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MEETINGS TONIGHT,
Bavarti Legion.
Mt alvary { llb

Bayari Legion.
Mt. Calvary Club
|. G.. 8 fraternity.
Smvth Post, &, \. X,
summer Post q a. &.
Apollo Castle. Il G. II.
Camp No. ;. =. O : \.
Painters and Decorators
North End Athletic 3lub
Delaware Lodge. ; of II
DelmarvIa Union. Il. l.. t
Delaware Lodge | q. Q.
Brandvwinc Military Band.
Eureka Conciave, :. ". NJ
Al tictam Temple, O. L. A
Washington Lodge h. OF Z
Appomattox Camp, ;. OF IL
Harmony Council [ I oil 4.
BrandvUlne Lodge, O. O. I.
Ninoua Tribe, imp'd O. Il NJ.
Blue Rock Council. l.. q. K. 1.
Del Council, No /, A @. ;. l..
Brownson Library Association
Wilmington Council, .. L. \. NJ.
National Prot ectiVe Association.
Brandvwlne Library Association.
st Benedict's Beneficial Society.
Lady Miller Lodge, No h, OF u.
RrickIayers' international Union.
Christine Encampmcnt, |. o. o r.
Diamond Council, Jr O L A. NJ
Delaware Conclave, II. or ). ". NJ
Wilmington Aerie, No. "A, +. o. Il,
TshcrS Union, Union NJ. L. Church.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
| b. M. & p. / L. Bricklayers' Union.
VIM. Mckinley Circle, No 3, IL or ;
Hopockohacking Tribe lmp'd. O X. Nj
Benevolent Pioneer Literary Association
vii & Brandvwine Council O.U.A.h
Wilmington Circle F of A, Nos. Z, s,
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tn4ng IL s.. cove IL, ,Lt, il these ~ >,
demanding the best service from the
most effective agencies, to consider .
return for former conditions in respect
of ralFoads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29

Il a. ttt Gl4s .4d
tmitt.F and twaag harp all day
aad not help 64it a eritter who's
in The eonsomme; and one might
write like BaayaR, and do II all Ia
vain; bat when he rears an oainR,
he shows he's safe and saae. For
art is cheap as sklttles in ossieiai
times like these the serle must
have its vittles, its radishee and
peas
Observation-Disclosures
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Nov, sail right in and subscribe 10 lllf
Liberty Loan That is tbs best ~a3 il
which those ~ho eshnot IL 10 the war
may aid &c winning lha ~sf.
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h,asis bring results Proved - ths saiis-
faetlsa a faaty aaa will bs ts 5st-==Aas
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KENNARD g GO.
e21-e23 Market Street
Special Sale for r Tomorrow

value, For ssessb. @sfy Yoe G E % cs S"95s c
9,vI Ia.a5PTs saJ B.t ts'ta silk Dress Special S 5 500
French Serge
a half d0''" attractive models Special seiI $500
s: :S;T' distinctive models fine 1'9s spssssi sGsi $1,000
a few ''-"oo P'p'" C"'' Special $500
S.S N ;s :s1se a ss: s !" & 2' : '1e 8 sp,ci e $500
'''''To rna-asi D''i'ss @eder. and printing. s25O
,Is] Rn"6eF of ne" models J" e's,f.d sp-eis S $50
Fine white meroerized Vests. 7Sc
4 number q desirable SHAPE sp.ei, 25c, Soc
The best gade. X,92u have ever seeG At tie 25c
Huek Towels
~ 's@ ''7o''"Ss q '"'re ''"e" sg.e;.i sss;i 58c
4
A few pieces remaining from early pIr-
ehase F"" O'e"f''d % '0''r' 7'es Special 5 lis
| Cotton Voiles
i 10 pieces a q fine cotton Vote Or
4 Special E-Cc
II Cotton Skirtings
i one II the season favored tabrcS 90
4 Gabardine. Special IcC
H Woven Cottons
Every item h our cotton section north rncra
than IS marked. CIngham. special. .ssc and Doc
H Madras special Bic, BE and soc. Kndergarte:.
Cloths. special, b I-Se
II Linen Handl1erchiefs
II Women henstItched Linen fiandker- 1Q
chiefs. opecial 80
Men's hemstched FiandkeccElei5. 9E
Special G-Oc
II Silks
II Many special values arc offered silks, ootn IRON
II the piece and snort lengths
II Other Offerings
Il Lot u c06rrd Chiffon Cloth Laces and Trimmings at
II prices averaging Cne-nai.
Il Complete showing q Knitting arns or all sorts.
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RIPPING RHYMES.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
MAJOR LEAGUE MACNATES
HAVE kN0TTY PROBLEM
At Coming Meeting Must Decide
Status OF. Players During Sus-
pension OF Baseball.
WILL NOT RESUME IN 1910
Believed Generally 1t Will Be Held
That Next Year Will BE Held
Nonexistcut iu So Far as 1t May
Affect Players Contracts.

