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Evening journal., 1918-01-02
HOSIERY CO. F. RE
MAY HAVE BEEN
STARTEDBY Huns
Plant Was knitting Stock
ings for Soldiers When
Fired by lncendiary
MESSRS. PREITYMAH
DISMISt ED BY Court

In City Court today. without any evil
dence. being presented and without the
accused men even being arrained, the
charge Of arson was dropped in the cases
II Clarence and Edwin Prettyman. Of the
Glenn Hosiery Co whose plant was
partly destroyed by flre on the morning
lf December %.
In court today Assistant City solicitor
Nalloy stated that while there was eNi-
iepce that arson had been committed,
..here was no evidence by which the de-
lendants could be connected with the
burning Of the plant, and he asked mat
he charges against the Messrs. Pretty-
nan be nolle pressed.
There is growing suspicion that the
hosiery may have been set on fire by an
ncendiary as part Of German plot.
This suspicion is strengthened by tho
'sct that the hosiery was working at
he time of the fire on stockings Tor
Ioidiers for the army For several
months the hosiery has been rushed In
hlling orders for socks Tor the soldiers
md the IRE came ot a time when stock
ngs are most needed for the men in the
garious army camps and abroad.
That the state authorities have beer
lnvestirating clues, indicating that the
hosiery may have been fired as part ol
plot TO prevent the manufacture ol
iocks for the soldiers also became know
oday.
a. ]. Stockly appeared In court 10
day in interest Of the Prettyman broth
PRS and stated to a reporter for TIL
EVENING JOURNAL after court hai
been dismissed that his clients wer
doing Government work at the time tn
fire b~oke out and that the Arm !
yHll getting out Government work.
Mr.. stockly said that the building an
machinery and stock on hand at IN
time Of the lre were under-iusured an
.hs defendants insurance agent no
been afier the Prettyman brothers q
several months 10 take out more IN
surance, but they had refused to d
20.
At the time Of the fire candles wer
found nailed against the inside walls
Continued 0D Page Two.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
District BOARD
OFFICIALS VISIT
WAR Industries
Want to Know Whether
Workers Are Essential
in Shipyards
OJESTIONNAIRES must
Be IN BY ] '.kUARY 23

BEGINNING today members OF the Dis
trict .Statel Exemption Board VIII
make a tour Of the industrial plants OF
this city and vicinity TO familarlze
themselves with conditions N them
and inst what the nature Of the work
is. Al 10 o'clock tho members went to
the shipyards Of the Harlan plant Of
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and
az 3 o'clock they will 60 TO the expert
mental station Of the dupont Powder
Company OF Henry Clay. They had
planned TO 60 20 Carncys Point tomor-
row morning but this trip has been
postponed because Of the heavy Ice In
The Delaware river The board Will
meet at o'clock tonight TO consider
deferred classification cases.
Under the QUESTIONABLE system all
CLAIMS for exemption on industrial
grounds 90 10 the District Board the
tour of the industrial plants Is being
made so that the members Will be bet
ter able to handle these claims when
they come before them. For instance,
/ II a man makes claim for exemption
on the ground that his industrial ef-
/ forts are essential to the successiul
prosecution Of the war, the board VIII
know after their inspection or the
plant lust how well founded his claims
are and whether he really is essential
In the industry in which he Is en-
ployed.
The last Of he-questlonnaires will be
sent out by the local boards next Wed
nesday All Of them will then have 70
be returned by January %. The local
boards started today TO send out the
cards notifying the registrants 10 which
class thex have been placed under ths
QUESTIONABLE system. As soon as al
the duestionnaires have been returned
fhe work Of making the physical exam
ination Of the men IN the hrst clas'
VITA begin. All the men IN the nrs
class VIII be examined at once
: iwhether th6S have been called or no
, 50 that when they are needed the onl'
thing necessary win be TO notify then
} and send them to camp.
Il Omclals Of the exemption boards
) (Conr.nued on rass Two.l
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
W.LM.NGTONIAN 10 ES
C.OTEES IN EOIEI fire

William Searles, OF No. io3 Tatnall
street. who Is connected with the du-
Pont Company, lost al bis clothing in
the IRE that destroyed the Monticello
Hotel in Norfolk yesterday morning. lie
barely escaped from the hotel. Scarles
has wired to his home and TO friends at
the dupont Company Offices that he is
an right, although he lost all his
clothes.
Robert Denny. Of Smyrna. also es-
caped from the burning hotel, out lost
ali his clothing Searles, Denny, B w.
John on. Of Norfolk. and J. t. Schell-
Of Philadelphia. all dupont Company
traffic department men, were sleeping
on the sixth floor Of the hotel when
the IRE started. They just had time to
dash to the street
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
.65 Fruitful YEA[S
Fer SCOTT CHUECH
East Side MethodiStS to,0b-
serve Anniversary on
Next Sunday
DRS. HALL AND WATT
TO BE PREACH R

