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THE ONE-NiAN FARM.

Proba IL moro food is brought forth per
capita Of producers on an American CoTn
Belt farm than on any other wide section
of soil on earth Ia thus belt most quar-
ter-scctiou farms arc operated by two men
IN the field and one woman IN the house
These three produce food enough for At
least 80 persons
Owing t. the shortage Of efficient farm
labor. good many Of these farm, are be
ing operated this year 10y one man aided
10y machinery Sld lahor-saylng devices. In
order to succcFT in such an undertaking
the FARMER must indeed be q full hand
and have !, good head for affairs But
many Of them are dong it and dong II
we'll
Just such emergencies Is THIS war labor
shortage viii bring to American farming
permanent efficiency methods and equip
ments. ways and devices that save steps
lifting and useless delays Minneapolis
journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
PRESS COMMENT.
LITHUANIA'S FREEDOM"

Germany has invented new game
Progressive pcacc-In which the party
of the other part invariably loses Taking
peace with the Germans Is like taking
wine with the Borgias exciting but
deadly. Cine fascinating feature oi the
sport IS that Germany introduces new
poison every time There Is nothing
monotonuus IN her methods of betraYlng
those who trust her. cheating those who
treat with her and bludgconng those who
can no longer resist her
The rcaourccful Germans hive sprung
"a now one on Lithtlana Germany II
should he remembered. prctends to regard
Iithuana ms friend She tells the world
that the ldthuanians rrJolcod greatly To
escape from the dospntism oi Russla INTO
the glorious liberty of the German family
She bases this claim on the action ol the
Lithuanian landscrat largely control
led hv German land holders IN lIlthuania
which declared for Independence III ALT
ance with Germany So Germany pro
claims l.ithuanla to- he ~ free and indie
pendent State" which its good German
friends will nssIst and defend
Lucky lithuanial Set up on IT'S frnc
feet and protected hy powerful nclghhnr
generous and dlsntcrestcd Germany. But
pist moment There Is ''a Joker in the
proclamation. I'VE assume, SAYS the
kaiser that Iithunna will participate
IN the war burdens Of Germany which Sc
cured her liberation Quite sn llthua
nians will be conscriptcd tu fight oil
Germany enemies. and So tighten the
German grip on the Lithuanian throat
The real lIthuaulans viii certainly love
that Handed over to Germany 10y rich
Junkor Landlords whom thcv dctost, thcir
now freedom will be brought thcm hy
German cunscript officers who will per
NIT them to prove tholr Independence
bv fighting Ear from homo fpr the glory
and Increased power IF their imported
Tcutun arlstocracv which has Just sold
Thorn into slavery Philadelphia Ledger
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FRIDAY, MAY Il. 1918.
State Highwa Improvement.

H. u,-,l,u, ~ Tho State Highway
,.,,,,,,,.;--,o,, n rcicct;nq tbc FIRST proposaIs
fa-.an.,r,o,,rr and ,nproy,np The hgh-
a.. S.,tc accord,ncc with the
- ,,a,d =. ,hc commission was
,,a,,,ns,,atnl,tpoycr Wednesday when
IL. .,,,,,,s.,,n .,,,rcd thc new bids
...r...lfar ~, ro.,,I, ,r,s ,fTers that IN The
,,,,r,.,.,t !, y m ano,,nt ~ considerably less
IN, Tho total If tho first proposal=
That tbosc a., mast undesirable Tunes
~ on,or,ro u,,,n entorpr,scs If tins char
.,.,or v,u l,c admitted Materials arc Al 4
I,rh H., and j j Labor More than that.
TIN scarcity 81 labor due IL tho enormous
industrial activity consequent upon The
u-,r Is an element That aids grcatI, "a tic
,o.t ~ III constructive undertakings II
= MT ~ lo c>poctcd therefore that ! pro
,cct Ike tho inauguration II 4 system II eood
l,gLu,,.s for delaware II th,~ tlme can ho
,,ade and carried !, i conclusion Al any
,h,nr Ike tho figures winch would have
rre,a,IaJ decade ago i, lc-s
In dreidine mon thc policy 81 rejecting
th., 6rst bids and asking Tor others. Tho
~tatc Highway Commission acted wrsolv
There !. No Doubt despite the In-,stcnt
demand ,or ,nnroycd highways N ncla-
ware i would not have been rractical
business IL have plunged INTO tho cntct-
nrlsc with disregard of thc cost lhc
better plan of waiting and cndcavorug to
cut down the expense appealed "a an Who
gave careful consideration rs The subject.
notwithstanding the discomfort that would
have resulted from indefinitely po7tpnu-
inc the impcrativcly demanded improve
rncr,ts Rut hy IT'S Temporary delay tho
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
Professor Goes to Shipyard.

