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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
SAYS THEY ROBBED HIM
Witness Accuses Two Young Men
Who Hospitality Offered Him
Drink Beforehand.

Thomas killc0urse and William T.
HAYES were each held under $500 bail
for the Court of General Sessions. at d
hearing in City Court, today, on charges
Of robbery. Frank Tibolski testified that
while on his way 10 work Yesterday the
two men stopped him and asked him to
have drink out of a bottle Of whisky they
had. After a time he claims the men
Jumped" him and took 81 from him.
Christopher Ward, head Of the com
puIsory work bureau. told the court that
Arthur Elliott had. been given three
OPPORTUNITIES TO work and failed TO stick
To any lob He was held under 81 900
bail for the grand jury Thomas }. Farley
was also arraigned on a charge Of VIOLA
tion of an order Of the State Council Of
Defense. His case was continued until
tomorrow morning He said he could not
obtain work where he was sent by the
compulsory work bureau.
John McCaulley pleaded guilty 70 a
charge of speeding and was fined S25
and costs.
Clarence A. Layton and Katherine
Chires were each fined IS and costs on
disorderly conduct charges.
Joshua Whaley was arrested by Patrol
man Devenney yesterday on a charge OF
carving a concealed deadly weapon.
He had a razor in his pocket when arrested, /,
but he also had shaving brush soap and
a towel and Deputy Judge Hellings dis
missed the case. Edward Down, Negro,
was fined S25 and costs for carrying a
revolver
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
WHOLE HUN LINE
SHAKEh n BY ALLIES,
RAIDERS ROUTED
Boche Unable to Dislodge Ameri-
can and French Soldiders Who
Have Crossed the Vesle.
FOE LOOKING OVER FOE
New York W orld.

Pans, Aug. 6-North of the Vesle
the Germans have been repulsed in efforts
to dtslodee French and American units
which crossed from the south bank. The
official statement from the war office
today also reports a French advance to
the Avre north of Montdidier.
Prisoners were taken by the French
in the repulse of German raid southeast
OF Montddier.
The determined attacks which the
Germans have been delivering against
the allied advanced guards north OF the
Vesle have failed to disturb the tenn
poiary stabiization OF the kAa1e ffout>
The allied command is retaining the
initiative in these operations.
Much importance Is attached today to
the operations reported farther north
along the line between Brachew and
Marisel, north of Montdidier. These are
pointed to as n direct menace to the juno
ton point OF the armies of Gen. Won
Hutier and Crown Prince Rupprecht.
London, Aug 6 6-Signs of shakiness on
the German line from the North Sea to
Rheims front are increasing.
Following the withdrawal on Saturday
ia the Albert region and Sunday In the
area north Of Montdidier. the German
command gave up today section OF their
front north of La Bassee.
Meanwhile the enemy Is apparently at
tempting to make some kind of a stand
on the Nesle, where his heavy guns ale
now pounding the allied lines.
Reuter- correspondent at French head
quarters in France In a dispatch dated
this afternoon at , o clock, says OF the
situation
The enemy's artillery fire is very
heavy along the whole line OF the Nesle,
and che Germans are opposing very vlgor-
olls resistance Ia the Allies Neverthe-
less. French patrols have succeeded IN
crossing the river at several points be
tween Sermons, east OF Solssuns and tlS-
mes, where the Americans crossed. and
between Fismes and Mulzon
The Germans on the north bank are
abundantly supplied with machine guns
and bomb throwers. Their aviators are
busy using machine guns against our
troops. and the enemy resistance every
where i very stiff
The British War Office announced
this afternoon that the German guns were
active last night IN the region north Of
NiIlers- Bret onncux on the front north
east of Amiens. the war office announced
today They threw gas shells into the
British lines
The Germans attempted TO puck oil
b British post in the district northeast OF
Mcrrls. ON the Flanders front bat failed
under British counter attack.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
TWO U-BOATS HERE,
NAVY SWEEPING COAST