NEW YORK. october io.-Major
tS 6aSeeal 'n ,he face knot
meetings when. they will be called
upon to decide the status Of the PLAYER
Al present under contract or reserve.
opinion. apparently. that It, will be
possible TO resume league operations
ne, next spring; If such proves to b:
TO the contrary. i, would appear that
the majority Of players who figured
In the 1918 pennant races will not r.
months q mex, year.
According TO the present system it
rs y, mandatory .hai upon the clubs to re-
upon players not later than January
each year and To follow this az
ton by mailing contracts to the play
will be followed in 1918 Under Tic
ordinary ruling player Who did nj.
become free agent and upon tho
resumption Of big league basebaiI
s %Gv viss be IN ,,a position to sell his
1t Is understood however. that the
magnates will hold that the business
o. o. , naHeoaIi vas suspended under in.
that since the right 10 operate wss
beyond their control ali contracts and
e, LEI, LEGAL phases are suspended
over until such time as the govern
ment gives consent for a renewal of
the business of baseball. Thus IL
inc professional leagues do not re-
sumo until 1920 the year OF 1919 would
De considered rs nonexistert in SO far
as II might af'ect players contra
There i still another angle TO the
proposition which involves the mag
mates and the two major leagues "a
individuals and cooperating business
orgsnizations. 1t might be held to he
within their riEh's TO refuse 10 nego-
player who. previously to tho sus-
BENSON of the gina. was the proncr-
~ OF another club. II such :,ctinn wnrn
,EeheraIi! adopted The player wou'd
ne on'i"cu to rc0ort hack to his oriri :
ma! club for a r-r wal Of his contract
or release. If he desired to re-enter
pay in either Of the big lencues
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

not be ready for several days. The
opinion OF the federal councils com
mission will first be sought. The gov
erninent Is supposed to contemplate
convoking the great commission OF the
Re'chstas TO give the members an ex-
PLANTATION instead of assembling the
Reichstas us was announced
The Lokal Anzeiger contends tho
contents OF the German answer have
been decided upon. and that it can be
expected at any time. Other papers
take gloomy views of the entire stu
alton and hint openly that Germany
Will have to capitulatc.
The Berliner Tageblatt expresses the
hope. however. that Germany's reply
Will permit OF further negotiations,
while the Frankfurter zeitung en-
presses the anguish now felt through
out the nation in these words. 1--WE
all feel in our hearts the weight OF a
terrible Qucstion--what Is going TO
happen: Will the German government
be able to continue the declarations
about peace which the necessarily so
closely related to those regarding an
armistce?
And yet in this time Of profound
emotion we must not forget that moth
ing can be done before the opinion Of
al Qualified military circles is OBJ
tanned"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
HOW GERMANS WRECKED
THE INDUSTRIES OF LILLE
Ripped Machinery Out OF Factories and
Shipped Ii Over Into
Ccrmnny.

LONDON. October ia graphic de-
scription is given of how the Germans
set about the destruction of the indus
tries OF Lille, which was an important
point of the French economic life
No; only did the invaders com,nan-
deer all stocks but they ripped the ma
chinery out of the factories and shipped
/, to Germany. There are cases in
which France. upon buying machinery
in Switzerland, has found that it was
part of the loot taken from the fac
tories OF Lille and sold by the Germans.
No doubt. many more OF these ma
chimes have been set up in Germany TO
be used after the war. They sought to
destroy not only for the present. but
the future of the town and its work
Their atrocities against the people Of
Lille were on par with the general
policy.
From it's bombardment and capture
on October II. 1914. 10 thr date OF it's
liberation. they did not cease in their
systematic robbing. numbering and in
sulting of the city's unfortunate inhab-
itants. In one month November, 1914.
II had TO pay contributions" of G.0o0,
COO francs.
Once when a batch OF French pris-
oners were marched through the town,
the townspeoplc gave them wine and
tobacco. For this act OF compassion
the whole town was punished. a part
of the punishment being a fine OF 500,-
900 francs. It was time when the
doors Of houses were locked and young
girls were arrested on trumped up
charges and outraged in the prisons to
which they were taken.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
SOLDIERS WIN GRATITUDE
Americans Turn In and Clean II
Homes and Wash Windows
ind Dishes

