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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
CAMP DIX MEN HAVE
CHANCE TO Go Up
Tests to Fill 200 Positions as Off.
GERS to be Offered Ambitious
PrivateS.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, y. j., July
lS-Opportunity TO win commissions will
he offered to approximately 200 New
Jersey, New York and Delaware sol
diers who have made good as privates
and non-commissioned officers through
appointment to the central training
schools opening this month. The ma
jority of the men chosen are from the
l53d Depot Brigade and the final lists
of the fortunate ones will be announced
later in the week. The men chosen Mt
this time will go to the school OF IN
fantry training at Camp Lee, Va. De-
tails Will be chosen later for the artillery
and machine gun schools.
Since the opening of Camp Dix SOL
diers here have subscribed to the enor-
NOUS total of 1869, sol 800 In war risk
Insurance, according to announcement
yesterday by the camp insurance office.
There has been total of 61, l42 poll
cies, with the average value OF SO, 24l 10.
With a watermelon song on their bps
and watermelon seeds on the floors OF
their coaches as a reminder of melon
feasts that marked their leavc-takng OF
Dine, several hundred North Carolina
and West Virginia Negroes arrived at
Camp Dix YESTERDAY. They Will be as
signed at once to the 18th Battalion, from
which an infantry regiment and special
labor battalion for overseas duty are
being formed.
To facilitate the delivery of mail
among soldiers In the field, SPECIAL
postal detail Will be organized in the
S7th Division under orders announced
Yesterday from the War Department, The
formation of the detail indicates the
governments determination to ellml-
nate all delays and to insure mail col
lcctions and deliveries on a par with the
home postoffice. The detail Will be at
tached to headquarters troop and will
aid the established mail service. 1t will
consist of one lieutenant, two scrgeants,
four corporals. SIN iirst-claSs prlvates
and Ia prlvates.
The parade ground at drill hour now
has martial music TO suit every taste.
Major-Gencral Scott has found that the
men cultivate a snapper step and tire
less easily when they have music 70 ac-
company them, and he has ordered that
every organization shall have march
ing accompaniment if 1t is only drum,
Hence visitors can see regiments, COM
panies and platoons out at drill with
every type of marching music from a
crack 50-piece military band to a rookie
with snare drum.
Major Walton A. Green. Of the
10th Training Battalion. l53d Depot
Brigade, whose tented camp is attracting
the attention OF thousands of visitors as
a model of neatnesS and efficiency, be
lieves in training officers and men for
conditions as well as military require
ments over there, and so has opened
his headquarters in large barn at the
edge of his camp. A herd of cows was
housed in the section that has been CON
verted into headquarters Offices and the
havlofts and sheds arc now doing SER
vice as storage rooms for battalion sup
plies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
THE KAISER PRAYED.
Louise Driscoll.

The little birds were flying north.
And on Cathedral spires
They STAYED their homjng fight awhile
To hear a kings desires
The birds that sing the love Of God
At dusk and break Of dav
Folded their little wings and stood
To hear the kaiser pray
''Now, God, send fear 10 children,
Let none be c0mforted
And give nv great guns power
To scatter death, be said
Forget the promises YOU made
10 those who weep or are afraid
The swallow said: my wings are strong,
! come from sun-warm palace walls
Across blue seas. The way is long
And have stopped and heard men pray
By wayslde shrlnes and in great halls,
In house and howell by the way;
But | have not heard anywhere
A prayer that was hike this mans prayer !"
The sparrow said mo sparrow falls
Without Gods pitYl Does he know
This man who prays on whom he calls?"
The King Of Prussia stood below
Ia the Cathedral nave and said:
Now let their harvcsts be their dead
Let gas and shell 60 tear and kill,
Until the world bends to my Wilt
The birds on the Cathedral spires
Waited to see the prayer go by.
(The little birds can see your prayers,
White-winged ascending to the sky!)
Pale lilies on the marble grew,
Carved saints we're on the walls, and
through
The flower windows shone the sun.
The sparrow said His prayer is doneP'
The swallow said Where did it go?
It is a strange prayer, flying lowr
They rose and searched the larkspur sky,
They asked the clouds that drifted by,
But the prayer had no Wings and stayed
In the dark heart where it was-made~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
HUN SOCIALISTS ANXIOUS
TO MEET L. 5. BRETHREN