Washington, Aug. German sub
marines are nov operating al two widely
separated points along the Atlantic
seaboard- in the important sea lane
off the Virginia coast and the other IN
Canadian waters.
The presence OF another RAIDER IN the
middle Atlantic, where in May and June
more than twenty vessels were sunk, be
,AIue known yesterday when the Navy De-
partnent announced the sinking OF the
.. B. Jennings an american tanker
Sunday, and the landing of thirty 70
thlrtv-two members OF the crew at Nor
folk by an American patrol boat \ sec
ond boat, with the captain and thirteen
men. reached the same port late Yesterday
Steps 20 deal with this latest raider
have been taken 10y the Navy Depart
ment and patrol boats and seaplanes
are already searching the coast waters
Officials reiterated that the movement
of troops 70 France would not be inter
iercd With
Last official information Of the opera
uous OF the submarine IN Canadian
waters came 10 the Navy Department
Friday IN the report Of the sinking of
British fishing schooner. Unofficial
reports said the submerSible was oper-
atlng there as late as last Saturday.
but even If 1t had started south Friday
she could not have reached the position
where the Jennings was destroyed Sunday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
AUTOMOBILE KILLS BOY.
Nine Year-Ol George J. McCon-
naghy Struck by Car at Fourth
and Monroe Streets.

Struck by an automobile last night
ut Fourth and Monroe streets, George
j. McConnaghy, of IA South Broome
street a child of nine years, received
injuries which shortly afterward resulted
in his death in Delaware Hospital. The
childs skull was fractured.
The bov was struck by machine
owned and driven by Paul Sheridan of
New Castle He was taken To the hos
pital in Sheridan's machine.
According to witnesses who saw the
accident, Sheridan did NIL ne could to
avert the accident The boy ran out
into the street, 1t was SAID. with his back
to the machine He was struck by the
mud guard and thrown down,
The operator of the machine, Paul
Sheridan was not arraigned in City Court
today, as Assistant City Solicitor Malloy
asked for a continuance until Friday.
He is under bail for hearing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
YOUR DOLLAR DAY"
DAWNS TOMORROW
And Your Long Green or Cart
Wheel Will Do Extra Duty
III the Stores.
Tomorrow viii be Dollar Day. =

Tomorrow will be Dollar Day"
Having verv pleasurabie memories Of
previous occasions of a similar sort here
abouts, doubtless you already have an
ticipations OF what good things the dollars
vuu intend to spend will bring you. In
deed, one can almost hear the enthusiastic
chink-chink OF the cart-wheeis n your
pocket. or the silky rustic of the new long
green in wallet, both anxious TO be out
and doing
And you'll find V'ilmington's stores
ready for you, for Dollar Day Is an
institution with them, as well as II ls
with YOU While most Of the dollar
bargains will represent losses 70 the uler-
chant. It's benefit 70 him will be IN the
attraction OF new customers 70 hrs store,
and the opportunity that 1t VIII give 70
demonstrate the reliability OF his goods
as whole This Is the purpose Of the
Dollar Day" campaign
Local merchants generally report that
during the past wear the opportunities
of their customers from towns nearby and
on the Delmarvia Peninsula 10 shop here
have increased rapidly The great I'M
p0rtance Of the city as profitable shop
ping center has been proven many times
by those who are working for Whining
tons commercial and industrial advance
rnent The merchants have realized,
however, that it is necessary TO offer
genuine inducements if they desire To
attract this out-of-town trade, and 1t is
for this reason that they are especially
desirous that such customers visit the
stores on Dollar Day
Wednesday visiting purchasers viii
learn that a dollar is worth more on that
day than at any time during the year,
and that dollar spent in Wilmington
several dollars spent IN other places where
such genuine effort TO benefit shoppers
by bargains and merchants through cx-
tended acquaintance, are not the sole
objects sought
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
MORE EXEMPTIONS
IN NEW DRAFT BILL
Under Amendments CroWder Can
Excuse Men of Essential
Occupations.
Bv Associated Press to Every FveninR

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington, Aug 6 Broader pro-
visions for exemptions have been written
into the new man-p power i'll now before
Congress, So that the nations war
industrial fabric may not be upset bv
und1ly large Withdrawals Of men over
81 yenrs OF age for military service
Provost Marshal General Crowder
appearing today before the Senate mill
tary committee explained that he had
deemed it advisable to substitute the
words Occupations and enployments'
for the word industries used in tho
existing laws in the section affecting
industrial exemptions. This would make
possible more liberal Interpretation of
the law and prevent the induction into
the army of many men performing essential
work at home and vet not actually in
industrial oc cupations
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
PRINCE REPAIRING
HIS BROKEN ARMIES
German Divisions Lost Heavily in
Battle Along the
Marne.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
With the French Army in France, Aug.
6 (Morning) The German crown prince
now is engaged in reconstituting his shat
tered divisions behind the lines with the
aid of the remainder Of the 1919 recruits,
in the opinion of Gen, Mangin, whose
army played such brilliant part in
forcing the German retreat from the
Marne.
Some of tho German divisions which
took part in this attle had their com-
paAy strength reduced 10 less than 50
men, some of the companies being still
further depleted In numbers. In addition
some OF the ba=t divisions af Crown
Prince Rupproeht ef bavaria wcro used
In the battle, having been laanod thr
crown prince from the arinics farther narth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
AUSTRIA NOW FEARS
AMERICA s MAN POWER
Vienna Admits Allies Chances of
Victory Are Increasing Daily;
Nation is Depressed.
by Associated Press 20 Every Evening

