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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
S1,4S9,OO0 RAISED
FOR LOAN BY WOMEN
Excellent City, County and
State Reports Presented
Today.

rod., total tor tho women Liberty
Bond selling was S91S.4I0, and the total
10 datc II. $4,000 including sub
>erlplon Of lrcucc ia punf Tor hall .
mllion. that gorS for tho worlCn nf the
Fifth district 81 ChrI~tiana hundred.
III. reports for wards follow
llr-t. Nll~ Stcinbcre, $500 Mrs.
Gorlnlr>. 500
Scound. Mrs G. " sparks $50
Third. Mrs + Il DAVIS. $3.50. Mrs.
Ralph BalIv s3.2u0
laur,h. M;- 1 Rnnghur-t, 81. 80:
Mr- "a Philip $500
Fifth. Mr~. W Springer lr St31O;
Nir> & \ llhou >I6i5
sixth. Mr- Bradley. 500
Seventh Mr. Icr1dav, S1l 500. Mrs
ra,lor $500. Mrs Curtis. so 200:
Mr~ Bird. $2>.70o
Eighth. Mrs Reese. sil."0O
Ninth. Nlr~ II II Brown, Sl0l50;
Mrs Puri, S76n0 MIR CapclIc, S6.lj0.
Mrs ~taular, si.25n
Tenth. Mir Herbert Wara St50. Mrs
Pr4-kctt. Si.05n
Eleventh. Mr~ & ] Ward sl2.500;
Nir, Richards s., ,JOu
Twelfth AIr ~nrllcnburg. $500
Miss R0th SlC1n
p 4 ]: " omen. >l,1+'
Headquarters including bonds sold
at O'Bricn meeting, Si1,@,l0
Brandy Wlnc hundred S}G,0i0
Cbrl~,iana hundred S>oI, 100
Christians hundred Included the big
bond from Ircncc du Popt SI0t2j0 from
the GrcenNilic section s. .GON from Els
mere ;.nd IS 800 from \ vport
Mir, Ohio \oRland chairman. stated
that ~ result of Pat q Bricn At The
PLAYHOUSE. last night. > ten-thouSand
dollar bonds aud ono $50 bond were
sold and hr put hls autograph on Inc pink
>lps She asked everybody 70 learn
" hat We an Do for the BOYS SOFT can
bc sung at thc meeting SATURDAY AZ noon,
when me booth IN the hotel lobby IS
opened. and hero viii hc . speech 10y Mrs.
Marion Booth Nelly OF New York City.
Mir, James Starr. Jr chairman oi the
Third Federal Reserve district made the
addre<, uf the meeting and brief addresses
were made hy Mir Henry Il Thompson.
VINO urged Inc women 10 keep on even Il
fhcy ieel encouraged because the need Is so
great. and bv Mrs Florence HIlles. who
told Of her success u speaking al the IN
du>tral plants Tomorrow she will speak
IN some oi the rural schools
Mrs Starr spoke of her pride IN " H.
Iuington, and asked for volunteers for the
W axe Up America parade of women II
Phludcphia. saturday and Mrs Hllies
volunteered to parade for Delaware Mrs
Starr said she uses Wilmington for ammu-
ciunItion, when she Is talking IN other
tles and towns. to spur them on.
The report issued by Mrs. Henry
RIdgcly. State chairman for the women
Of bonds sold up 10 noon yesterday fol
lows
poyrr, >7.IO0; total for Dover to date,
So 0Jn
Rural New Castle county 80 sub
srribtrS, amount Sl3,6
kent county.-19 subscribers. amount
81 300
state total Tor April Ii. IA. sub
scribrrs amount $lOS50
Total for State 10 datc .967 sub
scri ,erS. amount SI.O72 GO1
Total for Sussex county To date. .sI2j. .fO0
Total tor Wilmington to date SlIG,750,
Total for rural New Castle county to
date, sJf3,G50
Total for Kent coGnty odate. $3.50. 500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
RAILROADERS' PAY RISE
1000 900 Persons Affected by New
Schedule. Biggest Advance TO
Those Receiving Least.
1, A..nolalc.l Ir.... Ln EAcrA EAcnne

