davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
HOLANDSKA VLADA
PROTESTUJE PROTI
pREvzETl LODI
Prohlasuje, re tento pocin vyvolal
bolestn6 pfakvapeni'' a jest
nespravedlivy.

IIaag. l. dubna. Zmocneni st
holandskych lodi americk{ch
pfistayiStich je onatovano ho-
landskou vladQu prohlaseni, u.
yerejnen6m v ufednlm list6. jake
akt nasilnfm, kteremu bude &c.
leno veskerou energil.' Prohla.
SEM pravi, ze holandsky narod IS
bolestnym prekyapenlm = pfijal
proklamaci presidenta Wilsona a
re zmocnenl Sc neutralnlho oh.
ehodniho lodstva je nesprayedh-
We.
prohlaSeni tomto Sc prayi, ae
nespraynIm ie tvrzeni, ze Holan-
dane nevyhoveli predbeznGmu IL
sporaddni, die ktertho nem6li ne
chat zahaleti svoje obchodni lod-
stvo a stein6 ze nespraynJm jest
tvrzeni, ze Nemecko hrozilo poto-
pitt dy6 lodi, ktere mely yyplou-
Ii z HoImdska Sc schvalenim A.
meriky, ze Nemecko jinak Wy
hroaoyalo, ably zabranilo Holland
sku uGiniti zadost opatrenim
pfedbeznfch smluv.
y dalSim pax mluyi Sc podrob
ne vyjednavani mezi holandskou
yladou a yladami spojencd ohled-
ne zamestnani obchodnich lodi
holandskych a LEI pax Sc vTvoj
udalosti, ktere yedly k prevzetl
holandsk(ch lodi spojenci. Doka
zuje SC tn, ze lIolandsko "a da-
n{ch okolnostf nebylo schopno
dostati zavazkum predbeznych
smluv a z toho duyodu zmocneni
Sc lodi poyazoyano je "a ncspra-
vedlive.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03

a Ndmci velni tasto ntkavajl Sc Y
boddkov.fch boiieh We yesniclch
Oryillers, Plcmont a Plessier dc
Rroe, kde bajonety a rutni gra.
naty hraji dulezitou rolf.
Francolzovf a Anghtane L.
stupu dobd mocntho prvniho nj
poru kter{ zahajen byl pred de
sill dny, anitili cesty a male mo.
sty. Tim zabranili Nemctlm, ably
do bityy doprayili mocne sye va
letnt zbran6 a stejn6 sti1li posi-
LAM zasob. Puda pred franconz-
skfmi anglickfmi posicemi je
pima nemeckIch mrtvIch. yseo-
beene nla Sc "a to, ae bitya bude
dlouha a .ie NONE, ze bude trya-
Ii po meslce prostaykami mezi
rtlznymi fasemi.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Rusky car mel 8 cisarem Vilemem
tajnou smlouvu.

Petrohrad, /. dubna. Text
taJn6 smlouyy podepsane meme
ckym cisafem Viltmem ruskIm
carem MikulaSem roce 1905.
ktera naznaGuje, ze n6mecky ci-
sar chtel utvofiti allianci mezi
Nemeckem, Ruskem Francii
proti Anglii, nalfzal Sc mezi doku
menty, uvefejnenymi dodatetne
Leonem Troekym, byyalym bolSe-
| vickym minlstrem zahranicn1ch
2alezitosti. Smspuva byla podc-
psana obenla panoynlky na palu-
be yachty Polarni Hv6zda media
leko ostrova Bjorkc pfi svtdskem
pobfcai Y srpnu roku 1905. Byla
podepsana zatim 60 mirova kon-
| ference, kteron zakonGena byla
rusko-japonska valka, nalezala So
V zascdani V Portsmouth, n. H., a
tinlla opatfeni pro defensivni Il,
nil mezi N6meckcm a Ruskem.
die kterf kterakoliv jmcnova-
|nfch zeml prisp6la by ku pomoci
druhe, kdyby napadena byla moe.
nostl tfeti. Francie, ktera tehdy
nalfzala Sc V pfatelskych vztazich
$ Anglii, m6la b{ti pozvdna, ably
pfipojila Sc k rusko.nemecke ALI
anci, az mir rusko-i -iaponsky byl
by podcpsan. Ma Sc ale "a to, ze
Francie na zadost n6mcckeho ci
safe nebyla uv6dom6na t6to tai
ne smlouve.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
HabeSska kralovna Taitou mrtva.

