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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05

Near Accident at Bellevue Bridge Gives
Springs" Riders a Scare.

The rear trucks Of a Brandywine
Springs car that jumped the track at
the approach to Bellevue bridge today
gave several passengers a great scare.
Fortunately, the motorman applied the
brakes hard and stopped the car safely
without injury to anyone, few feet from
the bridge
At the time, it is said, the car was ap-
preaching the incline to the bridge at a
faster rate Of speed than is commonly
used A defective joint in rail threw
the rear wheels off. and the wheels bump
cd over the ties, the noise and swerye of
the ear notified the motorman that
something was wrong, and he at once
applied the brakes
Fortunately. the wheels off the truck
did not leave the ties and the only damage
entailed was done to them The wrecking
ear was summoned and passengers for the
Springs were transferred around the de-
rallied ear The defective rail-joint was
fixed up and in an hour traffic was regu
larly resumed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
STATE WAR COUNCIL.
Definite Program to be Mapped
Out at Joint Conference Here
on July 10.

With n view to asceriaining just what
the government expects of Delaware in
the prosecution of the national defence
program, and in order that all Delaware
agencies working in that behalf may be
informed at first hand, Governor John G.
Townsend, Jr., has called a joint CON
ference to be held at The Playhouse next
Wednesday afternoon and evening, with
q dinner also in the evening, at the Hotel
du Pont, at which the State, city and coun-
" Councils of Defence and representatives
of the newspapers of the State will be
entertained.
The object of the conference" the
governor says, lis that we may better
understand and appreciate the work of the
Defence Council and hear first hand from
Washington just what they expect of
Delaware" =
An effort il being made to secure the
attendance of every person affiliated
with these VARIOUS agencies.
The governor will appoint 200 dele
gates in addition to the above, repre-
senting every election district in this State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
ONE MEAL Of BEEF
EACH DAY IS RULE
FOR EATING PLACES
Partial Lifting of Ban Announced
in Telegram From Wash
ington Today.
PORK AS A SUBSTITUTE

Seven meals Of beef week-one each
davis a modification Of the restrictions
on the use Of beef. announced IN a telc-
gram to the Food Administrator Of Della
ware from Washington, ID. G., at noon
TODAY. This means that one meal each
dav of the seven restaurants, hotel keepers
and boarding house proprletors may serve
beef
In some other places -Philadelphia for
instance-the ban has been lifted for ten
DAYS but this ruling has nothing what
ever to do with Delaware
The partial lifting OF the ban on beef,
within a few weeks after the public was
requested to save beef and use pork, Is IN
line with the Food Administration )
policy to save food when needed and i'm
mediately lift the regulation whenever
the needs Of the army and navy have been
supplied. The CO operation shown by the
public when the Food Administration
asked for less consumption Of beef led to
enough being saved TO tide over the
emergency and res ulted IN the order an
nounced today. In his telegram Federal
Administrator Hoover says:
Regarding beef conservation, the
broad fact Is that we wish reduction IN
the consumption OF beef carcasses largely
consumed IN public eating places and we
wish to replace it with pork, not other
beef. The immediate conservation that
resulted from the request of June II and
Il, resulted in the purchase Of q sub
stantial amount OF beef for exports.
The telegram goes on 10 state that for
the present it is believed that enough beef
will be conserved by having it served one
meal each day, and leaves to the Food
Administrator to name what meal that
shall be The selection of meal for the
serving of beef Is under consideration and
will he announced later
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
PEACE CRY NOW FROM
GERMAN SOCIALIST
Must Come Without Damage to
Hun Interests or Dishonor to
Nation, Vor WaertS Demand.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Amsterdam. July Sin leading ar
ticle. the Socialist newspaper Norwaerts
of Berlin declares the desire Of the Ger
man people for speedy peace with honor
IS SO strong that u sensible aecommoda-
ton from the other side would be bound
to lead to its realization
Our enemies today continued the
newspaper, have the opportunity Of
obtaining a peace not prescribed by the
war map but based on the eQulpoise Of the
military aud economic forces on both sides.
The policy Of truth demanded by
Philip Scheidomann Socialist leader re-
quires an admission that the economic
forces Of the German people are not in
exhaustible, ard the fact that we are cut
off from overseas raw material is being
increasingly felt.
THE more candidly we speak Of this
matter. the more readily will our enemies
believe US when we say this oppressive
situation can only induce us for years to
make greater military efforts, but not to
accede 10 conditions dishonoring the
German people and damaging their inter-
csts permanently.
The conclusion OF peace with honor
thus corresponds TO the interests of our
adversary in the same degree as our own,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
REHEARING GRANTED.
On the Appeal of Slower and
White in the Taxpayers
League Suit.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening


