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Evening journal., 1918-08-13
TORPEDO TURNS,
Then HITS SHIP
Continued from first page


Somerstad, tOrpedoed off Fire Island
yesterday morning
The navy is taking all measures Ia
meet the spectacular terrorists' efforts
Of the German navy. Thus far. how
ever. there is no direct evidence that
any Of the submersibles have been
sunk.
Secretary Daniels stated today thai
all possible precautions have been
taken 10 protect coast stations from
further gas attacks by German submar-
ines. Asked whether gas masks had
been issued, Daniels said
"Oh, yes, we are doing all those
things"
The Somcrstad. it was revealed. was
sunk only % miles off Fire Island.
The Navy Department issued the fol-
lowing statement on the taking OF the
Somerstad:
The Navy Department is informed that
the Norwegian steamer Somerstad was
sunk at Si5 a. m. yesterday. August
1925 miles southeast by east from Fire
Island. The captain and 30 members
OF the crew were rescued and have
reached port. There were no casual
ties.
Captain Hansen reports that he saw
the wake Of a torpedo: the engines
We're reversed avoiding the torpedo.
which was seen 10 go under the bow of
the vessel. The ship was drawing only
seven feet Of water and the torpedo
continued on It's course. The captain
ordered fun speed ahead. The torpedo
ne slatss, turned shartly TO the LEFT
and returned, hitting the vessel be-
tween the third and fourth hold. on
the port side. In five minutes after be-
ing struck, the whole deck amidships
was awash and the crew left the ship.
The ship, they state, was standing di-
'ectly up and down with the bow out
lf water. about IA feet being visible. /
"1he captain and ms 30 men got into |
Wo boats and made for Sandy Hook. /
rhey were sighted by submarine |
,haser at G.;5 p. m. and rescued -Four |
lf the men OF the crew reported that |
hey saw a periscope sticking six feet |
Dut OF the water and moving very rap |
dly. The torpedo they estimated, was
bout II feet long
That The Hun gas attack Off the
'orlh Carolina coast may be followed
~ other similar attacks was the belief l
Il navy men today.
according TO reports made to the Il
department. on the attack on the light II
ouse, the gas was effective 30 or 40
minutes Its color has not yet been as
ertalned, nor It's effect on trees and
hrubbery, but a fun report on the at
ack has been asked by the Navy De-
artment.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
lC 01feG& G&gfQf1s
| OWffG

why it was that I did not say then.
Yes, l remember saying TO you that 1
was always home on Tuesday after
noon
sometimes ! think that all the un-
happiness Of life comes from not realz-
ing when it is too soon, or regretting
when it is too late.
In a minute or two Donna came in.
and. Of course, everyone began to talk
about the party.
Il know that Chad has not had such
a good time in months" said Mollie
wistfully.
Neither have ]. Donna" said Jim
quickly, you gave us old boys a look
backward
Dear old Jim, he saw Immediately
that Mollie could not forget her ever
present trouble and threw himself into
the breach with alacrity
Yes" said Barclay Sill somewhat
sentimentally, the spirit Of youth and
daughter permeated the rooms"
Il really felt much younger than
the children" said Donna. "They took
it all so seriously and lived up to their
grown-up parts so beautifully"
Yes, said Mollie laughingly. Il
heard TOddy accusing littls Margaret
Ann Of paying more attention TO Bulge
than she did TO him, and he wound up
triumphantly, You know, Marge that
you like me better than yO do Bulge "
And what did she answer to that?"
asked Eliene. who had just come in
and seemed much interested.
well you know that child is a
horn lint onerrrouaI Afor1f,
looked Toddy straight in the face and
said. I might have cared for you most
when we were children, Mr.. Symone.
but now that we are grown up.
think you are presuming to think /
cannot change
(TO be continued.)
Evening journal., 1918-08-13

pleased with the service and has gained
in weight since his enlistment.
Word has been received that VIII
liam r. Price, Of No. 2is East Sixth
street, has arrived safely overseas. lie
left Camp Meade the middle OF July
and was with the 3iGth Field Artillery.
Quartermaster Sergeant William C.
Atwell has returned TO Camp Sheridan,
Ala. after spending a To-day furlough
with his sister and brothercin-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter II. Burris OF the Frank
ish farm at Greenville. Sergeant At
well has been in the service for twenty
years. having been in the Spanish
American war, in Mexico and all over
the United States. and in the Philip
pine Islands during his long term OF
service in the United States army. At
present he is enjoying the best Of
health.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
ECONOMY COLUMN
BY BIDDY BYE

