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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
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THE WAR SITUATION.

In the Waevre and in Lorraine,
American troops are giving the
Germans little rest and raids into
the enemy positions efe being carried
out successfully. The artillery,
especially in tho Toul sector. has
been active
South nf Richecnrrt, on the Toul
sector, Gen. Pcrshing s men pnnn-
trated to the second German limo
IN n raid Tuesday. Casualties were
inflicted on tho enemy by shell and
rifle fire
On the line between Armentleres
and In Bassee, which has not
changed in IL months, the Germans
continue their powerful raids Their
latest effort was matte against
Portuguese positions near Laventlr.
The Germans we're checked by tina
chine gun fire. British troops re-
pulsed small raids in the Npres
ARIA. On the French front the
Commandment has been most vio-
lent IN Champagne, especially east of
Rheims
In aerial fighting French and
British machines have accounted
for twcnty-one enemy airplanes.
while French gunnrts have de
stroyrd three others Britlsh alrmen
have homled the city of toblenz,
on the Rhine. in daylight A ton of
bombs was dropped
The Bolshcvik government has
removed to Moscow. where the
Russian Congress Of Soviats will
meet Thursday to take action on tho
German peace treaty
German nirplanes have raidnd
the coast If Yorkshire. in eastern
England. and have dropped bombs
onn hundred rarsnns we're killed
and sevnntv-ninr wounded Ms
result of the German raid on Pans
Monday night if the dead 66
were sriffocated in rauir IN the
subway
4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
ALLIES SHOOT DOWN ;
HUN PLANES IN ITALY

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Rome. Italy, March T. Lively ar
tlllery actions At various points along
the Italian front arc reported IN the official
statement from the War Office today
The text adds
Five enemy airplanes were shot down,
one by our own airmen, three by British
aviators and the other BY French anti
aircraft batteries Our airships last night
renewed their bombardment OF enemy
aviation grounds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR JAROSLOWSK|
FOR SLA,.'|NG CHILD
Must Pay $500 Fine and Costs of
Prosecution: Gave Daughter
Poison.
PLEADS TO GO HOME

Edward ,Iarnslowsh. who in tho Court
Of Oyer and Tcrmincr NJ 10 o clock last
night was found guilty Of n charge oi
numbering his infant daughter, Waclawn,
hv administering strychnlne. which find
ing was accompanied hv a recommends
ton for mercy. was sentenced Nv Chief
Justice Pcnnewill nj IL q clock this
morning to pav fine Of $500, to hc
imprisoned for life and to pay the costs
ot prosecution
Joseph + Emory standing near the
prisoner. interpreted the sentence ~
the Polish language Speaking IN Polish.
Jaroslowski ~ aRtated tone. SAID to
Mr. Emory
rI.EAps ~ 90 HoNF.
Tim not guilty; want to To home
When imposing sentence Chief Justice
Pcnnewlll said
Edward ,IarosIowski Won had a fair
trial Your counsel did for yuu every
thing he could Notwithstanding coun-
sells efforts the Jury found vou guilty 0t
murder ~ the frat degree and ~ render
ing the verdict recommended mercy
In view of that recommendation and
circtlmst ancca ~ the ease ~ shown hv the
evidence the court has concluded that Il
,s proper ~ unrose sentence of lit"
imprisonment instead ~ death. hy virtue
cf statute of this State recently paascd
The sentcnrc of the court ia that YOU
paw fine nf $500 and be imprisoned FOR
life and paw the onsts ~ prosecution, and
Won now arp committed tn the trustees of
the New Castle County Norkhpuse until
this sentence Is executed
laroslov skl was led from the court
r,'on immediately after the impoeitlon
~ sentence
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
BRITISH AND HUNS
BOTH TAKE PRISONERS

by Associatcd Press 70 Every Evening
London, March f3-"A party Of the
enemy which approached our lines during
the night in the neighborhood Of In
Vacquerie was driven off by our fire,
the War Office reports
I'VE carried out successful raid north
OF Lens and brought back prisoners.
South of Armentieros one of our posts
was raided by strong party Of the
enemy, after heavy bombardment.
few of our men are missing
THE enemy's artillery was active
Yesterday evening southwest Of Cambral
opposite I.oos and, during the night in
the Messinos sector and near Passchen-
daele"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
MAN ASPHYXIATED.
Thought to be Tim Sullivan OF
Carney's Point, N. ].

