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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

The following property transfers have
been flied for record at the Office of the
city registrar this week
A Is Stayton Co, from Concord
Heights Co. corner northwest of Van
Burcn street and northeast OF Twenty
seventh street, s.
Rachela Spiezio from Vito NatassIno
and wife. 725 Scott street $500
Dennis J Mention from Isaac h Bill
Kingsley and wife, ct al, 704 jefferson
street s. 2400.
kalman BravVrman and wife from VII
liam Smart Jr and wife, northwest
corner Taylor and Bennett streets, s. 200,
Lug 4 Celia from Loues Iepson and
wife, 2lS King street, 5000
John C. Nentzel and wife from Joel
Cohen and wife north Of Lancaster
avenue, II feet , inches east of Ruth
street 81, 500
Robert Il. Morgan from Atwell &
CautiIel, Inc, west of WOllaston street,
14j feet inches north Of Eighth street,
s.. 800
Joseph Giviazda from John J Tanley
and wife, 105 Monroe street, 81 500
Jan Zellnslli and wife from Peter BcGGski
and wife, north of Maryland avenue, 9S
feet : inches east of Oak street, 81 $40.
David du Bois and wife from Charles
F. Curley, executor, 204 Madison street,
s., 300
Caroline Seidel from Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Co, northwest of West
street. 19 feet I1I4 inches southwest Of
Twenty-seventh street. $500
William Jacobs from Isabelle Merchant,
402 East Eleventh street, s. 800.
Mary A. Schwamb from William v
Montgomery, 100 West Twenty-ninth
street, $500
Lydia p Elmer from William v Mont
gomery and wife, III West Twenty
street, $3.50
John NJ Thompson and wife from
William '. Montgomery and wife, l07
West Twenty-ninth street S., ,450.
Frederick l. Ncasey and wife from
William V Montgomery and wife, 1876
West Twent y-ninth street, s., 800
Harry " Barker and wife from William
Y. Montgomery and wife, 1873 West
Twenty ninth street
Terrance b Farley from Fidelity Real
Estate and Improvement Co, 8I4. East
Seventh street s., coo
George Rcgas from John " ChappIe
and wife, west Of Market street, 35 feet
north Of Fourth street, 500
Paul g. Campbell from Equitable Trust
Co, 1901 Anchorage street, 81, 500
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

fensivo capacity of the French army and
completely ignoring the possibility of
American intervention.
PROPAGANDA FAILED IN TRENCHES,
These expedicnts succeeded only for
n certain time, and the disappointment
which follows is painful for those who
are aware that they have been pur-
poscly deceived This ia what Is now
beginning to happen in the German
army. All the prisoners who have been
questioned testify To the bittnr disap-
pointmcnt which the failure of their
last offensive has caused as well as the
moral surprise of our vigorous counter
offensive and the presence of American
troops, whose value they have already
been able To appreciate
GERMAN TROOPS DECEIVED.
From the hundreds of prisoners eN-
amlncd all have given an identical an
swer: We not only never expected TO
be attacked, but thought YOU would not
even be in position TO attack. We were
told always that the Allies were com
pletclv exhausted. that they had no
longer single man IN reserve, ana
that we had only To go on marching IN
order to advance as FAR as we liked.
Yes, we have been deceived.
sTupENpoUs STRUGGLE AHEAD.
The koelnische Zeitung's war CORE
spondcni save that never before have
the varicgated enemy nationalliics pre-
sentcd more solid and compact front
The present clash OF hostile forces,
he adds, IS the most gigantic and Ter
rible conflict of mental and physical
energy ever seen. There is no room for
platitudcs Now begins the final phase
of the war
lie asks the people at home ITO follow
the development of this stupcndous
struggle with the Rravcst attention. for
the enemy is now challcr ging us to put
fmth our very utmost efforts
Other writers oNhort the German
people Ia remember Won Ilindcnhurg' 3
appeal for patience and his declaration
that the battle plans must bc allowed
time to mature favoritc assertion is
that the enemy forces have been scnslhly
weakened.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
COULD FLY $50 MILES AN
HOUR, AIR EXPERT SAYS