Pariz. !. dubna. Taitou, kra-
lovna ydova habeSska, zemrela,
die zpray, kterf techto dnech
sem doSly Taitou pfeaila nekolik
sv(ch manzeld. Byla po ttvrtf
ydoyou, kdya Y roce 1888 proyda
la Sc "a krale Menelika. We svIch
mladSich letech slavena byla pro
svou krasu. Mela neobycejne sve-
tlou plet a male rucc Nsichni pr
vni jeji manzela byli generalovt,
Tri zemfeli a Cd jednoho nechala
Sc rozvesti. Brala ziyou uGast y
politiekTch zalezitostcch liabese
a mfla wi podil na tom, ae Meme
lik vznesl Sc ma misto cisafe V ro.
&c 1889. Y Adowa, kde Italoyf H.
trpeli tax yelkou porazku, dopro-
vazela sama Menelika do bitvy a
vrhla svoje dsdicna vojska do po.
le. Po Menelikov6 smrti Y roce
1918 icho vnuk, Lidj Jeassu, osm-
nactilety mladIk, stal Sc eisafem
Habese, ale mcdowell rozSafne
vladnouti a udrzovati pofadek.
Na radu Taitou byl sesazen " ro-
ce 1916 a jeho teta Zeodita, Ne
nelikova neistarsl dcera, byla pro
hlaSena "a cisarOynu.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Uspech anglickych vojsk v
Palestine.

Londyn, |. dubna. Anglicka
vojska V Palestine a Mesopotamii
docilila dalSieh pozoruhodnych
1sp6chi, die oznameni valecn6 IL
fadovny. Y Palestine zniGila ne
kolik mil dnlezitt Hedjaz zelezni-
ce, yfchodn6 cd Jordanu, dfmz
odfizla Turky Cd spojeni $ Arabii
a jeiich sbory, nalfzajicimi Sc il
hovychodnd cd Mrtveho more. -
Anglicka vojska V Mesopotamii
utinila pozoruhodny postup.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Pariz je opetne bombardovana
velkym delem.

Pafiz, l. dubna. Pafia byla
opetne bombardovana velkym ne.
meckJm d6lem sobotu a b6hem
tohoto bombardovani osm osot
bylo usmreeno a sedmatficet po,
raneno. Mezi usmrcenymi nal6za
ly Sc dtyfi aeny o mezi poraneny
mi deyGt zen a sedm ditek.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Lloyd George povazuje situaci "a
zlepsenou.

Lond{n, !. dubna. - AnglickI
premier Lloyd George, v ozname-
nj jmenovanl generala Focha
yrchnim velitelem spojeneckIch
vojsk ma zapadni frontG prohla-
sil, zc situace ma bojiSti do znaG-
ne mily Sc zlepSila ku prospechu
spojencu. Pravil dale pax. ze ze-
NE musl byti pfiprayena pfinGsti
jakekoliy obeti ku podpore svych
stateGnych armad ma boiiStfch.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Turci chystaji Sc uchvatiti Krym

Londyn, /. dubna. - Telegram
z Kodan6 oznamuje, Re Gredni tn.
reck6 oznameni prayi, ze Turecko
pfipravuje SC vysIati vgpravu "a
tieelem obnoveni poradku ma Kry.
MI. Turecke easopisy poslcdni
dobe prohlasovaly, ze ma zakladd
prava o sebeureenf narodd, Kryn
mel by byti pfipojen k Tureeku.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Italove pfipravuji Sc k celeni
offensive.

