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Evening journal., 1918-05-25
MOLDAVIA SUNK BY HUN
TORPEDO WHILE SOLDIERS
WERE ASLEEP IN BUNKS
American and English Fighting Men Who ES-
cape Death in Channel Tragedy Give Three
Cheers as British Transport Goes TO Bottom
SCOm Seas for Possible Survivors. Men
Show Courage and SteadineSS in TragicHOur
BY the United Press


AN ENGLISH PORT, May 25.-"I better disci-
" me declared Captain johnson, of the United States Infantry
survivor, describing today the opedog of the British
Modavia, the English Channel Thursday morning 'The
Pedo struck the Modvia forward of the the portside
johnson said "A the troops sleeping m bnh their
uniforms
There loud explosion and the ships whistle sounded
the alarm. All assembled deck alongside the boats perfect
order like daily boat drill better dis
plne The Modavia continued under her steam for time
for the avoiding second torpedo The desoyes
oong ced about and dropped number of depth charges
but no one the submarine.
t supposed that the of the explosion off the
for several who the troop deck The
vivors all their personal belongings
calling for the utmost and seadi
responded noby and they took the boats
They gave three as the Moldsva sank"
The at rest They enthusiastic
spendd of the ships officers and and of the
british desroyers.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

ment was without additional details
early. today regarding the destruction
Of the British transport Moldavia and
the probable loss Of Sc Americans there
on. Information TO the government last
night was based solely on the Admir-
atty statement. but it was assumed
new facts with perhaps some names
would be forthcoming today
The Moldavia was the third trans
port torpedoed in which Americans
were involved The Antilles. howeward
bound. was sunk with loss Of 20 lives
last fall, but no soldiers were aboard;
the Tuscania. bound for England, was
torpedoed with loss Of 100 lives in Feb-
ruary.
The torpedong OF the vessel in the
English Channel proved an especial
shock. because troop ships there have
been virtually immune from German at
tack on the channel transport routes
German submarines have practically
not dared TO venture into that zone be
cause OF the mines, nets and destrOyers
so plentifully scattered there. It meant
almost certain destruction for a Teutor.
In this case, II is assumed that luck
played q large part in the Teuton sc-
lion for the British report showed no
periscope was sighted despite the clear
ness OF the night.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
FIGHT IN station
when DRAFTEES Co
Men Who Had Imbibed Too
Freely Start Fight In.
volving Police Chief
MAY CLOSE SALOONS
TO PRESERVE ORDER

An unpleasant incident occurred at
French street station today, while sol
diers were preparing TO board their
train for Camp Dix, which, in all prob
ability, will result in an appeal being
made TO the military authorities to
close all saloons In Wilmington on days
that men are sent away TO military
training camps hereafter.
The incident occurred in front OF the
railrtsd station as the men called by
Board No. 4 arrived there. Chief OF
Police Black endeayored to separate
two men who had started TO iostle
each other. The men, who had been
called in the contingent, had imbibed
too freely and as they blocked the
passageway against women who de-
sired to pass, Chief Black took hold OF
ono Of the men by the coat collar.
The men resented the chiefs action
by attempting TO assault him, where
upon the chief struck the Young draftee
in the mouth Frank r Zebley.
member OF Exemption Board No. q. who
saw the incident, then approached Chief
Black, evidently TO protest against the
outbreak, rushing toward the chief with
hands. Although Mr. Zeb-
Continued on Page Three.)
CLOVER DAIRY MILK.
Clarified, pasteurized and pure.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

LONDON. May 25.-Fifty-six American
soldiers were still unsccounted for
early today in the torpedoing Of the
British mercantile cruiser Moldayia.
sunk in the English Channel early
Thursday morning, while Transporting
American troops.
The missing were all In one cOmpart-
ment and are believed to have been
killed by explosion ~ the torpedo. All
officers and members Of the crew were
saved by British destroyers forming
the convoy.
The Moldsvia was struck at a. m.
There was bright moonlight. but the
submarine was not seen before the at
,acks Experts were made TO keep the
ship anOst. She sank in about an hour.
There was no psnic and the transfer
Of the soldiers and sesmen TO the de-
strovers was made without a hitch.
Tha soldiers lost all their belongings
except the clothing they wore, but were
reouthtted when they landed at chan
mel port All were given temporary
leave.
The Moldsvia was a steel twin screw
steamer Of $500 tons, built in 1903.
che was 52O6 feet long. had a beam Of
J83 feet end a draft Of PAS. She was
owned by the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company and was
registered at Greenock.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-The govern
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
AGED W0MAN'S HIP
BROKEN BY FALL