Professor T. II Prayer who recently
resigned as member Of the Delaware
College faculty, will enter the employ
Of the Pussy q Jones Go, next Monday
lie has been connected with the mcchani-
cal engineering department of Delaware
College for eight wears He will start
to work in the wards al the shipbuilding
plant with the idea of learning every
branch Of the business, and later will
JON the office force.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
Nnrweglans Fntins Whale Steaks.

Christiania, April II 4 number If
" hnlcs caught ON the west coast Of Nor
way have supplied the first whale meat
ever offered on the open market in
Chrieiinnn for human food The meat, 10
q total Of several tons, was sold quickly
~ prices ranging from 9 10 - cents a
pound
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

Memorial Mt Null Goa VIII Point Out
Their Resting Place Ia Transatlantic


In little while all vessels passing to
md from America within sight If the Null
81 Ona will arc the memorial sci up Ia their
dend. victims Of the Tusoania, who sleep
now IN Ialay
The th1ndcrs of American pfivateers'
cannon were echons, little more than "a
century ago. round the site Ties between
America and the Scottish fsies have been
intimate and practical from 81 old
Long before the New World Was named
or known. uprooted trees, driven across
the Atlantic, formed the winter fires
IN the islands where they had practically
no other fuel
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In ono respect General Foch, supreme
commander Of the Allied forces IN Europe,
is very much like General Grant lie Is a
silent man, not gwen to talk, but strong
IN action. General Grant proved himself
an able and successful commander, yet
seldom gave himself 70 speech Let us
Asxe General Foch viii prove the same.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

In a contest, British shipyard work
rn9n drove APP rivets in nine hours.
thereby establishing record We have
some rivet-driyers in Wilmington Might
moi some Of them even raise this record?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.


II herman knights
Oriental Lodge Is Of T.
Excelsior Lodge Is of r.
Fairfax Lodge. o. Q Il
Alpha Council, T. o. II G..
Local No BIB, j y "
Laurel Council, T. i of a.
Liberty Lodge, a @ Z. ".
Brandywinc Lodge, :. Of ii.
Columbia Lodge, | @ Q. L.
St Georges Castle, X G. T..
Local No 1926, G. a j of A.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Manltou Tribe, Imp'd O. II. NJ.
Star Of Delaware Lodge 5. Of b.
Friendship Conclavc, S W NJ
st Johns Chapter, No. A. r. A. NJ.
Delaware Tribe, lmp'd O Il NJ
Washington Council, L H. Of A.
Diligent Council, Jr O. L. A. Nj.
Washington Council, o. IT, A M
Jacobs Camp, No. 1921, NJ. " A.
Delaware Haymakers' Association.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion
Telegraph Council, Jr. O. U. A, NJ.
James A. Garfield Council d. Of A.
Canton, Delaware, j. NJ, !. Q. o. i.
Washington Camp, No. 4, I. O. ). A.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1873, l.. .. O. NJ
Wilmington Lodge, No ia. l.. Q. 6. T.
Plumbers Gas and Steam Filters Union
Court Diamond State, No. 4, l.. Of i. A
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Remember the Red Cross campo ign
FOR . hundred million dollars The Red
Cross, although It is not militant is an
agency for winning the war in the only
right way, and all the people know what
that way Is The Red Cross cares for the
victims Of the war. 1t deserves the support
of all.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

Cambridge England, April -. A
movement to admit women 10 full mem
hership Of Cambridge nNcrsity has been
started
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
RIPPING RIIy MIS-.
ny Walt Mason.
LOOK PLEASANT.

