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Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
LETTERS FROM OVERSEAS.
June 10, 1918.

June 10, 1913.
My Dear Mother:-
Yesterday l received your loving
letter.
have been unusually busy for the
last few days. We played a game OF
ball with the Canadians and won TO
the tune of 80. 1t was a good game.
Afterward they gave US an excellent
entertainment. The Tommies are
natural born entertainers; far sur
passing the Americans. But they
can't beat US at baseball.
l get less than half my mail. The
best thing to do is to copy your let
ter, sending two copies of the same
letter at an interval of about three
days. Try to send three or four let
ters a week, as lit helps to cheer one
up a bit" as the Tommies say.
Our camp life is improving all the
time. We now eat at tables in a mess
hall. We even half hot cakes and
molasses for breakfast, dOughnuts al
so, but not like yours.
l am glad to hear that you received
my cablegram on Mothers Day; it
was about the only thing / could do.
We have an excellent class Of nom
CONS here, and they treat me excep-
tiOnally well. The top sergeant has
promised to take me to a summer re-
sort town for day or two. He is
an excellent fellow. l teach him ia
Francois"
Tell Orin and William to write. All |
write. Love to all. Tell papa l wish |
le could see some of the beautiful |
church edifices here.
Your son,
JOHN.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
CORN SYRUP FOR SUGAR
Can Be used AdVantaseously In Pre-
pairing Many DalntIea.

Can Be used AdVantageouely In Pre-
pairing Many DalntIea
Corn syrup or other syrup can be
used to sweeten cakes, Ices, desserts
OF all kinds, to make pudding sauces
and for canning and preserving. In
canning and preserving fruits one
third by weight Of the original amount
Of sugar used can be replaced bv
syrup. Here is q recipe suggest
ed by the United States Food Ad-
ministration.
spleed Cake With Part Of the Sugar
Replaced by Corn Syrup.
y cup fat.
rs cup sugar.
eggs.
l cup syrup.
Y cup milk.
teaspoon vanilla.
II teaspoon ginger.
4 teaspoons baking pOwter.
x teaspoon salt.
y teaspoon allspIce.
5% cups barley -four.
i cup FaisinA
Cream the fat, sugar and egg yolks.
Add the syrup, milk and vanilla and
MIX wen. Add alternately the liquid,
and the dry ingredients sifted togeth-
er. Add the havoring and fold in the
well-beaten egg whites Lastly add
the raisins Rake for one hour in a
moderate oven. IN
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
John Davis
Somewhere in France.

Somewhere in France.
May IS, 1918
My Dearest Mother and Family
1t is about dusk now and l have just
had supper. We hiked about ten
miles to get our gas masks, and am
dead tired.
We had a raid by the enemy last
night, which caused some little excite
ment. We all rushed for our dug
out, and / went to the first aid station
/ to be there in case l was needed
Fortunately there was no one hurt. 1
hope there will be no raid tonight as
l am dead tired and would like to
sleep.
want to say to you people back
home TO economic on eating and
practice self-sacrifice, for l realize
now what it means. The other night
| stayed in certain hotel, and l had
for breakfast a slice of cold ham.
about the size of your palm ~ of
which was fat, piece of tough war
bread, and coffee without any sugar,
1t cost me 81, so you see what a meal
like that would taste to you back in
America.
hope you received my other letter
y. X, and that you are all well and |
happy. We are all well and in good |
spirits. All can say to the people |
back home is to produce all the food |
they can and not to waste any.
We can hear the boom of the big
guns at day and at night. am learn
ing French right along now, and in a
few days don't suppose you will re-
cognize me as being your American
boy.
Now, Mamma, don't worry about me
until you hear something definite
enough to worry about. But there
are many things that might happen
which would prevent me from writ
ng you, so don't get alarmed, but take
good care Of yourself and have a coed
ime. I will write you more after l
get settled down, but now l am mixed
Up so hat can't get down to busi-
less.
Give my love to all, and with much
owe to you. Will write Olin and
frances later. Howard and Ethel
an read your letter.
Lour loving son,
BATSIE
captain B. NJ. Allen, NJ. R. c.,
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26

Advertise n the ChronIcle
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
Samuel J. Wilson & Son,
MILTON. oELAWARE.