A white man whose name IS thought
to he Tim Sullivan was asphyxlated IN a
rooming house at 30 French street, tins
morning, and the body is now IN charge
of Deputy Coroner McCrery.
According to James Freeman, proprietor
of the house, the man came there about
II o'clock last night under the influence
Of liquor. and did not rise this morning.
About II o'clock Freeman smelled gas,
and upon investigation found Sullivan
dead in his room The police were mott
fed and hurried to the scene with the lung
motor. but the man WIS already dead and
the body turned over to the coroner 8
office
The man had check from Carney s
Point. n J., bearing the du Font Powder
works No i S4I6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
.U.S.TROOPS BLAST
HUN GAS CENTERS
ON TOUL- SECTOR
Artillery Causes Fires and Explo
sions Back of Foes Lines; Busy
Near Luneville, Too
YANKEE IN BOLD FLIGHT
Nv Associated presa to Every Evening


With the American Army ~ France
March ~ There was greater artillery
activity hv the Americans on the Toul
sector to-day than at any tlfnc since thoy
took position there American shells have
ohliterated at least five groups of caa
projectors which had bcon act up hv tho
enemy in preparation for an attack Fire.
back uf The German lincs also wcrr caused
and number of explosions were heard
The American troops on the Jaul sec-
tor again raidcd the German positions
penetrating to the second iinc No prie
onprq were captured but number of The
eneiny were Killed by shell and rifle Ere
Along tho Chcfnin- Dce Danes hc row
of German raider which fell at Clancy
Monday night was made prisoner hy
American soldiers The Germans latcr
we're turned ober 20 the French
q 2 sFCrnn MOST scrivr
Tho sector occupied by American troops
caet nf Iluncvile. which = as designated
formerly merely rs being N lorraine
has developed suddenly into ono of the
unat active of the front. from tho stand
point ~ artillery fighting American ar
tillerymen arc hurting thousands nf shells
dailv against the German positIuus max
ing II virtually impossible fnr the enemy
t. occupy them
investigation shows thoy have heen
virtually abandoned This is especially
tr'Ic in tho ncghhorhond If certain places
northwest and northeast ~ Ifadunviirr
where, Il now - permissible ~ say the
two rada mentioned ae having hrcn
carried nut simultaneously inok placc
Certain information obtained ~ tho
American SECTOR northwest ~ l.riil leads
to the conclusion that the American raid
there this morning ceine ~ such 2 trne
MS to cause tho Germans to abandon plans
nf their own for rad Normal artillery
fighting continues in this sector shells
falling on towns on both zldcs ~ The line
Al ono place the Germans Ised must ri
shells small number nf Americans
walked through the gas later
ast night an American patrol brought
in mn enemy snlpers canouiage zllt
made ~ woven hrownish cniored grass
the Same shade as the landscape here
vas the usual work bY patrols n NJ Man .
Land during tho night, hut no opcnun-
tors hive been reported
Conditions were excellent today for
fyIng and many hostile and friendly
planes uore IN the air In virtually
every Allied plane there was an American
observer Once af twice the Americans
went close enough 20 the Germans ~
try their machine guns. but without
result One plane IN which therC was
an American went far back of fhe enemy
lines II was the target for hundreds ~
enemy shells. which seemed ~ burst al
around Il On returning, the American
admitted they seemed pretty thick
but he was unharmcd!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
DIX OFFICERS DANCE
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
5oth Pioneer Regiment of Infantry
Function Draws Fifty
Society Couples.
specia, Correspondence 81 nvstv Evenins

CAur nis. ". T.. MARcH II
The most brilliant eocial affair ut
Camr nix einco tho Ing cantonn,ent vas
established was held at \ VI & A hut
No | IN laat Friday evening. when the
oihcrrs of the hnth Pioneer Regiment Of
Infantry gave a reception and dance
Entertainments al the officers barracks
preceded the reception. which began at
\ .3n o'clock 4 bullet luncheon WINS u
feature of the evening
To the air of an appropriate march
the band aud orchestra nf the Pioneer
Regiment. under the direction of J. Nor
RS Robinson. struck up the grand march
promptly at . 30 q clock The march WINS
lod bv Colonel and Mrs ] Warner Reed
Nearly fifty couples followed IN line
The dancers presented magnificent
scene. the uniforms contrasting with the
multiple colors Of the gowns and wraps
of the ladies
The guests came from points m Del
aware. Pennsylvania and Maryland. They
were met at the trains by automobiles and
brought to the Delaware headquarters
Many of them desiring to stay over the
week end found accommodations at
Browns Mills, a point about mile from
camp Those staying over attended a
performance Of "Fair and Warmer. NJ
the Liberty Theatre.
The Y NJ G, 4 building. where the
affair was held. was bower of beauty,
Delaware's blue and gold prcdominating
in the color scheme The electrical ar
rangenents were especially beautiful.
The affair was considered the most auc-
oessful ever conducted by the regiment
The patronesses were Mrs J Warner
Reed, Mrs ] Austin Ellison and Mrs J
ID Bush The committee which SO sue
oessfuly managed the affair consisted
of Lieutcnants Philip G. Southard. Viii
liam A. Duffy and Mark Il. Holaman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
SHELL EXPLOSIONS
LIKE OMbARDMEkT
Scared New Castle Folk, But the
Exciting Affair Was Soon
Explained.
atar Cnrrcsnondencc Of Every Evenins