Scott NJ. Z. Church. Seventh and
Spruce streets, will observe the sixty
ffth anniversary Of the society as
church on next Sunday The church
traces its origin back to a prayer meet
ing held at Scs enth and Locust streets
nv a few members from Asbury NJ. +.
Church. this city. In the summer OF
F 1851. resulting In the organization Of a
sunday school and the building Of a
cnurch edlnce, which was dedicated by
me Rev. Andrew Manship on sunday,
/ January G. 1853. 70 was called the Sew
enth street Sunday School.
/ In 1855. during the pasiorate OF the
Rev. Charlton Lewis, the building was
greatly enlarged and the name changed
| 10 Scott Methodist Episcopal church IN
honor OF Bishop scott. In 1858 the Rev.
Andrew Gather was returned TO scott
for the seN1d pastorate. and 1t was
durine his pastorate that the present
building was erected and dedicated by
Bishop scott. The church was formally
organized In March Of 1858 with hfteen
members. 70 now has a membership oi
.6i3. with seventeen probationers.
This is one Of the most sctiv6
churches Of the denomination IN th'
city. It's membership Is composed II
a very large measure Of young people
making 10 a very active organization
Every department Of the church life Il
thoroughly organized. The SUNDAY
school r one Of the largest and mos
thoroughly organized In the conference
, having its beginners, primary. junior
intermediate, senior departments. viii
its cradle roll and home departments
, Among its organizations are fund Tn
+ Woman's Home and Foreign Missionar
o. Societies. the standard Bearers, the Jun
4 ior standard Bearers, Home Guards
e Ladies Aid Society, Brotherhood, 30
Continued on Page Twol
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
Wife Turns Al" B ND
CUT: JUDGE IhlLS H.k

Judge Churchman today ordered James
Spring 10 the wOrkhouse ror thirty days
on the charge OF breach OF TIE peace.
Mrs. Spring appeared in court against
her husband and sad she would not
live with him because she could not
stand his abuse when he Is intoxicated
Mrs. spring keeps boarders, but yes
terday two OF them left because OF
Springs actions.
Judge Churchmau recited to the de-
fendant the number Of times NJ ~@s bee.
before the court on charges On preach OF
the peace, and in one instance for as
sault and battery, for which he served
q term IN the workhousc
Spring was not given the alternatives
OF paying r line because Of his former
record.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
70 ENLARGE SO {
OF HOOVER CLUBS
Food Saving Women Meet
This Afternoon TO Con.
slider Plan 4
ADMINISTRATOR TO
ADDRESS FARMERS

In order to plan more details OF the
work Of Hoover Clubs. the food COM
mlttee Of the Council for National De-
fense will meet this afternoon at the
Headquarters Of the Consumers League
in the Wilmington Institute Free IL
brarv building. The committee Will d s.
c1ss the enlargement Of the committee
Il being the object TO. add TO the com
mittee the chairwomen Of all the
Hoover clubs IN the city.
Il Is likely that various sub-commit-
tees viii be appointed to aid IN carry
ing on the work. The demonstration
that was to have taken place at No y
school this afternoon has been post
poned because the schools VIII not pe
reopened until Monday. But the wo-
men Of the five churches in that group
have been invited TO 80 to 81 An
drew's parish house tomorrow after,
noon. to take up the work for this nrsi
demonstration on the conserving Of
meat with the women in that commu-
nifty center,
Josiah Marvel, acting food director
will 90 to Camden tomorrow mornlns
20 take part in the meeting Of the
! Kent county Grange. Mr.. Marvel Is on
1 the program for an address on agrioul
/ ture. and will endeavor TO show hov
the farmer can aid Uncle sam through
the conservation Of foods.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Marvel ad
dresses the state Corn Growers As
sociation in the opera House at Middle
town.
This Is another wheatless day AM
al loyal proprietors Of eating house
and restaurants will not serve an
wheat bread. Cornbread. rye bread an
graham bread viii be offered IN
patrons as substitutes. Omcial com
munlcations from Washington from th
CONTINUED on Page 1wo.i
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
IS HELD
IN RIVER ICE PACK
Osean Liners Also Held
Fast in Horseshoe Bend
FloCS
WILSON LINERS
CUT WAY THROUGH

