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Evening journal., 1918-04-04
WESLEY PRACTICE GAME.

Manager Tattersan, OF the Wesley a
A Church League, would Ike to see
the following men at the military
grounds on Friday evening, at o'clock
for practice: Passwaters, h Baker
K. Baker. p. L. Day, ] Giles. II. sprin'
kle, G.. Tattersall, J. Coyle, l.. Crowl
C. Crowl, n. Comfy, r. Shirk, II. Hin
derer and II. Hlnderer.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
Howard nigh school.
Hornets
Goals
PARKsIDE To PLAY SOLDIERS.

A team composed OF officers and en-
listed men Of the detachment OF the
50ih Infantry, stationed here, viii play
the Parkside a. A. ban team, at Kirk
wood Park, on Saturday afternoon. The
game will start at 3 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
HOWARD HIGHLETs LOSE.

The Howard High School girls bas-
ketbau team was defeated by the kor-
nets, Of Philadelphia. on Monday In
fast and exciting game, by the score
Of t3 to Il. Howard Will play the Bal
tlmore High School here tomorrow
night at Pulaski Hall, Second and JUS
tison streets Score:
Hnrrnrh Hinh schonl.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

A brand new studobaker Four
passenger, one Of our most popular
models: price delivered i...... ..sooo.oO
Series i7-six Touring Car; brand
new. 2=loe. delivered .Sc2oO
-Four cylinder touring, seven-passen-
rer. sliehtly used as domoIsstrator $3.50
-Four cylinder 2-passenger roadster,
driven 1000 miles, perfect condition
ss75
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
Middletown Musings
BY "AL."


The Mddletown Cubs lost the second
OF a nve-game series to the Clayton
boys Brace up fellows and show the
stun from which you're made.
The regular team viii begin the base
ball season IN practice games some
time this month. With no pitcher and
no catcher the boys VIII present
sorry combination.
There Is not a catcher in this section
AZ present that can even halfway nn
the shoes left vacant by Sig; while nll-
ing Lefty Firms snoes Is an impos-
slbll ty.
n is reported that wood for baseball
bats Is getting scarce now. II Lefty
Finn were back, rival batters wouldn't
need bats as they could do just as
well with a match stick.
And even at that local players can do
! lust as good In batting over 400 with
| out the old ash furniture in tow.
Dd YOU know that n Sesgies' success
sor acts a hit this year, Il VIII be his
0rs. mn during the past four seasons.
II Lefty Finn was back we can as
sure YOU that most Wilmington base
ball clubs would wonder how thes
were expected 20 win a game here
TO THE NEW CATCHER AN PITCHER
You sometimes cit and wonder,
You sometimes sit and think.
You sometimes sit and popder,
You sometimes slt and blink,
You sometimes sit and glgsle,
. You sometimes sit and weep,
You sometimes sit and wlssle,
You sometimes sit and sleep,
You sometimes set and grumble,
T You sometimes sit and fret,
You sometimes sit and rumble,
But mostly you just sit.
j Say Mr.. Manager. why not get Geors
e Foster, Of the dlsbanded Newport tear
/. 10 do your pitchlngl Remember 70
!, we're afraid 10 play Newport last yea
on account Of this same Foster.
Foster would be willing to play fc
n Mddletown and rs a sure thing B
g could give Finn a run for the chan
I. pionshlp
u Well boys. let's set a hustle on an
have some real hot practice games.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
Shoot for du Ponf Trophy
Over GreenhiII Traps Saturday

diHeren winners win compete for final
ownership OF the trophy The cup Is a
beauty. everyone VIII want TO enter for
the race and all viii have an equal op-
portunity,
The present standing Of contestants
In the E. and z. E. dupont trophy cup
follOWss
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
coMLFR.MsIE FIGHT OFF.

BY The United Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi April 4-The
Tom Cowler-Billy Miske match sched-
uled for Thursday, was cancelled today
COwler Is III.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

'What the telephone has done for the human VOICE.
carving THOUGHT the automobile does for the human
body carrying PERSONALITY where its work needed II
is PERSONALITY that solves problems and wins wars"
Reprinted Editorial In
Great Newspaper
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

Women viii ind good clerical POSI-
tions offered through the Want Ads
lhls coming week.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
War Economy Sale
On New and Slightly Used Studebaker Cars

Never before has it been necessary for you to buy with
so much caution and good judgment as at present
for to buy high gaoe
thoroughly reliable conat the lowest possible P
The sbaker Economy perhaps the last opportunity you WIN
have for high grade dependable and well known automobile
a a "before- -hewar price"
Our stock of cars will clean floors Our next sup
ply bought prices and sold at prices But ere are sun
a few o. these wonderful bargains left \
Each car opportunity investment You can buy eo
cars oday drive six months and likely turn them IN TOT as
paid for them at this sale Is there safer or wiser menn
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

