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Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
NlCKS FRIEND FOR $450
lydia Pulls Fake Marriage Ceremony
and Now Husband Is Planning
- Dire Things.

Cleveland, O.-Lydia-that's thu
only name the police will give for he'
had an lawfully good time" making
a friend think he was getting mar
ried to her while it cost the FRIEND
$3.50. Lydia is married, but that made
little difference in her sweet younf
life. She met the other man in hel
husbands place of business and In
few days agreed that they ought to b'
married. They visited nearby town
where q girl friend sang II ragtim'
song in German as the ceremony, the
victim thinking she was qualified tt
perform the wedding. Then he hand
ed over his savings Of $3.50 and th'
girls spent it. The case is under ad
visement, while the husband and near
husband are planning dire things fol
LYDIA
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
SAYS WIFE IS PR0.GERMAk
Man Makes Serious Charges Against
Mate Who Sues Him for
Non-Support.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Charging his
wife with pro-Germanism when sh'
caused his arrest on the ground OF
non-support, Benjamin Burnham de
four American flags, a picture OF
Washington and one of Lafayette ant
had exclaimed to him:
"The crown prince ought to be
walking up Broadway. dragging Presi
dent Wilson behind him."
Burnham said that his wife tOob
their children to the woods so they
would not see the patriotic parade OF
July 4 He promised the court HI
would support his family.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Whv the Lambs Cried,

Bobby was having his first expert
ence on his grandfather's farm at
sheep-shearing time. The men had
the lambs separated from their moth
ers and turned them back into the
flock at night, and there was the usual
great commotion. Bobby went to his
mother and said: Mother, do you
know what makes the lambs bleat so
tonight?" Upon her telling him she
did not know, he proceeded to explain:
"The lambs are crying because grand
father skinned their mothers today
and they cannot tell which one they
belong to-"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
WOULD SAVE IRISH FARMS
Reconstruction Committee Plans to
Get Land Into the Hands Of
a. Skilled Cultivators.

Dublin.-Irish farmers have been
startled by q proposal made by the re
construction committee that the gov
ernment purchase some Of the lrisf
farms which are not being cultivated
and sell them to competent cultlvator,
or employ skillful and progressive
farmers to cultivate them. Sir Horace
Plunkett, q member Of subcommit
tee, has reported that some Irish
farms are occupied by incompetent oi
incapable men, who will not improve
their methods under instructions or Il
punished by penalties. The land de
teriorates and is wasted for severa
years, while the occupant grows poor
er and poorer and generally is crushed
by his creditors.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
NEAR BEER ALSO AFFECTED.
Soft Drinks Manufacturing May Be
Further Curtaijed.

Wasnngton.-A Manufacturers of near
beers and substitutes for beer, which
have developed Il tlouriShing business
In prohibition territory, are just as
much affected by the decision to cut
the actual beverage. Manufacture OF
all other beverages of the So called
soft variety some months ago was
clrtailed so per cent. by the food adj
miniSt alton as conservation measure.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
All Appropriate.

The match shortage in England is
used by the British press to recall
story of the well-known firm of Bry-
ant & May, match manufacturers. One
day when they were in the heyday Of
their prosperity the senior partner,
Mr.. Bryant, dressed in the height Of
fashion, drove spanking team onto
the Ascot race course.
"Halloa ~ exclaimed wit, pointing
to the horses, "Bryant's got his match
there"
"Yes, and Bryant himself looks very
striking on the box"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19

The Irish registrar generals return
for the first quarter of this year shows
drop in the Irish birth rate of 3.6 be-
low the average for tho previous ten
years. The marriage rate is practical
ly stationary. The death rate Is 3.3
below the average.
The general prnSnerity of Ireland is
reflected by the fact that the returns
on irish paupcriSm show decrease OF
3.1t.2 in the average number of work
house inmates.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
A Strangers Mistake.

"Mr Bibbles! You were intoxicated
last night. I saw you Zigzagging all
over the street."
"Merely the result. of misapprehen"
sion. / didn't know the painted white
lines were for automobiles. l thought
they were for the guidance of pedes-
trians."
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Thumb Cut OF by Chain.

Oil City, Pa.-Mrs. Francis Babcock,
seventy-eight, lost thumb in an odd
accident. She was tying cow with
a chain when the animal suddenly
jerked, catching the woman's thumb In
q loop of the chain and severing it as
cleanly ~ Y . knife had been used.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Job for a Statist..cian.