London, July Is 1t would be very
easy for any English mrplane manu-
facturer 10 produce machine which
could make better than $50 miles an
hour, declared Captain " G Auston
one OF the leading English experts on ar
mechanics, here the other day.
This could bo accomplished, he eN-
planned by merely altering the curvature
or Gambler of the planes. But this would
mean IA mi nimum landing speed of about
$50 miles an hour, and there Is the great
difficulty The machine would be un-
questionably hyablo, but its successful
landing would require an aerodromc tive
or six miles long, to say nothing of eN
traordinary skill on the part OF the pilot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
SUB MENACE PASSED.
Water Traffic in Mediterranean
Steadily Increasing. French
Government Says.

Paris July - The growing lnef-
fcctivencss OF the submarine warfare Il
Indicated by official figures just published
by the French government, relating 70
the French traffic in the Mediterranean
According to these figures no less than
2,O60 vessels, chiefly merchantmen, with
n total tonnage Of 3. 500. 600, crossed the
Mediterranean between February y and
April /. under cscort The average nun
Der Of ships under way, coming to or gong
away from France, WAS 240
The submarine attacks nevertheless
had so diminished in force that only one
in four resulted IN damages 10 the ships
The result has been that the water traffic
has steadily Increased
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
u. s. SEAPLANES ON GUARD
OFF THE ENGLISH COAST

Somewhere in England, July 24
from the British one Of the most important
seaplane stations on the English coast,
from which they will do continuous
patrol duty over large area of the sea
The American aviators stationed on
the English coast have heretofore been
working as part Of the British squadrons,
and this is the first purely American
station in England
The taking over Of the station was
accompanied by brief ceremony. at
which the American machines lined
up on the field and the British and Ameri-
can airmen stood at salute while the
American flag was run up.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
GERMICIDE

Never forget that Brazilian
Balm is a germicide. Herein,
lies its power in Grip, Catarrh,
Asthma, Sore Throat, stub
born Coughs, Pneumonia, Ty-
phoid, Scarlet Fever, Mea sleS
Whooping Cough, Chicken
Pox, Mumps; even preventing
Diphtheria and Smallpox,
without a failure in 38 years
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
AlI.he News ofthe n Day II Happens.

The evening newspaper nf today gives
Won the news from France lip until D m.
today The difference IN ttme makes this
posslble II you wtsh to keep IN close
touch with tho news Of the war front
order Every Evening from Your nearest
dealer. if not already a regular reader
iZr week. delivered Al your home ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

War has compelled John D Rockefeller
- engage new servants 1t his Pocantico
Hills home Several II his employees we're
drafted. several have enlisted. Air Rocke-
fniicr Il engaging Negroes 70 replace his
-tuFtec servants
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

In one Of the many navy schools
young instructor was attempting to
teach English to gruff old sailor What
is a complete sentence2" he said
Solitary confinement bread and wa
ter, was the grim reply. Everybody S
Magazine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
e7-s pmn
Grand total

rand tgtal Xl9S,sfE,tFB
4 the end If 1917 policies agpregaflng
about ~ billions were Carried by the
pepTle in level premium companies. cal-
Ied old line companies About 20 billions
were carried IN fraternal orders whose
reports nre available During the past
year the soldiers and sailors insurance
plan offered Nv the government added
~ jane 2SJ about y billions - the total
ins1rancee The aggregate protection
through American life insurance is today
probably far IN excess of 10 billion dol
lars
The United States = the first nation n
insure lte army and navy there could be
m higher endorsement ~ the insurance
priociple General PcrehInR c9hled re-
Gently that Insurance heartcns our men
and strengthens the bounds that unite
the 1rrny and the people i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24
S996,7 80 PAID HERE
IN 1917 ON LIVES
Insurance Statistics Show Large
Sums Handed to Delaware
ans on Policies.

