
great praise for the excellent work IL Is
doing The darcing pavilion is attracting
crowds.
ATTRACTIONS At THE SPRINGS.
Brandywine Springs Park is offering
n varied list of attractions and il enter
tanning more people than il has for years.
The long and pretty trolley ride to the
park attracts large numbers Brandy
wine Springs covers more area than any
park In this section The number of
picnics this year has been unusually
large, due to the fact that the trnnspor-
tation companies will not book excursions
out of the city. and the management
makes every effort to make these picnics
ENJOYABLE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
BERT IYTELL At THE SAVOY.
VAUDEVILLE At suELi.Por.

Shcllpot Park this week is offering
another good bill Of vaudeville in the
Family Theatre prices within tho reach
of all. The management has been for
tunate this season in obtaining bills com
posed of actors who have played the
larger circuits and who arc now appearing
for the first tune in any park at Shellpot
The band at Shcllpot, which is giving
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16

to be seen on the screen is Master Ben
Alexander, sx-year-old son of MIR. and
Mrs. Charles Alexander, of Pasadena,
California, who appears as the Littlest
Brother. in ID w. Grifiith's Hearts oil
the World at The Playhouse oil next
week, with daily matinees commencing
Tuesday This little fellow, so small that
he appears almost n babe III arms, truly
is wonderful child actor. While Hearts
of the World" has been a tremendous
triumph for Mr.. Griffith, for the beautiful
Lillian and Dorothy Gish, and for It's
managers, Mcssrs. Elliott, Comstack and
Gest, surely when the final score Is count
ed, all who have seen this remarkable
production will give credit to little Ben
as being wholly worthy of the Order OF
Merit and the War Cross for bravery. The
little chap accompanied Mr.. Griffith and
his company To France and TO the battle
fields, where, within actual range of the
giant guns, he proved himsodf as brave as
any of his older associates, acting his
beautiful scenes often during lombard
ment by the Germans. In one scene
especially this tiny youngster risked his
pre- rtc,ous life to help In securing a very
vital situation in the story
BERT LYTELL At THE SAVOY.
For real thrilling, exciting adventure,
"No Mans Land new Metro play,
starring the popular actor. Bert Lytell,
which will be seen nj the Savoy Theatre,
TODAY and tomorrow would be impossible
to duplicate This is screen version of
the novel of that name by the famous
author of adventurous fiction, LOUIS
Joseph Vance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
The Smith Zollinger Co.
Fourth and Market SITS.

Following Our Usual Custom During the Summer Months his
Store Will Close at p. M Except Saturdays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
P|MPlY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice Il. Drive Them OFF
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pinlply face will not enbarrass you
much longer if you get package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels ard the!iger
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue.
cesstul substitute for caIomei; there's never
any sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which ca!onel does, and Just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
Of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with "a dark hrown taste,"
a bad breath, dull, iistless, mo gooG'
feeling, constipation, torpid iiveI, bad
disposition or pi-npIy fccc.
DIX. Edwards Olive Tablets are
a purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you will know them
by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver ard bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for week.
See how much better you feel and look.
c0c and Csc per box. All druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
Dom stay grayl Nobody can tell when
you darken gray, faded hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur.

GRANDMOTHER kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with brew Of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull,
faded or streaked appearance, this sim
pie mixture was applied with wonder
full effect. BY asking at any drug
store for ''Wyeth Sage and Sulphur
Compound, = you win get a large bot
tie of this old-time recipe, improved
by the addition of other ingredients. all
ready TO use, at very little cost. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty to
the hair.
\ well-known downtown druggist
says everybodys uses Wyeth S Sage and
Sulphur Compound now because it
darkens SO naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell it has been applied
it S so easy to use, too. You simply
damYen a comb or soft brush and draw
it through your hair, taking one strand
81 time. BY morning the gray hair
disappears; after another application or
two, it is restored to its natural color
and looks glossy, soft and beautiful.
This preparation is a delightful toilet
! requisite. II IS not intended for TIE
cure, mitigation or prevention Of
| disease
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Ships, Ships, and More Ships.
lChristian Science Monitor. }

