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Evening journal., 1918-02-14
ICE FLOES KEEP
STEAMERS In PORT

Great quantities Of fee are moving
down the Delaware river as a result OF
the moderating weather and the chan
mel Is choked. The Wilson Line this
morning did not attempt to run a boat
TO Deep Water Point and as a conse-
quence the workmen employed in the
powder plants at Carney's Point and
who live 10 this city had 20 remain
there and others who wanted 20 get
70 their place Of employment today
were unable 10 do so.
Officials Of the company stated how
ever, that they would make an effort
this afternoon TO get a boat 70 Deep
Water Point or TO Pennsgrovo.
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
TUsCANIA WAS sATEGUARDED.

bN Ine Jnlted Press.
LONDON, Feb. ii-The Admiralty is
convinced that every precaution was
taken to safeguard the American troops
aboard the torpedoed transport Tus-
cania, Secretary to the Admiralty McNa-
mara declared in the House Of Commons
today He added that the Admiralty is
satisfied with the convoy system.
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
sPECIAL lIUsC AT nIEEN

IN concciion with the showing OF
Mary Pickford In stella Alaris' at the
Queen Theatre this week Fred 5.
Smith. the organlst Is playing the fol-
lowing program: ITO a Water Lilly
MCDOWELL; Midsummer Caprice, John
son Meditation In . Flat" ST. Clair.
rxtase, Came 'Nocturnctte." i" d'Eyry.
nrq the "Adagio' from Mendelssohn's
second organ sonata. Mr.. smith is
sase PLAYING the following SONGS -.
s''>e sons Del Rigo. 20 Dry Those
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
CECIL SPRING-RICE
DIES in OTTAWA
BY The United Press

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. ii--Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, former British Amhassadol
10 the United States. died This morning
Of heart failure. Lady Spring Rice and
her son and daughter were with him.
Sir Cecil had been In ill health for
some years.
Sir Cecil A. Springfield was born in
1883. He served as secretary TO the lega-
tion at Brussels. Washington. Toxic
Berlin and Constantinople charge daft
fairs at Teheran, Minister 10 Persia and
Minister 70 sweden. Later he was first
secretary at Petrograd he became Am
bassador 10 the United States i'm 1912.
succeeding Niscount Bryce
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
RUssIA's STATUS CONFUsINc.

~ Ihe United Press.
LONDON, Feb. ii-"lt is impossible
TO say whether Russia is an allv' n nen-
tral or enemy Lord Cecil. Minister ~
Commons today V'
Evening journal., 1918-02-14

IHE SUPERINTENDENT pTIselI0I uTdII
Of an agreement for lease Of the Robin
son land. which was approved.
The matter Of leasing the Cleland
land was referred 10 Mr.. Candy and
the superintendent
ON motion the executive committee
approved Of the superintendent acting
as secretary and superintendent Of the
Wilmington Fountain Society.
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
IN CHAMBER or COMMERCE..

Edward Ahrahams, Jr., has been
elected a member Of the Wilmington
Chamber Of Commerce, representing
the firm of L. l.. Winkclman & Co.,
Brokers.
Evening journal., 1918-02-14
PARK BOARD ROUTINE

The Board Of Park Commissioners
held their monthly meeting yesterday
The treasurers report shows re-
ceipts amounting to si5s0O7i; expendi-
lures. s2,25l6i; leaving a balance Of
Si3,5i3i3 Account No. 2-Balance at
last report S69S.l0; Wilmington Free
Zoo Association, Ss3.33; balance, S6iA.77.
The superintendent submitted the fol-
Evening journal., 1918-02-14

Tears" Del RigO; My Heart at Thy
sweet Voice. from St. Saens sam
son and DeliIah. and Somewhere a
Voice Is Calling
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
.DU POINTS WILL BUILD
NEW POWDER PLANT
'Tsovernment Gives Contract for Con-
structiOn of Works Near Nash
Willie, Tenn.
Especial to The Richmond virginianl