When the war is over it would be an
interesting if laboripus task for some
expert statiStician 70 figure out just
how much money Germany spent on
propaganda work and just how much
she got for her money.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
You Do Say, Mr.. Fisherman!

]. w. Partridge, federal fisheries
commissioner, is trying to encourage
housewives to buy sea fish.
He was discussing the virtues Of the
sea fish the other day.
"Do you believe, Mr.. Partridge"
asked bystander that the sea trout
is as good a pan fish as the lake or
stream trout?"
"Well, wouldn't say for sure" says
]. w. p, ''that's all matter Of taste"
Indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
MARINE APPLICANT IS
LED TO WRITE SONG

st. Louis.-Harold Holland of
this city went down to marine
recruiting headquarters here
and applied for enlistment. He
was accepted, but his draft
board refused to release him.
While at the recruiting station
he was so impressed with the
marines that he wrote words
and music of song entitled,
you Great Big Handsome Ma
rine." The song has been print
ed and now Is sung daily at the
marine recruiting rallies.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Ask the Thief.

The lawyer was trying hard for his
client and was setting the points out
thing he was not quite clear about and
he accordingly said:
"Now, sir, you state my client
knocked you down and then disap-
peared In the darkness. What time of
night was this?"
II can't say exactly" the complain
ant answered dryly. "Your client had
my watch"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
His Reqret.

81 regret that money is every
thing"
"Do you really believe that money
is everything in this world!
81 didn't say that. To repeat re-
gret that money is everything l have
to give to win the war;"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Literally.

II certainly have been up against
It,"
"What's the matter this time"
81 leaned in my new suit on the
front door when / didn't know it had
been painted"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
BIG UNITED STATES SHIP HIT.
Former Kronprinzessin CeciIie Safe
After Being Torpedoed.

Washington.-The American troop
transport Mount Vernon, formerly the
North Germ IN Lloyd liner Kron-
prnzessin Cecilie, has been torpedoed,
but not sunk, by German submarine.
The liner. homeward bound after de-
lvering her cargo of American re-en-
forcements for Frnace, was attacked
200 miles off the coast. The ship sue
ceeded in getting safely back to Eu-
rOpean port.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
Amonu the Debutantes.

Jane-Bess Is just the right girl for
Jack.
Belle-Then there's not one chance
In q million of his getting her
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
No Doubt.

as the plumber at home"
81 think you'll find him In the gar
den. over by the onion patch"
"Lo0king for ieeks, l suppose
Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19

English women are suffering much
less from headache than they were In
the days whom sweets were more plen-
tiful
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
THE HOARDDRS ARE KIN To THE
HUNS.
CHEERING Observation.

"Life is full of ups and downs"
eyes, but they're working the right
way now. The thermometer is going
up and the price of eggs going down."
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-19
No Bond Of Sympathy.

"That woman seemed to bore you"
eyes, I'm bald-headed, as you see
All she could talk about was the trou.
BILE she has in washing her hair"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
AUSTRIA To PUNISH
WORLD WAR LEADERS
Trying 70 Fix Responsibility
Among Her Own Officials;
Emperor Charles Accused

LONDON. Nor - Tho Nlenna gov
ernnenr intend. 70 hr4ng to trial all
person responsible Tor the war. in
cludine nIni Berchtold, Aust Hun
garian Foreign Minister y hcn the war
. BROKE out. and Count Czcrnn, foreign
minister Al later period. according TO
an exchange telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen today
Former Emperor Charles, the Austrian
Grand Dukes, and a number Of generals
arc also to be tried, according 70 these
advices.
Berlin. Nov % The Ger7nan-Austri-
an National Council Is negotiating with
thc Hungarian and C1cch gov rnments
for the purpose Of securing their coop
Grafton in the publication Of diplomatic
pre-war documents aud in an lnvcsti-
CATION INTO tho responsibility Tor and
conduct of tho war, tho Vienna core
spondcnt OF the N'osslschc Zeltung re-
ports
Recent revelations have been made,
ne says, to the effect that former Emper-
or Charles had secretly drawn l 100000
CROWNS on the army account while
charges involving Archdukc Frederick
and other high officers IN connection
al
into,
The diplomatic nvestigations will be
directed chiefly against Count Berch-
told, who was Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister when the war broke out, and
Count Czernin, later the occupant of
that portfolio, the latter being accused
OF summary rejecting alleged Ameri-
can peace proposals in the fall Of 1917
and at the beginning Of the present year.
The statement made in the Bavaran
disclosures to tho effect that the late
Count Tisza, then Hungarian Premier,
was opposed to tic hostile tone Of the
Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia
is said to conform with the facts Count
Stuergkh, the Austrian Premier, on the
other hand. Is represented as having
proceeded in The manner Of ruthless
dictator.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
LIGHTS AND CARS.
Considered by City Council in Commi;tee
Cf the Whole