STAFF Cores SpondencF OF EVERY hNeHtus
New Castle. March l3-The bursting
of S-inch shrapnel during period OF
nearly an hour, yesterday afternoon. gave
the impression 10 great number oi per
sons IN this city that heavy blasting was
going on somew here south OF thus city. or
IN the Immediate vicinity.
RumOrs were uiC To the effect that
tosts of special powder were being made
and that II was more VICIOUS than u \
r or ANYTHING made az or handled by
Inc proJectllc plants sInce they started IN
business IN this city and vicinity
Other reports led to the belief that the
state Rifle Rang, had been turned into q
proving ground special makes of
guns and howltzers for the L s Army
service were being tred out, and other
statements made
The affair, on beng slltcd showed that
The cleaning up OF the debris Of the burned
portion OF the Bethlehem Steel Co. de
sfroved on December l., was In progress
and tho shells that were in the fire. but
did not explode at that time, were being
gathered up and conveyed to a huge pit.
IN which were placed between 20 and 100
missiles. Then huge fire was started
Is the shells became heated and exploded
they we're seen by many to rise up in the
ar. blowing INTO many particles.
The detonations were greater than on
the dav Of the fire in the mills, because OF
the density Of the atmosphere and were
heard here more plainly, especially IN the
eastcrly part OF the city.
The explosions were heard miles dis
tant and many inquiries were made con-
cerning them The people were great y
~ ieved To learn that the noises were not
accompanied by any danger or damage.
Last Saturday morning a like appli-
cation Of fire TO a number of shells oc-
curred at the pits but the noise was
nothing like as great as that Of yesterday
because the air was clear and the high
winds carried away the sound over the
delaware river
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
AMERIf ANS RAID HUN
TRENCHES IN THE WOEYRE
Ry Associated Press to Every Evening

rs Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris. Tuesday. March r. Following
Is the text of the communication tsaue,i
by the French War Office tonight
In the Argoune aud ~ the Npsgns the
artillery ire was intermittent The bonn
bardment WAS violent in the Champagne.
especially IN the region oi the Monts
I'm the Woevre an American detach-
tncnt carried out with succees raid into
German trenches south of Rihhecout.
"Aviation On March three Ger
man machines were destroyed by our
pilots and fourth was damaged severely
During the night of March ILL., thruo
enemy bombing alrplanes we're brought
down by the fire OF our anti-ufcraft guns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
BRITISH PRESS DISCUSS
CHANGES IN CABINET 7
Duke. Secretary for Ireland, Has
Retired; Macpherson to Sue
ceed Him is Report.
/, Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
London, March - Reports OF changes
in the cabinet are being discussed st
length in the press. Some newspapers
state Henry t. Duke, chief secretary for
Ireland, has retired and will be appointed
to Judicial position, and that James Ian
MACPHERSON, parliamentary secretary TO
the War Office, will go to Ireland IN his
place.
The Liverpool Post says among the
persons involved in the reconstruction it
asserts is approaching, IS Foreign Secrc-
tary Balfour, who has shown tendency
lately to take a rather too diplomatic
view of international problems
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
ARE NOT SLACKERS.
Lost Questionnaires Lead 10 Embarrass-
ment in Two Families.

In The list Of delinquents Of Local Board
No. 3, two names appeared in which the
boys were not "slackers. one having
enlisted and the other being dead
Hugh G. Cooks Of III South Clay ton
street was one the men, and he enlisted
last November in the Naval Reserve.
The other was Lewis y. Baxter Of 408
Montgomery street. who was drowned al
New Castle on October 80. 1917, and
whose body was never recovered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
RENTS MAY CO IT
Increased Taxes and added Expenses
Given as Reason.