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Washington, Aug 6.-That man-power
Will be the determining factor in the war
and that IL is incontestable that the
numerical superiority of the Entente
is increasing daily. aro two admissions
publicly mado in Austria which have
caused great dependency through
out the Empire according to advices
reaching Washington today through Of
fetal channels,
The admissions are made in tho Ar
better Zoitung of Vienna, which says
tho French and Allied victory on tho
west front has visibly produced pro-
found impression among the people,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
RUSSIANS WELCOME U. S.
Without Selfish Interests IN IN
tervention to Save Nation
From Hun.

kandalaska, Aug 6. American troops
participated in the handing of the allied
forces al Archangel last week
The first detachment Of the lntema-
tional forces included members Of the
Russian Officers League.
The participation Of the Americans m
the landing has been greeted enthusiaa-
tlcally in Northern Russia The people
consider that the United States : All
solutely without selfish interests rs ~
CARDS Russia, and look upon the Amen.
cans as a guarantee Of the friendhneSs Of
the Allies toward the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
BRITONS BAG ZEPPELIN.
German Raiders Fall In Attempt 10
Bomb London.
clatod Press to Every Evonlnn

b. Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London, Aug On n mid Inst night on
England by German alrships one of the
enemy craft, a Zeppelin wns brought down,
il was officially announced
Another of the German nirships wns
damaged, but probably suocootlnd In
reaching It's base. The raiders did no
damage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
CABIN DWELLER DROWNED.
BODY of Louis Pike Found i'm Brandywine
Near Eleventh Street.

Louis Pike, aged 40 years, who lives in
a cabin near Eleventh street bridge was
drowned last night some time after mid
night His body was found in the mud
near the bridge by Bridgetender Robert
Carswell early this morning and removed
to the morgue.
Ii is thought the man was drinking and
fell overheard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Accuse Man Of Disorder.

Victor Stokes was arrested at Shellpot
Park last night by Constable Iinsrnan,
on charge Of disorderly conduct. He
was gwen a hearing before Magistrate
J.. J. Broman this morning, and after a
severe reprimand by Squire Broman, was
dismissed The specific charge was jump
ing off the Merry-go-round while it was
III motion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Motor Car Strikes Child

An automobile owned and driven by
". s. Hammond Of New Castle, today,
struck and knocked down Manuella Col
letta, aged z years, Of 2l3 Iatnall street.
The child was slightly injured The
accident occurred at Second and Market
streets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Maryland Man Enilsts Here.

Albert Jones. af Millington, Md, waa
accepted for enlistment at tho army
recruiting station this morning, lie
entered the Field Artillery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
ACCIDENT CASES.

The following accident cases were
treated Al the Delaware Hospital today.
\ Higgins, elbow bruised
Raymond Phillips, finger cut
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
HUN NAVY HEAD QUITS.
Admiral Won Tirpitz's Successor
Reported Ready to Resign
From Kaiser's Council.
Nv Associated Press 10 Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Zurich, Switzerland, Aug 6-Admiral
Won Capelle. German minister Of marine,
will resign shortly, according 10 Berlin
dispatches TO the Stuttgart Tageblatt
the Munich ZeittIng and the Augsburg
Zeitung.
Admiral Won Capelle succeeded Ad-
miraI Won TirpItz as German minister
Of marine in March 1916. His reported
resignation may have some connection
with the retirmenet of Admiral Won
Holtzendorif, head Of the naval general
staff. announced on Aug 2 Several days
before his announced retirement Won
Holtzendorf had apologized for the failure
of German submarines to sink American
transports.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Amusemenss Tonight.