Amsterdam, July Vorwarts, Of
Berlin, publishes a communication ad-
dressed to Camille Huysmans OF Bel
gum, secretary of the Socialist Inter
national, by the party executive Of the
German Social Democracy repeating the
partys willingness 70 participate in an
international conference ia neutral
country The communication adds:
Particularly do we assume that repre-
sentatlves of American socialists who
ALWAYS have been present at recent con-
crosses Of the Internationale arr beng
invited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
LEVINE WOULD HONOR MARX:
But HIS DECREE DON'T GO

London July IL Nikolai Lenine,
the Russian Premier, has issued a decree
directing Nj Ltvinoff, the Bolshevlst
envoy in London. TO give l,000,00
ruhlcs to the family Of Karl Marx, the
German Socialist, for the erection of a
monument Of Marks grave in London.
Marx is buried, with his wife and child,
in Highgate Cemetery, in suburban
London. All three bodies are in a single
grave which is marked with lain fiat
stone
NJ. I-itvinoff is AT present without
funds but has made various demands
on London banks for deposits lying there
to the credit Of the old Russian govern
ment or members Of the Russian nobility
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL
NOW COLLEGE FOR SOLDIERS

Washington, July Is The Carlisle
PENNSYLVANIA Indian School has been
permanently abandoned and turned over
to the War Department for hospital
purposes and for the rehabilitation and
re-educatiOn Of sick and wounded soldle S
Announcement by Secretary Lane that
the plant, originally an army barracks,
med To the Interior Department until
needed, has been returned back to the
War Department
It's seven hundred students viii be
transferred 70 other Indian schools.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
WHITE MAN, SIOUX
INDIAN CHIEF
John Grass Heir Now Fighting
in France, an Aide to
General Liggett.

Mandan, n. d., July 10.-With the
passing of Chief John Grass, Of the Sioux
tribe of Indians, who recently died at
Fort Yates, the headquarters of the
Standing Rock agency, his mantle falls
upon the shoulders of the only white man
ever adopted into the tribe. Thus Cap
tain A. b. WEIGH, of Mandan, adopted son
of the old chieftain, becomes, according
TO ancient customs Of the Sioux, TIE chief
of the tribe.
The new Sioux chief whose Indian
name Is Mato-Watakpe, Is with the
United States Infantry in France and Is
the aide of Major General Hunter r.
gett grandson Of John Grass, Albert
Grass, is serving with the same division
Although there were formerly -four
chieftains of the Sioux, only one line re
mains, and the old chiefs sons al being
dead, Captain WEIGH, by reason 81 being
an adopted son, takes precedence over .
grandson in the direct line.
The name Mato- Watakpe IL the Sioux
war name of the old chief and means
Charging Bear" When he was adopted
Captain WEIGH chose this nam rs the
one by which he would be know an NJ
the Indians
Although the chief Of today h0- not the
same powers Of the chief Of years oaHa lr
the title still gives him the re- 49, ~ TIC
Indians and they recognize hin fh.r
leader A chief still represents in
all disputes or conferences with -. govern
ment.
Captain WEIGH for many years nas ienn
student az the Indian customs aol form
cd many friendships with member u the
Sioux tribe In 1913, because If faItlal
/ regard that had grown up bet cen lie
captain and the chef John G- the
latter asked the captain If al AZ be
willing To be adopted his u ne
! captain consented and, conforming - the
ancient ceremonies Of the SIOUX, .tus taken
| into the tribe by a service hcId AZ Fort
! Yates. tho old trading center The service
| began AT dawn and lasted until rundown
The body Of The old chief his been laid
M the cemctcr} Mt Fort Yates and the
Sioux now hook for the return IF their
pale face chief from the great war 10
assume control of their affairs and act
as their spokesman in al matter n which
the tribe Is involved
n 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
PAPER TURNS ON GERMANY.
Language Publication in Milwaukee Ad
mits Ii Lied in Past.

Milwaukee Wis, July 17-Germania
a local serni-weekly newspaper and one
of the most widely circulated German
language newspapers IN America, came
out in its issue Yesterday In strong con-
demnation of the German Government
in connection with the origin and con-
duct of the world war.
1t retracts words uttered during the
course Of the war, and admits that. parrot
like, it repeated the utterances Of the
German governments newspaper organs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
KANSAS WHEAT CROP SAFE.
Through Federal Labor Service Aid
Every Bushei is Harvested.

washington, D. G, July 18-Every
bushel of the great Kansas wheat crop
has been harvested, the Department Of
Labor was informed yesterday by the
Wichita Board of Commerce. The Board
calls the accomplishment phenomenal
and attributes it To the work Of the Federal
Employment Service supplying labor
TO the wheat belt
The Labor Department predicts that
the spring wheat crop will be harvested
with the same success.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
AMERICANS GET 13 PLANES.
French Counted While Americans Shot
Down Foe Airmcn.