Dover, July Sin the supreme Court
here, today, ID. @. Hastings, counsel for
the Mayor and Council OF Wilmington,
in the case of w T. Slower and w P.
White, for compensation for extra work
In making an assessment, etc, VS.. State
of Delaware, made motion for re-
argument of the case on the ground that
III the former argument certain points
were not fully covered IN the brief
Robert Adair, counsel for the State OBJ
jected claiming that the brief was full and
that the request comes too late. The court
decided, however, that q reargument
would be granted at the October term of
court, stating that the court itself would
like to have fuller argument on certain
points, which were not argued so fully
before.
The suit grows out of the Taxpayers
Leagues effort to compel Col. Slower and
Mr.. White to return 81 800 paid by the
city of Wilmington to the members of the
Board of Assessment some years ago, rs
extra compensation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
DOOMED, TROTzKY
AND LENINE FEAR
New and Powerful ArmyOnly Hope ;
Aristocrats TO be Conscripted
as Manual Laborers.
SOVIET SOVERTHROW NEAR
by Aseooiatcd pros. % ivory Evening


Moscow, June q The international
situation If the Russian Soviet republic
Is such that only powerful army on the
basis of obligatory eervice can protect y
in the opinion of Leon Trotzky, commits
sloner If war and mar no. He has sub
mitted a report advocating universal
military service for the Bourgeois az well
as the workmen and peasants, and hopes
that the fifth congress ~ Sovlets vii pass
such a measure,
Premier IenIne has approved the report
and the details arc being worked ont.
In the meantime, Trotzky has ordered
the registration Of al males between the
ages of 10 and 20 and the enlistment
simultaneously With the workrnen Of the
Bourgeois classes horn in 1896 and 1897.
The Bourgeois classes viii 10 formed into
non-6ghting units TO dig trenches and clean
barracks and caps.
Later they may be promoted 70 service
in the ranks after they have proven by
deeds their loyalty 10 the laborIng class
and the poor peasantry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
HUNS OVERRUN RUMANIA
Vulgar, Overlooking Germans Dis
gust Natives; Royal Family
Retires to Country.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, July s. Gcrmanys plans for
peaceful penetration" in Rumania have
gone ahead very rapidly since the signing
Of the treaty Of peace. According to adj
vices from an authoritative source in
Runlania the resumption of railway
traffic with the districts occupied by the
central powers was followed by great
thrush Of German merchants, politicians
and intriguers.
Within a few weeks the pushing and
overbearing Germans had become so
much in evidence in Jasey that the royal
family, including the king queen and
the crown prince, felt compelled to leave
the city The royal family now is living
In what amounts to seli-imposed exile in
an old hunting lodge Of King Ferdlnands
IN the remote frontier village of Bicaz.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
THOUSANDS OF
ALIENS PARADE
FOR DEMOCRACY
Splendid Patriotic Demonstration
by Foreign-born Residents
of Wilmington.
CHEERED TO THE ECHO

Responding to the invitation Of Presi-
dent Wilson. and at the special request
of Navor Lawson. thousands of foreign
horn residents Of Wilmington yesterday
naradcd for the cause of liberty, all demon
strating the fact that while they are not
natives they are Americans who are
patriotlc to the core. Thousands
cheered as the parade moved along the
streets.
The parade was under the direct SUI
ucrvision of the Wilmington Council OF
Defence. of which Mayor Lawson Is
chairman. and with which the foreign
born residents co-operated splcndldly.
Nearly every nationality maginahie
was represented, the Italians Greeks.
Poles. Ukranians. French and English
being particularly strong. Not only
did they turn out in large numbers, but
they went TO great dead OF expense ana
pains to emphasize their love for the
country of their adoption number
Of pretty and interesting floats were
In line.
The Italians. for instance had two
one of which represented q peak OF the
Alps mountains, where their soldiers
are now demonstrating their bravery In
defending their home land and crushing
the Hun. and the other representing a
battleship with its four formidable guns,
which, however, carried pretty flowers,
instead OF ammunition.
The Italian naval division turned ont
in naval uniform. while there were Others
who were rot uniformed, and children
who were IN white.
The Greek division was quite
CONSPICUOUS and interesting, every particl-
pant being in white and with white hat
They had two floats one OF which repre-
scented Percles and the other Liberty and
Uncle Sam.
In the Polish division were number
Of uniformed organizations.
The French and L kranians which
follow cd also turned out in large numbers
Continued on page 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
AMERICAN TROOPS HAVE
QUIET FOURTH IN TRENC HES

With the American Army in France.
Thursday, July 4. The fourth Of July
was an unusually quiet day in the nor
mally inactive sectors occupied by Aneri-
can troops from the Woevre 10 the Swiss
border. Even the artillery and air servi ices
were less busy than usual, cloudy weather
and poor visibility hampering them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
GERMANS HIT HARD
BY BRITISH TROOPS
Gen. Haig Takes 1900 Prisoners,
Machine Guns and Mortars on
Amiens Front.
By Associated Press to Every Evening