Especial to The Richmond Virginian1
Wilmington. Del. Feb. 2.--Aunounce-
mont came from Washington today
that the United states government has
commissioned the Dupont Engineering
company to act as it's agent In the
construction of smokeless powder
plant on the Cumberland river. near
Nashville. Tenn. THIS plan will be
similar to the one on which the gov
eminent began work Il month ago near
Charleston, West Virginia.
Dupont company officials say that
as this is government work they are
not ut liberty to discuss either the
price to be paid. the terms OF the con-
tract. or the proposed capacity OF the
plant
The two plants. Il was announced at
Washington at tho time the frst con-
tract was let, Will have a combined
capacity OF one million pounds of pow
der per day. The cost of these two
plants. according to Secretary Baker
was to be about SOC. 1000. 900
Thousands of skilled artisans will
be drawn from all parts of the coun-
try to carry on this work. Houses
will be built for these workers. Drafts.
men, mechanics, structural engineers,
sanitary experts and technical men
In many lines will be needed In addi-
ton to the experts who VIII be draft
ed from the present organization.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
u. s. FULLY PREPARED TO TAKE
CARE OF WOUNDED IN EUROPE
Most Surgical Appliances and Dressings Abundance
Only Await Ships With Which to Garry
Than Acloss.

ever numerical strength that fighting
force may have.
III is this way" Mr.. Kilmer explains.
III there are 1000, 600 men under arms
at the front. that means that hospital
supplies for twice that number must
be ready in United States army store
houses. Don't you understand? Why,
II the president decides to send mill
lion men across. there will be another
million In all probability called to the
training camps here: II 1000 600 are
needed In France, then there must be
another 100000 in training here TO
take their places. And there must be
hospital supplies for all. for hospital
supplies are not like guns. they can't
be used by one set of men and then
turned over to their SUCCESSORS
Government contracts for millions Of
packages of surgical dressings have
compelled johnson 81 Johnson TO put
up another building. which is devoted
exclusively to the goods intended for
the United States army and navy. 1t
is g. great square structure, in which
the sunny upper room measures I69x
100 feet; here are machines for rolling
tightly yards upon yards of gauze ban
cages of different widths: here are
the girls who wrap each roll in steril-
tZed OIL paper, mere are the OlNeF RiIAh
who place each carefully wrapped roll
In it's own box, seal the box and pass
It along 10 those still other girls who
place 1t in the labelling machine, press
a lever and bring box after box out
ready for use.
And all these girls. and evsry other
woman employe in this enormous plant
are CARRIED in uniform whicF, liz laun-
Gered by the company. so that II Is all
ways antiseptically clean. Rows Of
dazzling wash basins appear at fire.
quent spacing, where constantly each
employe must wash her hands between
rounds OF her work.
The cleanliness lie q thing 20 dream
about. Each room is saturated with an
odor OF dlsinfectants and sterilized; the
walls shine; the floor 10 as clean az n
Kitchen table; the machines CLEAN with
rubbing and polishes: the tnnumerable
little pasteboard boxes and wrappings.
so familiar in the lined up goods OF
drug stores. are so fresh. SO immacu-
late. that II seems pity they ever
have 20 be touched. And on each one
of them ia tho Red Cross trade mark.
a trade mark appropriated by this Arm
before there was an American Red
Cross and assured TO 1t after eight
years Of litigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
NATIONAL SONG WEEK
TO DISPEL ALL GLOOM
Stirring Appeal TO Xirgininns TO Spread
Comfort and Cheer by Songs
Heard Round the World.