~ Associated Press 60 Every Evening
Washington. April II The Railroad
Wage Commission has completed its
recommendations for wage increases for
railroad employees and q report Will be
submitted to Dircctor-G Gcncral McAdoo
upon his return from Liberty Loan
speaking tour
Nothing was made known as to the
amount OF the increases to be given, al
though it has been said that employees
now receiving small pay viii be gwen the
largest advances The commission be-
gan IT. work january 3l
II Is understood the recommendations
call for sliding scale ot increases and that
all cmplovc~ regardless ot union or non
union affiliations, viii nc treated alike
The revision Is the most extensive ever
undertaken affecting approximately >
O0OO00 per rs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
aISTRIANS RESENT TIE
'"BREAkING" OF CIERNIN
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

ny Associated Press TO Every Evening
Basel. Switzerland, April II Tho
tone II The Austrian and German press
lndicatoz that n profound impression has
been caused IN those countries by tho down
fall of Count CzrrnIu Tho German
people and the German element ~
Austria resent the retirement of the
minister and after his reslRrt1ilon was
announced began vigorous campaign
for the appointment rs his successor 0t
former Premier IisEa. Count AndrassY,
or another Hungarian whose views agree
with theirs
The Nittag XeitunR of Vienna say
Count Czcrnn fall was due IN part 70
agreement with the Emperor ~ regard 70
Poland and to his attacks on the Czeohs.
The Same .olement winch deplorc he
fall of Count Czcrnln arc beginning .
attnck the German foreign minister, Dr
Won kuchuanu. on the pr'teEi TINT hc
did not protect tfernany's economic
interests sufficiently III the treaty Of
Brcst Litovsk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
I\TERNED As ST SPECTS.
Believed 10 Have Tempered With Gauges
Made for the L. > Government
By Associated Press 10 Every Evening


Philadelphia. April 1.-Two former
employees Of the United States Gauge Co.
Selcr~vilc. Pa charged with tampcrng
with gauges intended for the government.
have been ntern,d This action was
taken by the government following a
hearing here yesterday
The men INFERRED are Frederick Schu-
bert and Fritz Bieret who with George
Schubert. Frederick brol her, and George
Hendricks. were charged with having
tampcrcd with gauges being made for u
Dayton. Ohio, concern. which had a con
tract with the government
G. T. Schmid . naval inspector, tcSti-
fed that he made a test OF the gauges after
thcv were delivered and found that
thirteen of fifty seven 5O0-pound gauges
were defective These h said, were 2l
per cent defective under only . one-hour
test
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
MRS JANE ". LNANS.

Mrs Jane " Evans, aged 50 years.
died Yesterday at her home, 1908 CLAYTON
street The funeral viii take place to-
morrow at Cherry Hill Md
FUNERAL or WlLuAM j. GIBBONS
The funeral Of William J Gibbons. who
died Yesterday al his home. 302O Gllpin
avenue aged 60 years. will take place to-
morrow morning, with services at st
Anne Church and lntermeut 81 the
Cathedral cemetery MIR. Gibbons was
well known He Was he first Child Labor
Inspector ol Delaware having been ap-
pointed bV he first Child Labor Com
mission He was active in Democratic
politics III his early life and MAS chairman
Of the county committee Of that party for
wears tie was son oi James aud fo-
sanna Gibbons who resided al du pont
Banks His father was killed IN AN eAplo-
SION at one Of the powder mills Mir Glib
hons entered the employ of the Joseph
Bancroft * Sons Go when a boy and re-
tired several wears ago rs superintendent
Of the dye house If the plant lie MAS a
member uf Santa Maria Council No i95.
knights of Columbus and member Of
st Ann Church AIr Gibbons is sur
vlved by his widow and four children,
Lewis j Gibbons, Facony, Pa; William
i Gibbons. Jr., of Holnesburg, Pa Mrs
John ]. Dougherty of No 1906 Union
street and Harry j Gibbons Of No 2IS
North Broomc street tins city
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
LOAN WORKERS
Conlinued from page