Not in The memory Of the oldest river
men have conditions IN the Delaware
river been as bad ss they are at the
present time because Of the ice packs,
according to the statements today Of
ship masters who have been navigating
these waters for more than a quarter OF
century or all the craft that ply
this stream. the boats Of the Wilson
Line Of this city today were tho only
ones strong enough and powerful
Continued on Page TwoJ
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
nail ANOTHER RUMOR
OF MAN SROT At SUNRISE

Another OF those shot at sunrise
rumors that evidently emanate from
German sources was nailed at head
quarters at Fort Dupont this morning
The rumor. spread all over the city, was
to the effect that a soldier sentenced by
courtmartial at Camp Lee had been
taken to Fort Dupont and executed yes
terday,
There is absolutely no truth In the
report" was the comment at headquar-
ters at the fort today.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
CCAL RAS RIGHT OF
way ever RAILROADS
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Goal had the
right of way over the eastern branches
of the national railway system today.
Assisted by a slight moderation in
the frigid temperature Of the last few
days. Director General McAdoo was
clearing away idle coal laden cars in
many yards and terminals to relieve
shortages IN the cast and New England.
Where necessary passenger trains were
sldetracked to allow the prompt
through passage Of coal.
President Wilson has completed the
draft Of his message 20 Congress Fri
day when he will ask legislation to
make the federal railroad operation ef-
/ fectiye 80
Tomorrow McAdoo will confer WITH
/ the railroad leaders regarding wage IN
/ creases for 100000 employees.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
no DROP TRUST CASES

3v The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan 2.-Suspension or
Government suits for dissolution Of the
international Harvester Company, the
r-nited states steel Corporation, the
United STATES Shoe Machinery Corpora
ion. the Eastman Kodak Company
Quaker Oats Company, the American
Tan Company and the Corn Products
Renning Company. will be asked OF the
supreme Court by Attorney General
Gregory today
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
sNOW is PREDICTED.
hn Irniied Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Ian. 2.-Snows viii
,e general throughout the central east
and middle Atlantic states, following
the passing Of the frigid SPELL the
weather Bureau announced Today.
There VIII be rain in the south At
lantic states. General moderation IN
temperature throughout the East Is
forecast
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
no EXAyINE NEWPORT WATER.

Frank Z. Martin. Of Newport today
l,fl with the city Board Of Health a
ssmple of water which he says came
from a pump at Newport. The water
was cloudy and considerable foreign
matter was 20 be seen In 10. As the
nlatier was one for tho stale Health
authorities TO consider. the water was
passed to that department for oNNami-
nation
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
pRFpAnATOnY SERVICE,

special services will be held at Cen
trail Presbyterian Church tonight
Thursday and Friday nights. prepara-
tory TO the communion services ON
sunday. The Rev. Or. j. II. Crawford
will preach upon Some Aspects OF the
Ministry OF Intercession."
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
cunISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.

An ENTERTAINMENT VII be gwen by tne
sunday school Of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow night at
the church, Twenty-second and Church
streets. The play santa Claus Auto
sleigh" VIII be given
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
BOlSheyiki Refuse Demand That German
Garrison be Retained at Riga, Libau and
Other Strategic Points andPeace Conferences
End. Russians Prepare to Defend Country
Against Kaiser
new OFFLR TO BE MADE
KNOWN WITHIN Ten DAYS

II have reliable information regard
ing the breaking OF Of peace neeotis-
ilons which establishes The honesty Of
the Bolshvih purpose his dispatcn
asserted.
The Central Powers made a more de-
tailed statement of their terms then
that which has been published. iLclud-
ing therein a demand that German s1f-
risons be retained at Riga, Lihau ana
other stragetic points
The ussiaps were absolutely
AGAINST this and also declared that self
definition OF the peoples Of Poland aud
other occupied parts Of Russia was inn
possible until The last German soldier
had left.
The Germans asked for time 10
which Go consider this refusal by the
Russians and also begged that this
stage Of the negotiations be not pup-
lished.
The Russians refused this plea and
/ left Brest-LitoVsk
RED guards are now being sent r.
relnfo. ce the front and other prepara-
tlons are being made for defense.
by The United Press.
/ pETROGRAD. Jan. 2-The Brest-L
t0vsk pcacc confercnc6 broke up with
/ Russian delegates tnuntlns teh German
conferoes on the demands Of iunker.
dom according 20 returning BolsheviA
members today
The Germans. 70 was said, exprcssc1
/ their willingness 90 evacuato ali o'
White Russia. hut announced fet fe
fusa 70 Withdrew from Riga, Lip'n ol
other Of the big cities, except 10 even
D. Of a general peace.
ri The scheme, as The Russian deleeaic'
: saw II. was for the Germans 70 keel
7 &. eat bodies % the troops in thcs'
o. sections until the peoples Of these sec
! tions had voted on their government
b. etc
b The Russian members declared openl,
: their astonishment that even PrussiaI
o. Junker, had the audacity 10 make sucf
Continued on Page Twelve.l
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
,,opE MONEY FOR "sMOKES."