We have added to our funeral equip
ment q new Motor Funeral Car, for
which we make no extra charge. We
have Btill retained our Black ana White
places US in q position to furnish either
horse drawn or motor hearses.
We are the best equipped and carr
the largest stock Of funeral supplies
south OF Wilmington.
Cau phone, once No. ~, residence Nc
90. Phone service day and night. In
calling after 10 D. m. call No. %. An
sails promptly answered. No exfre
charge for distance, use Of hearBes OF
Wffe'B services.
We also carry q large and connplets
assortment Of Furniture, Carriages, Run.
Abouts, Farm Wagons, Rack Wagons and
Farming Implements.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
JUL Y

Leave PhIIadeIphIa-
Returning steamer will leave Philadelphia, from
Pier TO- North Wharves, Race Street. as follows:
Tues. July 2 SPIN. Friday . 10, sp.m.
Tues. a" 8, 12Mdgt Friday 26 4p.m.
Friday - u. 4p.m. Tues. 50. spm.
Tues l6. 6p. m. Thurs, Aug. /, 8 pm.
Boat stops at the Consumer Ice Cos Wharf.
Chester going and coming. ARRIVING at Chester
~ hours after leaving Philadelphia.
Telephone No. Keystone Main 87-27 on Wharf
In Philadelphia.
Single Tickets to PHILADELPHIA Si.OO
No Round Trip Tickets
Frederica & Phila. Nav. Co.
Ohice-FREDERICA. DEL.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
GEORGETOWN.

Captain B. M. Allen, M. R. G.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
.ONDON BISHOP PUTS
LAST $500 INTO WAR
Prelate. "Impecunous" Since 1901,
Gets Rid of Cash lie Got
for Book

London. April l0.-The Right EeN. Dr.
Ingram. Bishop OF London. announcing
that he had only $500. received for a
new book he had written, invested that
sum in war bonds at battlc-scarred
tanl, from which he was appealing to
crowd to help finance the war. Further
more. he announced. his episcopal resi-
dencc. Fulham Palace, WAS soon to bo
turned into a Red Cross hospital. and he
was giving up half OF his ether estab-
liyhmeut. London House, i'm ST James
square.
The Bishop is used To being out of
funds. According to his own statement
he has been in a chronic state Of inn
necuuiosity over since 1901. when from
, suffragau he WAS promoted TO a full
Godped bishop. lie once published "a
statement Gf his accounts 10 show how
difficult II was for him to make both
ends meet on his salary Of $4,000 a
year.
Although a bachelor aud a man Of
sip,ple tastes, he was compelled to live
M FuIham Palace, with It's forty-four
hcdrooms. maintain it In good condi-
lion and not neglect the Scriptural in
upction 20 be given TO hospitality
Ua hiuted that he would much prefer
living in a small fiat at much reduced
gaIary. But he was not allowed to rid
himself Of his episcopal white elephant
Now that the Red Cross IL to take It OF
his hands, he may be able to save some.
thing oht Of his income.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
U.S.. SUBMARINES NOW
IN EUROPEAN WATERS
Navy Department Tells of
Thrilling Trip Across At
lantic in Winter
Washington, April 10.


American 0unIIi"''lI'S' p''i'a'''H u'-
signed for operations off the home
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Eagc in the common fight against
Grrmau T-.bnats. Thcv arc now aid
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'''S '>''''" ''''''' ''' 49, "S 81 'N'''''
can drSu"l'rs ana American AaNa!
airmon, and they have been in the
way zone for some months.
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-.
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u'VIc "I d" "uu'eS9 1T ''cN e'"I'" At
Liberty Loan celebration. but gave no
details. IL is noyv possible. however.
T., ,ou r,,. ,hr rr-t ti,,e or tho u,id.
v
WINTER N"S~"S' o. ''' 'oa'N across I4e
seas iu the face OF the most severe
,yrntbc. KNOW, i'm Years.
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,..,di,i@,,.. @ ~ tTn yr,.,'inc r,,.n hno,'
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
EX-PARIS APACHE GANG
HUNTED; GIRL SQUEALS
New York Police Seek Leader Of
Band Of Twenty-Five
French Thugs


The police are searching Trndcroiu
resorts for the leader OF band of
twenty-five former Paris aparhcs de-
scribcd by a young Belgian girl follow
ing the arrest Of three mon and two
women in "A raid by District Attorney
detectives i'm a West Eifty-hfth street
apartment Yesterday. The leader is an
times waiter in one of Fifth avenues
exclusive hotels, but when Off duty "a
gunmun and thug whose prey has been
the plcasurc-seokmE visitor to New
York
Many Of the gangs Victims, the girls
confession went, have been French and
Italian officers, sailors aud soldiers vl~-
itng New YOrk They have been charm-
I'd to meet here men who spoke "a Ian
guage with which they were familiar.
but were disillusioned when they found
themselves, minus their wallets, IN some
dark hall, utterly unable 10 remember
what had happened To them.
The girl is one Of those rounded up
in the raids made last Sunday morning
on TendeTloin resorts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
COTTON GOODS PRICES
DUE FOR REGULATIONS
To Speed Output, Reduce Cost,
Baruch Meets Manu-.
facturCrS
Washington. April IL.

