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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
MORE WORK. -G1HlRKtRS
BEFOEE CITY COURT
"Sick" Men Found to be David
ling Away Time in Saloons,
Evidence Shows.

Ii would appear from what Is happen
ing almost daily in tIty Court that work
shirkers haven't yet been able 70 absorb
the idea that the State Council of De
fences Work-or Fight Bureau means
business; that the assignment of nm m
dividual TO a Job is backed by nclc sam,
and that it means steady work and that
part-time working aud that its rules must
be lived up ~
Today found another batch Of cases
before the municipal bar Of Justice and
incidentally another plain English stu
alton in consequence nothing less indeed
than that when sick men knock oil
work they've been assigned to. it's M %
them TO be found in bed at home and not
loatinG in saloons
There were two such cases his morn
ing. and oddly enough both the de-
PENDANTS we're Floods one Samuel and
the other Thomas
According to Chief Inspector L Ross
Farra. Samuel was assigned NJ hIS own
suggestion on August 3 10 work for the
Wilmington Gas Go But IN Is hours he
hadn't turned up, and IN still another -
hours the same report was made Then
Samuel was rounded up and on his own
suggestion again was assigned to the
Lynch Construction Go job at nion
Park Gardens rs bricklaycr at - cents
an hour Then there was more trouble
Flood admitted himself he was of four
days sick, but the bureaus special
officer. McAtecr. saw him on the street
drunk That settled ii, Flood being asked
to furnish $ 900 hail for appearance At
General Sessions
Thomas case came UP next He was
assigned August 5 10 PuSey q Jones rs
a lahorer. BUT we'll, he didn't work tins
week He said he was sick Once
again McAtccr took the stand lie saId
he had caught Thomas loahng N q
saloon. and Thomas ioir cd Samuel N a
hunt for 81 600 hali
The case of Theodore Gardner. aged
Is. was somewhat difficult hut still one
oi lOahnE. Gardner. was sent TO luSey
Jones as heater after raid last
SATURDAY on crowd oi youths in pool
room near Second and Walnut streets
BUT Theodore only worked intcrnlt-
tcntN. losing 1T least two full days lie
>aId he had been trying t. collect his
money and made 3 lengthy explanation
IS to change Of shift Eut none the less
he vas held in 81 600 the court not helng
able TO see how il took two days to collect
his pay
Report was made on Peter Schehilski
in court last week. and continued until
today for investigation as 10 his draft
status Peter is now in the army. SO his
case was noilc pressed
Peter Zarenski. accused Of non-support
was found 10 he 500 behind on an order
Of court. but was found 10 have certain
circumstances connected with his case
which might make him wanted hy the
military authorities Zarcnsk said he
was willing 10 90 into the army and he
was held pending investigation.
Purnell Lloyd, q colorcd man, was
accused by his wife Of threatening her and
was held under $500 peace bond
Roy f. Whitelcy was fined So and
costs for speeding on East Eleventh
street
George Chandler a Pennsylvanian from
Chester county. was fined $3 and costs
for drunkenness and permitting horse
10 roam AZ large on the streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
RE ARRESTED NEGRO
Continued from page |