Very nearly one-third Of the average
family income is spent on food. and the
smaller the income the larger the pro-
portion OF it must be invested in this
necessity
To aid the housewife who has a lin
tied sum to spend for food and who
must get for that money the maximum
OF nourishment food experts in the
department Of home economies at Cor
nell University have prepared table
OF Seven Commandments for Buying
the Daily Food" Here they are:
1 Set aside enough money to buy
1 quart Of milk each day for each child
and t-3 quart day for each grown
person. If there is not enough money
for this amount buy at least 1 pint
day for each child and 10 pint for each
grown person Grown persons NAV use
skim milk If necessary or substitute
] $40 ounces Of cheese for the milk al
lowance
Buy from ? to 3 ounces OF some
rat each day for each grown person
children equire less fat because thew
get 1t in the form Of milk The host
rat to buy for all purposes is butter
3. Buy only enough sugar TO mako
the meals palatable. Three level tahle.
spoonfuls each day OF honey. sirun
sugar or mOlasses is sufficient for earb
person. save on sugar to spend an
more essential food.
.. Buy each day some potatoes and
one other vegetable, such as onions car
rots,' turnips beets or Whatever is in
season. Children should eat daily , n.
3 medium sizes potatoes and - Mound
OF other vegetable. Grown persons can
eat 3 to potatoes and - mound ~
other vegetable.
.. Reduce the use Of wheat and sinh
stitute such cereals as rolled oais corr
meal hominy, rice, barley and buctl
Wheat. Use whole-grain cereals a.
they have greater food value fban ro
lined fours Use peas, beans and not
toes to replace some cereal and Am
b. If extra money remains blv frnit
for each member OF the family Snnles
drled prunes and raisins are the chez
est fruit and contain much sugar
l. Spend whatever surplus is Io,,
from The food allowance to increase ~ Ihe
lavor and variety. 'ie
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
GROOM KERENSKY
AS RULER OF THE
RUSSIAN nation
Continued from nrst page.

learned suthoritatively TO throw hi,
weight with the new government o.
tho northern province. Observers IN
some quarters expect an attempt to ex-
/ tend this government under Kerensky's
leadership 10 all OF Russia.
10 is doubtful. however, Just how Al
/ lied governments would take TO Ker-
ensky as the new Russian leader. al
though some groups in France. Eng
land and America are working in his
favor.
kerensky recently planned to come to
America TO enlist President Wilson's aid
In the restoration Of Russia, but prep
arations made this unnecessary in view
of the Allied forces already sent into
Russia
Reports charging Kerensky with be-
ing pro-German. BOlshevik and friend
OF Lenine and rrotsky were stoutly de-
MED by Russians here today. Some OF
kerensky's friends are members of the
new government, it is reported, and il
Is along the conservative democratic
line which Kerensky himself tried TO
carry out under the constitutional as
sembly.
Just who is their chief leader in the
new Archangel government is not yet
clear But NJ. Zuboff, assistant mayor
OF the city Of NolOgda, and one of the
slgners OF the new governments
proclamation, has been mentioned be-
fore this to the American government
as a strong man. He is strongly pro-
Ally
Whether the growing strength OF the
new party has forced Trotzky and Le-
llne' Bolshevist leaders to fee. as re-
ported IS not known here But even il |
hey have fed, 10 is considered unim- |
lortant as regards the future Of the |
3olshevist movement There is a strong
uspiclon in official circles that these
wo are not really leaders Of the strong
'olshevist movement at all and that
While they have continued TO pose as
uch leaders their only real function
or some time has been that of Ger
lan agents.
Their departure would not kill. or
ven seriously disorganize the Boil
neviki, officials here think. The Sow
It's are exceedingly independent in
ielr own localities and in the present
laotic state OF affairs WELD more in
uence as separate units than J.enine :
ld lrotzky could WELD in a national
ay. ,
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
T0RPED0'S PRANK
BEING EXPLAINED
By the United Press.

By the United Press
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. i3.-Cap-
tain George Hansen, OF the steamer
SOmerstad sunk by submarine of
Fire Island, declared today that he be-
lieved the evolutions of the torpedo, be-
fore il struck its mark, were due TO it
hitting something in the water which
DETECTED it from its course. He as
serted that the torpedo, after missing
his ship and going by. turned around
and came back. striking his vessel
squarely. Il was suggested that the
torpedo might have been controlled by
wireless from the u boat as experiments
i'm such control have been made but
Captain Hansen, in his statement here,
had nothing TO bear out this theory.
10 was also pointed out that If the
rudder did not function properly the
torpedo might very easily swerve in its
course and completely turn around.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
BY JOSEPH SHApLEN
United Press star Correspondent Wbc
Arrived Today From Russia.