Washington, D. G., |. dubna. -
Italov6 konajf horetne pfipravy
X odrazenf velke rakousko-n6me-
exc ofensiyy. ktera osividne SO
pfiprayujc. die kabelovgch depe-
81. s~s1 zfskany byly zdejHch
italskFch kruzich. Italie je pre-
svedccna, ze bude schopna vydr-
zeti noyy teutonsky 1der.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03

armada We francll Dude b0loVatl
po boku yojska angliekeho 4
trancouzsktho, ktera utkala Sc s
titansktm zlpasu S N6mei ri
kardii. Veskerc yojsko generala
Pershinga pfedano bylo do rukou
generdla Focha, nov6ho genera.
lissima spojencu, ktery bude mo-
q pouziti no kdckoliy bnde 81 pfh-
Il a kde ieviti bnde Sc toho potfc.
ba.
Vice jak 100000 Americana. pl-
ne vfcyiGenych 4 nGlezite yypra-
venfch. je pohotoyo pro okamai-
ton potfcbu k zastaycni Why ne
meck[ch hord a velke mnozstvi
jich nall2a Sc jiz ma ceste na bo-
jiSt6, iedouce ia zelezniinich VIA
cich, ma nakladnich automobilech
a pochoduiice po cestdch Francie
K mistu bityy. spatnc potasl, KITE
ri nynl zayladlo seyerni Fran
eli, neni zadnou pfekaikou pro
Amcritany. ktefl cd ySech stran
postupujl k bitcynimu pasmn.
Velka, tinnost Jew Sc celtm
amelickem pdsnu. sTrainy ma
kladnich automobile, mile dlou-
he. pine americkIch yojakG, pro-
iMd6il skrzc mesta a vesnice. A.
meridti vojaei, ubirajfcl Sc do bi-
ivy, zpfyali ysechno, cd Biteyni
hymny repnbliky' AZ po "Tippe-
rary Davali ma jeyo ncjv6tsi
nadseni pro praci, pred kterou Sc
nachdzeji zdali Sc byti zadosti-
vImi nalezati Sc iiz scIi.
Castokrate b6hem dne t6zkt
nakladni automobily sklouzly ma
blativlch cestach do pfikopd, ale
byly rychlc vytaacny tolika voja-
ky, kolika bylo memo Sc jich u
chopiti, postaveny znovn ia ce-
stu a opetn6 vydaly Sc ma ccstu k
mfstu sy6ho urceni. Zvcdnuti pc
titunovfho automobilu Z pfikopu
naznamena ni6eho pro America
ny, ktcfi chvatajf Sc dostati do
bitvy.
A neienom Y automobilech a ze-
leznicn{ch vlacich jsou dopravo-
vani Americana ia biteynf linii.
Ma iinteh eestach proudy amori-
ckeho yojska mile mile dlonhe
pochodujf skrzc bldto, kter6 ca
sto dosahuje jim az po kotniky.
Obtize tyto nezdajl Sc nikterak o.
chlazoyati nadseni americk5ch
hochi a naopak zdaji Sc spise pfi-
spfvati k iejieh pflsloyetnemu
rozmarrl. Vsiehni pracuii TAX Wy
tryale tax nadsen6. jak jen mo-
zno 81 myslet.
Neni zadnym poruSenim pravi-
del dobrovolne eensury, jestlize je
oznamcno, ze vice jak 100000 a
merickych bojovnikl ,je pine Wy
praveno a nalezit6 vycviceno pro
zapas a k sesilenf francouzskych
a anglickych linif vSudc tam, kde
toho bude potreba. Ncni take "a
dnym porusenim techto pravidel,
jestIize Sc fekne, ze americka Via
da ocekava, ze bitva ma Somme
pokradovati bude po iiston dobu
n ze americka vojska mohou hra-
ii dilezitou rolf v druhe fast nej-
vetsf bitvy v historii sv6tove.
Londyn, !. dubna. 49, Cd kraji.
ny pfi fece Somme smercm jiznim
tam, kde bitevni linie obraci sc
sm6rem y}chodnim, prudkG bojc
isou V proudu V rlzngch sekcfch
ale ysude nepfftel udrzen byl '
Sachu zatlaeen zpet nekte-
rgch mistech.
Nikde nebyl schopen Sc svym
obrovitymi massami muzstva II
skati phdy, yyjfmaje velice male
no traktn ma Fraucou2ich seyern'
cd sIoreuil. Anglicke strojbvi
pusky a ostrostfelci opetne zpl
sobili velke prdrvy v fadach ne
meckeho vojsks, ktere pokouself
Sc postupovati
TAX yeIke byly ztrsty Nemci
ma fronte Anglieana seyerne OF
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Afhericane ma cest& k mlstu bitvy
SpQJENCI pRIPRAvU-
j Sc K CELEN| NO.
VEMU NApORU NEMCU
Nynl, kdy prvni pokus nemecky
prorazeni linii selhal, jiny ma-
re byti ocekavan.