to take it away. Cooper had gotten the
ambulance and showed every desire to bc
helpful and to do what he could to aid
the woman.
The post mortem examination, per
formed bv DIR. Briggs, witness said, failed
to reveal the final resting place OF the
bullet. The external wound WIS burned,
showing the close proximity OF the
weapon from which the fatal bullet was
fired.
Joseph McVey, Phnnix ambulance
driver said he had been met at the house
on Orange street by the prisoner and
shown to the room on the second floor,
where the wounded woman lay In bed.
Cooper had told him he said. "For God 4
sake hurry 10 the hospital. he only
thing she said was "Gct my mother and
husband quick. and this was after they
reached the institution
Eugene MacNamara McVeys helper,
said he had seen the woman tossing about
on the he'd IN great pain, apparently, but
she had SAID nothing Ia criminate Cooper.
Officer Warren testified 10 finding an
opencd razor under n blanket on the bed.
The court wanted To know~all about this
weapon, which turned ont To be one the
woman used for comparing and kept II
her room II WINS not IN her room that
she was shot, however, but IN Cooper :
ON the floor above She had gone there
it was brought out. 10 write letter
while Cooper WAS there, about 10 eat q
lunch Of pork chops and potatoes. Dur
ing Cooper's effort to get the gun away
from the woman after she had refused
to stop footing with it, trying to snap thf
trigger tho meal got knocked over on the
floor Detective kompski SAID he had
seen the bread. chops and potatoes lyins
around where they had been scattered
Cooper he found had hurried away 4
get the ambulance as soon rs the shooting
occurred and when he came back, saw
the wounded woman had crawled from
the room to the head of the stairs IN al
effort 10 got back to her own apartment
and had picked her up and carried hel
there, which was how she came to he out
of the room where she had been shot
Cooper story Of the shooting 20 kenpsk
and to Sergeant Green was Jus, the sam'
as he told others
George Townsend, her eommon-law
husband, told of being summoned TO tn
hospital bv the prisoner The only eyi
dence IN the case not before the court
was that of the posting pl =, DT
Briggs, and this will be he. We'd
nesdav
Efforts were begun as soon as the hear
ing was finished 10 obtain bondsman Z
furnish 81 900 bail for Cooper
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
MILFORD NEWS ITEMS.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Milford, Aug. William C.. smith
has returned home after spending about
five weeks at Waukeshs, Wis.
Miss Jessie Pleasanton OF Hs8elton, Pa,
is spending her vacation here with her
mother
+. II. Baynum and wife OF Cleveland,
ONO. were visitors st the home Of his
brother, George H. Baynum, last week-
Miss Hida Isaacs will leave here,
Monday. for Putsburg, Pa, where she
will engage in 'he millinery business.
Sara Grier daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry L. Grier OF this town, hroke her
wrist when she fen down he stairs Of
their cottage at Rehoboth Reach, last
week
Miss Adelaide Warren. who recently
graduated from the Boyd Business Col
lege Of Milford. has accepted position
as clerk with the Pennsylvania railroad
AZ the Milford freight station.
c Harrington Heisler Is spending some
time with his mother, Mrs. Minnie
Heisler OF Causey avenue Mr.. Helsier
has been living IN Capetown, south
Africa, for the past SIX wears.
Dr Frank 1. Grier has heen appointed
to take charge OF the registering of the
men from the Sussex county side OF Mil
ford. who come under the new IS 20 Is
draft law DR. Grier announces that
the registering Will take place in Armory
Hall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
BUTTER AND EGGS
AWAITING AGAIN
Seventy Cents Now for the
Former With Two Cents
Tackled on the Latter.

What would King streets curb market
be without a boost of some sort or other
on Saturday? This is no riddle-snor Is
it Joke. The answer is very simple
indeed-it wouldn't be King street s
curb market but u modern Utopia.
Today the boost was in butter and eggs.
Sixty cents has been the ruling price for
the former since the last raise some weeks
ago But the recent Increase to the
retailers upon the part of the producers
afforded an opportunity TO the butter
men To hang up seventy cents rs the
figure
And today they did it, They say they
cant make butter at a profit under that
figure Since the housewife hasn't any
means of disprovlng the assertion she pays
20 cents or goes without.
Eggs? They were generally 62 cents
"a rise of two cents After Labor Day
somehow or other, it has been the custom
to tack on something TO the price asked
for the produce of Belinda the Beautiful
Hen. Oh well, its only a little earlier
than usual, that's all "a sort of good
measure on the wrong side, you know
This is Big Saturday for peaches;
with watcrmclons a good second. In
the wholesale market streets the side
walks were piled high with pyramids OF
basketed peaches and heaps ot water
melons, te bottom ones wedgcd up with
clarn-shells To keep them IN place. Wlhlc
these are of all colors, from pca-green 70
sea-green. and some OF them are small.
Others there are tnat deserve the name
of "whoppers; \ baby's bath tub
could easily be made from the scooped-
out half of many among them; utility
and palatabllitv combined.
But prices are away up, both tor melons
and peaches.
Corn was 40 and 80 cents a dozen.
tomatoes f5 cents a hg basket as a general
figure llinas few and far between at rs
cents quart shelled, grapes 90 cents .
five-eighth basket. 'honcy-dew melons
IS and 40 cents each and banana canta-
lolpcs- a novelty nj 70 10 10 cents each
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
j, s, A|RMEN RAID
AND BONE CONTAINS
Town Badly Damaged Despite
Ante. Plane Guns; Bochc
Airmen Beaten.
BY Asxocia tod Press TO Every Evonins