Two items of marine news, given to the
public within the last few DAYS, should
not in any circumstances be considered
separately. One OF these told of the
taking over by Great Britain and the
United States of 100000 Of Dutch ton
mage; the other told of the loss to Great
Britain, during the last twelve months.
of 100000 tons of shipping, gross, or
100000 net Great Britain has been the
mainstay of the allied nations, not only
in naval but in mercantile sense, not
only i'll the merchant fleets with which
she started out upon tie war, but in the
merchant ship construction She has car
ried on since August l, 1914. Her power
full help as an auxiliary in the single par
ticular OF shipbuilding is made evident
in the statement Just issued BY Sir Erie
Geddes first lord OF the admiralty, which
shows that while the loss to Great Brit
ain in shipping during the twelve months
covered by the report was approximately
100000 tons yet during the time in
which this total WAS being reached, Brit
ish workmen and British shipyards were
engaged in turning out 4.1OO.00o tons. an
amount greater, from present appear
ancea, than the United States 7yili have
produced from the time Of its entrance
into the war until the close Of 1918.
| How Great Britain has borne the brunt
/ Of the German submarine campaign is
shown in the fact that the output of the
foremost -hipbuilding nation in the world
! has been exceeded by net losses running
TO l.3O00G0 tons. During the last quarter
| OF 1911. the allies were averaging &C.
eordlEg to the report, within 100 900 tons
a month OF making their losses good
that is, they were then replacing - pei
cent OF their lost tonnage, which averaged
100000 tons monthly
IT - clear that, while the Dutch ton
! mage Is going to be Of immediate service
TO the allies, there must be great gain
in allied ship production to overcome tn,
steady loss OF tonnage due to the l. boa
warfare. Great Britain. at her best, ha
not been able to bring her output up t,
the point of balancing the sinkings TIL
I nitcd States is under a pledge, not onl-
to make the deficit good, but to provide
T surplus OF ship tonnage this year. TIL
task which is set itself, il performed
would yield 100000 tons bv Decembe
81 The output will apparently fall be
, low 100000 tons.
At the most, the Dutch tonnage can b
, oil only temporary help The great ad
vantage OF its requirement lies in the fac
that it will extend the time required b
: the United States to put its plants i
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
ADDlSEV[NDN(
[ARY TALL H2
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
THE ROBINS MOVE.

eve must get started, peep, peep,
chirp, chirp," said Mother Robin.
''Yes," said Father Robin, eve must"
"You see" said Mother Robin, 1.-THE
people love to see us. and they say to
each other, 'Ah, the spring is here. /
saw robin today We bring them so
much pleasure"
STILL" said Father Robin, sits
little bit hard TO go quite so soon. It's
nice and warm here, and I'D there it's
so apt to be cold. Nice warm days
come, and then very chilly ones. And
the winds are strong and blow our lit
tie feathers"
"All of that is true" said Mother
Robin. "Still I think we should start,
don't you? Think how the people are
looking forward to seeing US"
'They like to see u.s." said Father
Robin. but often when a cold day
comes and we can't find any food, they
forget what pleasure we give them.
and they don't even throw US bread
crumb."
Eyes, that's So" admitted Mother
Robin
i "Once I heard of robin who sat on
a windowsill on cold day. The wind
was whistling and blowing outside
Father Robin said at was bitterly
/ cold, even though spring had come.
"There We're people inside this win
dow, and they were sitting around 4
very big fire. They were warming
,.v1fe-
were oh, SO cold.
4 "Scon they sat down around tbs
table. and they had dish after disl
passed to them which We're filled Will
goodies.
and every little while they tool
bread. Now, Of course, this robin
didn't mind seeing them eat bread. but
this was what he couldn't stand.
"A person AZ that table looked VI
and saw the robin on the window ledge
Just outside the window.
look at that robin she exclaimed
1.-THE robins feathers seemed to flut
ter hopefully now. III have something
10 warm me up he thought happily.
"'Why even though we're so cold
there's Il robin around. 1t shows tina
spring is really here after all, though
we would hardly think So
The robin thought that now h
could get a fine crust of bread. Bu
not at all The woman turned he
head from the robin saying, It's funn,
the little thing doesn't freeze to death
He's probably up by the window now
81 trying to get some of the warmth fror
this room
:, And after that, the robin said. the
never noticed him again. and after
time he went away. his little red brea>
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