W h~NlnElhUt NlI|I| w.
FlAmg prices on all cotton goods,
from army duck down To- the house
Wifc.s calico apron appeared likely as
"a result Of a conference today hrtweCn
cotton goods manufacturers and the
pricc-GNiug committee Of the war iudus-
tries board.
Acute shortages IN cotton products,
fast growing more desperate, iHNc
forced chairman Bururh Of the war
industries board. to take action to in
crease manufacturing facilities aud reg
ulatc prices. Agreements with mauutac-
turcrs are being sought.
Prices on cotton fabrics aud yarn
have been forced to Uuhcarl-ot levels by
excessive demand. Of tine army and
navy. Mills. worked 10 capacity, are
recalling salcSmcu aud refusing con-
tracts outputs have hr"u contracted
for months ahead. il s declared,
Government buyers want restricted
profits GSrd On goods aud mauufac-
lurrrs wan, help in expanding their
Uy,rtu<cd equipment. Looms are cost
ng three times prc-War prices. Labor
is scarce and WH3-rs have Increased,
There 10 no shortage of raw cotton,
however.
Barurh is rapidly becoming con-
WINGED that rriCc-iiNug must be rcsortcd
to clear down the line. according
may bc fixed as a result Of the in
ycstigatiou Of the meat commission, NOW
under way at the request Of President
Wilson.
OFFICIALS believe that with a general
( world shortage i'm human ucCCsSartcS
laws Of supply and demand are failing
, to maintain proper price levels, auJ
that only governmental action with q
view To- stnri!iZug prices ON all COM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
GERMANS IN MANCHURIA
TAP TELEGRAPH WIRES
Have Radio Stations. Too, Warns
Chinese General Statf-Are
Enlisting Operators

Pskin. April IA report made to
the War Ministry by the General Stan
shows that the Germans are recruit
ing and training telegraph operators in
Manchuria. The report says:
Special investigators sent TO Siberia
and Manchuria report the Germans are
enlisting Chinese. japanese and Korean
telegraphers at Harbin and Changchun
for service on the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way These operators are being trained
specially by the Germans as wire tap
Ders. The recruits also include wireless
experts II Is believed there are wire
less stations hidden IN Mongolia and
Manchuria. The tappeTs are provided
with instruments which can be concealed
IA their baggage
III IL also feared that Chinese teleg-
rauhor4 IA various oiicea are acting as
1tfuau nEeuta A strict investigation
tion|d nt made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
ENDORSES OPERATION
OF RAILROADS BY U. S.
Erie's President Says They Will BE
Benefited by Government
Operation

New York, April 1o.--F u. Under
wood. president Of the Erie Railroad,
said at the annual meeting Of the COM
uany that the railroads viii come out
OF Government ownership better Oft than
ever before"
TRANSPORTATION broke down and II
was high time the Government took over
the roads" Mr. Underwood added.
"t-uder Federal control we shall have
intelligent supervision and an improve
ment in physical conditions. tompcu-
tion will be done away with. Many in
iauities that have grown up I'm the oper-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
BRUMBAUGH AIDS Lo,v
Governor Asks State Risk Boar
Subscribe for Bonds -

Harrisburg. April 1O.-Goyerro,t
hauph urges members of tho ~. erpn'.
uranCe Fund Board that thev 11sale II.
east 100000 Of the funds pasuVest h
authority in Liberty Bonds uer tAei
The Liberty Loan campaign s,s....
harrisburg with hundred rtee Z
untcer workers canvassinR the tsa
trial plants. Steelton also began n. aoqt t
paign Tor the loan among the stesl ,,,l NJ
and in the residential districts tnsll m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

Altoona. Pa, April lO.--A working
mems mass meeting was addressed here
last night by Miss Jeanette Rankin,
Representative 10 Congress from Mon
tana. Ter subject was Democracy In
the War" She came here under the aus
pices of the newly organized Penn
sylvana Railroad shopmen. who at
tended virtually I'm a body. NJ. NJ. Gar
land, Of Pittsburgh. Congressman-at-
Large from Pennsylvania, presided.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
Bakers Would Raise Prices