Queen The City OF Dim Fsoos.
Majestic Sandy.
Victoria Up the Road With Sallie.
Savoy-''MiSs PettiCoat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Weather Forecast.

By Associated Press 20 1vsrg svsotSt
Washington. Aug. e. Forecast for DoIs
ware:
Fair and continued warm tonight anc
probably Wednesday gentle. variable winds
mostly south
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
FOCH READY TO FLANK
CROWN PRINCES ARMY;
NOT DONE WITH WILHELM

Allies Chief Awaiting More Troops and Guns to Again
Strike the Foe; Germans Cenering Hottest Fighting on
Americans at Fismes; Allies Reach the Ance and
Boche Are Continuing Retreat Back to Old Position
North of the VesIe; British Give Ruppechts Bavarans
Sharp Twist at Apex Of Lys Salient
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
SINk NEUTRAL VESSEL
TREAT CREW BARBAROUSLY

An Atlantic Port Aug 6 The officers
Continued on page 6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
AMERICANS STICK
At F|SMES, DESPITE
HUN BIG GUNS
Foe Uses Gas Shells, Flames and
$50 Millimeter Guns But Our
Boys Don't Bulge.
u. S. MEN CROSS VESLE

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
With the American Army on the Vesle,
Monday, Aug 5-American troops today
held on to Fisrnes and all other gains,
Notwithstanding terrible artillery action
by the Germans, and in the face of every
opposition threw patrols across the Vesle
at several places. French troops, To
their right and left, also moved patrols
across the river, the German artillery
failing TO stop them.
American parties also crossed the river
west OF Fsmcs early today. Once over
the RIVER the men dug or found other
-css~er~x7cnQ tAe .kAxalkn---zsEhe Germans
have made strong efforts To dslod0e the
Americans from Fisnles For the time
being, that point IS the most active along
the whole line
In the capture of FIsInes the Americans
took II guns. With their crews these
weapons had been left south OF the river
to enflade an advance into Fismes.
Several German artillerymen also were
captured. The Americans who captured
Fismes were members of the same or
ganization that occupied Coulonges, Co
han and Drayigny during the advance
north from the Marne
The Germans increased the intensity
of thtx artillery fire opposite the Ameri-
cans late today, bringing into action guns
of $50 mIlllInetres against the forces west
of FisInes. During the afternoon the
Germans employed fame projectors from
the slopes north OF the Eesle, where they
appeared to he well organized Machine
guns also were used repeatedly
The American lines also were subjected
To a heavy fire from German l05 : and
late IN the afternoon the enemy raked the
hill tops with various kinds of gas shells
The big gun duel soon became SO violent
that observation was difficult and maps
had to be used. the Americans picking
cut German positions observed during the
day.
With the American Army on the yes)e,
Aug Il \ u III The Germans opposite
the Americans west Of fismes used their
guns freely yesterday afternoon III an
apparent attempt 10 discourage the
Americans and their French allies from
further aggressive efforts Many shells
winch threw out black smoke upon eN-
ploding Were thrown IN the direction Of
the cross roads and other objectives the
enemy trying thus to gauge the range
from he smoke clouds which arose
Later they began an ineffective gas
attack
Meanwhile, the American and French
heavy guns to the south were sending IN
repeated sslvos and the Germans were
supplementnR their gas shelhng with
their mIue throwers and machine guns
north Of the Nrsle These smaller weapons
were kept working full time in he hope
Of keeping clear the south banks Of the
river
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06

A feeling o. ecurity goes with Clover
Dairy Milk.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06

Particular people choose Clover Dairy
mIlk.-Adv.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-31
JAMES GOLQUHOUN N MISSING FOR PAST
 FIVE MONTHS

J. W. Baker of Douglas when in Los Angeles last week met George Frazier Cf Clifton. Frazier was for many years shelter foreman for the Arizone Copper company and was a close friend of James ColQuhoun, former president and general manager Of the company Mir Frazier told Baker that he recently received letter from Mrs. Colquhoun telling him that she was greatly distressed about her husband of whom she had received no word for five months. The last word she had from Mir. Colquhoun he was in the oil country in the Batoum district in Russia.
 James ColquhOun was for many years in charge of the Arizona Copper company at Clifton and had the credit of bringing that company to success after it was virtually bankrupt It was he who installed the converter process in the Clifton district and also a teaching plant These new methods made it possible to reduce the abund- ance of low grade ores at a profit. He was the father of two boys, reared iD Clifton. The oldest one was killed during the first year of the war, being in one of the first Scotch companies that reached France. The other son Is still fighting against the Huns.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-31
RECRUITING STAR IS OFF WELL IN
 THIS CITY
SERGEANT WHARAM OLD TIMER IN SERVICE HAS INTERESTING TALES OF ARMY EXPERIENCE AND WILL BE ABLE TO ADVISE MEN ABOUT SERVICE