Londyn, ! Iedna. - NSeobccny
optimism, kterf vzrtlstal V poslcd-
Mich trech dnech yelkych bojil ma
zapadnf front6, pfevladal pr "a
konceni tydne q vojensti yndci
spojenea jsou vice nez kdykoliv
jindy pfesv6dteni o tom, ze ne
priteli nepodafi Sc proy6sti od-
vazne plany, ktere 81 predscvzal.
Velka prvni krise je prekonana
pres to, re neprltel doposud ne
zastavil svych 6toku. pfeylada
Inahled, ze nepodafi Sc mu jiz do
ciliti yelkIch ziskd.
Spojenei pfipravuji Sc pro no
w "A prayd6podobne celou Sc
Irii zoufalych litokil ma spojenecke
.linie pred Amiensem a Pafizi.
'N6mccke yysokf veleni oznamilo
'n6meckemu lidu, ze iedna Sc o bi-
tvu rozhodnou Il z toho Sc soudI,
ze Nemci rad6ii podniknou dalsi
pokusy "a iaklchkoliv ztrat. nez
by pfiznali svoji porazku. Ma Boz
IiSti panuii nyni slime de$tG a w
,lovnjc Sc nadeje, ze nemeckl po-
;tup bude zastavcn stejnou pfiti-
nou jake anglickf postup t6to
krajind. N6mci jsou nuceni do
prayoyati d6lostrclectvo a potre-
by pro yojsko skrze krajinu ro-
zeryanou neirudcim ohn6m stfel Y
historii, kdezto spojenci mali pc
vnou padu "a sebou.
Cetn6 americke transporti SEX
&c dopravuJi potfeby Francouzum,
ktefl utkaE Sc Nemci V obrovite
bitve JIM sekci Y okoli More
iul Lassigny Kdyz nepodariIo
Sc Nemcllm zmocniti Sc pudy ma
severnl strane vTbezku, ktery
vrazili do linii spojencu, Nemci
pokousi Sc nyni proraziti ma jiho-
zapade .iihu Pod6l fronty peta-
dvacet mil dlouh6, od Moreuilu
ma Ayre fece az k Lassigny, velka
bitva zuiila po celou sobotu. Ne
mecka vojska 2 almady korunni-
ho prince nalezaji Sc pod vddcov-
Swim generala Won Hutiera, kite
~ poslla svoje muzstvo ku predu
Y srazenych radach, vlnu "a VI
nou.
Francouzska voiska zastavila
Nemce a proyedla nekolik proti-
ntok1 Sc znacnym lsp9chem. kor-
respondent, nalezajici Sc ma t6to
casti fronty, prohlaSuii. ze Fran
couzoF6 pouziyajf ienom male ca
sti SyFch reserv, udrzujice 81 o.
statni pro mocny nder, jakmile
doba pro takoYy Sc ukaze pfihod-
nou Francouzov6 udrzujl nepri-
telc V sachu ma v6tsi tasti fronty.
Nfmecka valecna 6fadovna o.
znamila sobotu vecer, ze osady
Anbvillers, Grevesnes, Cantigny,
Mesnil St. Georges, Ayencourt a
Ayctte byIy dobyty. Jinde ma Sc
veru cd Somme sitlace je prohla-
sovana "a nezmen6nou.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03