PARIS. October l9.-American SOL
dters btlleted in French village be-
hind the firing lines recently surprised
and won the gratitude OF the women
OF that village by giving it a regular
house cleaning last June Telling of
the incident in Red Cross hospital.
an American soldier said:
The women and girls were I'm the
melds cuItivatfng. Al night they were
whole village needed it, Ono dav
when they were all in the fields us
boys tuned to aid cleaned up that
We washed every window in tho
place and swept and scrubbed every
thing that would stand it, When the
women came that night they were SO
couldn't do enough for us. and were
proud when we wouli let them have
q shirt to wash" $50 w
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
Writes to President
About Grade Card
Big Chief Of Nation Answcrs
That He Did Not Always
Get 20"
Get 49,"

WISSINOMING. PA. October 1s.-Ot
course. publication OF the following
document is more or less breaking the
confidence that exists between Wood
row Wilson. late of the grammar school
Of stanton, Va. and Esther Mel
Moore. eight years old. now OF the
grammar school OF this city. but under
certain circumstances condolences must
be broken, so here goes:
$50 Water Street, Wissinmins. Pa
Dear Mr.. President: Ny daddy says
you arc very smart man. and 1 wish
TO know If you used TO get Q on your
report at school when you were little
Ike me. l am eight years old and in
the ga grade. and I always got 9 on
my reports until this term. and only
got 5. will try when / go back TO
school to get again.
Your little friend.
(Signed) "IISTHER Mel. MOORE"
white House, October 18, 1913
My dear little friend: ! wish that your
daddy were right in saying that l am
very smart man, but I'm afraid that
] cannot claim always TO have gotten
good reports when ] was in school.
am mighty glad. all the same. that you
are doing SO well. and hope with
you that when you go back to school
you will always get 90 again.
your friend.
tSisned) WOODROW WILSON"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
GOVERNMENT ORDERS FORM
BIG PORTION OF BUSINESS
Jobbers Report Light Trade in Spot
Goods. While Advance orders
Are Satisfactory.
fBy AssocIated Prcss.

BY Associated Prcss.l
NEW YORK. October l9.-Cotton
manufacturers were more willing this
week to book future orders for goods
t.. S.ternpe-' "-'-H After q numhe;.
OF sales were reported. buyers began
TO Withdraw: Goods for delivery TINS
year are still difficult to get. AMI In
iluenza has done much toward curtail-
ing output sti!l more. Government or
GERS from the largest volume or cur
rent business.
Offerings OF cottonades. chevio:3 and
other heavycolored cottons made for
spring delivery by few mills were
Quickly covered. and the mills were
forced to allot a limited productions
JobberS report light trade In srot
goods. while many advance orders ara
very satisfactory. The Import and eS-.
port committee OF the Counci of Cot
ton manufacturers has recommended
that fixed prices shall not apply to OK.
port trade, except in the matter OF re-
sales in the home market These lar
ter are to be permitted only when Tie
price Is not in excess of the prices paid
Tor the goods. Owing to the prcssrre
oxerted TO maintain government deliv-.
cries from mills. II has been neces-
sary 10 use the limited operative forces
available for that work. and this Is Cx-
pected to initiate against deliveries to
civilians Quotations.: print cloths, %,
inch etx6fs, IL IA cents: s4H6o's IL.
cents; brown shee;ing. Southern stand.
ard. 90 IS cents; denim, $40; indigo.
81 IL cents: tickings S-ounce 81 SIS
cents: prints. 10 12 cents; staple gins-
hams 10 IL cents; dress ginEhams, So,
cents and "a cents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
INDEPENDENT AIR FORCE
ADOPTS NEW UNIFORMS
Will lie Dressed Very Similar to
AvintorS From United

LONDON. October la.-rhe new uni
form OF the 7. a. +. independent air
force) makes these aViators. trained
and specialized for bombing cxpedi-
tions. hard to distinguish from Ameri.
can officers short distance away.
Their uniform. which probably is the
latest adopted in any branch, since the
unit is the. most recently organized
marks the first change in English off,
GERS uniforms toward the American
standard. In the American army and
navy alike the high collars have been
the subject OF some criticism. 1t is
charged. for one thing. tina; they make
the wearers more subject to colds ana
sore throat, as their throats are pro-
tected and do not become toughened
to exposure.
The whole trend in the English army
has been away from stiffness. and each
change has been in the other direction
softer caps. roll collars. looser coats.
J.. has been general prediction that
the campaign hat must go. as II does
not permit use of helmet. and 1t is
going. though still worn at the front.
But the Australians cling tenaciously
to the campaign hat, and now the new
est uniform in The British army swings
toward American style as TO collar and
general appearance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
SCANDINAVIAN PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING DEvEL 0PMENTS
SchIesweig Question Is Not Being
Raised by either Danish Press
or publtc.