Interest in the subject of joining the army is being aroused here by the personality and methods employed by First Sgt. c. Wharam. retired, who is in Eisbee, with offices at the Y. M. C. A. Already he has sent several re- eruits to the army, the latest one be- ing Jose L. Perez. who went to Los Angeles to join the light field artil- lery.
 "Of course l am no medical exam ner. but I usually can tell whether or not @ man can pass She physical tests. If ho doesn't look good to me. there lis nothing doing. The recruits I have gotten in Bisbee so farhave been eX- .cellent specimens Of young manhood" |" said Sergeant Wharam. last night.
 The sergeant because of twenty-fOur years service in the army. seven Of them in the Philippines, is unusually well prepared to discuss military mat ters with interested men and tO advise them as to which branch Of the sery- ice would be best suited Co them.
 "In a place like Bisbee. where there are so many young men trained in trades most necessary to the army I should be able Go get many recruits from among the skilled mechanics. continued the sergeant. There are lots of places open for skilled mechan- ics between the ages of IS and 20 years and 31 to 4O We can take no men within the draft age limits.'
 Sergeant Wharam will be here for some little time in all probability. He would be pleased to sec any men in- terested in enlisting and will take pleasure in explaining for them any thing they wish to know about the various branches of the service. He may be found at his office iu tho Y. NJ. C. A. building.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-31
GRANDEST ON EARTH
 DECLARES THOMAS
Gains Seventeen Pounds by Taking Tanlac-Wife
 Also Benefited

'I have gained seventeen pounds and the only reason l can give for my wonderful improvement is that Tanlac is an extraordinary medicine" said A. II. Thomas, a well known emplOye of the Wright Ship Building company, and living at 8O2 12 South Ninth street, Tacoma, Wash.
 "The cause of my trouble,' he con tinued started about six years ago. when I accidentally struck the back of my head a very hard blow. l paid little attention to it at first, but in a short while I commenced to have headaches, which kept getting worse until I could hardly stand them. These awful headaches with the worry about my condition seemed to undermine my whole system and my general health got to be bad My appetite left me. my stomach got in terrible condition and I was down in bed for several weeks. What little I managed to eat seemed to do me harm instead of good, and it would ferment causing gas and intense pain. was very rest less at night. would doze off for a while and then wake up ard roll and LnH0 Anl lAOuA MGG AAath anu SUE gish all the time. and never felt equal to my work.
 'T tried different medicines hoping to find something that would help my stomach and build me up in a genera, way. but I failed to find the right thing until I got Tanlac. This medi- cine has proven to be exactly what needed. It has gotten my stomach in splendid condition, my appetite is fine and I can eat just anything want and enjoy it. I don't suffer a particle with gas and indigestion. and I sleep so well that I hate to get up in the mornings. and I seldom have a headache. I am feeling fine in every way now and my wife, who has only been taking Tanlac a short while. has been benefited a great deal already. It's the grandest medicine on earth there's no doubt about that"
 Tanlac is sold in BIsbee by !. NJ Ball. in Douglas by Douglas Drug O.. in Paradise by G. A. Walker. in Bowie by Bowie Drug Store. in San Simon by J. B. Cooke, in Wilcox by A. A. Nichol- son. in Lowell by Lowell Drug Co. in Benson by c. F. Moss Pharmacy. and in Gleeson by B. A. Taylor Adv.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-31
BRING DOWN PLANE
N RevIow L-l.ol VII

IEV EeVIOW I0Is0U WITDI
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. July 90. (By the Associated Press )-LieIt. A. B. Briggs Of Farm ing ham. Mass. and Lieut. David F Putnam of Newman, Aiass- of the American aerial forces report they probably brought down an enemy 7lane last night behind his lines at Montsec
 The aviators saw their opponent plunge e5rthWard. but the fog ana clouds prevented them from observ' ing the crash
 The fight was the first in Che TOJl sector for several days.