cnulllylnl ZaHaJlll Opetiie NclkpU
bitpu "a GGe!em dalsiho postrpn
Podtl Scaype teky Anglitant sa
lni naltzaii Sc offensive VI
cbodn6 Cd Arrasu zmoenili Sc YES
nice Feuchy.
Ma jiznim konei linie anglicka
a francouzskd yoiska, boiuiice
spoleen6, statetne celia naporum
nopiitcle a ySudc odrazila jei,
zpuSobivsi mu yclik6 ztraty.
Y ohybu liIiie, mczi Moreuil q
Lassigny, Ndmci nGinili zoufald
.pokusy 70 dtelcm prorazcni linie,
ale Francouzoyt postayili Sc jim
ma neobyGejn6 silnI odpor a y
mnohych mistech proyedli proti,
1toky velkou odyahou a pbdati-
10 Sc Jim znovu nnoclhti Sc ne
kter{cli vesnic.
Hindcnburg ztratil ncjenon
vclkG mnozstyi usmrcenlch "a
ranenlch, ale AngliGant a Fran
couzoyd zlskali take maGnt mnoz-
styi noyych zajat{ch a take L.
koristili macnl potct strojov(ch
pusek.
Die poslednich zprav, N6mci "a
hajili move 1toky Y krajine mezi
fekami Luce a Avrc a prudke ho-
je jsou IN prav6 proudu.
Zpravy anglickJch francouz-
skych pramenh a stejne j zpravy
tliedni naznacuii, ze voiska spo-
jeneu dosahla mezl svfho 1stupu.
V kazdfm piipade ale yojska spo-
jcncH zabranila Hmdenburgoyi,
ably obtdyal Y Pafili dnc /. dub
ma, jak pred dasem prohlasil.
PafM, |. dubna. prudkost bi-
ivy Sc mirni, die zpray, doslych
dncs do Pafize. Ctoky N6med ne
mely sve obvykl6 silly jich potet
byl daleko menSi Take bylo u
znamenano, ze ncpfitel Sc horee-
ne zakopava, zvlast9 okoli Las
signy. Vseobecne ma Sc "a to, ze
situace pro spojence Dc nanejyf
Sc uspokojiyou
Pafiz, ]. dubna. .Jednou 2
ncjpozoruhodn6j6ich udalosti bit
Wy, zurfcf nynf na front9 100 mil
dlouhf, je zmafeni pokusu Nemcu
o obklitenf Amiensu, d1lczittho
zelczniGnlho stfVdiska za angli-
elk ,fmi liniemi silnello operneho
bodu anglicklch armad. Fran
couzska a angiicka vojska zatla-
ella neprdtelske hordy zpet mi
stcch, kde postup byl zamfSlen
"a iGelem proyedeni hofeji ozna-
6eneho planu.
N6mci Gerstv}mi vojsky po-
kusili Sc proraziti linii spojcnctl
mezi Montdidier, kde ziskali po-
Iokruhovr vyb6zek pred pficho.
dem francouzskfch reserv pred
nekolika dny, a Moreuilem, sefny
neobycejne prudk6 bitvy po po-
slednf diva dny.
Moreuil, ktery zda Sc b{ti XII
eem nepfatelskeho obklicovacfho
pohybu, dobyt byl N6mci sobo-
tn, ale znovudobyt byl anglo
franeouzskymi vojsky, ztracen
.znovu tehoz dne a znoyu dobyt
bodakov{m 1tokem, ktery tvofi
jednu nejpozoruhodnejsich ka-
pitol yelike soucasne bitvy.
Cd Moreuil Y polokruhu cd
Montdidier k Passigny nepfitel
take udrzen byl sachu a Fran
couzoye v mnohych mistcch pro
tidtoky zfskali pddy a take
mnozstvi zajatch. Velka vlna ne
mecke pechoty pohybovala SC
proti francouzskym Iinilm mezi
Mereuil Lassigny.
Jedna SO vfhradne o bojc pc
choty. Velke massy Nemcd byly
vrhany proti francouzskym lini
i'm, jenom ably byly zatlaceny
zpet protidtoky. To jmenovitl
plati 0 boifcb v okolf Lassigny
mesta, jez tvofilo meze neruecke
ho postupu pred dstupem v bfez
lnu minuleho roku. Franeouzovt
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
StO tiSiC Americana bude
vrzeno do zdpasu S Nemci
Americana nadsenm pisn rtech ubrah do bvy.
Spojenci mnohych msech a,tlaGili Nemoe zpetFran-
couzcve protiut 1kl 2is.ai zajace