Street lighting and trolley matters
were considered by Cisy Council in
committee Of the whole on Wednesday
evening Al councils request the street
and Sewer Department and Traction
Go. were represented the former III
Street Commissioner Pierson and ths
latter BY Superintendent Heindlc Both
were cross-exami ned by the council
men, MT IIerson as TO whether the city
vas paying for lights that were out on
lightless nights and Mr. Heindle 10 re-
gard 70 railway defects
Air PicTson soid > reduction WAS
n.adc for non-lightcd lomps, amount
ing 70 about So q month In order to
&C. details resolution wus adopted
calling upon the Street and Sewer De
partneut for a detailed lighting cost
statement for the past 2S months
Councilman John r Harrington be-
gan the quizzing Of Mr. Efein.!le re-
garding The inefficient trolley service
The latter was unable 10 account for
the action Of trolley car conductors in
arbitrarily emptying their cars of passen-
gers during the rush hours and not COM
pleting runs 10 the end of their lines
Mr. Heindlc suggested that il might
be the result Of orders from the car dis
patches He said an investigation would
he made
Mr.. I!eIndle was also told that some
transfers that are given are improperly
punched The company, he said, en-
dcavofs 20 prcvc mt this
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
WOUNDED MEN GLAD
TO GET BACK HOME
Send Me ssaees TO Erie nds From
Base Hospital Camp
Dix.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown N. j., Nov.2o
Tell old Philly it doesn't know what
it is to be thank full until il has been
through the hell we found in France
and then wakes up on Thanksgiving
morning to find the sun shining again
in Gods country I'm thankful that
I'm here. can't make it any stronger
than that"
This is the Thanksgiving message
Corporal John Anthony Doodv, of No.
1913 South Taney street sends to his
friends in the Quaker City from his
bed in Ward %, at the Camp Dix base
hospital, where he is recovering from
serious shell wounds in the hip and back.
He is one of the lew Philadelphia soldiers
in the detachment of overseas con-
valescents who arrived Mt the base
hospital here W. dn sday night who was un-
able to get to his home for the holiday.
Surgeons decided ut the last moment
that score of them were So far re-
covered that they could have n days
leave, and they caught the carly morn
ing train for their home city. In their
JOY at getting home many forgot tn
notify the home folk, and in several
cases parents and relatives focked to
the hospital wards this afternoon, only
to discover their sons had gone.
Corporal Doody is n member of Com
pany Nj, 3i5th Infantry, n unit of the
10Th Division, which trained at Camp
Meade He was wounded September
20 in the divisions initial battle in the
Nerdun sector, in his fourth trip cover
the top
The first of the Lightning Division
wounded men who trained at Camp
DIX are in the detachment arriving
yesterday, bringing with them the first
stories of how the 18th hit hard and
fast when it at last got ut the Huns IN
the Toul sector
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
Broke Arm in Fall.

Slipping on the pavement at Van
dever avenue and Spruce street, yes
terday, while on his way home from
church, Michael Vincent, 25 years old
2 Vandever avenue, sustained a frac-
ture Of the night arm and a lacerated
scalp He was treated at the Home
opathIc Hospital and discharged
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
NEVER WILL YOU BUY
AT THESE PR CES. c,
TO-DAY.

$500 oNford grey Serge, all
WoOl. 10 inches vide
PLAID French Serge. Aat-Wev.
for dresses Is skirts. 40 inches
vide
$500 TAN Covert l.9ya, =
inches VIDE
Sis Ji.-Nov crepe. HI 5ia>
Po>ltNei. less shan No4 louid
huy wholesale - a>he, VIDE.
ANaga.
10 lrd> !, SIS a..-Noo
l.aaIli>. ~ inches NI>!e. Spee 4
a YARD
S1.5o bia>k alJ-woo, crepe
baths. 20 inches VIDE. a arl
Sl5o h.alN Nohair. t1 l>ao~
Wlde. q Nard
Black and navy blue 'aaaa.
French Serge, halt-~oa So +
VIDE, value S1.oo 4 a
$500 all-Mooi cream erea> i
Serge. 40 inches Wle
$2.2S bia>A gaUl
Serge. 40 inches vide. a- ard
Sl.5o Noha.f al 77sN hiue.
brown, srel aaJ o,acn, 50
inches Miie. a ard
52-in>h Storm Serge. laeSc
black, topen, grey garnet.
green, brown. Value 500 h
yard. SPECIAL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
Luninr Auxiliary Sale

Inc Junior Auxiliary of Trinity P. T.
Church viii hold lis annual tea and
sale on Tuesday, December J. from 3
to > il nc afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
WOOIENS.