I.-t night man and woman ac-
c0mpanied Dv little child ? couple ~
wears Old entered the Liberty Bank and
sought information about buvIng bonds.
The nolher wanted q bond taken on for
hc child she vas informed that there
must be some one responslEie for me
pond. 80 Il y = finally agreed that ne
nond Should be bought hrr name and
she could glVe u 10 the enid WEen ID
had been pej FOR
I hat ,at:-dtd the mother and on being
gwen z IIbeitv Loen button 7lgnlfvng
her purchase I'd Ii bond -nC AnnCd has
on he child dress ana with her husband
le.t fhc h-nN Nel ule.,>cl
hecpue sceord 81 Liberty Loan -,IU-
~crIptIutl~ ( i tA-k hat requires thc
utmost Patience and care For tins pur-
pose II CIe4ranoe division has been c>t2b-
l-hed p connection Nlth the Liberty
Bank IN, department i ia charge oi
Mr. Tatnal
Bach day Mr. Ta,uaIi t.,,> the Isis oi
subscriptions m.ue 3uI ttbllate> thorn.
The result SHOW, The number of ~ubscrip-
tious aad he g3ci, the number oi banks
AMI WHIST each one has reported; wha;
each chairman OF committee and each
plan, loan manager has reported In fact
u complete rc~umc al the work each day
from al places ot activity
Esch dag Mr. Tatnall presents this re-
port t0 John :. RosSell chairman Of a,i
activities and committees working in vii
mingt0u and New Castle county. and he
is thus enabled to keep IN touch with
what j. goJugs ON under has supervision
He IN turn reports TO the PhiladelphIa
headquarters for this section.
The R9fff.lirty and 7 oaD Ass11ia+i,r,.
are being enlisted IN the Liberty Loan
campaign and il Is expected that thcy
vii succeed IN lioaflng very considerable
part Of DelaWare'S quota. The method
TO be followed by these a>socletlons i very
simple \ man desiring q purchase $1,000
bond SRhscrlbcs Tor stock n his association
hat uill be Horth 81 900 at maturity.
A. i member OF the association he pays
his due, regularly and the association
carrie, his bond ms plan j, meeting
ing W,th popular FAVOR and 1t IS the hope
of the campaign managers that all Build
ing aud Loan Associations Will pat ID into
operation Chalrmau Rosseil is anxious Ia
have the plan adopted by All Of these asso-
CITATIONS and l~ DESTROYS ol communicating
With lhclr officers On the subject
4 meeting II AL the secret and fratcruI
organizations Of the cltN has been called
by John " Lawson, who was recently
appointed general manager Of the team
captains Of the city BY Mr. Rosscll. 10 be
held In Eden Hall. Al DO Vest Tenth
street on the evening Of Wednesday "a.
1T 5 O'Clock Ii was announced today by
AIr Lawson that the speaker Of the even
ng would bc Robert II Richards man
well known to Wilmingtonans, both a- au
orator and public man Mr. Richards
WAS formerly atlorney-geucTal oi I he stare
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
AIiSTRIA'S EMPEROR DROPS
HDHENLOHF. COURT CHIEF

~ Associated Press - Every Evening
London. april H. Prince Won Hobeu-
lohr. chIef III court to Emperor { harlo-
of Anstrla-ilungarv has been discharged
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen Count
tIcxandcr Fstcrha7r, hrofher-ln-law 0f
Count Rcvertata, has been appointed hi-
successor
cunt Revcrtata Rhlic counsellor of
the Austrian legation In switzerland.
sounded out French envoy III 1917 on
he probable chances for opening peace
negotiations The AUSTRIAN government
has claimed hat France tasL 4 hc initiative
hut former Premier. Rlhot and PaEnlcvc
declare that il was kevrrtata who sought
and arranged the meetings
Count Czernln the Alistro-Iinngauan
foreign minister resigned SUNDAY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
BURIAN FRIENDLY TO
AMERICA ~ THE PAST

BY Associated Pres, 10 Every Evening
Washington, April H. Confirmation
of the appointment of Baron Burian 70
be Austro-Hung4rIan foreign minister
IN succession t. Count Czcrnn has been
received - the state Department here
from ~ own agencies IT'D Europe
Burian has been regarded av officials
herr = morc friendly so }morIra IN the
pss~t th4n an, oi ih, other statesmen Of
the d1!l en plrr> 1t S relied. now
eyer That lIl- atflude ma. ha1e under
gone 4 considerable c1aHcge -ruc- he
entry oi 'meret INTO the ear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
kirkMnod Accident.

