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Evening journal., 1918-08-14
FRENCH BILLETS
CHEERFUL SPOTS
Pleasant Memories of Peas
ant Families Follow Brit
ish Soldiers
TONNES SHOW
THEIR GRATITUDE

LONDON, Aug. t3-The sense Of in
debtedness to France which most sol
diers cherish and will always cherish
most deeply, is human and personal. A
front line battalion is not always in the
front line; II spends many weeks. in
the aggregate, In the civilian zone that
lies In the background OF the theatre Of
war. That is where our memories lin
ger.
More than 100000 British soldiers
have crossed the Straits Of Dover dur
ing the last four years, and Of those
who came back there will be few
who will not cherish some pleasant
memory Of life behind the line in rest
billets among people-poor people
chiefly women, children and old men
whose amazing faculty for cheerful
companionship no anxiety could de-
press, and no suffering abste. As for
those who are not coming back. you
may rest assured that their graves
will never be neglected.
Here Is an average billet. as most Of
US recolleot H.:
A farm house, accommodating some
w bl llblhi nilll LaltiI
rhe men sleep In the barn. their meals
,eing prepared for them upon the COM
,any cooker. which stands IN the mud
iy road outside.
The officers occupy any room which |
nay be available within the farm house |
tself. The company commander has |
he best bedroom-a low-roofed, stone
Ioored apartment, with a very small
Window and a very large bed.
The subalterns sleep where they can
usually In the grenier, "a loft under
no tiles, devoted 10 the storage OF
nions and the drying, during the win
er months. OF the family wash, which
; suspended from innumerable Strings
tretohed from wall 10 wall.
For mess there Is usually a spare
partment OF some kind. II not you
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
BLINDING HEADLIGHTS.
rom the Laurel Leader.

From the Laurel Leader
II the State OF Delaware has any
method of enforcing the automobile
laws it is time that some evidence OF
this fact is given the citizens. We have
laws providing for dinners on automo-
biles and their use in night driving. but
II there has been any case outside OF
a special town action. where motorists
have been called TO account for tHeir
violations in this respect. il has been
so very quietly executed that the peo-
pie south Of Dover have not heard Of
II.
Throughout the lower end Of the
State we find not only glaring head
lights in constant use at night. but
some Of the insane drivers carry fine
big searchlights. the third light on their
car. and they sweep the roads ahead Of
them. totally binding any driver ap-
preaching :heir outfit. II there is a
law prohibiting such dangerous prac-
tice the State officials whose duty IL is
to enforce such law are evidently fast
asleep or are too busy counting their
money to waste on the mere carrying
out Of the law.
One or two inspectors placed on the
good roads through this county would
round up a score Of violators within
two hours. A few fines imposed on these
violators and the practice would be
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
YANKS
CUT 50 Miles OFF
PICARDY SALIENT
lContInned from flrst nare

has now driven the Germans back 10
the line they held In the winter Of 1916
In the region Of San Terre, March said.
The fact that the 0erman5 around
there hold the lntrenchments they left
in their advance probably accounts for
the stin resistance that the Allies are
meeting on that front, he added.
March stated that there are now 81
complete American divisions in France.
He said the other day that each Ameri-
can division has between. 10000 and
1900 men, which would bring the
total organized forces up 10 nearly
100000 men In France today.
At some points the old line Of 1915
has not yet been reached by the Al.
lies.
March said that the line across the
Marne salient Is practically as 10 was
last Saturday He confirmed the fact
that an American counter-attack had
recovered Fismehe.
August 10 was fixed by March as the
date Of the final organization OF the
ilrst American field army. He announced
that Major General McAndrews Is chief
Of stan Of this army so far as the de-
partment knows.
General Pershing has been asked for
specific information on the use Of air
craft In fighting. March stated that
Pershing's dispatches do not indicate
any shortage Of aeroplanes on the
American front In the Marne sector al
least. He made this statement in re-
ply 10 reports that the American forces
there are at a disanvantage because OF
lack Of aircraft.
March appealed for the elimination
Of the word Sammy" with respect 10
American troops. saying that>if there
is one thing the United States soldiers
din not Ike its to be called Sammy"
He said the British and French can't
why such vigorous men
should be given such an appendage.
The British have discarded II in favor
OF "Yanks," March said.
The 28th division was holding the
line south Of Dormans, July i6, and be-
tween July 2s and 81 IL advances
over the Oureg River between
Sergy and Roncieres, March dis
,losed. Early in August It relieved
he 3ist division. July 80 IN d hours
he 2Sth division suffered 400 casu-
titles.
Msrch made this statement In answer
% an inquiry as 10 the fate OF large /
lumber Of men from this division list /
ID in recent casualty lists as missing |
n action. He stated he did not know
my further details as 10 the casualties.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14