I The news that comes from Ger !.
! the seas oil makes my taee With !.
! fear grow p3lc. aud | can feel my :
: tootsIes freeze. while Peruse the
: dismal tale read how IeutS :
/ have pushed = wcdge right through
7 the allies. deep and VIDE and
! excIaim. It's uuo u hedge the
+ tail Is going with the hide Some
+. moons ago | used 10 scott ii those
F., who said the Iruts would YIN tut
: at tins hour I'll bets are off, and
/ here's where hedging must hegln.
I Nv wife remarks, Don't talk that
way when YOU are mingllng With
Z! the tuneho You might dlshedrteu
! some poor Jay. and make him thlnk
: we've lost our punch You know rs
: we'll as | ia James, Your lamenta=
I tinns are a fake. We IL lose, per
I chance brace Of games the series
& We are bound 10 take Nhat II ctr
+ armies sometimes slide, and lose a
+ hill tor or taru3 otl know we'll
i gel tie TeutoH hide. and nail II
4 deity to the barn Thus slammed
i by nay Miranda Jane, shoo my do
Z tard fears away, and 60 kcrWhoop-
4 ing down the lane, 10 make the
i neighbors feel more CRY Men stand
It around and sweat aud quake when
i news of evil luck arrives, hut there
It is nothing that can shake the
Il Spartan courage Of their wives.
tt Oh. woman in Your hours ri ease,
+ you play bridge whist for fun or
Il kale, but when the war flags hit the
/. breeze YOU shame the rabbit hearted
Il male
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

German treaties are even loss than
scraps of apper They are like short
PIE crust, very easily broken-by Germany
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

Tie campaign for the relief Of the Jew
ish sufferers will close tomorrow. Once
more put Delaware in the lead
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17

FOR sale by y u Danforth. Market anu
Second streets.
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IT'S UP TO US AGAIN

We being given back the boys there by
buying another Liberty Bondand going to do it. We
going dig deep pocket stand behind those little khaki
young fellows of who making good France. They
going here carry punch they do
Every day that makes proud of boys flashed
over wires The Yans going forward with their shirt
rolled They taken off their tackle the big
before them They cutters They will go through
give them half chance if don't tired and lie down
part of the job.
Americans cutters When they know they right they
thing through to fighting finish This time they know they
right
Uncle sam wants Liberty Bond in every home.
100000 subscriptions the
100000 second 100000 third Thirty million peo
ought subscribe the issue under We can't let
George Every mothers of us has got do his share.
IT'S UP TO US AGAIN.
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STRIKES IN AUSTRIA AND HUN.
GARY

Zurig, October 1O-The Munchener
Nahcriten has from Vienna the news
that there were grave disorders in
several quarters of the city and thru
out the provinces around the 21st of
the month.
,Burian, the foreign minister, re-
ceived Hanusch and Sever, the Social
list deputies (the latter being editor
in-chief of the Arbeiter Zeitung). who
went to see him in conformity with a
resolution of the workingmen's coun-
Gil to plead for the better feeding of
Austria; to learn about the peace de-
cisions of the government, and to re-
quest that no measures be taken
against the present movement The
extension of the strike is not consid-
cred favorable to the mediations be-
gun by the government. Thus it is
learned that tire is a strike in Wen
ma.
The minister stressed the negotia-
tons with Germany for provisions and
added that there had been no change
in the peace policy of the empire. The
country was waging a defensive war
fare and din OF wish to prolong it
for conquest or imperialistic gains.
I'VE are ready" Burian continued,
to conclude peace acceptable and
honorable to both sides, and to COOP
crate in establishing relations among
the nations which will reduce arma-
ments and prevent wars in the future.
Our adversaries, however, do not seem
disposed to enter into negotiations, so
that the monarchy is forced to defend
itself and to avoid the appearance of
everything resembling weakness
which might encourage the enemy to
prolong the war.
"The government recognizes the
heavy sacrifices the population has
made Its spirit of sacrifice has been
worthy of the valor of the army, and.
it is to be hoped, before long an hon
orable and lasting peace will be de-
clared."
The council Of workingmen discus
sed the situation, after the negotia-
lions with the government ended and
will continue the discussion Monday.
Minister Paual, the food administra-
tor, announced yesterday that the re-
ro'pts Of supplies from abroad would
not suffice to insure half the usual
bread ration for the ensuing weeks.
The Vienna newspapers assert that
the strike in Budapest was started in
the machine shops and extended to all
industrial establishments after four
workmen were killed by the gem
darmes. Professions traversed the
city. The movement is political and
economical, and concerns the lack Of
food
The railway employees are on strike
in Bessarabia, making it impossible to
move provisions.
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THE STATE FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR IS
OUT IN A CARD
"Steady Pressure All Along the Line"
lsPrOgramme For Second Year of
Americas Participation
In the War. q.