Tie coroner's jury held an inquest last
night in the deaths Of Harold Padley and
Wilbur Nooleyhan, who were run into
by a train at the crossing Of the p, B. &
W railroad, at kirkwood on April 5,
Padlcy being killed outright and Wooley-
ham dying the next day at the Delaware
Hospital, where he was removed fo How
ing the accident The verdict Of the jury
was that the men came to their death
through accident and negligence Of the
railroad company in failing to maintain
proper safety appliances at the crossing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
CLUB ANNIVERSARY
Completion Of Fourth Year Oh
served Today ar Hotel
du Pont.

The Washington Heights Century 'ah
celebrated IT'S fourth snnIverzarv today
Wiih 4 luncheon at he Hotel du Ponf
HeralIzc nf the var it was VERY SIMPLY
arranged There were no formal enter
fainIng features no elaborate decorations
or anything planned that would cutau
pxrense The only decnrat lors werr mall
aags and tuc only favors we're small Un~
paper holders fpr The -alted nuts Iur
president. Mrs w d I.aMoite rrccived
basket rf punk roses and tastcr l.les
punk arnd phite bcina the ciuh coinr-. and
This was NJ recognition = her cthrrnt
leadership of The club The menu follows.
Grape Fruit.
Oyster Patties
French Fred Potatoes Peas.
Chicken Salad.
NeapoiItan Ice Cream
Cakes. Coffee
between courses there vas community
singing ~ patriotic and popuar song,
that everv one enloved. and there ras p
reading by Mrs Howard smith Lara.
Musical numbers included solos Dy Mrs.
STANLEY Steele and selections 0v a quartet.
including Mrs Steele Mrs Horace Z.
Warrington. Mrs William r White and
Mrs. ; r. Baynard, Jr
After luncheon the ciuD heard patriotic
address hy Hon y. Irving HANDY
Mrs. Walter Powell II Dover, president
of me Delaware state Federation 1i
Women Clubs. Mrs ~ Il Berlin. pre-i-
dent 81 .he New Century Club Mrs
Norris smith. president ui he Gordon
Heights Club. and Mrs tIeorEe roNicN.
president of nc BeilefCnte Civic l4Ib,
we're special guests AZ the lIncneon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
CzERN|N'S POST
TO Count BUR|AN
Former Austrian Minister of For
cign Affairs Recalled TO Post,
Vienna Reports.
y Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated rress 10 Every Evening
Amsterdam, Holland April ~ Baron
Burian has been appointed Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister IN succession
To Count Czernin, according to q vienna
dispatch
Baron Burian. in taking the foreign
ministry retains his portfolio as minister
uf finance
Baron Stephen Buran Won RnIecz
was minister Of foreign affairs from Sept
%. 1914. 10 Dee. p, 1916 when he was
succeeded by Count Czernin, whose place
he now takes Baron Burian has been
Austro-IIunRarlnn hnnncc minister since
Count Czcrnln has been IN the foreign
office Baron Blrian took the place Of
Count Berohtold as foreign minister m
1914 and he WIS tho authur of the notes
to thc | nitcd States ON the case of the
Italian steamship Ancona. sunk in tho
Mediterranean with the loss of American
liyea IN the fall of 1915
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
PHILA. PRODUCE MARKET.
A.,ocia. ID Press - Every Evenlns

By As-ociatcd Press % Every Evening
Philadelphia April l7.-Oais. over,
No , white, GOAL 80; No. B. 9S 2aJ9
Corn. lower. No. 3 yellow, 75al ~.
No. :, l.74al1S.
Live poGltry, lower solt-meated rooster,
32a34 Stacy, do, 32a34; Old, -5a-'
geese 2Sa50
Potatoes. lower, Pennsylvania. 0'r 100
pounds. .35ai 65: New N0rN and nt-t-
ern. 35ag 50: Michigan. ]0al t0. DELE
aware and Nlarvland, lOs1.30; FLORIDA.
5OOa7 90 per barrel; Flor.da, PER ausheI.
, 00a2 80.
Other aruc.es 4ncaangeL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
SAYLOR AND BENkHART
FORMALLY NAMED

By As>ociu'ed Press - Every Evening
Washington April l. The nlted
states Employment Service TO-DAY APP
pointed four district -apenuttudents
and .IX state directors. among whom
Wcrc the following
District superintendent, Distinct No.
). Pennsylvania and Delaware John G.
~axlor. Wilmington.
State directors Delaware. y G. Bcnk-
hart Nilmington New Hampshire. T. X.
SAWYER. Franklyn WeSt Virginia, Len
ucl B ~paun. Charleston
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
CITY COURT CASES.
Coroner Elliott Valves RequisitiOn on a
New Jersey Warrant.