Mrs. Annie Mills. Of Clayton. widow
Of Isaac n. Mills. for many years su-
perintendent Of the Delaware Division
Of the P. B. & W. r. r., and in his day
one OF the best known and most popu-
lar railroad men in the United States,
suffered a broken hip several days ago.
as result OF slipping and falling in
her home. As Mrs Mills is more than
eighty years old, the injury is Of an
exceedingly serious nature.
Mrs Mills and the members Of her
family have many friends in Whining
ton and other sections Of the State. and
In railroad circles In other States.
DR.. j. s. Cobb. OF Clayton, the attend
ing physician, is hopeful
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
OVERCOME BY GAS,
DEAD In KITCHEN

Mrs. Dennis J Conner, Of No. ala
East Fifth street. was found asphyxi-
ated in the kitchen OF her homo about
81 o'clock this morning In so'he
manner a hose leading TO gas stove
had become disconnected. fllling the
room with fumes that overcane Mrs.
conner. Her husband. who works at
night. was asleep at the time. A son.
Paul Conner. on returning home after
viewing the departure Of soldiers for
Camp Dix, found his mother llfeless in
the kitchen
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
Americans SINK
HUN j THAT HITS
british STEAMER
81 Persons Missing From
Forpedoed Inniscarra,
Sunk Off Cork
PRISONERS FROM SUB
landed BY SAMMIES
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON, May .25.-The German sub
marine which torpedoed the British
steamer InnIsearra. was sunk by an
American destroyer shortly sfterward.
II was announced today.
Prisoners from the submarine have
been landed
By the United Press.
CORK, May 25.-Thirty-seven persons
were missing today from the British
steamer InniSearra, which was tor
pedoed and sunk early yesterday, while
bound from Fishguard 10 this port,
Five OF her crew were saved.
The Inniscsrra was a steel steamer
OF i,ii2 tons, built in 1908. She was
2sO5 feet long, owned by the City OF
Cork Steam Packe. Company. and reg
istered at Cork.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
4NDR TEES LEA DESTROYER SINKS SUB RED CROSS FUND.-
GOV. TOWNSEND UNFRAMED
WHEN TRAIN STRIKES HIS
AUTO ON HOMEWARD TRIP

A chauffeur named Baker was driving
the Governors machine As 10 was sp-
preaching the B. c. & a. Railroad. north
OF Berlin, train bore down upon the
crossing.
The view OF the railroad tracks at that
place is obscured by a wood. and as the
Governors auto approached tho cross
ing the chauffeur observed It. lie was
close TO the tracks at the time and sud
denly applied the brakes. The auto
skidded alLngside the tracks. and Gov
ernor Townsend and Baker barely had
leaped from the car before the train came
along Il struck a fender on one side
OF the auto, which was damaged. bu, the
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

machine was not wrecked
The FIRST report that reached VIII
mington was that the car had been
smashed and the Governor had been
thrown out Of Il. but Governor Towns
end this afternoon over the long dis
tanoe phone denied that report and said
the accident was caused by the auto
skiddins when the brakes were applied
suddenly lie said he had gotten out
OF the machine before the train struck
the fender Of II
Mrs. Townsend, wife Of the Governor,
was killed when their automobile over
turned near Frankford the latter part
Of last year.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

Governor John C. Townsend, Jr..' had
a narrow escape from injury yesterday
afternoon when a tram struck his auto
mobile.
He was on his way from Salisbury to
selbyville at the time
While his automobile was damaged
Governor Townsend and his chauffeur
escaped injury, as they jumped from
the auto when they saw 10 was in dan
ger OF being struck by the train.
Governor Townsend had been to Sails
bury on business trip during the day
and was on his way home by wsy Of
Berlin when the accident occurred.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
eSEsst, Nh zAe~4-
CI,st>ta1ca41 -IeSEaA
KA> "a 9A4esf U,peaAe4.>
Re0R a%4>t K0
Hk eM<4fU,vzaAze.,,-
M-A Gea4C
/