Louisville, October - "A steady
pressure all along the line; a saving
of food in every direction"---this is
the Food Administration programme
for the second year of Americas par
ticipation in the war, according to a
statement issued from the office of
Federal Food Administrator Fred NJ.
Sackett today. Nov when victory is
certain there must be no let-up, but,
on the contrary, a more intensive ag-
gressive effort to hasten the day of
its contamination"
The statement of Mr.. Sackett con-
tinues:
eve have more to do during our
second war year than we had during
the first. We must send so per cent
more food to Europe, or II million
tons altogether. We cannot do that
and not conserve food. We carried
the 1918 detectives - wheat, meat,
fats and sugar. But just as our arm
les have ceased striking at isolated
strategic points and are throwing
their whole strength against the enc
my's bulwarks wherever they may lie,
so the food army must eliminate
waste and conserve all along the line,
but we are settling down to steady
push all along the line.
"Mr. Hoover believes the American
housewife has got to the point of edu-
cation on food questions that will en-
able the Food Administration to tell
her to use her own judgment and get
along with as little as she has to. He
believes she will show more pride and
more national service in it if she is
given a general job than if everything
were laid out to her step by step.
There will be no let-down in the
Food Campaign. The Food Admins
tration is asking, on behalf of our AL
lies. more than it ever asked before.
1t is not so difficult for people to keep
meatless day and wheatless day;
it is difficult for them to actually re-
duce their consumption of wheat and
meat. And the Food Administration
is asking for the difficult service and
not the easy one.
1--WE cannot ship II million tons of
food out of the country and not con-
tinue to save food. We increase our
last years exports to the Allies by so
per cent. and not continue to cut
down our consumption
1.-THE New Home Card will within
the month be placed in every house
hold in Kentucky. The county con-
servation chairmen, with their assist
ants, are perfecting the preliminary
work of organization for this cam
paign. 1t will be the duty of every
man, and every woman, to study this
card and prepare to take full part in
the steady push all along the line
Buy MORE Bonds -
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THE STATE UNIVERSITY WANTS
MRS. L. d. HENDERSON

The many friends of Mrs. L. d. Hem
derson will be pleased to know of the
indeed splendid position offered her,
beyond a doubt her high degree of
educational ability which is not alone
recognized in her home state institu-
tions where she has taught but in the
whether she accepts it or not, it shows
state institution of North Carolina,
which she recently resigned in order
to be near her home.
Those who know Mrs. L. d. Hender-
son and her standing among the great
educators only hope she will remain
t'the Washington School until bet
ter opportunities in her home city is
offered her.
The letter is self-eXplanatory:
Louisville, Ky, Oct. 8, 1918
Mrs l.. d. Henderson,
Maysville, Ky.
Dear Madam
Miss Julia S. Young of the State
Normal, Frankfort Kentucky, has
given me your name as an excellent
teacher. know Miss Young so well
that have implicit confidence in
what she says about anybody.
So she says, that you are all right
and will fit in the place at the State
University"
| am writing to know will you
come TO us and take the place of Eng
lish teacher. If so, on what terms?
Please let me know at once,
And greatly oblige,
C. II. PARRISH, President.
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STATE ENGINEERS
WILL HOLD meet
AT GREENSBORO
Plans Being Made For Annual Meet
ing of Kentucky Road Engi-
neers in November.

The annual meeting of the Ken
lucky Highway Engineers Associa-
ton, formerly the County Road Engi-
neers' Association of Kentucky, will
be held at Greensboro, Kentucky, on
November 18th, 18th and 14th, 1918.
Previous meetings have always
been held in February but the officers
of the association decided to change
the date of the meeting for two rea-
sons.
First-On account of bad weather
conditions it has always been almost
impossible to inspect the roads. We
feel that opportunity should be given
all the members to see roads during
the good weather so that we all may
learn more of what constitutes a good
road. Past meetings have not been of
the greatest benefit because inspection
trips could not be arranged.
Second-A radical change has been
made in the program. Instead of the
usual speeches indoors it is planned
to have all speaking done outdoors.
The speech on Gravel Roads" will
be delivered right on a gravel road.
The speech on "Macadam Roads" will
be delivered right Oh that kind of
road and history of that particular
road will be given. All members will
be driven in automobiles to the var
ious roads. The members will be told
how to build concrete bridges and a
small bridge will be built while the
speaker explains how the concrete
should be mixed and how the steel
should be placed. The various meth
DDS of repairing roads will be eX-
planned while the Daviess County
teams and machines actually do the
work.
Daviess county has all kinds of
roads from gravel to macadam, rock
asphalt and brick within easy reach
of greensboro.
The county owns and operates the
tst ocr'rloto "oad hui15ir~ outfit in
le state. s.&t. head of mlc5, sew
ecal rollers many graders, etc. An
exhibition of all this outfit at work
will be given.
1t is planned to make the meeting
the most practical and beneficial gath
ering ever held by the road builders of
Kentucky. 1t is difficult at any time
to build good roads and in war times
the best methods must be used or
nothing of value can be accomplished
when labor and materials are so diff
fcult to secure.
The City of greensboro and Daviess
county will entertain all visitors roy
ally and no pains will be spared to
make the visit pleasant as well as val
liable. Members of the Association
are urged to bring as many friends of
Good Roads to the meeting as possI-
BILE.
]. w. SPURRIER,
County Road Engineer of Daviess
County, President.
II. G. HEATH,
Road Engineer, Department OF Public
Roads, Secretary and Treasurer
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FOR RENT