put your pride In your pocket and take
your meals at the kitchen Table.
Angelo, Always Hustling.
A farm kitchen In northern France ls
scrupulOusly clean place-the whole
family get up at 40 In the morning
and sees to the matter-and despite the
frugality Of her home men, the fermiere
can produce you a perfect omelette at
any hour Of the day or night.
Then the family First. Angelo. She
may be twenty-five, but is more prob
ably fifteen. She acts as adjutant to
madame, and rivals her mother as a de-
liverer Of sustained and rapid recita-
tive. She milks the cows, feeds the
pigs and dragons her young brothers
and sisters.
But though she works from morning
till night, she has always time for a
smiling salutation to all ranks. She also
speaks English quite creditably-a fact
Of which madame Is Justly proud
College, exclaims the mother. full of
appreciation for an education which
she herself has never known, and taps
her learned daughter affectionately upon
the head.
4Ncht III OlutI CuutS Emile. lie must
be about fourteen, but war has forced
manhood on him. All day long he Is at
work, bullying very large horses. dig
glng hoeing, even ploughing. He is
very much boy for all that. He
whistles excruciatlngly-usually Eng
lish music hall melodles-grins sheep
ishly at the officers and is prepared at
any moment TO abandon the most i'm
portant tasks in order TO watch a man
cleaning a rifle or oiling a machine gun.
We seem to have encountered Emile in
other countries than this.
After Emile, Gabrielle Her age is
probably seven. II you were 30 give
her wash and brush-up, dress her in /
! gauzy frock, and exchange her thick. |
voolen stockings and wooden sabots
'or silk and dancing slippers, she
would make a very smart little fairy.
Last Of the bunch comes Petit Jean. !
chubby and close-cropped youth Of |
bout six. Petit Jean is not his real |
lame, as he himself Indignantly ex-
llslned when so addressed
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
FINE SUGAR HOARDERs

BLACK ROCK, Pa, Aug. i4.-Mont-
gomery Poor Directors and J. n. Bart
man, steward Of the County Home Of
this place, were defendants here before
.C. II. Stinson, attorney for the food ad-
ministration Of this district, on a
charge Of boarding sugar. It was shown
at the hearing a false return Of the
amount Of sugar on hand at the home
had been made.
Bartman stated he was so pressed
with work at the home he had not given
necessary care to the checking up Of
the quantity Of sugar on %and. The ex-
cessive amount Of sugar on hand 300
pounds. was placed at the disposal Of
the county food administration, and the
defendants were fined 500, which was
paid 90 the Royersford Bed Gross
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
The TighftUdd Family
1.-THE MOTHER OF IT.
By Edmund Vance Cooke.