The following contributions 20 the
'Our Boys in France tobacco fend arc
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
Nv The Iinlied Prass.

BY The United Press
LONDON. Jan The Russian Boil
shevlkl are making preparations for
defense against Germany and have
broken OF the peace negotiations be-
cau-e Of tho Germans refusal to With
draw their troops from Poland and
other occupied sections Of Russia. ac-
cording TO a sensational dispatch print
ed In the Daily News today from It's
Petrograd correspondent, Arthur Ran
some.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
n1NnI.Es nTCEINEn TODAY

BUNDLES RECEIVED TODAY.
Mrs. p. NJ Arbuckle, No. 402 Wes'
TWenty-ninth street.
Address oil letters containing none,
contributions and all bundles contain.
ing clothes. shoes. toys and other arti
cles 20 Clarence j. Pgle. Halifax Relief
Editor, Evening Journal, Wilmington
Evening journal., 1918-01-02

DoIsHEynu SEND NEW MINISTER TO LONDON
BY The United
LONDON Jan an LHvlnOr has been appointed provisional
pnlpotentary to Britain according to wireless MESSAGE
from Petrograd received today.
The Russian embassy been ordered to turn the embassy
over TO Litvlnon.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
ORDER OF EAGLES CONTRIBUTES TO
The JOURNALS HALIFAX RELIEF FUND

Halifax are strained southwark. The,
should not be permitted 10 look 10 vain
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
Previously acknowledged '.-...Si.2i3 3.
Wilmington Aerio, No. O.. Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles ........ 25.0
z. savllle No. sl5 Market ST.. 1905
Total l............'-....'''''''.sl'-to'.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02

BY The United Press.
pETROGRAD, Jan. 2-Germany will
not cons der the Brest-Litovsk declara-
lions as binding on her, unless the Al
lies accept the invitation 10 negotiate
O general peace, according TO NJ. Pavlo-
witch. O -BOlsheviki delegate who re-
turned from the conference today
Gormany's fundamental aim IN the
NEGOTIATIONS" he said. 'is 20 establish
an economic union from Hamburg TO
the Persian Cuff.
Bulgarian and Turkish representa-
t!vcs are more obstinate in the confer
ences than the Germans, sbut ! do not
think they will hamper future negotia'
/ tions.
In return for the evacuation Of Bel
eium and France, Germany will de-
mand the freeing Of Mesopoiamla
A. abba and Palestine, az well as ih'
return Of Tripoi IN case Of furihe
success against Italy,"
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
GERMAN cOMmrTEE ron ANNExArIONs,

GERMAN COMMITTEE FOR ANNEAAIlONS
BY The United Press.
ZURICH "A victorious peace" with territorial an
nexaons and ndmnes corresponding great military sue
esses is demanded by AuroGeman patriotic committee ae
cording to dispatches received here today.
recent manifesto By the organization bitterly protests
against Count Czernns terms, declaring:
I'VE reject shameful miserable peace OF renunoaon Of no
anpexatons and o indemnities."
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
WEATHER

Local SHOWS tonight; Thurs
day part cloudy, little change
in temperature. Moderate 10
fresh northeast 10 north winds.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
nOLsHEy1M AND uKRAN1ANs CLASH

BY TherUned Press
PETRoGRAD jan HscOres were reported Killed N ''''7
between BolsheyiM and ukranan forces al smolens4 ~
details were received Al cOssaess Of military age were
dered mobilzed,
Evening journal., 1918-01-02

Recent dispatches have indicated vio-
lent opposition on the part Of the Pan
Germans TO the concession announcer
az Bfest-Lii0vsk by Count Czernin. Pre-
sumably the notifications will favor
more the m.litarlsts Of Germany.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BERNE. Jan. 2-Withln ten days the
Central Powers will make a new declar-
at!on Of modified peace terms owing 70
the Entente's attitude" coldlng 10 a
quotation from the Munich Nsrichten re-
cclvod here today.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
TODAYs TEMPERATURE.