Building formerly occupied by the
Chenoweth Drug Co., Second and SUIT
ton streets Apply to Mrs. ]. c. Rog-
ers. 5-1mo
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HANKS FILOSOFY


II might be advisable just now to
bring back into the service some of
the nurses who have married the rich
men they have nursed.
One of the worst kind of slackers is
the fellow who won't buy bonds be-
cause he thinks the war is about over.
That report about the kaiser abdi-
eating is all false. Bill is going to
hold onto his job just as long as he
can but when the Yanks carry Old
Glory down the streets of Berlin
there'll not only be some abdicating
but also some decapitating.
Will your name be written there?
On the list of Liberty Bond slackers
Sour grapes are nasty things and
they have such a bad effect on folks.
Now that the State Board of Health
has ordered every one arrested who
expectorates on the sidewalk the wo-
men can have their skirts made lit
tie longer.
VIII the dam be finished, the new
c. go. depot be completed or the war
end first?
The Flu" epidemic may remind the
folks of Kentucky that we have an
anti-public drinking cup law in this
state.
- Buy MORE Bonds -
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One of the worst kind of slackers is
the fellow who won't buy bonds be-
cause he thinks the war is about over.
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: Buy MORE Bonds .
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BEwAhE or SPANISH MFLuENzA

II is caught by breathing a germ in
to the nose or mouth. sterizol kills
germs and prevents disease. Sold by
MRS. GEO. SHIPLEY,
sos East Second Street.
Buy MORE Bonds -
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Will the dam be finished, the new
c. go. depot be completed or the war
end first?
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LOCAL PASTOR MOVING

DR.. B. B. Bailey, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, is moving from the
Gray property in West Fourth street
to the Fred Thomas property in River
view Terrace,
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CINCINNATI MARKETS

(These markets are corrected dali,
and are those quoted in Cincinnati
this morning)
WHEAT
No. Red-$226@2.27.
No. 2 Red-$2.24h@2.25k
No. 8 Red-$222h02.23k
CORN
No. 2 White-$1.65@1.7O.
No. 8 White-S1.55@1.6O.
No. 2 Yellow-$1.45@1.55.
No. 8 Yellow-$1.35@1.45.
No. 2 Mixed-$1.43@1.45.
No. Mixed-$135@1.4O.
HAY
No. 1 MISUNDERSTANDING.
No. 2 Timothy-$32.5OQ33OO.
No. Glover UNSATISFACTORY.
No. 2 Glover Mixed-$26OO@27.OO.
CATTLE
Shippers-$13.OO@16.5O.
Butcher Steers, extra-$i4.OO@15.OO
Good to choice-$11.75@14.0O.
Heifers, extra-$11.0O@12OO.
Good to choice-$10.0O@10.75.
Cows, extra-$9,75@11.OO.
Good to choice-$S.O0@9.5O.
Commons-$5OO@6.OO.
CALVES
Extra-$1725@175O.
Fair to good-$12.OO@17.O0.
Common and large-$6.OO@11OO.
HOGS
Heavy Shippers-$19.40.
Good to choice packers and butch
Medium-$19.00@19.4O.
Stags-$11.OO@15.OO.
Heavy Fat Sows-$12.0O@1725.
Light Shippers-$1S.25@1S.SO
Pigs-$13OO@1S.OO.
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There are times when a man ex-'
presses the same Idea by wagging
his head that a dog does by .wagging
his tail.