JeVer keep TAB On the dame
~ the old house-keepin' gamer
Cooks and cleans and ssvvs and sweeps,
WASHES dishes. heaps and heaps.
Fit n give a person weeps.
Broils and bakes and scrimps and saves.
Gives up everything she Graves
Music. flowers and trlnket-reasure)
just to keep a heapfn' measure
OF the family's pOrkish pleasure.
Fever lamp a six-day race
As the riders speed for place.
And some fellow in the grind
Gets one little lap behind?
Well, he plugs on to the finish.
Tryin' to make that lap diminish.
Pumps and sweats and struggles hard.
But can't cut it by a yard
Well, that's mother. Till she's dead.
Housework keeps one lap aheadl
lever think it's quite some stunt.
KILN Germans at the front7
For suppose German drops
Every time your Browning pops.
Right behind him is another
Ana his brothers brothers brother.
Observation-Disclosures.
TIL It almost makes YOU sore
stlll Just when you're getting peeved.
Like as not you'll be relieved.
But not mother Since Creation.
She's been In front-trench station
And she's slated for duration.
But does any croix de guerre
Ever pin Itself on her?
Fever see a dress parade
Honorn' the house-keep' trader
Mother marchln' past the mayor
standing at salute TO pay her
civil homage7" That's the wheezs
For all sorts Of second-raters.
But let mother peel pertaters
Wash ana scrub and bake and mend.
Grabble, scrabble. 70 the end,
Halse the race and feed it-but
Btlll the ulshtwad mouth is shut
Copyright. 1915. N. q. AZ
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
SAVE MOONEY AS
A WAR MEASURE
Memorial to Wilson Says
Execution Would
Hurt Allies
FEAR EFFECT ON
GERMAN PEOPLE

WASHINGTON, Aug. t4.-A memorial
presented 10 President Wilson in be-
half Of Thomas J. Mooney, the Cali
fornis labor leader under sentence OF
death for alleged participation in the
Preparedness Day bomb outrage in san
Francisco, said the German people will
not believe the United States is Tight
ing for world democracy II Mooney is
hanged.
The memorial was signed by w.
Bourke Cochran, former member Of
Congress, and was presented at the
White House by Frank Morrison, secre-
tary Of the American Federation Of
Labor II asks the President to exert
his influence again to obtain a new
trial for Mooney, and, failing in that,
20 take the case out Of the Jurisdiction
OF the State courts Of California as a
step necessary for the successful prose-
cution Of the war.
That part of the memorial touching
the effect OF the Mooney case on the
German people follows:
'Why are not the walls Of German
cities falling now before the chant OF
the Marsellaise, as Michelet says they
fell when that hymn was sung by the
revolutionary armies Why are not the
gates OF German fortresses swinging
now, as the same author says they
swung then, on the appearance before
them Of the aricolor embodying lib
erty, equality and fraternity to all
men7
The same chant is heard in the
fields. The same nag is flying and
alongside Of 10 Is the standard which
has never been unfurled except for
Justice and freedom. Yet the men we
are seeking TO benefit are meeting us
with arms in their hands to defeat |
our purpose. The explanation Is not |
far TO seek. In the light Of Il we |
can measure 10 soae extent by the /
Of Mooney and Of the
still created damage his execution
would entail.
The reason we are not received as
lrothers and deliverers Is because we
ire not believed by the men we are
eeking to deliver from Prusslan mill
arism 10 have taken up arms in the
pirit of sacrifice which Your Excel
ENJOY has described
How far MONEYS conviction has
zen one OF the causes which led Rus
ia 70 Withdraw from the war Your
,xcellency is better Informed than any
me else I'm this country. But there
an be no doubt that his execution
would be regarded by the lsboring
masses Of that country as the sacrifice
Il a man who was active In promoting
abor unions to the rancor OF capital
SITS and this would be a serious OBJ
itacle to the fulnllment Of the noble
plans Your Excellency has nutllned
'or aiding the Russian people to In
iependence and prosperity"
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
MEyICANs REBUFF HUNS.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. i4.-Rafael Nleto.
sub-secretary OF the Ministry Of FL
nance, announced today that the request
OF the German South American Bank
TO be included In the moratorium on
the same basis as the Mexican Bank OF
Issue has been refused. Senior Neito
denied the report that the German bank
had lent money 10 the Mexican gov
ernment. He asserted the bank operat-
ed on its own responsibility and had
no claim on the government.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
ACCIDENTS OF IHF nay