LONDON. October l9.--Thc rapid war
developments are having an interest
ing effect uron the Danish and Scan
dinavfan people generally.
The Danish people and press have
been silent about tho Schlesweig ques-
ton. This was not from Indifference.
but because they realized their dan
gerous position as neXt-door neighbor
to Germany. which made silence the
wise step. Now the situation has al
tered. BY accepting President Wilson's
fourteen points, Germany seems 10
have acknowledged the claims OF ma
tionality and that at least frontiers,
as far~as possible, Will be decided &C.
cording TO the nationality majority of
population.
The metropolitan army. through the
days have had articles expressing con-
at hand when the wrong should be
righted which was done fifty four
years ago against Denmark and Dan
ish SchlesweiE. and under which the
Danish population has suffered without
giving UP hope Of redress.
it Is not only Denmark and Danish
Srhlesweig which are looking for re-
dress Of a national wrong The Swed-
ish and Norway press have in recent
articles treated it.. many not only as
n Danish question. but as Scandinav-
ian question.
Some Of thorn cali upon Germany in
its own interest. to right the wrong
Of half century as the best way to
future friendly understanding with
Scandinavian countries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
JIMMY WILDE COMING
Welsh FiywetEht LIS boosted 10 Clean
Up American
Bantnma.

MINNEAPOLIS. October len the
opinion OF Ed Lewis. of Minneapo
former. local sport writer, now in
y" service in England, an aIl-con-
9uerins We!shman by name Jimmy
Wilde. Is going 10 clean up every
bantamweight boxer in America after
the war. And Lewis ought TO know.
for he has handled ring affairs for
years year , and can pick fighter with one
saw Wilde fight Joe Cam at London
and was astonished at the form, shown
by the little fellow. -
Wilde is a townsman of Freddie
welsh. having been born in Ponty-
pTidd. Wales lie is twenty six years
old now. and It is safe to assume that
he isn't going to outgIow his class.
They call him a fyweight in England
as as he weighs only 1o5 pounds: He
within ten pounds Of his heft, and Is
regarded as a real sensation
I'll go on record right now" writes
Lewis. as saying he can beat any
thing In the United States up to lis
hits terribly hard. Ills straight Ieft
Is a bird. The boys at home will GO
crazy when they get a look at him
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
AMERICAS GREAT PASTIME
GRIPPING LATlN.AMERICANS
u Promises to Put Buii Fighting Game
Out OF business
..' Eventually.

According to the latest reports from
Venezuela baseball beats bull fighting.
From the American point of view
there. is nothing remarkable in such
statement. We always knew IL did.
Rut Pitcher Nuts, ofithe Borinouen
Stars, the Porto Rican baseball club
that recently visited Venezuela for a
series OF. games. says that the senti-
ment has got hold in the South Aneri
can Republic where for centuries "la
corrtda dc toros" has been the
national sport. People there Still 20
afternoons to see the "toreador" give
the deadly thrust to his victim. but
a greater number attend the morn /.
ing baseball game. and their enthu-
more intense and continuous. They
.,nvincinE proof that the fan has az,
feared In the South American re-
public. AS players. the natives have
not reached Porto Rican standards.
they are rather weak fieIders and
batters. But throw! Ave Maria! hcw
then can throw. According to Nuts.
walter Johnson and iris Speaker
would sit up and take notice Ii they
say tho ''Venezolanos" "tirando la
pelota."
SO great Is the desire OF the people
of Caracas to learn the American game
that Nuts and one or two Of his
companions we're persuaded to remain
after the series to teach enthusiasts
how to" play 1t. It looks as IL the
pitchers OF the future my come from
Caracas or Naracaibo instead of The
Texas League.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
LONG OUT OF RING. ROOT
AGAIN TAKES UP GAME
Veteran Is Ready to Try Coniebuck
IL now DoNinG
Instructor.