BY Associated Pr0ss 70 Evvry EvoninB
With the American Army on tho
Lorraine Front, Friday, Aug. al
American bombing machines this morn-
ing successfully attacked railway yards
and buildings at Confags. Several direct
bursts were observed and enemy pursuit
planes followed the invading Americans
back to their lines, but did not attack
them
At noon, American airTnen dropped
bombs on the railway yards ut Longuyon,
scoring several direct hits Late In the
afternoon, CONTAINS WAS again raided but
poor visibility made it difficult to ascer-
tain whether the bombing WIS effective.
Enemy anti-aircraft guns were active
against the American raj iers in all three
of the daye' excursions. All OF our
machines returned.
One lone American aviator today
alta cked IA German who was diving at a
French balloon. Despite the fact that
there were six Germans above him, the
American forced the German machine
into nose dive The six other Germans
then attacked the American and forced
him to descend. He landed behind the
American lines uninjured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
U.S.. ENGLAND IN PACT,
BOy-EO TELLS HUNS
America in War Due 70 Secret
Treaty, Expelled Spy Writes
in New Book.
Nv Associated Pres. ~ Every Eveui,~

ny Associated Press - Every Eveni~
With the American army ID Fraocn
Aug 81 Captain Kari Boy-Ed fo-Tner
German naval attache AZ Washin gton who,
with Captain Franz Won Pepen, former
military attache. pas credited with engine
cring German propaganda designed -
keep the United states ont of the war and
was expelled oy the American Govern
rnent. has come ont with book containing
4 fantastic account of his "lnve~fasations
N the United States according 20 a prlr-
oner taken north of Soissons.
One ~ the captains moet sinking
Disclosures Is that the United States
entered the war Dersrse of se~rr-
treaty with Great Britain. He contends
that had II not been for this allAance
Amerca would have Kept osrr of the con-
flict
The prisoner was thoroughly convinced
Is ne SAID his countryrnen generally v.re,
OF the truth Of these assertions.
Captain Rov-Ed and the rest Of Bern
storff's household Of spies have tIxed
various ulter1or and secret motives tor
America entry into the war Not until
he and his associate At the German en-
bassy in Washin gtOn had been shipped
out Of the country dld the German Am
bassador. and his attaches believe Amer
lca would resent The insults and lndignl-
ties that Berlin kept leaping upon her. II
Boy Ed had a scintlla Of evidence %
warrant ms charge OF secret treaty Il IS
not probable that he would have kept u
secret all the months that have intervened
since ne was run out OF the United states.
The report that 3 secret pact e1ste1
between the country and United states,
antedating the war, which had been put
In circulation by Hun propagandlsts, Vas
emphaucally denied BY United states
Senator Lewis and an official representa-
tive OF the British Government II London
. day or two ago.
several weeks ago President Wilson
made il clear that this country had no
secret pact nth any other nation, and
vent on record rs opposing secret treat
les of every kind.
Roy Eds new book probably does not
reproduce kaisers secret war treaty with
Turkey which gave over TO that nation
a large part 0f the world for loot.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
HANDY FOR SALISBURY,
Says the Senator VIII be- and Should be
,Renominatod.

Leven Irving Handy, being nskod for
some expression about the political situa-
tion in Delaware, gave out tho following;
Il think il is sufficiently manifest that
the Democrats of Delaware propose to re-
nominate Willard Salisbury for the Unit
ed States Senntorship. No doubt othcr
gentlemen have ambitions: but they Will
have to be postponed. have heard That
James NJ Tunnel of Georgetown, Andrew
G.. Gray Of Wilmington and possibly
Josiah Marvel of Christiann hundred, also,
have all thought about this nomination:
All of them are worthy men, and some OF
them exceedingly allie. Naturally every
man Of that calibro attracts support Ter
his ambition But the feet Ia that the
Democrats of Delaware are OF the opinion
that everything being considered Willard
Salisbury is fairly entitled to this nomina-
ton Even the men who are not person
ally in love with the Senator feel that he
has served one term in the Senate with
ability and patriotism, and that il will be
the wise and patriotic thing in these war
times, for Delaware to send him back tor
SIX wears more This opinion prevails so
largely among the Democrats OF Deia-
ware that with the best of feeling for the
other gentlemen, it is quite manifest that
MFR Salisbury will head the ticket this
wear.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
HEBREW CONVENTION PLANS.
Mass Meeting at Majestic Theatre 10
Open Season Tomorrow Fvening

Professor David Werner Auram Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, is schedul-
ed 10 he the principal speaker II u mass
meeting 20 De held al the Majestic
Theatre tomorrow evening the chief
feature of the convention TO be held here
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Of the
Pennsylvania Federation Of Young MeI'f
Hebrew Associations Other promin ent
men of New York and Philadelphia will be
present 70 address this meeting Mayor
Lawson will welcome the delegates in the
ncrnc Of the city. William TUpkis. presi-
dent Of the local Y. N II A.. will preside
Pabbi s. A. Raoinowitz will open the
meeting with q prayer, and Rabbi ID b
Surrcn will close il with benediction.
Arrangements for the convention are
proceeding smoothly and there is every
evidence Of it's proving great SUCCESS
Among those who nrc expected TO read
papcrs and address the vari0sis conference
e. are i>o,iis Brenner Of New York, Field
Secretnxy N the National Association of
Young Mems Hebrew Associations. and
Harry Warshaw, also Of New York,
field worker Of the Jewish " eIfarc Board.
Except the rnassfnecting, all sessions
will be neld at the Y n. H. A. Hall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
PERSONAL,