Iondyn dnbna Amerrka Sonme c nel6le nalcza jc
armada Franc budc booya chomi zabati opt6 vckou
po boku yojska angickeho bitgu dGe!e daho porpu
ancouzsktho ktera kaa PodA Scaypc feky Angtant
tansktm zipasu Nemci ri mi natzaii offensive vs.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
POCAsf PRO OMAHU A OKOLi

Omaha q okolf: Neusialenf.
Nebraska Neusthlend, ale po-
vsechne pakne pofasi Y pond6li
Y dtery tepleji We vyehodnf 6asti
" pondeli.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-04-03
Pocet obyvatelstva v Anglii.

Londyn, !. dubna. Posledni
vFrotni zprdva odhaduje po6et o
byvatelstva Anglii a Walcsu ma
"a, 100000, 2 cehoz je 15,000,000
muzii a 19,500,000 zen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
THE ENEMY AT THE GATE.

The enemy at the gate is tho man
whom an ancient prophet described rs
"CryIng peace, peace, where there Is
no peace" He is with us now Tho
closed mind or the selfish heart, open
or responsive to the subtle propaganda
Of the Hun, alike are responsible for
this cry.
These nearby foes are not all males
One Of the very few American mothers
who are without vision and unconse-
Grated in this hour, whose own son is
in cantonment, commissioned officer,
and most happily placed, has but one
desire, an openly expressed ambition
regarding her boy that the war will
end before he gets 70 France.
Such souls aid Germany They are
the enemy within the gate
Cur protection against them Is those
mothers and fathers who own openly
tho spirit of the French mother who
wrote from France 10 her son IN anada
My dear son
Your two brothers are dead Their
country needed them, and they gave them
selves Ia her Your country needs You.
| will not suggest that you return But
If Won do not come at once, never come.
Only the terrible need of the hour,
the supreme crisis of this moment, JUS
tihes such Spartan stcrnness. But IT is
the sternncss of truly great love, and
II will never bc found CRYING. "Pcacc.
Peace. where there is no peace, never
be found strengthening the enemy at the
gate Philadelphia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
A Step in the Right Direction.

It is hoped City Council will not fail TO
give careful attention to the proposition
formally laid before H. at last Thursday
nights meeting, By the Friendship Fire
Co.-thc oldest fre-hghting organization
in the setting forth its willingness 10
formally abandon its organization, retire
from active fire service, and assist IN
forming paid fire department which Will
be capable and Efficient" This is really a
long step in the desired direction.
With such cooperation, 1t should not
be difficult matter for the City Council
10 take immediate steps for the creation Of
an effective paid department, and with
out waiting for legislative action-at
least no moro than authority for loan
issue to provide the necessary money
With commission Of good business men
| to act for the city. clothed by City Council
with all powers necessary 10 the purpose,
negotiations could be entered upon IN 1
verv short time looking 10 the acquisition
by the city. OF AL the real property OF the
: JlfC c0IlTdIlt%+ anu d. LAuIH VI AAAtA4 tAt
paratus as would promise good and ef1ec-
tive service Thus. all the prelminaries
| OF acquisition could be arranged, and also,
| the details OF the transposition of the de-
partment from volunteer TO salarled
agreed upon. before the end Of the present
wear Then it would only be necessary to
ask the Legislature for authority to pro-
vide for the financial part Of the trans
action. and the Legislature will meet III
| regular session next January. Much time
would be saved and much progress made
by adopting tins plan Of procedure.
One company Of the department haS
made public its willingness to join in tSC
paid fire department movement. II Is
said there are Others. And, once started
the movement would no doubt draw II
those who at present are opposed to any
change. The position OF the Friendship
Fire Co, and it's assuring proposition
10 City Council, certainly has opened
the way to q most favorable cntrano
upon the important movement. TIL
opportunity should not be neglected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
New York and the Amendment.