London, July 5.-The Germans last
night delivered a counter-attack upon rhe
new positions gained by the British on the
Amiens front. to the east Of the village Of
Hamel The war Office announced today
that the enemy mad been repulsed IN TINS
attempt and lett prisoners IN the British
hands.
More than 800 prisoners we're taken
BY the British forces in Yesterday :
operation in the Somme area. In addition
100 machine guns and 3 number Of trench
mortars were captured
4 hostile counter attack against our
new position east Of Hamel last night was
easily repulsed, a few prisoners being lett
In our hands.
a successful raid was carried out by Us
in the Beaumont-Hamel sector. An
attempted hostile RAID IN the neighbor-
hood OF Strazeele Flanders 'front.' was re-
pulsed.
Paris, July 5.-French patrol parties
were active last night in many sectors OF
the front, from Picardy 70 Lorraine, says
today's war office report. Prisoners we're
taken by the numerous raidIng deJach-
QeDtS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
KEEL-LAYING RECORDS.
Duluth Ship Workers Start New
Craft in 4 IL Minutes; Pitts
burg Workers Fast.
ny Associated Press to Every Even

Duluth, MINI, July . Workmen Of
the McDougalI- Duluth 5hipbuildlDg 90.
today claimed a record IN laying the keel
mates for a new boat Az The Lake Helen
was launched Yesterday trained crew
If men jumped into position and IN 30
seconds had the first plate IN place. The
full keel Of - plates vas laid in ~
minutes.
Pittsburg, July ; While shipyards on
the Atlantic and Pacific COASTS and the
lakes Of the United States were launching
a record Tonnage II wartime shipping, AZ
a part 81 Tho Independence Day celc-
bration, PIttsburg was not outside the
realm Of patriotism ~ this pursuit
One launching and tho breaking Of a
n keeI-laying worlds record marked the
day here. This feat was accomplished in
seven and onc-half minutes
The old record was III minutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
THE HUNS OF THE
HOUSEHOLD
Free Booklets on Household Pests
TO Every Reader of Every
Evening.

Bloodthirsty carriers OF lnsidious
poisons are the horde of household
pests, that would, if they could,
make your home their house and
feed on YOU AND YOURS.
Are you willing host and hostess?
Are you willing that they and their
horde shall actually FEED ON
YOU ? Not only feed but carry
disease into your family.
An endless parade of flies and
fieas, bedbugs, moths, ants and
mosquitoes will make your house
a veritable Noahs Ark, unless you
guard against these household Huns
The United States Department
of Agriculture has prepared book
lets to help you control and eXter-
inmate these pests.
Send for the VERMIN booklets.
THEY ARE FREE. Enclose a two
cent stamp for return postage and
be sure to write your name and adj
dress plainly. Direct your letter TO
the
WILMINGTON EVERY EVEN
ING INFORMATION BUREAU,
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
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the village OF ~. Pierre Agle, south q
the Alsne, gained by the rencn uesday.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
DRANK KEROSENE AND DIED.
Fifteen-mOnths-O ld Infant SuCcOmbs AZ
Ter Fatal Dose.

Joseph Quigley, aged p months. >on
Of Joseph lluigley, Of near Hare's Corner,
died today rs the result Of drinking
some coal oil last night The child father
was getting ready to start IRE az homo
and had poured some coal oil in q cup 70
start the blaze and then had gone 10
the ward to get some wood.
While there the infant took the cup and
drank the contents and although the doc
tor was called this morning, It's hte could
not he saved Deputy Coroner McCrery
was notified OF the case.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
TOTAL MY REACH %.