Now we are to have national
week OF song. We have had meatlees
days, wheatless days, and. alas heat
less days and to create an atmos-
phere of cheer throughout the land,
we are all invited to Join in one grand
song service for the week beginning
February II.
In stirring appeal issued by Flor
ence c. Baird. music chairman of the
State Federation of Clubs. ali Virginia
is exhorted to get together and dispel
gloom. the appeal is headed "A
National Week Of Song" and Is as
follows.
February 17-2S is National Week OF
Song. Let us make Virginia ring with
music during that time, Plan ahead
to serve your community by spreading
comfort and cheer where there Is
much of sadness.
Sing with our boys who are singing
as they sit around the camp--as they
travel the way which leads to some
where" and at the front in the thick
of the fight. Do you know the songs
that they are singing? Learn them.
Do you know the national anthem
which our men are now Introducing
TO the world? Learn it, Dc you know
the Marseillaise hymn and God Save
the King? Have you heard the stir
riTsg songs. Forward. America and
| God Save Our Men? You will feel
better after learning and singing
| them.
! Ask the musicians in your town
to plan for the observance of this
( week of song. Conserve coal by hav-
! Ing union sacred song service Sun
/ day, February II. Ask the grade
| teachers 10 use more songs during
that week; ask the managers of the
picture shows TO have one song flash
ed on the screen each night that the
audience can sing.
/ Ask the music and civic clubs in
your town to arrange 10 have a free
! concert in which your best talent does
! his or her bit to cheer the commun-
! ity and have one or two sonEs in
! cluded on 4the program in which the
| audience can Join.
Two-thirds of the entertainments
| furnished our boys at the Liberty
/ theaters" are .of musical nature.
| Tho COMMITTEES in charge knows what
| Is most helpful and enjoyable.
| Send snileage books to the boys
in camp and spread smiles at home.
/ Observe the natisN2I week of song
then keep on \ Iging-Florence c,
! Baird. Music Chairman. State Fedora
ton OF clubs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
GIRLS VOLUNTEER
TO ASSIST BOARD

Al the exemption board of tho East
ern district Of Virginia more than
twenty thousand QuestIonaiTes are now
on hand waiting for consideration.
Several thousand have already bean
examined and referred back to this
local boards, Each day brings In a
new supply until the office is fairly
swamped.
In addition 10 the regular Office force
scores Of the young women OF this
downtown business section who have
an hour or SO OF each day have vol
unteered TO assist in the work. and
have been OF inestimape value to
that Office Not only are these young
ladies from the downtown business
sections but they come from all parts
Of the city. exhibiting spirit that
merits the highest Of praises.
The larger cities ~ the state are
located In the Eastern district and for
that reason tile work that must he ac-
complished In that octice IS far in ex-
cess OF that ~ he Western district az
Roanoke. The sSe ninatton o: the ex-
smption claims Is progressing with
speed and alscr!ty. and the congested
condition nov existing In the office
10 expected 10 ne clarified in a few
days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
ODD FELLOWS ASKED
TO ASSIST VICTIMS
GarAd Master Southwark Calls on Or
gantzations to Contribute for
Halifax Disaster Needy.

w. Rose Southwark. grand master
of the Odd Fellows Of the state, yes
terday issued a special appeal to all
of the organizations under his charge,
calling on them for assistance to re-
lieve the suffering among brother
members who were victims of the re-
cent Halifax disaster. Over 100000
Is needed to meet the necessary de-
mands of the situation in that place.
and at the call OF the grand sire of
the organizations throughout the
country are answ ering with liberal
donations
In the fatal explosion which oc-
Cured DecemberNs, 1917. eleven hun
dred members of the Odd Fellows
fraternity were killed. Two children
of another member died from injuries
received during the holocaust. Eight
widows and children were left desti-
tute, their Husbands and fathers be-
ing among the eleven victims. In ad-
dition to these casualties, many others
we're crippled and so injured that they
have found 1t impossible to do any
form OF labor. To relieve this situa-
ton the present campaign is planned
The financial loss sustained is as
follows:
Members of Orient lodge. sss,6s2.so.
Members of Mystic lodge, $4,000.
Members of Amnesty lodge, $l16,-
6Ts.
Members of Dartmouth lodge, s4,-
743
Damage to temple. $4.74s.
Past Grand Master w. s. Rogers
ia chairman of the relief committee,
and has organized his headquarters
ut Halifax. Nova Scotia. All remit.
tances will be made payable to him
as chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
SPREAD P0SLAM
To TEST ON
PIMPLY SKIN