Rrading. IA, April l0.--Thc new Mas
ter Bakers Association. organized last
week to "vo.operatc with the Govern
ncut." has applied to Food Admiuistra-
tor Davies for permission to Increase the
rc;ail price Of bread. II was ten cents
a loaf, hut Mr.. Davies recently set the
maximum at nine cents. The food adj
miuistratOr has reached no decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

James r. Sautr, lirurN Srnnip, Jpln \.
Shevln. Leslie ~. Smith. William q.
stark John H. sullivan. Lawrence i.
sylvester, christopher q. Walker.
April c
Killed in actiou--Licutcuant Julian y.
Dow, Privatcs Paul Lizzie. Adam Pie
wucld, Mathew VI. liya" and Anthony
Willinsky.
Died Of discasc-Scrgcaut Milard L.
Fife and Franklin G.. William PrlvntcS
Clayton -. Ilil, William Montgomery
Raymond snyder and Malachi Williams.
Died of acknowledgement Benjamin
J. Seifclt and Private James itCwph.il
wounded cycrcly-licuicnan Tom
Johnson Allen and Jonn Cabot BLOOD !;
Sergcants Hollis T. Cobb and Herman
Soiiish: Corporal Harry l.. curtis; pri-
Yates Howard T.. Claypoolc. charles T..
Hickey Thomas T.. Maluucy, Jr, Percy
Rossi aud Elmer Warden.
wounded slightly - captain Fcutou
Taylor Lieutenauts Harry 6. Fish and
John II. Quinn; Sergeant Sidney a. la
Costa: Bugler Sergeant Herbert Ham
maker: Mess Sergeant Joseph T.. Jerur {:
Battalion Sergeant Major Frank j.
Wagner: CorpOrals John Bechard. Wi
liam ~. Cruudcn. Matthew l.. McCabo.
william Y. Macy. Michael T. Nalluu. Ed
uund NJ Templin and Frank Il. Nal
lctto: Buglcr Troy T.. BresglCr; Pri-
Yates Walter i. Allen, Leonardo Au-
dino. JOSEPH Belangyr, John A. Blauch-
chacl j. Carey, Bernard Daley Leonard
T.. Davis. George Deuuick. James Ellis
worth. Louis Formulas John A. Fran
cisIlo. William H. Han Fred Haworth.
Ttge HaysIip, Herbert i. IIill James f.
Houlihan. Frank G.. Hobbs, John James.
Joseph Sinsclla, STANLEY llranhowski
John J. Kyle, William \. LAURA Vim
cent j. McGrath limmct McNabh. I'd
ward A. Mcneil Raymond II. Hahn
duist. David Marks Paul \. Niolkc,
Frederick Monuhan, John +. Morrissoy,
Peter NJ. Murphy, Luke O'Ncill, Eugene
H. Peterson, Joseph 6. preyatt Ormuudo
Prlmm, John }. Qurk. David Roach
q Frank Salvatore, Cletis W. Smith, Law.
renee Tsborsky Harry Wertz and
Charles Wise.
Harley c. Smith reported in the casu-
atty list issued April erroneous i'm
cable gram for Cletis W. Smith, listed
above.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

Trenton. Nuril 10.--Govrruor Edge ha
Harold Charry. Mayor of
Point Pleasant, to succeed the late Asa
r. Wilscy a. Sheriff of Ocean County
Mayor ChafCy had the iudorsemcn, Of
Senator Conrad aud Of other active Re.
ton of a ncw Sheriff in November.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

After robbing the cash register OF the
American Stores Company. Maryne and
Yenango streets, OF 500. two armed
burglars forced the manager, Charles
Lopez and clerk 10 stand with their
faces to the wall while they walked out
OF the front door and snapped the lock,
imprispning the two inside. An hour
,ter ihoy were released by q polIeemep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

alton Of the roads win be ..,., y
Publications Of the annual .llI|
the railroad was deferred psnsIpoH
mission TO che stockholdc rs nSns 80
tract with the Government ns en
meeting was adjourned until u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
BARON'S ARREST BALKS
PLOT FOR RADIO PLANT
Planned to Furnish Military
Information to German
Agents
salt Lake city. Utah. April to.