Everyone. knows how scarce 100 per
cent wooiens are. Our early contracts
in spite of conditions, will enable us
to give few specials in desirable mer-
chandise.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06
ROTARY CLUB TO GIVE
BANQUET ON DEC. II
city beautiful Contestants VIII he
Entertained by Club "Wednesday
Night nj HOtcI Tulsa.

one Of the most i'm portant social
and educational events Of the season
VIII be the banquet given by the Ro-
tary cub 70 the contestants for the
city beautiful prizes TO be given at
the Hotel Tulsa Wednesday evening
Al $40.
This will be the second annual
banquet and Is the third year of the
city beautiful campaign which has
been conducted by tn" Rotary club
Tor the purpose OF educating the
youth OF the city. both In the prac-
ticai art OF gardening and the desire
Tor beautiful surroundings on the
lawns and In the garden spots that
make the atmosphere for home.
Souvenir folders will be given to
each guest, In which VIII he the pic
lures Of the winners In the contest.
their gardens ana a digest Of the
pans they used in getting results.
This idea Of the Rotary club was
taken from the plan used In Daven-
port. Iowa. whore such rapid strides
were made in identifying the city
and developing unused ground by
stimulating the interest OF the school
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06
KEEP A PISTOL HANDY.

Aside from the fact tnat he made
no reference whatever to President
Wilson, the predominatinG feature
OF the lecture by irwin s. Cobb in
Tulsa Wednesday night was his
comment on the unpreparedncss OF
the United States for the war and
the time that elapsed before any
substantial assistance could be given
the allied armies.
And when he said "my lips are
now unsealed and can say things
which ! dared not utter during tho
war" the audience caught what he
meant and was not slow In respond
ing with applause. That sentence
by itself was n whole story. and we
may expect to hear more along that
line as those who have been on the
ground return to their homes
Mr.. Cobb was in France In 1914
and again this year whom the great
battle of history began in March,
and his personal observations dis
close q state of affairs over there
which few at home believed existed.
He says that after the United
states had been in the war for SO
months and three days that there
was such q lack or equipment OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06
Oklahoma Outbursts.

4 substitute nccordtry T., - II
Wcliy A uuyihlpg ma, r,g,s r.,r.
than the original
Worry man on thn nyrnn,p, nv
Times thar the ,rly yy.,r. souvrt,tr sin
wants 10 "A leulruaaf
.--
II pains this column 10 nate that
the esteemed Line Gauge i, nl.n in.
clIurd 10 commit a breach Of pro.
credit (nblcJ publication
Headline in tho Dgahuruau. rot.
rlcers 10 wear clothes for three
months" The unkrd reguIr nf this
order viii be 10 carry tho officer,
right into tho cpld"sl part Of the
---..--
J i. McAlcstcr. who was governor
Of Oklahoma unrn when Governor
cruCo stepped outside for "A fcw min
utos, vas IN Tulsa - frw daya ago.
4 Thousand plrdnus" GOV. for not
making mention Of the fact sooner
-.
An unclaimed and npUarrn'ly
homeless automobile has been ndurn-
Ing the right of way uf "A Tulsa rail
road for som" days Perhaps II Is
looking for.
Bill Dinghy says he wishes the
people across tho way would either
pun down the shades or not Hnuver-
IL" quite so much In the way Of
clothes. From his observations he Is
inclined to believe they nr" show"
people playing To- Missouri house.
-.
A telephone caller yesterday
morning wanted 10 know who COM
posed Governor Rohcrtson's cabi.
net. Some say IL is right here in
Tulu. but It was suggested TO tho
caller that the matter had better bc
referred 10 the late BIN Alexander.
----
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06
STANDARD TO CEASE
PINE ISLAND WORK
OH Operations VIII BE Discontinued
In Louisiana Pnrish-Product
Is Of Inferior Grade.