Special Officer James Black Yesterday
arrested Conner K Elliott wanted by the
New Jersey authorities on charge Of
obtaining money under false pretenses
When arraigned in City Court today
Elliott waived requisitlon
George Brown. colored, who Was charged
with the larceny Of a buffalo robe, was
held under 500 bail for the Court Of
General Sessions The robe is alleged to
have been stolen from the office Of Samuel
Mccall, At III West Front street
Charged with contempt Of non-sup-
port order, Peter TabeI was dismissed
when the wife claimed t4lat her husband
had paid her the money
Peter Anderson was fined ] on a charge
IF dlsorderly conduct
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
HEAR ACCIDENT APPEALS.
Industrial Board Reports Is Concerns
Have Signed Agreements With En-
DIoVeS

The Industrial Accident Board > acting
ON Is agreements entered INTO hast week
h, employers ana empIoHc-
The board thI> morning denied John
Green application for hearing refusal
being based on the fact that be had pre-
viously signed an agreement with hi> en-
plover- Hatzel y Buchler. electrical con-
tractors. who are working al the Della
ware plant Of the Bethlehem Steel Go
For the afternoon the board has
scheduled the case of George /. Evans
employed by the American Magnanese
Co, and the ca4e Of Joseph Choua en-
ployed by the Jessup d Moore Co These
cases were instituted not on account Of
refusal Of the employers 10 pay. but be
cause Of failure 10 reach an agreement
with the Insurance carriers Of the en-
ployers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
STRIKERS GOING BACK.
Bethlehem Workers TO Have Time and
Half Time for Overtime.

Dy Associated Press % Every Evening
Bethlehem. Pa, April IL Officials of
the Bethlehem Steel Co stated today
that the situation among the men en-
ploved in No machine shop was much
improved and that quite d large number
Of the men came out today, who APP
peared in the lockout yesterday
Al . conference between government
representatives and steel officials the
latter are said to have declared that IT
had been the intention of the steel com
pany to pay the men time and half time
for overtime.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
HITCHCOCK Is Huns PRISONER

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, April II The State De
partment was advised today hat Thomas
Hitchcock lr Of New York, an American
aviator who has been missing for some
time Is prisoner at Saarsbrugken. Ger
many
The report came from the Amcr.can
legation IL Berne, winch had received il
from the Spanish embassy in Berlin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
German Church Bans Mother Tongue

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
St Louis, Mo- April I7-The Trim
ity Evangelical Lutheran Church, said
10 be the oldest church Of that denomina-
tion in the United States, voted last night
10 discontinue the use of the German
language The Holy Cross Lutheran
School took similar action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
NEW YORK WOMEN VOTING.
Heavy Poll in Thirty-nine Cities on the
Local Option Question.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Albany. y y, April 17-Mcn and
women voters in 80 Of the cities Of New
York continued today to register at the
polls their wishes on the local option
question 1t was estimated from early
reports that yesterday the first Of the
double day election from sixty to seventy
Eve per cent Of the registered vote had
been east
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
STEAMBOAT LINES.
Wilson Line

pASSrNGERS AND tkElGu ,.,.,
WILMINGTON -PHlLADEl lila KY
Daily Except Saturdays ara san "a y.
leave Wilmington. Fourth rtreri ~ Az.
and PhiladcIphia Ches tnut street A1Fi AZ
a. m. L. noon ana $40 y. ~.
SATURDAYS and sunday Ouif
Leave Wilmington. Footsh rlIN.. +" ".s--..
and Philadelphia. Chestnut stE"et wharf a.
$50 and 1880 a m, i.iu. '''a N.iu p ~;
Al boats stop a. Fenh Ni'NNS "hd
hester. ,,..,., ,...t-,t.,.
WILNft y NGFCN-RENN RhON p nv
leave Wilmington az o.fO b. = - ~ ~
l2 O'Clock noon. L. - 3, i, p g. . AZ aiu
Leave Pcun's Grove al 7t5. :. .. lu
NJ a m H. o'clock noon. 4. ID. s.
). s. = " IA D. IN. II - ., IA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Eleven Iurors for I. W. ". TrlaI.