S"''0u russ otdH correspondent Who
Arrived Today From Russia.
NEW YORK. Aug. f3-Events are
sweeping Russia back into the war.
| Ihere IS every reason TO hone no,v
that next summer will bring fhe re-
! storation Of the eastern front The
abrogation Of the Brest-Litovsk peace
treaty may be expected any moment.
lhat the end of the Bolshevik is
near mas been pointed. out repeatedly
IN United Press dispatches. have
never Deen so convinced Of il as / am
now The big question was who woulo
succeed them. Germany has felt the
inevitable downfall of the Bolsheyiki
/ lhe late Count Mirbachs principal work
IN Moscow was to prepare for the down
iall or the Bolsheviki and the establish
ment OF a government similar To that
] or Skoropadsky in the Ukraine Rut
husslas passion for freedom and unitv
/ mas frustrated the schemes OF Ger
many There win be no Skoropadskv
government in Moscow. The consfi,,,-
ent assembly, composed of an over
Whelming majority OF social revolu-
tlonlsts and Socialists OF the Menshevik
group, are coming back into mower
Ihelr hrst act will be an announce
ment TO the world that the shameful
Brest-Litovsk treaty no longer exists
tlat the revolutionary democracy OF
Russia does not recognize il. An open
invitation TO the Allied Governments
to send an army into Russia to helm
re0rganize her military forces for a re-
newed tght on Germany will follow
The constituent assembly and the
party OF the Social Revolutionists have
already expressed themselves in no
ambiguous terms on the matter. They
are now waiting and working unceas-
ingly 20 get back into power to make
their action an official call to the Al
lied governments the name OF the whole
people Of Russia.
The United States is the country that
IS most trusted Of all the Allies in
Russia. American help is eagerly
awaited. Il will be embraced with
enthusiasm.
Bolshevism is dead 70 Is bankrupt
IL cut its own throat when 10 signed
the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty and
when It broke not so much with the
bOurgeOise as with the revolutionary
democracy itself. There may be unity
and cooperation between the bOurge-
oise and the bankrupt Bolsheviki.
There can never be any cooperation
between the latter and the revolution
ary democracy and that means the ma
jority Of the people OF Russia.
There is more anti-German feeling In
Russia today than there ever was. The
murder OF Count Mirback, the repre-
sentative Of German Imperialism In
Russia was as symbolic Of the down
fan OF the brief sway Of Germany over
Russia as was the assassination Of Won
Pleve Of the inevitable downfall OF
Czarism.
Russia is coming back into the war !
She is coming back TO fight for the |
OF a reunited indepen- |
dent republic Of Russia and the de-
mOcracy Of the world may now pre- /
pare to welcome her back into the
Tight
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
KNOWING WHEN TO
BEGIN-OR STOP

BEGIN-OR STOP
Hello Nlargie.7 rang Mollie's voice
down the corridor. ARE you in the
sun-room?
Yes dear, answered. As | did so
/ caught a glimpse Of Jim's face. II
puzzled me. IL seemed to express the
conflicting emotions Of annoyance and
relief
You are looking fine after your
escapade last night" said Mollie. as she
kissed me. Jim drove us nearly frantic
by saying that you should not be al
lowed to go out in your car so late at
night and that ne was sure that some
thing had happened to you"
Jim was just telling NE that he
thought no woman was able to look
after herself ] said demurely
oh, let up, Margie," Interrupted
Jim And ] don't mind telling you
that l am in full retreat when you Join
Margie on the firing line"
Mr.. Barclay Sill" announced the
maid
I do not quite understand why/T did
it, little book, but I looked again at
Jim and ] caught such a queer express
sion on his face. / could make nothing
Of It.
At frst il seemed as thought he did
not want 10 meet Barclay sill. and next
il seemed as though he was glad he
was here.
] went forward to meet Mr.. Sill. who.
when he caught sight Of Jim. came for
ward and bent over my hand with
great empressment.
You see. my dear Mrs. Waverly
that I came early" he said. Thus Civ
ing the idea that ] had made a par
ticular engagement with him.
MOllie looked at me rather wonder
ingly and was furious with myself for
blushing. ! do not know little book
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
INCA. TO Open IT'S
NEWBOARDING HOME
Will Move Into Twenty
fifth and Market Property
August Is
AGE LIMIT FIXED AT
FROM 10 TO 80 YEARS