Delaware and Wilmington occupied a.
place Of considerable prominence ~, life
insurance matters during 1917, according
TO statistacs compiled by the Insurance
PreH. Of New York, and published IN it's
current issue.
During the year policies were paid as
follows in this city
Wilmington, s006, 75O, Dover, s64. $50.
laurel s57 $50, New Castle, $40 30,
Scaford. 500, 30; Camden, 1900, Sci
bvville. si4.500, lIllcreat, Si2, 800, Mar
ahallton. sll 800, Magnolia, $40, 600;
Rehoboth Beach, si0.500
Among the large policies were
Dover, William bradford, $1,000,
Wilmington, Preston Lea, $4,000, Ed
miiud B Gov. s3O0t1 Name not given,
800 1000: Name not given, sl2,76i.
Name not gwen sll .0O0, James NJ Bryan.
$40 i52, Name not gwen. 900. Name
not given, 5000
Wilmington rank rd No Al ~ amounts
paid the total being 5000, 900 and the
largest claim $40 OO0. which was also the
largest clnitn IN thc state Wilmington
also had n claim 81 $50, 900
The lnrgcst payment on n single life IN
1917 was ~ the case If Frederick r
Hazard of Syracuse, Y y the amount
being s9t3. 800 The second was IN tho
case of Edward dc horrcil ot Ihiia-
dolphin. Pa, the dmount being $4,000
Tho third was IN the case of Edwin G
blanchard of Newport, VI, the amount
hclug sG530ii The fourth was N Tho
oaso If Sidney " Winslow Of Orleans.
Maes, the amount being $3.50 10 The
fifth was ~ the case ~ Chester a. Cong
don # Duluth. MINI the amount being
$3.50 qt5
Tho insurance Press computations.
emitting full consideration If payments in
foreign countries. show the following sum
nation If life insurance distributions IN
1917 hy insurance organizations of tho
United States and Canada
Clains pald IN the United
States and Cauada $500 fn 00n
Payments for premium say
lngs and surrender values,
AMI to annaitants 27s. q00. .o0n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

Today's Decisions Should
Be Recorded in TomonoW'S
Advertising ! If you decide
today to sell that house, let
tomOTow'S classified adver-
tlslng columns carry your mes
sage to home hunters. 1t may
be but a few days will be re-
qulred in which to find your
buyer. close the transaction
and have il off your mind.
Use Every Evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

u thought she had distinct suffragette
tendencies
But that was before women had the
vote Life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

Professor Describe tac manner
Germans
tlert ~tude They ravr -re
r0tn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-24

Hewitt Csr7let izn much of talker
.Iewett-No I guess he has put hls
power of speech IA his 7lfe name #
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-22
=
"a credulidad ~carnpeslna

I'm medico de Ia ciudad. muy all
cionado al campo Y = n GAIA; Sc fut
a pasar los meses de vcrano 4 u1
Ducblccillo de Il sierra, Y tom0 4 81
seryicio 4 I'm tai Rogue, mozo IuCa-
reno. i~rnorantc Y c~crril; pero tcnia
In habilidad dc guiSar u estiio TuSJl-
60 Y esq fu6 la mejor recomenda-
cion para cl caballero, I'm POGO has
tiado va dc platoS selectoS.
Lo que mas llamo Ia atenc!on &c
ROGUE fuG la CANA de SUI senior.
-. Recontra, mi amo!-lc dijo la
primera noche. mientras le quitaba
las botaS.-iQue hicn Sc debe dormlr
en- ESQ tan muliido y TAM.
-iE como sobes III cue csta tan
mullido?
fiona, Porque csta manana, pa
probala Y YER. me tumte en- ella
a ia bartola. y talmentc paecla que
me iba caerdo, caendo...
Al senior SC ie ocurri6 de pronto
una idea. para cyitar que aQucl 70
f"e's S.S''sIa - 1as No.
- W - ,ahaT, .vrIon,6.
nos !" - ~s%os1I r F,as cx,nesto
-
= my ~ c,s mia sar ESQ.,
p,ada . noranc csta &C.
oIE..r;ao We. nsra q~naratoe
$500 orsnE;,SoIe nm -orm6met~o
d., nNa asto 10 .oy il r}ar-
I.:";Jo. - w. ~. J;a. , oSo T., l..
lie, Do /, ma6ana = Sc Ia quito al
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-22
DOS FRASES