Among those treated al the Homeo-
pathic Hospital today were: Alfred
Howard. OF No. 1921 French street. lao
Grated arm
William Morgan, No. 20i French
street. lacerated arm.
Among the patients treated at the
Delaware Hospital were: Joseph Rob
erts. sprained wrist,
Mamie Hainss. rheumatism.
G. Horn, infected nnger.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14

flying a flag which could not be made
out crossed the line Of fire several times.
shielding the submarine from the
freighter's shells.
Il was also asserted that two tor
pedoes were blown up by glnners on
the Britisher, who dropped depth
bombs when the torpedoes came near
setting them of.
The freighter reported having heard
cannonading from point over the hor-
izon while making for port after es-
Gaping from the submersible.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
STILL IN SERIOUS CoNDIT1oN

Max Spiro Of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Abraham Keimon, OF New Castle. who
were in the automobile struck by a
freight train at the State Road cross
ing two weeks ago when the latter's
husband Abraham Kelmon and James
and Elsie Spiro, children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Spiro, Of this city were
killed, are still In serious condition
at the Delaware Hospital. They are
expected to recover, however.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
NAY CUT rARr m eoTnIrns

WASHINGTON. Aug. il.-Plans 10
grant reduced railroad fares TO soldiers
on short leave from camps are under
consideration. but the Railroad Admin
lstratlon advised Senator Calder. OF
New York. In response TO an inquiry
mat 1t seriously objects to tho step
al this time because OF the difficulty
OF providing adequate Transportation
facilities for the increased travel.
AT present only soldiers on furIouehs
travel at reduced rates.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
DRAFTFFs no co To SCHOOL

Fifty draft volunteers VIII leave for
Tacoma Park, D. c., tomorrow after
noon on the i06 train via the B. and o.
Railroad. The men, who volunteered
for the special service at the Bliss
Electrical school, will leave in auto
mobiles at i245 from the boards Of
exemption at Sixteenth and King streets
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
ENFORCE THE DOG LAW.

From the Snow Hill People.
More than 25OO dog owners in Ihe
county have taken out dog licenses ac-
cording to law, but there are still q
large number who have managed to
evade the law. These, no doubt. are
the owners Of the more worthless dogs
dogs that are not worth the one or
two dollars as the case may be.
These dogs are Of the dangerous type
and 1t is highly important that they
come within the pale Of the law or be
exteminated
The law provides for the reimburse
ment Of the owner Of livestock or pOul-
try who suffers a loss from dogs, but
the payment Of actual loss does not
cover the potential loss in breeding
power.
The revenue from the Issuance Of Ii
censes is much larger than anticipated
and Is sufficient TO cover the expense
Of having the county Thoroughly COW
cred by deputy sherlffs to check up
the dogs without tags, or owners with
out licenses. 1t is not fair to those
who have paid their dog tax to let
others ignore and evade the law. and
1t is to be hoped that the County Com
missiOners will take some steps TO en-
force the law.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
Spirit of the
DelndrUid Press
ARE YOU A sLACKER?

From the Easton Star-Democrat.
The stay-at-homes in Talbot county
are under as great an obligation 10
serve their country as the boys who are
fighting In France. In fact, they owe
their freedom and the safety Of their
homes to those who are making the
sacrifice over the seas. The man at the
front has given up everything TO serve
his country and the least we at home
can do Is 10 help him.
II you are a farmer, II is your pa
triotic duty to pay more attention to
this farm and to grow more grain, II
possible, than ever before. Not mere
ly for the sake Of accumulating more
dollars, not merely because your pro-
duce sells for three times as much
money as II did before the war, but be-
cause you owe it to your fellowmen
and to humanity's sake to produce all
the food possible in order that those
at the front shall not suffer.
II you are engaged in a non-essen-
tial industry and have been blessed
with an accumulation OF thls worlds
goods 1t is your patriotic duty to in
vest this money In War Savings
Stamps and Liberty Bonds.
II you are a laborer, IL is your patri-
otto duty to give your employer your
best services for ten hours each day,
six days in a week.
Anything less than this will brand
you as a Stacker, and by your deeds
you will be judged.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
BRITISH FREICHTER REPORTS
BRUSH WITH GERMAN SUBS
An Ia Inlied press