Business OF Importance was trans
acted at the monthly board meeting
OF the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation yesterday at the Y. W. c. A.
NO. 1901 Market street.
The association expects 10 move into
its new boarding home at Tweniy-ffth
and Market street. on August % The
equipment committee. told Of the i'm
rrovements made in the property,
Which was the old Girls Industrial
school. It has been reilnished and
put in splendid order Thanks TO the
Bethlehem Shipbuiding Corporation,
which had leased the place just prev
ious to the Y w. C. As purchase,
there are shower baths already in
stalled. Only permanent boarders Will
be accommodated at this home. and
transients must so 10 Ninth and
Shipley.
The other action OF Importance taken
by the board was the decision TO en-
gage two additional secretaries for the
work in Wilmington. One is to be a
girls work secretary, who will have
charge OF girls between the ages Of
10 and rs. in three groups. High school,
girls. and the other Is 10 be a recre-
ational leader who is 10 be provided
BY the National War Work Council
Mrs. Charles F. WollastOn presided
at the meeting and in spite Of the heat
there was a good attendance. Reports
were read Of the industrial extension
committee by Miss Ruth McComb, the
extension secretary, telling OF her ac- |
tiviiies among working girls and about |
the industrial conference that she at
tended at Nepahwin last month. The
report said that seventeen noon hour
meetings had been held during the
month in flNe centers, four OF which
were factories and the nth a group OF
business girls in the dupont Offices.
Miss Margaretia Miller is chairman Of
his committee
There was a report from Miss Ellen
oottberg, OF The Holiday House. Mrs
ohm r. TAFT is chairman OF that COM (,
nittee and Miss POttberg and Miss
larry Patterson are the house and gar :
EN- secretaries. The average family al
he house, the report said was seven
cen and during the month 1910 meals
.ere served Finances show a credit of
3i2.77 plus the garden receipts Of
1885. This is not including the rent
nd salaries which are met from another ;
PURGE. Through the Holiday ~House 1
xteen new members have been brought u
!, the association. $
The board discussed the age limit a
IT girls living at Twenly-tlfth and Il
arkei and Il was decided TO have the
yes Of girls eligible to live at this n
ouse from i6 TO 80 II
A motion was made 20 appoint n
,mmttee on social morality. Plans n
ere also made for a settlng-up con- 81
renee, which is a getting together OF il
cal workers to discuss winter plans T
be held weekend in September il
the Holiday House. Il
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
Open BUREAU OF
WAR IDFORMATION
lContinued from first pago.


the bureau committees for the next
three months were made
In his lengthy report as director Of
the compulsory labor bureau, Chris
topher L. Ward set forth that there have
been reported TO him S65 "idlers' and
"slackers" as follows:
Wilmington district, 620 cases; New
Castle County district 42 cases; Kent
County district. 1862 cases; Sussex Coun-
ty district, 43 cases. making total Of
SCI cases.
or these the following have been dis
posed Of. Wilmington district, 476
cases: New Castle County district i3
cases; Kent County district ~ cases
Sussex County district 6 cases, total
Of 53S cases.
= Leaving undisposed OF cases as fol-
lows: Wilmington district iii cases
New Castle County dlNrict % cases
Kent County district ii9 cases; Sussex
County district 81 cases. a total OF 329
cases.
The following disposition has been
made OF the cases disposed Of: slack
ers" warned by letter 2i3; found TO be
at work 20; secured work after warn
ing rs; assigned TO work 64; sick or
otherwise unable to work, verified
cases ~: gone into the army Is; above
the age OF 50 years i2; under the age
OF IS years 6; students /; confined In
the work house 2; not found %, max
ing total OF sol cases.
This discrepancy OF totals is caused
partly by reduplication of names and
partly by changes while this report was
in preparatory
"Of those assigned TO work by far the
greater number have taken up the work
to which they were assigned, Mr.
Ward said. "Of the So assigned in the
Wilmington district, there were i3
cases. known TO have refused to obey
fhe assignment Warrants were issued
for all Of these Eleven have been ar
rested and warrants are still out for
two. OF the eleven arrested. seven
were held for $1,000 bail for the Gen
fral Sessions Court. Six OF these are
now in the wOrkhouse and one is out
on bail. Two cases were held up and
ssssigned to other employment. as they
seemed unable TO perform the original
work TO which they were assigned
One case was discharged by the caurt
as being physically unfit. One case
was dismissed on request Of the bu-
i'au, because lne man was unable to
speak English and did not seem TO un-
derstand the situation and had obtained
another job at which he was working
The lack OF more reports OF men
working steadily who were sent warn
ing as 'Slackers' is due in part TO the
employers failure to follow up the
work in connection with the bureau and
In part to the fact that letters have
been recently sent and there has been
no time to follow up the cases.
'rhcse results known and definitely
sscertained, have been achieved under
ale law. In addition to these, in a num-
per OF cases men are working now
who were formerly 'ldlers' and men
IRE working steadily who were former
b slackers. No estimate can be placed
lpon the general results Of the en-
'orcement OF the law That there have
5ecn far reaching and good results are
fnowD to the director from reports
lat sszvs come in az n the general ef-
koct Of the enforcement Of the law
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
AIRPLANE OVER SMYRNA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del, Aug. t3.-Residents Of
this town were all agog late yester-
day afternoon when an airplane travel
ing at a fast rate OF speed flew over
head. The machine was flying low and
it was reported that the aviator had
alighted near the outskirts OF the town
The machine did not alight, however.
but continued southwest
It is thought the plane came from the
naval base at Cape May.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
sIx.YEAR.OLn STILL LOST.