Mrs. james j. Rodgers and son, Earle,
will leave today for Il l0-days' stay at
AtIantic City, \. J.
Miss s. Mabeile Springer Of Whining
ton has returned from nlne-woalls' visit
TO Asbury Park, n. j., with Miss Esther
r. Wilson, nIao Of Wilmington, during
which tins Miss Elizabeth r, Challenger,
Of CInyfn0nt was also guest Of Miss
Wilson, Quite & number Of their friends
spenf 6 short time with them. Miss
Springer will noss efteTte4n 3 few frisnde
until the opening Of the school term III
September.
Miss Edna l.. H. Eiiisea, clerk ~ tie
ofiie@s Of the Board Of Health, has been
enjoying Two weeks vacation In Atlantic
City. Miss Fannie hasiin. another CLERK
If the health offices, laaves today foF a
two weeks holiday. She expects 10 spend
4 ueak in Baltimore and q week In
I1eaSantyille Md
MIR. and Mrs. HaFFy ". Chairs wiii
spend Labor Day ia Phiiadelphia, visiting
Mr.. Chains sister, Mis-. b. S. Rnthraud,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
ALLIES WAR TACTICS BRING
PROTESTS FROM GERMANS

British Headquarters In France, Aug 81
A German staff memorandum just cap
tured saws:
The enemy is a past master at cloaking
his Intentions
Another document which has fallen
into possession of the British says
The troops opposite are Australians,
a powerful type Of men, exceedingly
clever, versatile and very enterprising
They know how to creep through the
high crops and capture our outposts
A characteristic is that the enemy
takes few prisoners, but bayonets and
everybody The enemy also understands
exceedingly well how to plan, prepare and
carry out large patrol operations The
hostile infantry shows great dash by
daylight
The same document comments on
the fact that me enemy airmen are
absolutely masters Of the air here, and
are far more numerous than ours
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
BRACK-EX REPUBLICANS.
Listen TO Candidates Speak and Raise
Soldier Smoke Fund.

Brack-Ex Republican Club held a
well-attended meeting last evening. 200
persons being present. The meeting was
called TO order by Scott Monchton.
chairman and county committeeman.
Some of the candidates who spoke were
Mr.. Daniel, Mr. Grassland. for sheriff
for registrar Of wills, Julian Walker,
Isaac K. Brown for coroner, l. S. Bullock,
Mr.. Parker; for representative from
Christiana hundred. Lewis Cloud, Rolln
Davis for Levy Court, Benjamin Dickey,
Delaware s Wright, Walter Tanning;
for recorder of deeds, James Logue and
John Wilson. DR. J.. II. Ball, candidate
for United States Senator spoke Of the
harmony program. At the close Of the
meeting Rollin Davis suggested that it
would be a good idea 10 help the boys in
the trenches 10 some smokes. Everyone
contributed freely, swelling the smoke
fund by SIS Refreshments were served.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
STOCKS MAKE GAIN
TRANaAG14ONs SMALL
Firm Undertone at Opening Of Canadian
Pacific Only Investment 70 Show Decline.

BY As.ocls tod Press TO Every Eyenipg
New York, Wall Street, Aug. 1l.-Tbe
week end session on the stock exchange
opened with firm undertoDs, but deal
ings were insignificant, Stessls, shippings;
Southern railway and some Of the coal
carrying rails were fractionaily higher
Canadian Pacific was the only invest
nlent issue 10 register decline.
Liberty bonds hardened n trife and
foreign bonds retained much of their re-
cent strength.
IMPROVED Br NOON.
Noon. From it's firm but listless opening,
today's stock market gradually moved
with a moderate increase Of operations 10
higher levels under the impetus of n
further inquiry for seasoned rails.
Lenders Of that division made pains
which extended from large fractions 10
more than a point low prices ise'fes, es-
pecially southern Railway also displaying
greater activity.
United States Steel featured the in
lustrials, spproximating it's best Tiota-
tion of the year Other equipments, were
appreciably higher, also the less prornIn-
ent specialties, including sugars.
The closing was strong. sales approx
mated I75,O0O shares
Final prices on Liberty Bonds today
were 317's, l0i 81, first con. as, 945D;
second as, % IA; first con 4M's, @4Zi
second con, sh's, 05l8; third 5N'st
95 fts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
AUSTRIA PROMISES SLICE
OF RUSSIA WITH LOANS
Emperor Dividing Nation in Promise
TO Raise Funds for War.