sun rose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
BY Haywood Broun

Seeing "Daddies" opens the eyes con-
s;derably to the merits of "Penrod."
None Of the Harrington brood thinks
he's such little dear. None of the
adults surrounding him thinks aught of
hin: except the worst. 1t is welcome
atmosphere. and the stage child thrlves
N a play which has more than one of
the qualities of crisp spring morn
ing.
II is true that stage containing
nothing but children has vocal in
sistence that wears on the ear. Long
stretches OF "Penrod" have this fault
penrod and Sam and Herman and Yer
man sound like magpies, wrought up,
we'll say, by brace OF crows.
But any assemblage /of young ones
has this disability. Take any back
ward. any alley, any schoolhouse or any
nursery. and the cackle of raucous lit
tie voices is undiluted affection.
But precisely because "penrod" is
faithful to this disturbance its final ef-
feet is pleasurable. 1t is probably true
that art must not include too much of
the disagreeableness the sleaziness and
the slipshodness of life, but the play
that does include them is q better play
Tran one that eliminates these and life
along with them.
Mr.. Harrington, plus his dramatizer,
gives just the hobbling. dramatic I'M
dramatic quality OF a day in his town.
"Penrod,' despite the high color of
some Of It's incidents, has the blessed
tang Of comic truth.
1t happens that Harrington plays are
usually well played. With "Penrod"
the flock of youngsters does better than
anybody had the right to hope. Pen
rod is good, although he suffers, per-
haps, from a shade of elf-possession
not to be found in the Harrington orig
inal But Sam IS fine. So is Verman,
who sounds as If he hadn't bone to
his head.
The grown-ups vary. katharine EN-.
nett is delightful. Helen Hayes is
100. Penrods father mars his inquisi-
ton scenes with Penrod and Sam by
stopping between each question to have
fit Of evaporation and to make faces
indicating the bursting point. He must
lave been used to Penrod by that time.
Anyway, since the children have to veil,
Why not tone down the grown-ups?
However, the faults OF "Penrod" are
faults that do not really matter. Not
one Of them can interfere with what Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

actually the best fun to be found now
in these parts.-Contributed by Ruth
Hale.
Perhaps the difference between the
total effect of "Daddies" and "Penrod"
is that in the first play the spectator
sees number of amusing but irritat-
ing children who 60 through an entire
evening without getting spanked. In
fenrod, whatever the faults of Sam
and Penrod and Herman and Verrnon
may be, nobody can feel for moment
that a genuine effort has not been
made to lick it out Of them.
There is another difference which we
remember The mother in "Daddiesr
pauses once and then says softly: 81
THINK | hear the patter of little feet
Already Penrod's mother never save
anything like that. She knows darn
we'll that she hears them.
few critics objected to "Fiddlers
lhrec' on the ground that it was old
fashioned. They complained that in
one act characters appeared in velvet
trousers. Now we hold no brief for
velvet, but it seems to us that if the
costume play is to live at all it has at
least the right of existence on the
musical comedy stage. And it ought TO
live. The illusion is impaired for US
somewhat when people in EVERYDAY
trousers or smart frocks prance around
country club singing opening
choruses and fnales and all that.
There must be a semblance of reality
even IN a musical show, and it dis
turbs US to see tenor come in with a
tennis racket and drop it for a duet
Immediately we doubt the authenticity
OF the country club or we begin to feel
nervous for fear the house committee
will come in and do something to the
young man.
1t is different when the operetta is
laid in Spain, or Italy or the Green
wood forest or some place of that sort
There is much to be said for comic
opera authors going far afield in that
fashion. After all, if there is to be
tenor singing and girls in short skirt
or less, some sport should be picked
where the natives are used to that sort
Of thing. 1t helps the audience to &C
cept conditions as the custom Of the
country.
Speaking of,diction, as we intend to
do from time to time in order to
create the impression that our own is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Ysaye and Fitziu
at the Hippodrome

Eugcn Isaye, the celebrated violin
lst, assisted by Anna Fitziu, soprano Of
the Chicago Opera Company, will give
a concert at The Hippodrome this after
noon at 2:3O.
The programme will be az follows:
Fantasy Appassionata (VieuxteYnps);
Concerto for violin, No. %, in A minor
lNlotti); aria, Ritorna Nincitor, from
Aida" (Verdi); Kreutzer Sonata
(Beethoven); Bird of the Wilderness
(Horsman); Intre Nos (MacFadyen); A
Little Word (Voorhis); Havanaise
(Saint-Saens); Polonaise in A major
(Wieniawski).