Carl Won TIaagsmar, former secret
agent on the Pacific coast of the AUS
tro-Humgarlau embassy at Washington,
aud better known i'm the West as Cham-
cey IlolIcudcr. expert trlcgraphor, has
been brought from Prescott, Ariz.. by
the United States Marshal and Is being
held for the Department Of Justice.
II Is alleged IIaagsmar attempted to
reach Mexico. where ii is said he was
making arrangements to establish Il ra-
dio station through which to furnish
secret German agents with information
Of military movements in the United
States
Chicago. April 1O.-A utu, woman
with large, pathetic brown eyes. re-
ccived with interest news of the arrest
Of Carl Won Ilaagsmar, alias Dhaun"cy
IIollcndcr, alleged German agent. She
H. Mrs. Nellic IIollcnder. the prisoner s.
divorced wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

James T.. Saucr. Henry Schmd. John \.
Shevlin. Leslie n. smith. William q.
stark John T.. sullivan. Lawrence T.
sylvester, christopher g. walker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
GLOBE SIGHTS

CFrom the Atchison Globe.1
If you have poor kin they talk"
about you.
An Atchison woman's face is often
mistaken for a war map.
What has become of the old fash
Toned farmer who was called Hay
Seed ?"
If you take three drinks a day, peo-
pie will say you take a dozen. Bad
conduct is always exaggerated.
The man who is eternaily saying
there ought to be a law should be
gagged until the laws that do exist
are enforced.
A picnic doesn't seem to be the on
ly occasion when the man wanders off
after the feast and the woman is left
to clear up the debris.
Wives might remember this: When
a husband is neglected, he is in q par
ticularly receptive mood for the flat
terry which the Other Woman pays
him.
Another funny habit women have:
When they look uncomfortable. and
you ask them what is the trouble. they
say, Nothing" and burst into tears.
Hereafter The Globe will mention
Jude johnson when he is out of the
city Jail, and not when he is in jail,
on the Journalistic theory that any
thing unusual is an item.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BIZ MRS. ELIzABErH THoMPso,

Dear Mrs. Thompson: My boy friend
is at camp and I want to send him a
birthday present. I have just had my
picture taken in a small size. He has
asked me to give him picture of my
self and have always refused I would
like to send him one now in a flat
leather frame. Do you thing it would
be all right? We have been friends
for over year.
BROWN EYES.
am very lenient in some of my
rules of convention where soldiers are
concerned. Since this young man has
asked for your picture, I think IL
would be all right to send him the
gift you suggest.
with two little children and i am hav-
ing a very hard time to earn enough
money to take care of them My
mother is old and the care of the chill
dren is hard on her.
There is a man ten years older than
I am who has asked to marry me He
loves me more than love him I know.
like him. tho. and / am sure that II
did marry him he would always be
true nd good to my children and me.
Would you advise me to marry him.
WIDOW.
Tell him just how you feel and II
he still wants you it will be all right
to marry him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson. I am a work
ing girl and have inst worked in this
position three months. Last week I
had a birthday and one of the men In
the office who is married brought me
box Of candy. I accepted IL. but I
wondered at the time IL did the right
thing. My mother was angry about
It. This man is much older than I am
and only seems to like me N nice
friendly way. Did I do wrong in ac-
certing the candy? DIP
1t is usually not a good thing to
accept candy from men at work
Since il was your birthday and the man
Hikes you only in friendly way L
think it was all right in your case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

told her. And then I'm going to ask
you the same old question again. Will
you give me your final answer. then ?''
Are you sure you'Il want it %
Well, 1 suppose it will be just as
hopeless as ever, but I'm willing to try.
What do you think about it?"
Il wouldn't wait if l were YOU
rs my case as hopeless as all that -
THAT depends on what you call
hopeless
We'll, should call my case a hope
less one-as far as my chances of mar
rying you are concerned"
why don't you try and find out?''
Because 1 hate to go forth to bat
tie, defeated at the start"
Why don't you go forth victor
"Mollie, I'm in no mood for repair
tee or anything else. Do you care
anything at all about me, or don't you
that's the only thing in the world 1
want to know"
II always have. only you never
went away long enough for me to
find it out. And when 1 saw you in
your uniform and heard you had en-
listed, l knew 1 cared most awfully
and / was too miserable for words"
And will you marry me when 1
come back, Mollie, darling?''
Yes, if 1 can't do it before you go
away.
"Mollie, Mollie-I'm the happiest
man in the world. But I'll never be
half SO wise as Ed Ogden-I take off
You're a thousand times wiser
than Ed, Russ
II may be in some ways, but not
where women are concerned"
But Mollie never knew how very
wise Ed really had been.