Pedro Luis Manuel. p~rocurador -
neral de la Commune De Paris. fue cl
eEcargado de ~anunciar "a pyrd;da de
81 ttono q Luis MY, pr!sionero Ell 4
Tempietc.
10 h;zo con cstas ~palabras:
20 no soy rey. ESta es una oUe-
ma OCCASION para que os conv!rtals en-
ciudadano-
y anadi0 eStaS otraS:
-Podeis c~onsolarcs. porQue II ca
ia de los reyes esta tan cercana CO.
mo Ia de las hojas.
Era en- fin de septiembre.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-22

:Pobre FIorirda, Hacia Va algU-
nos dias cue eSCaba trjSte. Hasta e.
obradcr parecia mas oSeuro Gue dc
costumbre; Va no Sc haciau eli 81 con-
fidenciaS; va no - reia: - rraoaja-
ba en- >iiencjo; los pajarilios 10 can
Jaban....
No era eyJrano; III amigo, veleido-
so, habia buS.ado en orra joven dis
Traction.
Despues. no acudio a II cos;ura.
Sus companeraS supieron que Sc ha-
llaba enfermI.
-Claro -dccia ii madre.- : !
quien Sc lc ocurre con este tempo
tan internal esyarse horas anIeras e.
Ia ventaRa miranda coEtiuuamcace :
e Gale?
Y este que para 81 madre no era
mas que IN capricho. Il companeras
10 juStificaban entire 81: todas las
roches pa>aba 81 por ALI al dirigirSe
a su domicilio.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-22
rs e. domingo de CARNIVAL.

La fiebre consume = u po6re Flo
rinda. Junto = Su lecho. En- un per
chero, eStan u ropas tai y como ,as
abandono al caer enferma. ~US ojOS.
antes tan b~rillanteS. estan opacUs :
hundidoS. mira vagameGle.
De pronto Se iHcorpOra ' 4parta
con 81 mano izGuierda los heymoso>
bucleS de azabaehe que, en desordeu.
caen scbre 81 roStro. Parece yer =
alguien. pueS al miSmo Ciemoo que
suS ojoS Sc amman. eXclama:
= NieneS ! bGScarnle para que Va
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-22