Delaware went above its Red Cross
quota set on Monday night. at Si.5OO.OOO,
at the noon luncheon today. when a
grand total Of si,567 ,6O2.7i was reported
amid rOusina cheers from the team
workers.
4 total today of s2O5,2i727 was re-
ported.
Amounts reported al noon by the
thirteen teams follows:
Miss Emily p. Bissell, 3.i52 subscrib-
ers, S22,i36.t9
Pierre :. DUPONT. 265 subscribers,
tt,725.73.
T. Coleman DUPONT. fe6 subscribers,
81, 1880
James J. Ford. 80 subscribers 50.
Continued on Page Three)
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
HATS OFF TO HIM.
.v the limited Press

BY the United Press.
LONDON. May 25- His right arm shat
tered by machine gun fire, Capt. Walker
Henderson Thomson, Australian Infan-
try, organized a party OF rs and rush
ed 1t TO the front where an advance was
being held up.
Thus reinforced the advance carried
the positions, consisting OF flve concrete
shelters with four machine guns. and
put the whole garrison out Of commits
sion. Thomson has been awarded the
Military Cross.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETING

The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the First Presbyterian Church will
meet at o'clock on Monday evening.
The Westminster Guild will be guests
OF honor. The program will include a
psntomime. "A Lump Of Clay" the story
by Henry Van Dyke, given by -four
young women. Mrs. James McMullin
will lead the devotlons. Miss McAllistef
will present extension department work.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
HAWAII Is DRY.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON. May %. President
Wilson today signed a bill making the
Hawaiian Islands dry.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
ToDAys TFupERATrRF.

At THE EVENING JOURNAL Office.
600 A. Mo 1901 p. NJ. 80
1000 A. M........I9 100 p. MS
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

mNs ns-lr ,,noR' vso vAnrs TO SAW OsrrSs.
By THE Uo t.trr-s
aAbs>a gartl G'rHu sailors tries is
o,ne .a'-'t ne sr''h 'Fsr'ii'ss ~hish resulted u
the bo,.nsot z-brdss. h'rS. ,sssfdiIs ss rsr'r'
from BRUCE, braus'. s,r. today BY n'ser-l
Thirteen sailors were executed IA. s,s,r ta.
sentenced e iveo l-ar. Imprisonment
EtssAUImAR TO NEGOTIATE PEACE
By The unted Press
MOSCOW Ass v4e-.-r'i ssor.p'ass eH.t-.s, .i ia,
Ukraine All -pr-,,arl-, ssv ail n,r.s.
ps,e- tsr. as, % announced h.r- t'asy
G-o's,.. 'na " aeloubsyHsh leaders ef the UErsiHsa
Rada have s'pend he ssFs q tsit Sedy but IA.
peasants '-,rs meeting decided ersse
nssooito-s.tH .'rc7 E-msn' participated /.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR

United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH The AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, May 3d.
(NighAmerican Negro troops holding portion of the line
west Of Verdun in conjunction with French forces
mtted to
Headquarters declares these Americans making
ceptionsly good showing IN the trenches"
For time unofficial dispatches have mentioned American
operating the region This important
CONTINUED Three9
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
British Raid Enemy Trenches at Hanlel and
Lens and Take More Prisoners. U. 5.
AviatOrS Down BOche Planes. Army Ua.
mOleSted. American Negroes Hold Portion
of Line West of Verdun in Conjunction
With French Forces
By the United Press

BY the United Press 49,
LONDON May observation-disclosures of British positions tho
southern and northwestern portions Of the Flanders front yesterd
evening and last night reported by Field Marshal Haig todsy
Hostile artillery bombarded positions of Bethne
shells yesterday evening the statement said
There increased artillery activity IN the Sszeee secto
last night
In the neghborhood of Hsmel last night raded the
trenches and took 40 prisoners machine
1--WE carried successful raid and took few prisoners
neal Lens
BY the United Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, May "a
(Nght)Ehe Official commmque issued at American headqusr
Confirmation has been received that American svstors
brought down German planes May 2 There nothing
of the sectors held by Americans"
The War Department today issued the following supplement
to General Pershing's commwiique:
"On Wednesday afternoon First Lieutenant Walter " Barne
by signal Sumner Wash and Second Lieutenant Kenneth p
Colbert u Marines, Orange, NJ j. fatally injured by the
accidental fall of aeopsne which they acting
lively pilot and observer Both died
the evening both decorated
the palm for excellent faithful and work
former fights Their vaor operations Seheprey April TO-
under heavy fire and under adverse weather conditions
cially mentioned"
Evening journal., 1918-05-25

GLOVER DAIRY MILK.
Clarified, pasteurized and pure.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-05-25
WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and sun
day, probably showers; warm
er tonight interior, moderate
south winds.
Tomorrow-S Sunday
No Wheat Bread for supper.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