With The American Army On The
Marne, July 18-French observers re-
ported today that thirteen enemy air
planes fell in the region over which an
American pursuit squadron was patroiing
and fighting on Tuesday
Within the American lines it had been
considered sure that the Americans
had downed eight, and possibly nine,
enemy planes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
NEGROES IN BIG BATTLE.
Our Colored Troops Are Holding Bit
of French Sector Against Hun.

With The American Army On The
Marne July 49, American negro troops
are helping to hold the allied line against
the fifth German oifeniye
They requested the favor Of being
permitted to take over part of the
line of attack, though they had been
holding a piece of French secter for the
last three months without relief
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

" Al4-Alh "a EhAbN b.
Fletcher Moore, General SpoTc.
hAkRIN GTON.
Warren I. Moore Garage.
u. L. Sawtelle Garage,
smith 4 smith Hardware store.
w G. Wright. Hardware Store.
Veasey Bros. Blacks miths
Norman T. Webb, General Store.
kENTON.
" e.. KNOTS. General store
L. + Hilyard s. son. General Store.
William K Walsh Garage.
. NJ Vessels. General Store.
4. ". BayliS. General store.
LEIPSIC.
H L. Wilson & Go.
LINCOLN CITY.
Il. O. Southland. General store.
LITTLE CREEK
Howard NIcGoniglc, General store.
LOWS X ROADS.
w. G. TruitS.
MIDDLETowN.
Davis Brothers. Hardware Store.
w. S Leatherbury. Hardware store
MILFORD.
The Kent Garage.
MILTON
Milton Garage K Repair Co.
George w. Fisher Hardware Co
MILFORD.
William 4. webb Garage.
William =. Coffin Garage
Central Garage.
H. G.. Sapp Garage.
MILTON
Charles G.. Jones'.
MAGNOLIA
H. G. johnson.
MAKSHALLTON.
Harvey Barrett. General Saoca
y. III, Foard. General Store.
NJ. l.. Smithr GSnaSa} SSo~0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

Sir. | would rather be right than be
President Henry Clay 1850
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

Every Evenings classified advertise
ments hr Ing results Proved 10 the salts
faction Of many and will tie to Won Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

PORT PENN.
Mary ostenson. General store
II, 7. Conard. General Store.
4. v. Yearsley, General Store.
PRETTNAIAN'2 CORNER
Wescoat Auto Co.
r: wilgus 1 son, General store
RICHARDSON PARK.
II. T. Terrll.
RISING SUN.
NJ, J, Aiohler. General Store.
REDDEN.
A. 7. Dutton. General store.
REHOBOTH.
George W Josephs Garage.
J. q. Lingo. General Store.
J. I. Maston. General Store.
W. F, Keith s son Garage.
Delaware State Garage.
George ID. Wright & Son Garage.
William T Doughten Garage.
John +. Wilson. Hardware store.
STOCKLEY.
IL. ]. Stoeckel.
SELBYNTLLE.
w G. Williams Garage
Q. l.. AicCabe. General Store.
sEAFORD.
j. b Hurley & sons Garage.
Seaford Garage Co.
r. II. Knowles Garage.
STANTON.
W L. Chambers. Garage.
STATE ROAD.
James AicCall!ster.
ST, GEORGES.
J. G. Compton.
IL. v. Buckson Garage.
TOWNSEND.
W. II. Reynolds Garage
TRINITY.
w ID. Steel.
WooDSIDE.
r. b. Jarman Garage
=. NJ. Hoch. General Store.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

p woolery. General store.
D d. Burton. General store
clayton Appleby. General Store.
BELLEVUE.
Bellevue Garage.
BIACKBIRD-
Royden Caulk. General Store
BRIDGEVILLE.
p. II. Cannon. Garage.
q r. Kimble Garage.
II O. Layton, Hardware store
W Z, Davidson, General Store
W f. Kelley.
Willis Johnson Garage.
s W. Hammond. Hardware store.
CANTERBURY
A Nj Thomas. General Store
CENTREVIi4LE.
ii Il. Conner.
Is. & r J. Dalton.
CEDAR CREEK
n SGUigser. General Store
w " +. 81. r. Clements.
A seyil 3 Sons Co. General Store.
CHESWOLD.
3. II. Emory. General Store.
A. & X Megargle.
CHOATE.
Samuel snyder
COOLSPRING.
DOWNS CHAPEL.
VIM. ii. Carter. Hardware Store.
Dover Garage Co.
j. f. Teat Garage.
DELMAR
A. Brewington General Store.
j. r. Brown. Garage.
DELAWARE CITY.
w r.. Stapleford.
] w. u Reybold. General Store
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
WILMINGTON. DBL