fiando en- 81 crcdulidad, lie dijo:
Mira. pom sobrc IA mcsilla dc no
che estos rabiolcs,
-;0tra. " que rabiolcs son
csos ?-prcgunt3 Rogue o~IisQucando-
los.
Una medicinal para Ia rabia; los
que cstaM rabiosos SC curan con clos,
pcro los que cstan bucnos, como III,
rabian iumeLiatamcntc 81 Sc comcn
uno solo.
-Bueno cs sabcrio. m! amo.
-Junto a los rabiolcS pen cSta DO
tclla que cortienc un vcncno muy
fuerte.... TIE encargo que no sc te
ocurra nj cleric. como has hccho con
los bunuclos.. .. mediciHalcS. porque
cl tufo solo,. Is capaZ dc priyar-
tc del Seu,ido.
Despues de csta Ultima Y terrible
advertencia. colgo de IN hombro Ia
eScopeta, Silb0 al perro Y Sc marcho.
Habian pasado Seis horas tcran va
las dieZ dc Ia Hochc) cuando cl ca
zador. con 81 moral bien repIeto,
rendido de causancio Y con IN ham
bre de canibal. regreso 4 SUI casa.
EXtranandoSc dc que Rogue 10 sd
licra a su cncuenlro segun costum-
brc, IL llam6 reputidas wees en- va
no. lc busc6 por varias h~ahitaciones
' halloic por fin en- Ia CANA. cleo
rrica. dormienGo una mona fcnome-
nal
MI oolI, "a, b,b;., o,odado r,s
b,o.o. hio, r,;Ins. 40 lbs h16ue-
L. ~ 81 ,Ia~. -. 10 b~orcIr, .?
'"Is0 aai. 5,,.,,.. . s,. nv
r,,S ,.,l;,. b,.,;,,T5,t 81
mas J Sc Iue " re''' "'Sp''"''"~" a.
l,~.''ls H.,
,""i'Go eS'e' 81 va ",''i,, .la;
.l' " c"9I1".o 1" -" -
co. { "U@' & "'J0 -" Id "'-'o'
VUi"'
-treamc. aoa Lorenzo, Que ne
perdldo III huen acomodo pot ser 70
hom5Te mu hC2rao Y mu dino.
-.Cal.atc. ayeStruZ, sinycrGdCnZa.
Todavia QucrraS que tc den IN pre-
mic Dor 10 cue h:cistc anochc.
Ca urno tic su h~onra... ande sc
Ia han uues,o. Yo hice una cosa nal
nccha Y aluego uuisc enmcndarla...
pa que ijeran que Rogue era tan mi
rao como uqucl senior que saco dine
ros cue no cram suvoS dc una GAIA
y QcSpues - pogo nm t!ro.
~ cr;.. ,-rne auc yer eSa dcs-
orac;, con Ia burrada Que has hccao?
Tie one Yer. vera us
g.. Va ,sa 81 nolTo .estamos? Y Il
.n,o tardaba. Irdaba de vcnir: i to
s.,n n~.rc,nro,r . seu,ir Que 9, ham,
5r. mo a.,ba bo.aos er cj cst5mago. y
coma estaba soliv:antao con Ct tufo
.2, Do!Io.... no me pGc veneer y
nc conf una 9at&. ;RedieZ! Fue
nior 81 rcmcdio. poruue cl cuanto Sc
colo nor 81 gaznate acue!la pizca me
%cre,i6 Ia gazuza... illmcntc. que 81
no me como Ia orra pata... me ia
a!yo. In rcsumias :ucnras. Va sabe
uSta. don Lorenzo. que c. conner y
rascar TO cs empezar. asi fut
Que me conn to e. potio.... a que
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Asks Legislation Authorizing Proper
Maintenance and Reasonable Bet
terment While Under Federal
Operation.

Washington, JAM 4-President Wilson today laid
before congress- assembled in joint session, his rec
concentrations for carrying out government operation
OF railroads.
To provide for proper maintenance Of the roads
and their return to owners in the same order the
government takes them the president recon-
mended legislation to authorize their upkeep and bet
terent during the period of federal operation .Legs
laton to this effect is all contained in the adminstra
ton bills which would appropriate $5oooooooo fund
for government operation.
Bills to carry out the presidents ideas already had
been prepared under the supervision of the Depart
ment of Justice and were Immediately introduced with
plans for prompt consideration in both house and
ate
The presidents spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: L have asked the
privilege of addressing you in order report that
on the 28th of December last during the recess OF
congress- acting through the secretary OF and
der the authority conferred upon me by the act OF
congress approved August 2o, 1916, took possession
and assumed control of the railway lines of the
try and the systems Of water transportation under
their control.
"This step seemed to be imperatively necessary in
the interest of the public welfare in the presence of
As experience develops difficulties and makes 1t
clear what they are have deemed it my duty to
move those difficulties wherever have the legal power
to do so.
ASSUMES GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY.
"To assume control of the vast railway systems Of
the country is, realize, very heavy responsibility,
but fail do in the existing circumstances would
have been much greater. assumed the less response
bility rather than the weightier.
81 am that I am speaking the mind of all
thoughtful Americans when l say that it is our duty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
GERMAN DUPLICITY BLOCKS RUSS PEACE;
PRESIDEN7sTELLS HIS RAILROAD PLAN
j. S. CONTlssE IMPERATIVE;
TO PAY FAIR COMPENSATION