As they trekked down the lane from
the barn to the pasture "fied" may
have tossed her horns and sung to
"Bossie," ~ Dreamt Dwelt in Marble
Halls" But that dream, built up for
dairy cows by lot of elaborate de-
signers of fine barns, is dissipated by
experts of the United States depart
ment of agriculture In a bulletin en-
titled "The Four Essential Factors In
the Production of MIX of Low Bac-
terial Count" 1t gives the results of
a series of experiments in which milk
of low bacterial count was produced In
an experimental barn under conditions
similar to those on the average low
grade farm. The three essential fac
tors were found to be: Sterilized
utensils, clean cows, small-tOp pals.
A fourth factor necessary to keep the
count low Is holding the milk at a
temperature OF so degrees Fahrenheit
or lower. All of these factors, 1t Is
pointed out, may be operative In an
ordinary barn just us much as In the
marble hall' type.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
Among the Survivors.

A little story II friend of mine told
me of II happening at one of the army
comps when the first colored troops
arrived. The officer in charge of the
receiving of the colored boys was ask
ing one of them the many questions
necessary. About the last question
to he asked was, Where do you wish
TO have your remains sentT' The col
ored trooper replied: "Tll tell you,
boss, | was kind of tigurin 'on totin'
them around myself. Trib'
une.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
Summary of What War Has Done
for Benefit of Consumers of
Animal Products.
DOWNFALL OF STACKER CAN
Government Has Refused to Tolerate
Use of Tin for Canning Air-Poi-
sonous Disinfectants Are
Also Forbidden.

While the various governmental
agencies have always taken more than
ordinary precautions to safeguard con-
sumers against any evils that might
result from canned meats, contingen-
of war have resulted in even more
perfect protection for soldiers and
civilian alike.
An old evil In the canning industry
was what has recently been called the
Stacker can." 1t was not able to
survive the state Of war. The partly
filed can, like other siackers, had to
go. The mere bringing Of cans up to
the low net-cOntent weight printed on
their labels is no longer all that is re-
quired. The can must be filled. The
war brought a shortage Of tin and the
government refused to tolerate the
use of tin for canning air.
Poisonous Dislnfectants Forbidden.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken also in other particulars. A re-
cent regulatory announcement from
the bureau of animal industry, United
States department of agriculture, for
bids the keeping Of such odorless pol
sons as bichloride of mercury in pack
Ing houses and directs that hot water
containing approximately per cent
of salsoda (sodium carbonate) shall
be used for disinfecting all instru-
ments.
The bureau has supplied all sta
tions with special thermometers for
making temperature tests Of meats,
and inspectors are instructed to close
ly supervise the handling of all meats
and products of a kind prepared GUS
tomarily to be eaten without cooking
and which contain any muscle tissue.
The inspectors are instructed also to
see that all meats which are not rem
dered into lard or tallow and which
are utilized for food purposes shall be
sterilized by heating so that all por-
tions of the meat are brought to
temperature of ITO degrees Fahren-
heit and maintained at this tempera-
ture for not less than 80 minutes.
Different Cooking Methods.
The bureau of animal industry does
not specify the cooking necessary to
insure that all parts Of the meat are
heated to the minimum temperature.
That was regarded as impracticable
on account of the fact that different
methods of cooking are used in differ
ent packing establishments for vari-
Gus weights of products. The inspec-
tors are instructed to apply good judg-
ment to each Individual case, to make
the necessary test. to determine the
facts and to be guided accordingly.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
WESTERN CANADA'S
CROPS
Got an Excellent Start. Big
Yields Now Assured.