Real estate men predict dertded
increase N rentals MI over the city during
the next few months While ~ the
lnajorlt. of cases rrnta have l'ocn greatly
increased. many landlords havr mt
asked for higher rentals. INT owing to tho
greatly increased cnzt of all manner of
building supplies and probahle increase
N taxes. the, will be compelled to advance
rates soon
From the tenants standpoint II ia
SIMPLY a case of paving more rent and aa Il n
impossible to gel another home and tnoet
Of them will paw il gladly rather than be
without n home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
U.S.CRtW' HERO|SM
LAUDED BY MEMBER
OF BRITISH HOUSE
& Destroyer s Men Swarm IN Rescue
IF Q Survivors Of Torpedoed
Hospital Ship
BRAVED HUN u BOATS
~ azaoc'a.od PROSE to Every rvcring

~ Associated Fress ~ Every gvcning
Iovpov. March i2
Sir tnrfeeeHo Flannnry. member
for the Naldon division If Fserv an
nounced TODAY that hc would eall the
attention af the First Lord If the Ad
rniralfy today ~ he House nf Commons
~ The remarkable heroisrn and seaman
ship displayed nv the American crew ~
the DESTROYER Parker IN rracmng nine
survivors including thr unconscious navi-
CATION officer IF tha hospital ship Giepart
Csa'lo sunk II The Bristol Channel late ~
Fehrnary
Tho member said he would suggest hat
The tdmiraltY suitably recognize the skill
- The navigator IF the Parker and the
gsllanfry # tho eight American sailors
who jumped rnfn he sea and swan -
the rescue nf survivors % RATS and
wreckage
ANSWER CALI. FOR HELF
Tho C,lenart Castle sank 1T { clock on
the morning If February 1f The de-
atrover. although far distant picked upa
wireless message and hurried ~ the
scene. where she searched The choppv
sea fur survivors The FIRST one WAS
sighted AZ o'clock n the afternoon r
lone man on raft
IN these GilliffHFifit-filIFS s#AAf'FS IT
was mpusshle for hc destroyer 70 halt
and launch boats She brew p line n the
survivor but hr vas 50 weak that hc be-
came cntaugied IN The ltne and was carried
astcrn If he DESTROYER and severely rut
5y her proprlers FIr managed however.
~ nfmb baok au The ratt
he DESTROYER oIrclcd fbe scene and
rs IF passed he ratt AGAIN Quartermaster
] q taie Ilnped overheard and brought.
the man back ~ hc destroyer. lie WIS
fireman Jesse White of southampton.
lie died later au board he destroyer.
which continued nrr search and IN the
course III the afternoon sighted three
more groups 81 Survivors elnWng 20
RATS and wreckape III 9l whom we're
similarly rescued
pARKFR WORK INSPIRING
Tn congratuiaung the rev of the de-
stroyer Nlce-Admiral Sims. commander
Of the American naval forces ia The
war zone. felcQraphed:
The work dome IN wlntry seas and
gales by All the destrovers crews has been
inspiring, but none more So than the
Parker s.
ono Of the survivors who was rescued
late IN tbc afternoon said he sighted
submarine while hc WAS struggling IN
he water ThC Iboat passed within
few ards oi b,m There wcrc two (ier-
mans On her deck lie hailed her and
asked lor heip. but the Germans paid no
attention 70 hm
The official report oi the sinking Of
he CIonart Castle, N which 1t is estI-
mated l53 persons lost their lives, an
nounced that survivors had been landed
by an american torpedobolt destroyer,
the name of which was not given
In all nine survivors we're rescued by
the Parker. OF whom one died on board
the destroyer AlI were landed IN Wales
The Americans who jumped into the
water IN the course u these rescues, IN
addition to Quartermastcr Cole, we're
r. T. Hosses, bOatsWain mate
David Goldman machinist mate
Jerry Quinn. coXSwain
+ VI Bccghley. yeoman
" " Mathews, ship- cooA
J. Newman, seaman
II T. Trouc. seaman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
ITO LANDED SAFELY
OFF COAST STEAMER
Bay Line Boat Grounds on Beach
in East River During
Fog.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

New York, March I3-The Bay
State Line steamship Georgia, carrying
about 170 passengers from New England
points, ran onto a sandy beach IN a cove
IN the East River during heavy fog
early today No one was injured. and
the captain reported to the owners that
the vessel was not damaged.
Tugs went alongside and the passengers
were landed at piers adjacent to trolley
lines, on the Manhattan side of the
river
The Georgia was expected to be hoated
without difficulty at high water today
She left Providence. II. l.. late yesterday
afternoon and was not far from her pier
when she grounded
IL transprcd thai before going on the
beach the Georgia had struck rock in
Hell Cate and lost a propeller
The vessel was floated and proceeded
to her pier
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
River Front Now Barred" Zone