The total number of ships launched
Yesterday at all American Yards was
approximately %, though this statement
is not official. Around the coast from
Portland, Me. to Portland, Oregon. there
were splashes almost at every yard.
The more notable launchlngs, which
totalled nearly 500, 600 tons, 3 figure
which exceeds the tonnage lost by AmerI-
can shipping since the war began by
1000 tons, were held at San Francisco,
Oakland, Cal; Seattle, Wash; Newark
Bay, Aberdeen, Wash; Tacoma, Wash.
and Portland, Ore.
Three steel cargo ships Of IL, 500 tons
were put over the ways AT san Francisco;
three steel ships of 9,400 tons at Oak
land: two of 800 tons and one of $500
tons at Seattle; three of 500 tons AT
Newark Bay, one OF 10000 tons at
Elizabeth, and ships of 1000 or $500
tons in twos aud threes at the other
shipways, including one NJ Wilmington,
Delaware. OF the nlnetY-hYe ships forty
one were wooden.
SHIPS TO "DoUsE THE kAIsER
Messages from President Wilson and
Edward n Hurley chairman Of the
United States Shipping Board, were sent
to all shipyards days III advance, offer
ing congratulations and ENCOURAGEMENT
We are all comrades III great cause.
President Wilson said Gen Pershing
sent the thanks of the American fighting
men In Europe for the substantial evi-
dence of support contained III the launch
ings Chairman Hurley's message was
that the ships and the shlpworkers will
douse the Kaiser
Secretary Red6eld went in person to the
plant of the pusey aud Jones Company
at Wilmington. Delaware for launching.
Charles NJ Schwah. Drector-General of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation was at
san Francisco where Schwab plant
launched T. 900 ton steel vessel in less
than forty working days
LAKE BUILDERS START THE BALL.
Almost hourly throughout the day the
ways were freed Of their cargo The
first launching was officially recorded at
one minute after midnight, when 1T
Superior, Wis, the Lake Aurice, a steel
vessel of 3, 400 tons went down the ways.
Shortly after dawn q 800 ton ship was
launched at Shooters Island
Americas merchant fleet has now
grown to l0,0i0,659 gross tons In the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1922 new ships
had been constructed with |, 430, 1913 tons.
Secretary Daniels told an audience in
Tammany Hall, New York, that yester-
DAYS launchings totalled considerably
more tonnage than all American ships
sunk by U-boats since the European war
began.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
WEST SIBERIA CUT OFF.
No Word From Section in Rebellion
for Week.
By Associated Press TO Every Fyening

By ASSOCIATED Press 10 Every EVening
Washington, July "a delayed des-
patch from Irkutak dated June % and
received at the state department today,
said all communication with Vologda,
Moscow and several places in western
Siberia had been cut off for several days
The departments last report from
Ambassador Francis at Nologda was
dated June "a.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
Arrested on Suspicion.

Harry Scott and Charles Robinson,
both colored, were arrested today by 5. o.
Mcpherson Of the Wilmington Detective
Agency, suspected Of being 'slackers' 7
and are being detained at the police station
for the government authorities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
Amusements Tonighl.

Queen say Young Fellow
Majestic 4 Fool There Was
Victoria The Red. Rcd Heart.
savoy 'rinSel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05

Particular people choose Clover DAIRY
milk.-idy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
FTNNS TO ENTER WAR:
VIII JOTN KAISER
stockholm. July A. editorial
offices here a declaration Of var By
Finland against the Entente nations
IS expected AZ any hour

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
RAILROAD HELD LIABLE
At Fault for Injury to Pullman Pas.
scnger, Justice Brown Rules

\ railroad company may be held la
bic for negligence in sleeping cars in its
trains, according to an opinion handed
down today by Chief Justice Brown.
OF the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
who reversed the judgment of the Court
OF Common Pleas No. / tpat non-suited
q case of Joseph \. Rogers against the
Philadelphia and Reading Hallway;
Rogers, alighting from Il. Pullman
sleeping car, fell and was injured. 1t
was testified, when the porter failed to
put q stool under the step. The lower
court decided that his action was against
the Pullman Palace Car Company and
not the railroad.
The well-settled and universally rec
ognized rule as to the liability of the
railroad company for the negligence OF
4 conductor or porter on a Pullman car
FORMING "A part of one of the Companys
regular trains is stated in "Moore on
nnarrlers, reads the opinion of Judge
Brown which further points out that
ssny Jury should settle the railroads con
sention that Rogers did not exercise
due care in alghting,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
u. s. BUILDING GREAT
WAR PLANT IN JERSEY
$1O,000,000 Shell-Loading Fac
tory Just Started at Elwood,
Near Hammonton
lIAMMoNToN. y. j.. March 1

More than score OF United states
ordnance department trucks have ar.
rived with supplies for the new Govern
ment plant to he built at Elwood, about
five miles from here. II is stated that
$500 acres of land have been acquired
aud that q SIO,Oo0.O00 shell-loading
plant will be erected
Residents of the hamlet were as.
founded yesterday by the appearance Of
a small army OF workmen and hall
hundred freight cars They learned that
their town had been chosen as the dl-
rccting center of great industrial pro.
jcct, the construction Of which will I've.
Gin at once. They learned that the
strangers were made up Of real estate
men, whose work in securing the huge
tract on which the plant will stand
has been virtually completed Of con-
struction workers in the employ OF the
Atlantic Loading Company, Of New
York. to which has been awarded the
work of erecting the plant, and force
of engineers attached TO the War Dc
partment
The Government representatives they
found. had come TO talk business. and
an hour after they had located Arthur
Walker, proprietor OF the Griswuld Car.
den Tea Room. a favorite haunt for au-
tomobilIsts. they had bought the build.
ing and had begun the work OF trans.
forming II into q central office