man will for an army to stand such a
strain over long sustained period
There must be some point where reason
will balk. Vast az are the armies on the
western front, it does not seem possible
that such battle as this can be long
continued at its present pace. Already
there are evidences that it is slowing
down somewhat An army is the most
complex machine ever constructed by the
hand of man, and the kaiser built engine
of war must be feeling the effects of high
pressure operation. When its speed and
driving power appreciably slacken, the
war will be over SO far as Germany :
hope of winning it is concerned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Save the Cows.
Rutland Herald )

Vermont, according to semi official
statements, has already suffered con
siderable loss in mich COWS, sold out
of the state or slaughtered on account
OF the long, hard winter and the high
price of feed The same causes un-
doubtedlv are bringing the remaining
cows into service this summer in poorer
condition, on an average, than ever be
fore. Yet COWS, as an agency toward
winning the war. were never more needed
than at present
We are facing. from our allies, an cnor
mousiv increased demand for food and
our own increasing forces in France de
mand an increasing amount of supplies
We must produce all the milk and butter
fat We can and raise all the calves and
hogs possible. Every available milkel
and producer in Vermont dairies should
do her bit this summer
The experience in the sharp pinch il
feed prices and the extreme difficulty oil
getting grain and feed delivered from the
west suggests the usual problem-raising
feed enough on each Vermont dairy farm
to supply that dairy.
| With tull recognition of the difiicultie,
! Involved and they are many-the Yer
mont dairymen who successfully sepa
rates his dairy from the drag and deficit
of the feed store and makes his farm self
supporting, at least in a measure i
the man who is most likely to aurviv,
another winter without loss and is Ger
tainly the man who will be doing mos
! toward winning the war.
| Farmers have been harangued at Length
on this subject OF patriotic production I'm
til they are getting a little tired OF it
Especially when the war has deyelope,
price fixing plans which hit them bot
coming and going, but there is doubl
duty involved ID duty TO the nation i
food production and duty to themselve
in the way Of making their farms produc
the ma Ximum for purely business reason:
We think that possibly farmers hav
not been making much money during tn
past year, certainly not on the scale G
other producers, but certainly the solu
ton Of their problems is not to brca
up their dairies and take the consider
able loss which winter suspensions meal
Let's save al the cows we can thi
summer grow all the food possible, bot
for man and beast, raise all the calvt
and hogs possible, and, i'll cheerful spiri
do our very best not only to equal La
years production Of food materials BIT
to exceed that record so far as we can.
1t can be done Let Us 90 to it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
"She Gives Us Bread Crumbs"

beating fast for he was sad, OH so
sad. He tried to love people and this
was the way he was treated.
"'They bother TO think about me- he
said. They just think I'm nice be-
cause I'm a sign of spring, and yet
they can be 50 thoughtless.' Oh, how
his little heart did ache.
''He managed to get along, but he
suffered dreadfully. And he never
went back TO the cooler parts of the
country until he was sure the warm
weather had arrived. And so I'm
afraid. Mother Robin, that we will have
the same bad luck"
That's often the sad story many
robins have TO tell" said Mother
Robin. "how true it is-people can be
so thoughtleSs and yet they say they
like to see us around and hear US sing
and chirp.
But we're going where I met yoli
last spring-on q Hill above tiny back
porch. On that porch sits lady every
day who loves robins. She bundles M
on the cold days and sits there and
reads. Every little Will she puts
down her book and looks at rs and
says, 'Oh, you cunning little robins,'
But she doesn't forget that It's hard
for us the first few weeks Of spring
and she gives US bread crumbs ant
ether goodies.
''In the hor summer she gives II,
drinks of water. Yes, we're really
loved by her. So let's start. shall we:'
''All right" chirped Father Robin
And singing Il glorious Song of trills
and clear high notes. the robins start
ed for their summer homo. And how
happy the lady was when she saw tn,
two robins she had seen the year be-
fore when Mr.. Robin had invited Mis-
Robin to become his wife.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