Washington, Aug 3l-Austria : ap-
peal for subscriptions 20 her recent eighth
war loan contained some peculiar features,
according to Bohemian newspapers Just
received in Washington. In its zeal TO
squeeze further contributions from the
people the Austrian Government took
the tack Of promising big premium re-
wards, 10 be paid out of booty captured
from the enemy.
Every one feels that our cause is
succeeding. says the proclamation Of
the Imperial Government, and the
DAYS 0f anxiety, when we were in danger
from all sides, j. past. The eighth war
loan Is subscribed in the emblem Of the
olive branch.
The appeal then goes on to describe
the seizure Of immense loot somewhere
on the eastern front The Government
admits that no catalogue Of the treasures
can now be gwen out, but promises
that every bit of it shall be distributed
solely 10 people who subscribe TO the
eighth loan All kinds of clothing,
crockerv. machinery and supplies are
said 10 be stored up, waiting TO be trans
ported TO Austria.
Everything of which a man can
think is at the disposal OF subscribers 20
the eighth loan, SAYS the proclamation,
everything from cup TO a shirt; from
an automobile nail to a thresher; from
silk goods to furniture; from can OF
paint to a railroad: in short, everything
abounds, and in large quantities. This
supply of goods, which cannot be de-
picted, will be offered solely to subscribers
to the eighth loan
This amazing document was posted at
the war loan IN the Governors office at
the Kingdom of Bohemia By imperial
order, it had to be published in all the
Bohemian newspapers. Il Is easy 10
imagine the indignation Of the Czecho-
Sloyaks at this new effort to mulct them
in order to wage war on their brothers
and cousins in the Czecho-Slovak legions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
10 l.. s. MEN BEAT OFF
40 HUNS KUII.INGONE

With The American Army IN France,
Friday, Aug 30.-German troops at
tempted to raid American advanced
posts in the Nosgcs sector early today.
Their artilary and mInc throwing activity
had cavcd IN one American dugout,
hIrving twelve men and wounding
two others slightly before the enemy
made his attack
The ten unwoundcd men dug them
selves free as soon rs the artllary fire
stopped They drove off between 30 or
40 Germans and killed at least one.
The body of this man will be brought
10 the American lines for burial as soon
as II can bc rescued from the German
machine guns which are keeping up a
steady fire all around it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
VITAL STATISTICS.

James J. CahiIl, secretary Of the Board
Of Health, has issued the following report
of vital statistics for the current week.
The total number OF births reported
during the week was III The number
reported during the corresponding week
last year was St.
The number of deaths reported were
IS Thirty-seven we're reported during
the same week Of last year.
Twenty-nine marriages were reported
To the board during the current week
There were 80 reported dsring the
The cases of tTansmissable diseases
diphtheria, / typhoic fever, 2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Demand Kaiser Calls Halt Of Bomb
Raids, Especially Allies.

~ NNsN2EaEtN FTtNN % laNVFA
Geneva, Aug 3 An important meet
ing of representatives. from eleven Rhine
towns began yesterday at Saarhrucken.
The conference was called 70 discuss
means Of protesting 70 the government
against Allied air raids
II was decided 10 appeal 10 German
headquarters t. come to some arrange
mcnt for both sides 10 abstain from air
attacks upon open towns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
NYW CHARTERS.

euerial Correspondence or Every Evening
Dover Aug 3I-Charters were filed
here ves,erday as follows.-BobbclI OIL
and Glas 90 Wilmington, Del cap
ital 81 900 600
Greenwich Oil and Gas % Whining
ton, Del $1,000 900
Valparaiso Development Co, Chicago,
Ut real estate: 500 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKETS

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Chicago. Aug 81 Hog, receipts 500
weak; butchers 10 2Oa2fr25; light 1880
a2O 20. packing IS 25a19 2J, rouEhs
1775al8 Is; pigs S.25ai9,l0-
Cattle receipts 1900, compared with
week ago native steers uneveDly strong
TO 5Oc higher, the medium and common
grades advancing mostly Western
steers mostly 50c higher Medium and
good butcher COWS and heifers unevently
lower: Gamers strong 70 25e higher
Calves and gt<,ckers and feeders mostly
SOC higher
sheep receipts. 4. so; arrivals prac.ic-
aIly All direct compared With a week ago
lambs I0al lower Fat sheep and yearlIngs
mostly 5()c lower Feeding sheep strong