DAGsBoRo
Chandler & Thomas Garage.
ELsMERE
ID s. Lyman.
GLENDALE
Alorgan's Garage.
FREDERICK
w " Wilson. Hardware store.
j a Davis. General Store.
PARAMOUNT
IL J Anderson. Genera! store.
FARN1INGTON
w IL. Hitch.
FARNHURST
Abner Appleby.
GEORGETOWN.
L. " White. General Store
]. H9lson. Hardware Store
Georgetown Auto Co.
Georgetown Garage i supply Co.
HARTLEY
George T.. Scotch
w ii Poor. General Store.
NEWARK
Samuel snyder. Dealer.
George Lake Garage.
n. b. Wright Co. Hardware Store.
Chas. Strayhorn Garage.
". + Noilaston, General store.
NEW CASTLE
w. b. hee Garage
B. L. Lark Garage.
NASSAU.
I'll. L. Paynter.
OCEAN VIEW
r. Horace Derrickson. General Store.
w. 9. Hickman. General Store.
ODESSA.
L. REYNOLDS. General store
George w Davis. General store.
Johnson X Turner. Garage
| PoRTERs.
W. ]. Compton. General stere.
J A. W. Bradley. General store.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William b Elliott, 223
New Castle avenue, have received several
letters from their son, Raymond Elliott,
Of Company d, 300 Machine Gun Bat
talon. 18th Division American Expedl-
tionary Forces He was sent to Camp
Dix, the FIRST Of April, and sailed for
France May % He writes that they had
fine trip across and all landed safely
He is enjoying fine health, and says they
are getting plenty to eat and are per
fectly satisfied.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
BR|NKHAvEN

BRINKHAVEN. Aug. l4-Mr. and
Mrs. II. G. Hibbets were Mt. Liberty
visitors over Sunday.
Mrs. T.. j. Parker and son. ThurstOn.
of Mt. Vernon and Mr.. and Mrs. G. s.
Stamer and family spent Sunday with
.. II. Basin and family.
About two dozen girls and boys
from here mOtored to Odel's Lake Sun.
day where they enjoyed IA picnic.
Dr. and Mrs. r. A. Harmony and
son. Jack, of Millersburg. are the
guests of Osborne Hibbets and family
for few days.
Donald HOagland of Camp sherman
was home on furlough Sunday.
Several from here are attending
institute this week
Mrs. William Bailey IN spending a
couple OF weeks with Prof. and Mrs.
w. w. Borden of Bucyrus.
Mr.. and Mrs, Newton Stillwell of
Millersburg were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II, Hibbets Friday and Saturday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
CITY VOTERS tn
DECIDE 0N HALF
M|LllEWS soon
Council Adopts Resolution To
Submit Question To
Citizens
TABLES ORDINANCE
ORDERING NEW WALK
Service Director Authorized
To Issue Vouchers For
$865.92

A resolution placing levy of one
half mill on all city taxpayers for the
next five years, the proceeds of the
levy to be used in paying off the city's
debt, was adopted by the city council
at its meeting Monday evening and
the question of the levy will be sub.
mitted to the voters in November.
= An ordinance authorizing the con-
struction of new sidewalks on the
north side of East Hamtramck street
from North Main to the first alley east
Of North Gay street was laid on the
table after being read three times.
The service director at this meet.
ing was authorized by an ordinance
TO issue vouchers in the sum of 1855. 92
and charge that amount to the cOntin.
gent fund of the waterworks depart.
ment.
At the conclusion of this business II
was voted by the council not to meet
for four weeks
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
TEACHERS HEAR TALK
ON GEOGRAPHY AND
Z TEACHING METHODS
Social And Economic Effic-
iency Goal OF Education
Says DR.. Williams
10y Press Reporter)

Al the Monday afternoon session OF
the teachers institute, the frat ad.
dress was given by DR.. William Chan.
cellor on New Views Of World Geog.
raphy." He said that he thinks that
many conditions existing In the world
NJ the present time are the result OF
wrong ideas and conceptions obtain.
cd from the study Of geography In
the past. Geography should be made
q living subject. Children should be
taught world conditions as they are
ut the present time, Geography should
be study OF world politics. world
economics, the social conditions In
different countries ana the worlds
trade, al these are the vital forces
which cause nations TO go to war and
10 survive and be prosperous.
The Aim of Education" was the
subject OF DR.. Williams talk. He gave
number OF aims which should be
considered In the process of education
the ones mentioned first being less
important and only leading up TO the
ultimate, or final, aims. These aims
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
CENTERbURG