By Associated Press % Every 1Fcnins
Chicago April It eleven prospective
i,irors ;n The case 81 his members af he
Industrial Worker, III ,he World, ,harged
with con.pir4.l to hamper 'ly governs
ment's war Dr,naIa- ions had been accept-
IN tanr4ti,.I, h, -ar government W Aeu
fbe rrial a.. resumed today u thc United
states Di,.riej Court The eleven still
are subject 10 Dcremptor1 challenge
however
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Ny. BUYS S2S9, 100000 BONDS.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
New York, April H.. An overnight
gain Of approximately Sl4.OO0,0O0 in bond
sales brought the official total Of Liberty
Loan subscriptions up 70 $3.50, 700, 900
at 10 d. m today iu the second Fed
cral Reserve district
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
BOLO PASHA. SHOT
Continued from page

Coh lhutd from pdbt
tbs sum about $lo0oooo were paid
through Swiss banks
During the summer oi 1916 Bolo
bought the Paris journal from senator
Humbert, paying Sl.00000 for the
property lie also influenced other
journals until exposed by American Of
fcials who traced money he received from
German agents through banks in New
York.
When Bolo was taken u tie office to g
through the formalitles Of his removal
from prison for the execution he refused
to sign the register The officials insisted,
upon which Bolo cried in an authoritative
tone: 1T is who command here, no one
has anything more To impose on me, |
think :"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
To Confer on Street Widening,

The commission appointed by Judge
Rice to condemn land for the widening Of
ID elaware avenue between Tatnai and
Van Buren, streets will meet next Monday
afternoon for the purpose Of organizing
and inspecting the premises
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
OBITJ JARl.
MRS. ELIZABETH SIMMONS

Mrs Elizabeth Simmons. wife OF Vel
Hngton 6 simmons, died Al me Della
ware Hospital last night, following an
operation after an illness Of two weeks
Funeral services viii he held tomorrow
evening at the house. 81 North Jackson
street. in charge of Rev Richard " Trap
nell. and lnterncnt viii he made Al Cam
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Rcce ption NJ Asbury Church.

\ receptions viii Ec held II N~burs NH
! Church tomorrow night h honor 81
hc pa~tor Rev George Nbitr Duu~un.
aud Ills famlIy. Who contnue at A>buf,
iog 4noiher year Member, and friend,
and pastor are invited u attend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Sold BY Sheriff.

Sheriff Francis sold al the Cedar,.
Mill Creek hundred today dwelling and
two small tract> OF land. seized and taken
IN execution a. real estate OF Ida NJ
Lewis The property was bought by
Philip l. Giarret for tS2 250
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Accident { ascs.

The following accident cases were treat
ed at the Delaware Hospital. to-day
Thomas Elliott, finger infected; William
Merkel, finger injured; Thomas Clark,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Veterinarian Drops Dead.

N William NJ Dickinson, the yeterinari-
an, of 613 North Broome street, dropped
dead from heart failure at his home last
night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
pEArH OF a cIILLD.

John Bristol, year old Son OF Mr.
and Mrs George T. Bristol. OF 1907
Madison street, died Yesterday Of pneu-
monia The funeral took place today at
Nlnclaud, \ J
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Will he in Office.

The sealcr Of weights and measures am
nounced today that he would be IN his
office every morning for tie remainder OF
the month
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
LEANING yIRGIN WRECKED.
Famous Statue on Albert Cathedral she
Down by German Artillery.

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
London. April Il NJ he famous .eaDlGg
Virgin az the top OF The Albert CatA,al4i.
now behind the German mes. vas -1o
down bv German ARTILLERY on Iues.4l
saws dispatch from British heaCqI4r.-g-
IN France 20 Reuter- Limited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

.CeNIBi\ ATIo\ bed. bookcase ana irsa
na-Ior suite. velour. slipon cushions good
mattress steel sliding cot and chcst or
drawers. SO Madison 1t