as the representatives of the nation to do everything
that ID is necessary to do to secure their complete mo-
bilization OF the whole resources OF America by
rapid and effective means be found. Trans
portation supplies all the arteries of mobilization. I'm
less it be under single and unified direction the
whole process Of the nations action is embarrassed.
1T was in the true spirit of Aperica and ID was
right, that should first try to effect the necessary
unihcaton under the voluntary action of those who
in charge of the great railway properties and
did try it. The directors of the railways responded
to the need promptly and generously.
The group OF railway executives who
charged with the task of actual coordination and
general direction performed their task with patriotic
zeal and marked ability, to have been ex-
pected, and did, believe everything that pos
sibe for them to do in the circumstances. If had
taken the task out Of their hands it has not been be-
cause of any derection failure their part, but
only because there were some things which the gov
eminent can do and present management cannot We
shall continue to value most highly the advice and
assistance OF these gentlemen and / am sure we shall
not find them withholding it.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL IMPERATIVE.
"It had become unmstakably plain that only under
government administration can the entire equipment
of the several systems of transportation be fully and
unreservedly thrown into common service without
injurious discrimination against particular properties
Only under government administration abso-
lutely unrestricted and unembarrassed common use
be made of all tracks, terminals, terminal facilities
and equipment of every kind Only under that author
ty new terminals be constructed and developed
without regard to the requirements limitations of
particular roads, But under government adminstra-
ion all these things will be possible-not instantly
but as fast practical difficulties, which cannot be
merely conjured away, give way before the new man.
agement.
"The common administration will be earried out
with little disturbance of the present operating
CARNATIONS and personnel Of the railways possible.
Nothing will be altered disturbed which it is not
necessary to disturb. We serving the public in
terest and safeguarding the public safety but we are
also regardul of the interest of those by whom these
great properties owned and glad to avail ourselves
of the experience and trained ability of those who have
been managing them.
Continued on Page Seven, Column One)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Central POWERS
PERTURBED over
RUSS ATTITUDE
Chancellor Won HertIing III and
Will Probably Be Re-
placed by Prince Won
BueIoWA
(By Associated Press,

Reports that the German and
Austrian emperors and their military
and political advisers are much per-
turbed over the Russian attitude are
followed by one that Count Won Hert-
ling, the German imperial chancellor,
is i'll.
Berlin political circles have a
rumor that Won Hertling, who is "a
years old, is to be ousted in favor OF
Prince Won Buelow, the former chan
cellor, who is very close to the Ger
man crown prince.
Continue Conference.
Unless there is change i'll original
plans, the eniiSsarics of Russia aud
the central powers will meet today
to continue their discussion of terms
which the Bolsheviki have declared
are unacceptable. Russia's delegate:
have proposed that the conference
meet in Stockholm, which, if agreed
to by the Germans, will make for de
lay.
Russ Have Plans.
A news dispatch received in Lon
don says the Russians have made
counter proposals to the Germans.
1t is added that they will be dis.
cussed at the next meeting at Brest-
Litovsk on Saturday, which would
indicate the Russians have not per-
sisted in their demand that future
meetings be held on neutral soil, The
new Russian proposals cali for com
plete evacuation of occupied territory
pending a referendum on self-deiini.
ton.
Meanwhile the question Of the
constituent assembly still bothers the
Bolsheviki and demands are made
that it be called at once. The gov
ernment of the Ukraine has sent to
the Bolsheviki a demand that it with
draw its troops from the Ukraine and
decide whether or not it is at war
with that government.
Assembly to Meet Jan. IS.
Petrograd, Thursday, Jan. 3.-The
Bolsheviki have fixed the opening OF
the constituent assembly for January
l8, provided a quorum of 400 men,
bers is then present.