SAN FRANCISCO. October ls.-Jacli
Root. who retired from the ring more
than ten years ago. Is coming back
The famous vcterau has been appoint
ed boxing instructor AT an aviation
station in California; Since he retire
from the squared circle Root has been
living in the Northwest and has made
quite a piece OF money in the moving
picture business.
The last important battle Root en-
gagged. in was with Marvin Hart. Tile
added that the promoters advertised
the show as a worlds championship
AFFAIR and engaged Jim Jefrries to
referee. 1t was held in an open air
arena at Reno New. on July 3. 1905.
The public was informed before the
contest took place that Jenries, who
was then the retired champion. would
turn his title over TO the winner. but
when Hart Knocked out Root in the
twelfth round jeff failed to give tho
victor his title. When the public
learned that Hart did no; receive
Jeff's title they dmanded an explana-
ton.
y few weeks after the battle the
retired champion announced that he
had no intention Of giving his title
10 the winner of the bout and he
ahded that the promoters advertised
the fact that he would award the
championship honor TO the winner
without his knowledge.
Root is now. forty-two years old
ard his last appearance in the ring
was In 1906. Frank Russell was his
opponent and Root was returned the
winner after battling ten hard rounds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
WRITE GLORIOUS PAGE
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Raw American Divisions, One Never
Before Under Fire, Throw
Back Huns.
IBy Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTH OF RHEIMS, October le.-Per-
haps the most glorious page OF Ameri-
can military history in this war has
battle. in which two divisions Of United
States troops-the Second and the
Thirty. siXth-have done their mad
eduately heralded part of forcing back
the German hordes facing the famous
city OF Rheims
The. work of the Americans was more
notable because one OF the American
ttvisions--thc rty-siIth-entered the
terrific battle at an important point
Although new to lighting and without
ever having heard shell-tire before, the
division withstood the most bitter Ger
man countcrattacks without fiinching
The Efforts Of the two units were SO
noteworthy that they were praised pub
licly in an order issued BY General
Maui. In command OF he Twenty-frs
French Army, Corps. with which the
Americans were brigaded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
DAUBERT TURNED DOWN
National Commission Declares He U,.
No Claim Against Brooklyn
Club.

CINCINNATI. October Is.-Jake Dau.
bert, the Robins first baseman, has
been notified by the National Commits
sion that he has no legal> claim for
salary against the Brooklyn club.
Daubert's contract, which Hc signed
five years ago. called for $4,000 per
Brooklyn club up to September 2 FOR
this season. when baseball ended alb
ruptiy as result Of the War De-
partments work or fight order Dau-
bert, who Is above the former draft ago
limit. argued that he was not affected
BY the work or fight order and that he
was able to play up to October Is. In
in full when incapaoitated by Injuries.
his claim against the Brooklyn club.
under existing circumstances, was
hardly fair, at least from a moral
standpoint
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
COSTS MUCH TO LIVE
Conditions In South Sea Region DO Not
Bear Out Story-Book
Statements,

PAPEETE. TAHITI. October 10
Living conditions In the South Ssas
are quite the opposite to the popular
idea conveyed in books of romance and
adventure. Instead OF being able to
ing the fruits thereof drop into ones
mouth: the daily Leeds only arc OBJ
tainable through the medium OF hard
toll. Living. II onepdesires to live ac-
cording to the standards OF the white
man. Is as expensive as in any other
part OF the world.
According to those who have lived
here for some time, sit is the last
place in the world for man without
capital to come" Consular officers
have a regular form warning all in
quirers against attempting to settle
here unless provided with ample funds,
as there arr but few opportunities for
obtaining employment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER
BAcLEY IS LAUNCHED.
Christened at Newport News by
Mother Of Ensign Worth
Baglcy.
SECRETARY DANIELS PRESENT
Heroic Death Of First American
Naval Officer in War With Spain
= COMMUNICATED al Fitting Manner
by an Apprcciativc Government.
TBy Associated Press,

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. October 10
With Secretary OF the Navy Josephus
Daniels In attendance. the torpedo boat
destroyer Baglcy was launched here
this morning at the plant of the New
port News Shipbuildng and Dry Dock
Company. The ship was christencd by
Mrs: Adelaide Worth DaEley. mother
OF Ensign Worth BaEiey. the first naval
officer killed in the Spunish- Am erican
War. for whom the, vessel was named.
Mrs. Bagiey and Secretary Daniels
were accompanied by AIns. Bag!ey' S
daughters. Mrs. Daniels. Miss I:elle
BaStcy. and Miss Ethel Bagley, all OF
ta.ciSh. y. G.. and Commander l.. w.
.ont.. the secrctary's aid
.\ftcr the launching "a luncheon was
given in honor of secretary Daniels
and the launching party. Following
the luncheon the secretary left here
aboard the M.yHower for the Hampton
Roads naval base to make an ins pee
ton.