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 5.-ln-
dependent oil operators in the flhe
Island (Caddo parish) oil field. pro
duclng between 10000 and 31,Ooy
barrels per day, have been noiiflel
by the Standard OH company thai
after It's present storage capacity "l
200, 900 barrels is reached It will dis
continue operating in that field. GOV
ernment cancellation OF fuel oil con
tracts is given as the reason for this
step. The Pine Island field produ uCes
only heavy oil with no gasoline
properties Five pipe line companies
are operating In the field but thus
far only the Standard, which takes
1900 barrels per day, has an
nounced It's withdrawal. In It's let
ter to the independents the standard
declared that when American Indus
try readjusts Itself It will return TO
the Pine Island field. The claim Is
made by the standard officials that
the other pipe line companies Will
follow suit. a conference OF indie
pendent producers and pipe line rep
rsentatlves has been called for to-
night 10 consider the situation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06

ucJl,,.n,.r u,ys and Johnnv Jay
make r.,.,., 'nryry by leasing
And dpn,n,t /, seem too had that
surh a p,o,t, b,rd as Johnny jay
an..,l ,',..... l,,, u.Ilrr frouhlr why.
ur nss ., ...r s. hIuc IA tho gky in
hummer when Nr lTappy sun .4
shining al tls Laat. Indeed. a very
stynst fr.l.u
IND nm nurrny
Tfu IrhIg, IIy
Ana rm pru.l Of my coat ~
l.4r
Gp ON your p.,y
I'm Ionnuy live.
T,r no tIrr. ~ talk 10 YOU"
"Yosr, roo fpud Of yourself,
Johnny Iuy" SAID little Bllly bunny,
and he w!yg!rI uis pink nose unril
the lir.r .ty I.rJ Almost fell off the
top ral You see Galy Bunny had
the hnlr Of wIgglug h4 nose 80
tnst that 10 made everybody dizzy to
took AZ n
"Niotnor giyg tt's no, the kind
or clothes you wear mat max es
You good.
It's having "a con,nntcd mind,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-06
WHY HENRY MuIrE2

Since the announcement OF the
members Of the peace delegates
from the United States there has
been much wondermcnt over the
selection OF Henry white, former
ambassador to France, NJ one of
the delegates II Ia certain that the
president did not select him IA Il
recognition OF tho republican party.
for while II seems generally conced-
ed that he In a republican there Ia
no convincing evidence that he IL n
member OF that party except tho
circumstantial fact that President
Roosevelt made him ambassador to
Italy and later TO France, and that
President Taft once sent him on n
diplomatic mission but these pres
idents had the habit Of sometimes
selecting democrats for official po-
1itlonS Mr.. Whites political Views
are not we'll enough known TO war
rant the brand OF any political party.
The New York World. which has
been recognized as one OF the
staunch supporters OF the president,
throws light upon Mr.. white
which develops a relationship TO tho
Germans which may cause wonder
mont over his appointment to
change to CONSERVATION. The World
says that Mr.. Whites daughter Ia
married to Prusslan count, an Of
flcer In the German army, and that
Mr.. White himself was a favorite In
the kaiser's court; that at tho be-
ginning OF the war Mr.. White said
''it was none OF our business, 4"
praised "the holy earnestness'' OF
Germany and declared that nation
could never be defeated. 't
In addition 10 this II Is alleged
that Mr.. whites son is the princi-
pal owner OF the Baltimore Sun. n
paper that has been charged with
strong pro-GermRnlsm.
MIR. Wilson must have known all
OF these things. He surely investi-
gated the connections OF every man
CoHhlutTVu 10 utltTnlnt lOf nllnhel
whether there was anything that
might bring embarrassment to him
or the United States In the settle
ment OF the peace terms, and he
must have satisfied himself that Mr..
Whites views would coincide with
his before making tho appointment.
II, however, what the New York
World says about Mr.. White is
true, he should never have been
chosen as a member OF the peace
commission. 1t cannot he expected,
considering his family relations, that
he Is a man who will properly rep
resent the views OF the United
states His personal feelings and
family connections are certain TO In
tlucnce his action upon the demands
to be made on Germany.
II what the World charges Is true
Mr.. White is the last man in the
United States who should have been
chosen for this important service.
hut perhaps Mr.. Wilson selected
him because OF his views and his re-
lationship In order to enforce. II
possible, the presidents idea OF a
square deal for Germany"