Try this, Spread Poelam over that
itching skin affection at night. Then
dismiss the trouble from your mind.
Sleep soundiy and, next morning,
examine the skin and see just what
one application of poslam has done.
You will rejoice TO know of one
remedy possessed OF real healing
energy which can bring about results
so quickly.
Eczema. Pirnpies, all broken-out
itching surfaces. respond TO Posiam
RS TO nothing else.
sold everywhere, For free sample
write TO Emergency Laboratories, 34s
West 4Tth st.. New York city.
And Posiana Soap, being medicakod
with Posiann. will benefit your skin
----AdN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
R. R. !. NJ. {. 4. WORK
GRATIFYING SUCCESS
Secretary Foster and His Assistants
Praised by Board of Managers.
Membership ConstnntIy

The new administration Of the Rail-
way Y. NJ. c. A. of this city, which
began it's duties the first OF last month,
has produced the most satisfactory re-
suits, In fact the work OF the new
staff pleased the board of managers
Of the association to such degree
that at the arst meeting OF the new
year held last week. they passed a
set OF resolutions commencing the nav
leaders on their work
Mr.. e. ID. Foster is the new secre.
tary. He came into HIS new position
with the valuable experience of a long
and successful career in Y NJ. C A.
work. That he displayed good tudg-
ment In picking his corps of assistants
is shown by the results obtained. No
one day has not seen new members
added to the association during the
past month. The outlook for the flu
ture IA very promising.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
'DREYFUS { CO.. take
LEASE Of 70 YEARS
Plan Big improvements I'm Their
,Broad-Streef Store TO Keep
Stride with Progress.

twenty-year lease on piece of
Broad street realty was one of the
happenings of yesterday which diner
from the general routine of realty.
trading.
Dreyfus & Co. secured, through the
j. A. Connolly company, from the
Behle estate. the aforesaid lease on
the building which they now occupy
on the corner of Broad and Second
streets.
The transaction was unusual be-
cause of the scarcity of such leases.
The Dreyfus company conternpIates
making many changes on the prop
erty, including new show windows,
which will occupy twice the space of
the present windows.
The great strides toward bigger
Richmond WINS given as the reason
for the unusually long lease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
Y. Nj. C. A. WILL PLAY
w. & M. NEXT SATURDAY

The strong basketball team % the
Young Mems Christian association
will play the Quint from william and
Mary college on the -" floor next
Saturday night AZ 5 80 O'Clock. The
game will be thriller. as both teams
have played a fine game this season.
This will be their second rfeetinR this
year. the Y. NJ. G. A. having taken the
Indians into camp before.
The game viii also give tho fans
an excellent lineup or The teams IN
she Eastern Virginia intercollegiate
association, as the ~ team has met
and defeated both Richmond college
and Randolph Macon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

ncancsd tha gathering viii take the
place of the short-lived constituent
assembly.
Boris ssyfnkoff. wa minister un-
der the kerensky regime. had mar
row escape from being killed by a
would be assassin. todHy'H adv!ces
from Petrograd stated.
The war between the Bolshevtki
on the one hand and the Rumanians
and Ukrairians on the other, con-
tinues The Bolshevist victories In
capturing orenburg. Odessa and kiev
have been offset by the Rum5nian
invasion of Bessa~abia End the fall
OF kishinen into the invaders hands.
The Bolsheviki at Odessa and kiev
are threatened with enlightenment II
the RumaniAns can muster sumc'ent
forces for q southwark sweep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
AIRCRAFT LUMBER 60, TO
INVADE SPRUCE FORESTS

Seattle. wash. Feb. "A raid on
he hitherto inaccessible virgin spruce
forests OF the Grays Harbor county
Of Washington is to be made at once
nv an army of 1000 10 5000 men in
tie employ OF the recently organized
Aircraft Spruce & Lumber Co. To
secure the fulhllment OF it's contract
with Uncle Sam the company has fur
nished a bond of 100000.
In getting out the timber, hand
logging. steam logging. irving, power
splitting and even small portable saw
mills will be used. Great motor trucks
also will be used in large number to
get the timber to the mills.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
SEVERAL. TRANSFORMERS
OF BOOZE ARE ARRESTED