Despite a search by the local police,
the greater part OF yesterday, when the
district patrolmen endeavOred TO get a
clue as TO the whereabouts Of. John
Zarenbia, aged G years, OF No. ii2 Madi-
son street. no trace Of the youngster
was found The child left his home
on Sunday, saying he was going to
Camp Dix.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
COUNTY BALANCES

Charles H. Lippincott, county treas
urer, submitted the following financial
report to the Levy Court at the meet
ing today:
To the credit Of New Castle County
SAP, ,99O2i: miscellaneous roads accounts
S36i.23: Christiana hundred Si73Oi
Mill Greek. S5iii9: White Clay Greek,
s7Oiss; Pencader. sii95.97; New Castle,
73i 90; Red Lion. SS73O9; ST. Georges,
s2iis49; APPOINTMENTS. Sis265; Black
bird, Sisi5.6S; Brandywine SiGjS26
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
Nothing is reported from the re-
mainder Of the front.
GERMAN.

tItfttNs
BERLIN. Aug. i2. via London.
Night Report)-On the battle
front between the Ancre and the
Avre the day has been quleter.
Between the Ayre and the Oise
enemy attacks failed
Day Report Between the User
and the Ancre partial enemy thrusts
frequently broke down before our
lines. North OF the Lys we beat
back a strong British attack.
The enemy in the early morning
launched violent attacks north OF
the Somme and between the Somme
and LihOns. They were repulsed.
chiefly by our fire and sometimes by
our counter attacks. In the fighting
around LihOns the enemy advanced
beyond that place toward the east
Onr counter attack threw him back
to the northern and eastern edges OF
the village.
There have been violent partial
engagements between Lihons and
The Avre. Southwest Of Chaulnes
we attacked the enemy and took
liallu. On both sides Of the Amiens-
hOye road we repulsed enemy at
tacks.
Between the Avre and the Disc
rivers strong enemy attacks contln-
ued until nightfall. They were com
pletely repulsed.
The French suffered especially
heavy losses near Tilloloy. BY ad-
vancing their artillery, which fol-
lowed closely after their tanks. they
tried to effect a break through here.
Our infantry and artillery shot the
enemy TO pieces before our lines.
Seventeen enemy airplanes and
four captive balloons were shot
down yesterday. In July 5is enemy
airplanes were shot down by our
airmen on the German front and 90
by our anti-aircraft guns. Thirty
six captive balloons also were shot
down. Two hundred and thirty
nine OF these airplancs are in our
possession. and the others were seen
to fall inside the enemy's position.
We lost 129 airplanes and 60 captive
balloons in battle during the same
period.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
FASHIONS AND FiDs

Brown shades are in favor
Capes for dress occasions arc r,,.
taffeta, satin and pOplin. '0 u
ClOse-fltting turbans are delio,h.,,.,
worn with long flowing canes '''u ~
ocarls ana coates Of gray squirrel
are among the fashion leaders. "
Tulle and lace hats promise to have
a great vogue this summer
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
LAWYER PUZZLED

When Ernest Harrie appeared in City
Court this morning charged with as
sault and battery he wasn't recognized
by his attorney. Philip l.. Garrett. who
had taken the case without seeing the
accused Mr. Garrett therefore asked
the court to postpone the case until
Friday. The motion was granted.
Evening journal., 1918-08-13
FRENCH.

PARIS, Aug. 70
Might Report) Between the Avre
and the Disc our troops have cap
tured the village Of Curry. We have
made some progress to the north Of
hoye-sur-Matz and Chevincourt.
On The Nesle front we have re-
pulsed two violent counter attacks
against our positions on the north
bank Of the stream in the region of
Fismes.
DAY Report Between the Avre
and the Disc the situation is without
change. During the night there was
artillery lighting in the region of
Marquivillers and Grivillers.