Never in the history Of Western
Canada did the seed enter the ground
under more favorable conditions. The
weather during the month of April
was perfect for seeding operations,
and from early morning until late at
night the seedcrs were at work, and
every acre that could be profltably
sown was placed under requisition.
Farmers entered heart and soul into
the campaign of greater production.
There was the time and the opportu-
nifty for careful preparation. and as a
consequence with favorable weather
from now on there will be vastly in
creased yield. They realized 1t was
duty they owed to humanity to produce
nll that they could on the land, not
only this year but next as well. In
addition to the patriotic aspect. they
are aware that the more they produce
the greater will be their own return
I'm dollars and cents.
In many districts wheat seeding was
completed by the LIST of May, after
which date oats and barley on larger
acreages than usual were planted.
AS has been said. favorable weather
conditions made possible excellent
seed-bed preparation, and the seed has
gone into the ground in unusually good
shape. The available moisture In the
soil has been added to by rains. which
have not been so heavy however. as to
Interfere long with the work in the
fields. The grain is terminating read
lily, and on many fields the young green
blades Of the cereal are already show
Ing. -
An optimistic feeling prevailS among
farmers that Western Canada will reap
Il record harvest. II the season from
now on is as favorable as It has begun.
these hopes should be realized. Mr..
]. d. McGregor of the Federal Food
Board, who is also an old and success
full farmer in Western Canada, assert
ed few days ago at Calgary that crop
conditions throughout the Prairie
Provinces were excellent. speaking
generally" he said, "the crops have
never gone into the ground In better
shape than this year, and with an
even break of luck as far as the wealth
.r is concerned. there should be an
enormous crop" His present duties In
connection with the Food Control
Board, taking him In all parts of the
West, Mr.. McGregor has exceptional
opportunities OF observing conditions
I'll over the country.-Advertisem
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
Making Meat by Dipping Ticks.

In the campaign to help the ma
tons meat and milk supply" a million
and quarter head of cattle in 215
counties of the Southern states are
making fortnightly pilgrimages to the
dipping watts. There are $4,000 of
these watts in active operation
enough, II the Huns were attempting
an invasion of America by way of the
gulf, to make a solid concrete bar
rier from New Orleans to Pensacola.
Operating the watts are 1855 federal,
state and county employees-enOugh
to place guard every 800 feet along
that barrier; enough, If armed with
machine guns. to hold 1t against any
ordinary attack.
That Is the United States army of
Invasion in tick territory. the army Of
determination of the cattle fever tick.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

colonists in their abandoned provinces.
Besides the 2S,OO0,0O0 Ukrainians in
Russia there are some 100000
Ukrainians living under Austrian rule,
where they are known as Ruthenians.
with the help of the Austrian gov
ernment, German settlers have pene-
trated to the different Slav provinces.
and 25O,OOO German peasants reside in
Galicia. This colonization has been
carried on for years methodically and
noiselessly. German colonists are now
firmly established as far east as Bos-
MIA, where there are 54 different Ger
man colonies. German settlers received
from the government In Bosnia lands
almost free, loans without interest,
grntuitous seed and wood, and subsi-
dies for building houses. These facts
are known to but few even in Austria.
although this colonization always had
very important political significance.
The settling of Germans In Hungary
where they are known as 'Schwabs,
was started by Empress Maria Theresa
in 1764. She sent 10000 German peas
ants to Hungary, colonizing them near
the Roumanlan borders. Today these
settlers In Hungary have increased to
almost 100000"
The many thousand Ruthenians in
Canada and the United States, from
the provinces Of Austria, are wholly
in sympathy with the allies and entire
ly emancipated from any allegiance to
the former German tyrants. That their
fellow Slavs in the Ukraine have any
ha koi nd
methods Is not to be believed. AS n
matter of fact the president of the new
Republic of Ukrainia, Michael Krushev-
sky of Lemberg, was member Of the
German general staff.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
HATS OFF TO THIS MOTHER!
BY HERMANN HA0EDoRN
Of the vioiIantes.

Regimental Sergt. Maj. William b.
Jenkins, Three Hundred and Fourth
field artillery, is dead at Camp Upton,
but his soul is marching on. 1t is a
question indeed whether in death he
may not do more to defeat the Ger
mans than he could ever have done In
life. For his death has brought from
his mother an utterance of stirring
patriotism that is sure to rouse to
greater effort the defenders of America
abroad and at home.
Sergeant Major jenkins came from
Holiday, Tenn, and 1t Is from there
that his mother Mrs. NJ. Il. jenkins,
writes as follows to Maj. ]. D. Whit
man:
"Allow me as one who has lived un-
til am now an old woman to express
to you my thanks and appreciation for
your many courtesles to me as mother
of Sergt. Maj. William B. jenkins. I
had hoped my boy would get his
chance in France but 1t was not to be.
so 1 am us submissive to his death as
IL he had died In the trenches in Eu-
rope. Please accept my thanks for
all your kindness and to any of his
comrades that were with him In his
sickness. With sad heart I dictate
these lines. but with quickening pulse
and an accelerated being I look for
ward to the day when victory shall
come to the brave boys who are giving
their lives for our beloved land. 1
shall ever love soldier boy. May
Gods blessing be on you."