The sailor is always true to his ship
mate. Whether it IS in the battle line
or at anchorage away from the guns, if
danger threatens, he Is ever ready to
stand by, One night last January Il
sailor fel overheard from the dock az
the Norfolk navy yard. He went down
into fifteen feet Of water. John p Smith.
fireman, second class, attached to the
[. s Receiving Ship. jumped overheard
after him. The man in the water was in
semi-conscious condition when Smith
reached him. but he made his rescue con-
plete. For this gallantry lie has been com
mended by Secretary Daniels Smith en-
listed III the navy at st Louis IN March,
1914 His mother is Mrs Kate smith,
living at University park, Denver, Col
orado
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Comforting With Congress.
lNa shua telegram. J

il enc of the reasons for sending Sec
rotary Baker to France was TO give As
sirtant Secretary Growell an opportunity
to run the way department, the admins
tration il to be commended for its sagaci-
ty. One Of Mr. CroveIl's first acts is to
invite the military committee Of the
senate to a conference. According TO
Washington dispatches the assistant sec
rotary laid before the committee the exact
condition of our Har activities, hiding
nothing of our deficiencies, making plain
where greater efficiency was needed, deal
ing wholly with facts, and showing clear
~ where Congress could be of assistance.
He had no grand stand speech 10 deliver,
but laid here to the committee the entire
work Of the department and invited sug-
gestions.
AIR Crowell had also conference with
the House committee or military affairs
reported in The Ae-ociated Press dis
patches Of Friday, ct which time the
member, were given the full information
OF tn" German offensive on the western
front, 80 far a. ii had come to the de
partnent
Nothing that has happened in the wal
department Stree the war began had sucl
an exhilarating effect upon congress and
the country as this effort OF the present
|acting secretary OF war to co operate Will
congress and to take the members OF the
military committees OF both branches IN
to his confidence 1t is such contrast
to the cocksure Baker who undertook t
gloss over the shortcomings OF his depart
meut, that the country may well rejoice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

working order and to attain its pace in
For the present, there is
no time to be wasted in congratulations
over the requisitioning OF the Dutch mer-
chant fleet. There is 10 time for anything
but work, and that OF the hardest kind.
The shipping situation is full of peril It
becomes more serious every day. 1t will
continue to grow in seriousness and in
peril until the output of vessels shall
greatly exceed the probable losses
And il is for the United States TO say
how soon the point of greatest danger
to the allied cause shall be safely passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

The Mount Hermon school for boys at
Gill, Mass, established by the late Dwight
l.. Moody, has been forced to make a
change in its methods because of the war
Hitherto the average age of the boys has
been 20 and the minimum has been l6,
but a. the war has drawn heavily upon
the older pupils it has been decided to
open the institution to boys under Ii for
the reason that the usual enrolment of
$50 has been reduced to 49, Because Of
this falling off the advantages Of the
school, including its well-equipped agri
cultural department., are now open to a
younger class of pupils,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

The Sparrows.
O the sparrows sing and hop and fly,
And fly and hop and sing,
And wawk on the snow in their little
bare feet,
Proving you can get used to enything.
They don't fly south in winter,
Wen the other herds have all flew,
o is it because they are Drawer,
Or because they mite miss sumthing il
they do?
They always seem exter biz7y,
And make little chirps with their tung,
And wenever YOU look and cant see euy,
They're home Supporting their yung.
They don't fly away till you get rite 1T
close,
Being because they're either tame or lazy
Eut if one let YOU get close enough to pu'
salt on his tail -s-"~ P" ",''-"
The others wood think it was crazy
Sparrows are very fond Of crumbs.
And with plezzure they peck them rt,
in,
But il YOU offered one hole loaf Of bred
Il woodent know ware to begin
| They like to set on telefone wires
And look GROUND with animation,
And you never can tell, wen you're tele
foning,
Weather there's spam2ws on your con
| versation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
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Prompt reports should be given of each
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