The establishment Of barred zone
arodnd the river front properties Of the
Wilson and Bush lines took place this
morning at 6 o clock. Hundreds of passes
have been issued to people who are re
auired to daily visit these wharves, and
the clerical force Of the L. 5. marshal's S
Office has been kept busy for the past two
weeks issuing these cards, without which
no man is permitted to enter these proper
ties The marshal has announced that
the law requiring the use Of these passes
will he strictly enforced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
REMOVE DRAFT EyADERS.
GOO Arrested in Pttsburg Taken 10 Camp
Lee, Va.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Pittsburg, Pa March l3.-One hun
dred men, arrested several days ago by
Pittsburg police in D roundup Of alleged
draft eyaders, were today taken to Camp
Lee, Va, where they will be nducted into
military service.
The greater number of the more than
600 men arrested in the roundup had been
released today, have filed out draft
questionnalres or having furnished satis-
factory proof that they had returned
their qiestionnaircs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
3 zEPPELINS DROP
4 BOMBS ON ENGLAND
Fly Aimlessly Over Country Dis
tricts. One Women Dies
of Shock.
ny Associated rresa 70 Every Evening


London. March i3-'Thrce Ieppelns
took part IN last night air raid on England
Ono of them dropped four bombs on
Hull
They flow about aimlesslv over country
districts. dropping bombs. and then
proceeded back to sen
enc woman died of shock m consequence
If tho raid
The Germans havc sustained such heavy
lossea in Ieppelipz that they have employ
ed them oulv ~ lnfrcqIent intervals m
the last year for raids on England
substituting airplanee
The last previous Zeppelin raid on
England was on OCT 10. lql7. when -
persons wcro killed and - wounded
On returning tho Zeppelin feet was put 20
rout by the Frcnch. hvc If The dirigiblos
hoing brought down
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
L. 5. TRUCKS LEAVE.
65 Giant Machines Depart From Phil
adeiphia for Baltimore.

By Associated Press.to Every Evening
Philadelphia, March l3 The fourth
motor truck supply train. u ;. A.. made
up Of sixty-fve giant trucks, from Buffalo.
departed for Baltimore early today after
having spent the night in this city
According to members Of the party.
twenty-five members Of companies . and
i were gassed into unconsciolsness
Yesterday in Newark. \ J. The men
were overcome bv the gasoline fumes
escaping from the engineers when all
were started simultaneously, preliminary
to departure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
LOCATE L. 5. ENGINEERS.
Chinese Bandits Who Kidnapped Purseii
and NJ Arc Surrounded.

Bs Associated Press 20 Evc-y Fscnirl
Peking China. March l3 J n, Nher.
abouts nf the American engineers, prsch
and MI has been learned
The bandits who kidnapped th,m 40
week near Ych-Slen, IN the prov incg of
Human. have been surrounded By Chinese
soldiers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
SPEED AERIAL DEFE NsE.
War Department Appoints Bosrd "a
Select Atlantic Coast Nlailons.

By Associated Press 10 Every Ey,nlag
Washington, March i3 Active rrep-
arations for strengthening the .sra.
defences ui the Atlantic -c1bnlrj tcr
begun today by thc War Department slth
the appointment af ga arms N,IrI
to select sites along ihc iIlutlc 0nl-t '1r
aero squadrunz and balloon ompan c-
Maj Norman " Peek ai r, ~lgua
Corps was named ~ head q huarI ,p mec
at Charlcstowu. s q Fort T0t',a -.
Il and Boston. Mass
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
Arrested as Slack ers.

Denutv United States Marshal Coma
wav. this morning, arrested Jesse Morris,
colored. of Baltimore, and Aaron Feffer-
man of Woodbury., Conn, both Of them
CHARGED with being "slackers The men
were locked up at the police station TO
wait the action of the military authorities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
DeraiIed Car Delays Traffic.

Traffic on the Washington street trolley
line was tiled up for over an hour today
when car left the tracks between
Twenty first and Twenty-second streets
The passengers were transferred to other
ears on each side Of the block
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
Amusements Tonight

Play house Old Lady
Queen Hcadin south.
NAiestlC---'' The DUbt Of Honor
Garrick " audeNllie
ictoria- Shirley Kaye
SAVOY The Stacker
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
ACCIDENT CASES:

The following accident eases were
treated ut the Delaware Hospital, today
"A FennImore, foot bruised
Thomas Richardson, toe injured
r. Dougherty lacerated scalp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
Recruited for &. :. Army.

Joseph r. Blees, Brooklyn, n 81, and
Raymond Lewis, Allegheny Station, Va,
have enlisted in the engineer corps and
have gone to Baltimore