BY the United Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. IA
British freighter arriving here today
reported having had a two-hour battle
with a German submarine off the Long
Island coast
The U-boat, IL was declared, opened
fire at a range Of three miles. The
freighter replied until its ammunition
was exhausted. meanwhile sending out
IS. O. S" calls.
According to the story told here a
mysterious steamer Of about 200O tons
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
VOTE THEMSELVES MoRF psv

AMSTERDAM, Aug. i4-Members of
the German Reichstag have voted Them
selves a salary increase from $3.50 In
si2oO a year. but have also raised the
fine for absence from a sitting from IS
10 $3.50.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14

Mrs. Ella Goodman OF No. 9ii Reed
street. has been made happy by re-
ceiving a letter from her son. Rollin
II. Goodman. who has arrived
safely in France His trip was a pleas
ant one. He is in perfect health. and
he enjoys it there All the boys are
falling IN love with the French girls.
Rollin says but he prefers the girls
OF the old L. S. A.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
PROPERTY TRANSFFRREn

Transfer OF 1900 square feet OF land
on the west side Of Congress street. in
Port Penn, from Martin Lane and wife
to Edwin 5. Zacheis for $50 has been
recorded. II is thought this is in con
nection with the new munition plant
being erected there.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
sen. GALLNGER IN HOSPITAL.

BY the united Press.
FRANKLIN, n. H., Aug. i4.-United
states Senator Jacob II. Gallinger is Sc
riously Ill in a hospital here today. He
is 81 years old and has not been well
since returning from Washington in
July.
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
HARVEST HOME AT wUITFu,N,s

The annual Harvest Home under the
auspices OF Ebenezer NJ. q. Church is
to be held at Whlteman's Grove to-
morrow,
Evening journal., 1918-08-14
RUILnING pEnAur

Building psInector Preston today is
sued a permit to J. Patkowski to make
an addition to No. Gig Church street 10
cost $3.50
Evening journal., 1918-08-14

He is now IN France with an Ambu-
lance Corps. He is a wagner and en-
listed last August. He was in Camp
Harrison, Ind, and Camp Logan, Tex.
before being sent over several weeks
ago. He IS a son Of William Moore.
Of No. 1913 Jackson street.
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A Lady's Agreeable Irish Sketch Book

large sum for the table as being the
genuine thing. care you sure this isn't
fairy story?' Hicks told him to turn over
the table and he would find an I'll"
serawled in the ebony near one OF the
legs; and sure enough the letter was there.
We must infer that Hicks did not put It
on the market as vcritablc antique; 9TH
erwise Mrs. O'Conuor could hardly praise
him as she does.
Unusual Ghosts.
Mrs. O'Connor has many stories TO tell
of the ghosts which haunt Doneraile Court
in the County Cork, among the appari-
tions there being nine green cats! But
there is true story about Doneraile
which is even more interesting. In 1713
the local Freemasons' lodge was accus-
toned TO meet in a room IN the castle.
The Hon. Elizabeth st. Leger occupied
an adjoining apartment, to which repairs
were being made; and IN aperture had
been left through which she inadvertently
witnessed the secret proceedings Of the
lodge. "After consultation of the MEN,
beers they decided the best way out of the
difficulty was to make the eavesdropper
Frcemason. Doubtless she made very
creditable one, for her portrait represents
a strong minded lady, painted in Free
mason's apron, with her hand resting on
the open page of the Book Of Mysteries
and her finger pointing TO an important
chapter" Apropos of this incident, Mrs.
O'Connor tells the following story of q
southern lady who also became a Free
mason:
"She was a young, beautiful bride, tie
wife of n distinguished Confederate Off
Ger, and her plantation lay directly in the
route of Sherman's march 10 the sea. All
houses were to be burned, she was alone,
the fate of the women was uncertain; to
give her protection her husband asked
that she should receive the first degree OF
the order of Freemasons. This is probably
the only instance of woman Precursor
in America"
In her preface, which she calls An
Apoloqy, Mrs. OConnor mysteriously
says, 81 am writer of necessIty-not Of
talent" We cannot concur in the Sec
ond clause of this statement; for only n
writer of talent could have put together
such record of personal impressions and
entertaining aneedotc and gossip about
one of the most interesting countries in
the world.
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