CENTERBURG. Aug. l2-J. A..
Pearl Of Cleveland ia spending a few
days with relatives here.
Miss Hanna Burke Of Fulton is
spending the week with her father.
II. NJ. Burke.
Earl FOwles. son of Mr.. and Mrs. !,
N. Fowles. has arrived safely in
France, according to information re.
ceived by his parents.
Miss Lucille Messmore Of Akron Ia
the guest of friends here.
J. II. Smith OF San Antonio. Tex.
Is visiting his mother. Mira. Esther
Smith. and other relatives here.
II. A. Updike spent last week In
the western part Of the state.
William Potts OF Olive Green spent
over Sunday with b. G. Ramey and
wife.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
LET r ERS
FROM E.
What Knox County's Artil-
lerymen Are Doing 'Ov-
er There

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. O'Bryan
of Democracy from their son, Corporal
Earl ID. O'Bryan, who is in France
with e Battery 134th +. A..
I'VE have been travelling in the
daytime and then staying in some rest
camp over night. We have been In
four camps now since we landed in
this country, but there hasn't been one
Of them as nice as Camp Sheridan.
1--WE had nice trip across England.
Rode In passenger coaches, but not as
large as those in the states. These
hold from 80 to 40 men. They have
compartments and we rode eight men
to compartment. The railroads are
kept much cleaner than ours and the
wagon road crossings either go above
OF below the railroad.
England surely Is beautiful coun-
try. The fields are all small and the
fences are mostly hedges, well trim.
med, and every field is cultivated so
you see that would make the country
very pretty. We passed through lots
of beautiful cities but don't think
could tell you the names of them.
I'VE left England a week ago on
Saturday evening and arrived In
France on Sunday morning We spent
a night on the boat again. but | did
not get sick like did on the way Ov-
er. We went to rest camp in France
and the next day we started on our
bOxcar journey and will say II is
much nicer to ride In a passenger
coach.
I'VE rode for eight hours and then
hiked seven or eight miles and car.
ried our full packs to the place we
are now located.
France is not kept as clean as Eng.
land but like 1t better. guess II Is
more rough and rugged like the Unit
ed States. .I.,.t@ b ,4.s
I'VE landed here last Wednesday
evening and are located in little VII
lage In billets and it makes us think
OF the barracks In Mt. Vernon. We
are located close to the city of BOr
deaux, but that Is all | can. tell you
l like this little town real we'll It IL
about the size OF Democracy, but !
like Democracy the better of the two
towns. n 4
IL had to walk about a mile and
half to report to the regimental com
mander to be made corporal.
have been acting corporal ever since
we left Sheridan.
II almost forgot to tell you that ir
one camp In England we ran across
Lieut.. COnard, hut we only got to tall
to him few minutes. He seemed
real glad to see us. He certainly l.
looking fine"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
TWO LOCAL SELECTS
AT CAMP SHERMAN
SENT TO 84th DIV.

Pierce Thayer and Carl Masteller.
two Mt. Vernon boys who were In the
goth Co., 9th Trimming Battalion, De.
pot Brigade. at Camp Sherman. have
been transferred TO the S4th Division
and will probably 10 across the lat.
ter part OF the month. Thayer is q
barber and is with the 336th Ambu.
lance Co. and Sanitary Train 800. Mas.
teller was transferred to II Co., 309th
Engineers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
READY To OPEN
Only Finishing Touches To Be
Added For Big S. D. A.
Camp Meeting

That big meeting is looked for by
the Adventist people in Academia
cannot be doubted Enthusiasm with
q spirit TO work, possesses all the
mtnistes and other workers and
today 1t only remains for some fin
tshing touches to be given and the
camp is ready for the convocation
that Is expected
There are three large meeting
tents pitched besides the big pavilion
tent, and Elder r. II. Robbins, the
president OF the Ohio conference,
expects that accommodations will be
taxed to the limit. Already campers
from all over the state are coming
In.
II IL the pupose of the committee
In charge to place u program OF the
meeting In every home in Mt Yer.
non and vicinity. Plenty of space Is
being reserved for the parking of au-
tomobles
The opening service of the camp
meeting will be held Thursday even
ng. Elder Robbins will preside and
the speaker viii he Professor H. q.
Wilkinson. Of Washington. d. c.,
president Of the Columbia Union con.
ference of Seventh day Adventists
This conference which Elder Robbins
Wishes 10 be understood that there
will be no admission charges. and
that the public il cordially invited
u all the services.