Quite a few nondescripts were ap-
pretended last night on charges IN
which whiskey hEured prominently.
Charles Harness and George Williams
both white. were arrested on a charge
of transporting whiskey to this city
from Baltimore in violation 10 the
Reed bone-dry amendment They, with
their baggage will be turned over to
the federal authorities Monday.
Morris Bloomberg. a barber at Muir.
phys hotel was discovered with aev-
eral quarts Of JOY juice locked up In
his locker at that establishments He
was also lodged at the First station
last night,
j. r. Towsey and J II RAWLINGS
we're arrested for drinking on the
streets and were unable TO give bond,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
NEGROES STEAL LARGE
QUANTITIES OF LARD

F. 3. Rallings. colored. was ar
rested, last night, by Detectives Witt
shire and Atkinson. on a charge OF
stealing 500 WORTH Of lard from the
August Grocery company on West
Marshall street. F. r. BENJAMIN.
also colored, was taken into custody
as an accomplice and both were lock
ed up in the first station.
Charles Payne. emulating their
example, pilfered one tub of lard
from the w. S. Forbes Packing com
panv and was arrested by the same
officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
po,dt sells waldorf Astoria.

New York, Feb. 1.~~tFeoTke :.
Poldt, Jr. owner Of the Waldorf
Astoria hotel, tonight announced the
sale OF the property to company
which will be organized to operate it.
The ground on which the hotel stands
is owned partly by William Waldorf
Aston and partly by Vincent Aston. II
is understood the transaction in no
way affects the property
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

Amsterdam, Feb. Am indefinite
general strike in Holland to begin
Monday is TO he called by the radi-
cal Socialists The Dutch working
classes have been suffering greatly Of
late on account O. the shortage 81
food and high prices. a serious ooun-
try-wide labor movement Is feared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
CENTTSARIAN OBSERVED
STRICT RULES ON DIET

Chicago. Feb. 2~~Iazarus Finkei-
stein. who died heres recently at the
age on los. had not eaten meat. except
chicken. In forty years His prinel
pal food was rye bread. eour milk,
potatoes. beans and peas Tie ate
chicken daily. He never drank liquor
ef coffee. or smoked. and asvar ate
1estry. He never broke his Sabbath.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
Local obselvation al . p. NJ. Y.
Weekly weather Forecast.

For the week beginning sunday,
February 3. 1918:
Middle Atlantic states-YtTginis
tsoEth OF 2Sth> parnlleD. Unsettled
weather VIII prevail during the irst
part Of the week. followed by snow
or rain on Wednesday and again at
the end of the week. Higher temper
aturrs VIII prevail throughout the
W eek
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

Paris. Feb 2--Nir;usUy receive ed
from the wound in hts right arm sus-
tanned when she'll burst whi!e no
visited the American front recently
Major General Woot lef' the army
hosplsal today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
THE WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau
Department Of Agrtcuiture.)
Washington. Feb

Washington. Feb, 2--ForeoAst for
sunday and Monday
Virk,nia--Unsetlsd and slightly
warmer, probably liEht rain Sunday
and Monday.
North Carolna-Cloudy. probably
light rain sunday and Monday, slowly
rising temperature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

local Rainfall.

Rainfall LAST twelve hours ..,.-. rs
Rainfall .ast twenty-four hours ,06
Excess IN rainfall sinea March AIS
Excess in rainfall since January ass
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

done. such o bewilderinE variety OF
pain saving appliances to be prepared
Hundreds upon thousands of hrst-aid
kits must be turned out, and must so
on turning themselves out for. az long
az tho war lasts. there liz no limit set
TO Uncle Sans appetite for hospital
zupplies-or. rather. there is the limit
of Just twice his fghting force, what
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