For awhile it appeared, 10 the surprise
of the country. that the Legislature Of
New York. now IN session at Albany,
would ratfy the Prohibition Amendment
10 thc Federal Constitution II was
known the Senate was favorable, and
up to Tuesday the radical workers OF
the Anti-Saloon League were confident Of
tic Assembly But that body has voted,
by n to 81, in favor OF suspcnding rati-
h-atIon until the voters OF New York pass
upon the amendment at the November
election. this year Unless this proposition
j, accepted b. the State Senate. ratlfca-
tion viii fail
ms change was a severe setback TO
the Anti-SaloOn Leaguers; and though they
clam they VIII win in the end, they axe
beaten 1t viii be either a popular
referendum or nothing
Here is suggestion for the Delaware
Legislature, now in special session at
Dover Let it allow our people an OPP
portunity Of passing upon this important
matter before giving it legislative ap-
proval
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
PASSING OUT CROWNS.

The Finnish government, whatever
that may be. is reported 10 have offered
the throne Of Finland 10 Prince Oscar,
fifth son Of the Kaiser II the report be
true, the offer displays due appreciation.
m honest gratitude, for the service which
the Kaiser has graciously rendered in re-
hcving Finland from Russian oppression
and offering il the full measure Of self
determination which the good German
sword Is winning for all peoples
Like 8 true knight errant. Germany
had gone TO Finland : rescue, bringing
order out of disorder laying q truly
Roman peace on the land, with never =
thought 81 reward And now, 10 q throne
j. offered True, the throne Of Iithuania
had hitherto been promised for Prince
Oscar. but another son will do rs we'll for
that After all. what Is throne between
princes
Two thrones. even half d dozen thrones,
are no more than 8 just reward Tor such
thrift rs the Kaiser has shown. Six sons
he had in 1914. and SIX he has today.
livery one of them. from Frederick Vii
liam down TO Joachim. has been saved for
the German people Not another father
in all Germany can say as much. Boston
Globe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
BY WHAT HE DID.

| amt much on religion, an | can't
expound the creeds,
But guess the Lord will Judge us at the
finish by our deeds,
An / reckon that He'll ask us when our
flag of life il furled
To count the contributions that We made
unto the world
| don't fancy that He'll bother, when we re
gathered with the dead
With the fine and fancy phrases an the
pretty things We said,
He will strip us Of orr poses an the shams
by which We hid
A lot of selfish dealing, an He II ask us
what We did.
| amt figurin' on bIuffin' when 1t comes
my time to go
] amt maxim calculations that perhaps
the Lord won't know;
| amt riskin my salvation on the theory
May keep my sinnin hidden from His
ever watchful eye.
| want to hold my head mp when His
hand on me is laid
An say in simple language that my way
on earth paid.
That | bore my share Of burden, an ]
did my share OF work.
| don't want TO come before Him with the
record of shirk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
Cocoanut Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

II YOU want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash it
With
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkah This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very
harmful just plain mulslhed cocoanut
oil (which IS pure and entirely greaselessl,
is much better than the most expensive
soap or an ything else you can use for sham
pooing as this can't possibly injure the
hair.
Simply noisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One OF two teaspoonful>
will make an abundance OF rich, creamy
lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The Iather rInses out easily,
and removes every particle Of dust. dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves it fine
and silky. bright, fluffy and easy 10 man
! age.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil a,
| most any drug store. Ii is very cheap,
| and few ounces is enough to last every
| one in the family for months
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
LESS MONEY IN ELECTIONS.

The new chairman Of the National
Republican Committee Is satisfied that
more money has been used IN elections
heretofore than has been necessary
There arc times Rhcn campaign litera-
ture may be used for good purpose
for the purpose Of informing voters upon
issues being made III the campaign
1t costs money 10 employ speakers
TO talk to 'hc people regarding the Is
sues. men who are gifted ID speech are
sought and serve, that costs money.
But in nost national campaigns spell
binders have been sent out whose chief
care was the quid pro quo, and not that
they are so overly anxious about the vel
fare of the country
But campaign funds have also been
used for the purpose Of corrupting voters
for the making and the using Of vcnaI
voters. That ought to be stopped, and it Is
believed the time i. ripe for stopping it
| The man who can get office by no other
route than the money route, and resort,
! to bribery Is not fl - he trusted or hon
! orcd With an Office. Knoxville Journa
/ and Tribune