Metal workers. glaziers and skilled
mechanics may all md good positions
through the Want e-ds.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
The SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS

six-cyiinder 7-passenger De Dure
Touring. painted purple lake. used as
demonstrator. perfect condition. Si10o
six-cylinder three passenger De
Luxe Roadster, --sss- ss.... .sllOo
six-cylinder. s-passenger Roadster.
painted black. driven 1000 miles. 500
six-cyiinder s-passenEer inclosed
Roadster, driven 5000 miles $500
Number Of others slightly worn -
special prices .
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

(slxth Of a series OF articles in which
Purman discusses and analyzes major
league ball clubs now In southern train
ing camps)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08
YANKEES FOIL FLYERS
GERMAN AvlAToRs FAIL. TO GET
BEHIND u. S. LINES.
Airmen Driven Back Every Time They
Attempt to Approach--Gas Shells
Fail to Quiet Battery.


With the American Army in France,
Feb. THE first air fight between
American army aviators not previously
attached TO any French escadrille and
German flyers. resulted in the AmerI-
cans shooting down an enemy machine
The incident occurred ON Tuesday
night. The American lieutenants, ac-
companied by six French bombing
planes, encountered eight German
planes. All of our machines returned
safely.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 7.-Throughout Tuesday after
noon German airmen repeatedly tried
to fight their way through a stiff bar
rage from American high-angle guns
to find out what was going on behind
the American lines. They were driv-
en- back every time by the shrapnel
that peppered the clouds.
This new success for the American
gunners has aroused much elation.
Taking advantage of the clearing
weather, airmen darted through the
sky along the American sector all day
Tuesday.
Two German planes first tried to
cross the American lines but We're driv-
en- back by our guns. Several other
German flyers then renewed the at
tempt with the same result.
Tuesday afternoon was marked bs,
the constant .'plooey plooeyr Of the
anti-aircraft guns all along the Ameri-
can sector of the front. Dozens of
white and black puffs of smoke from
bursting shrapnel shells were seen
against the blue of the sky.
The artillery activity on both sides
since Saturday was confined largely
to counter-battery work.
The enemy again fired a large num-
Der of gas shells at one of our bat
teries, but without any result
An enemy signal patrol early Tues
day morning attempted to establish a
connection with the American tele-
phone wires to listen to the conversa-
ton passing over them, but were driv-
en- back by the fire from American ma
chine guns.
Often as many as dozen airplanes
could be seen darting through the sky
at one time and there were several en-
counters with German flyers above the
| trenches.
The Germans are apparently angered
at the effectiveness Of our artillery fire
and are Systematically Smelling vii
lagos behind the front that for many
months had been immune from bonn
bardments.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08
STOPS COFFEE SPECULATION
Food administrator Hoover Sets 80
Cents MsNlmum for Green Bean
In New York.

Washington. Feb. Speculation in
green coffee on The New York coffee
and sugar exchange was ordered dis
continued by Food Administrator
Hoover. The prohibition is effected by
forbidding dealing in green coffee on
the exchange at a price above 81
cents pound for type No. on spot
months. The food administrator ac-
ton was taken after a conference with
members Of the New York coffee and
sugar excSsnge, In which dealers vol
unteered to take the necessary steps to
eliminate coffee speculation. The or
der is effective beginning February 6
A special ruling was issued also pro
hibiting dealers In green coffee bean
from having ON hand or under control
in this county supplies more than nee
essary for their reasonable require,
ments for 80 days.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08
Phillip Comments on Sinking.

madison, wis. Feb. 6.-"The loss OF
the Wisconsin men brings great sor'
row to the people Of our state. Al
this hour it is not certain that the
number lost we're all Wisconsin men.
however. we know that they were all
American soldiers. RegretabIe as TIE
affair is we must accept 1t az an IN
cident of war and receive the news
with fortitude." This was the state
ment Of Gov. e. L. Phillip issued late
tonight from his Office in the executes
mansion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08
GOOD PROGRESS,
BAKER ASSERTS
More Troops Than Expected Sent
to France.
UNDER cR0SS-ExAMINATION
Senators Quiz War Chief on state
ments Made at Recent Public
Hearings Secretary Asks Sc
crecy Cor Figures.

Washington. Feb. 7-Under a heavy
b0mbardment of Questi0Hs from his
congressional critics. Secretary Of War
Baker on the stand before the senate
military affairs committee stood I'M
yieldingly upon his previous assertion
that Americas war machine had not
broken down.
He declared that American troops in
France on January / were consider
ably ahead Of schedule, and he de-
clined to revise his previous prediction
that America would have half a mil
lion men In France "early in 1913"
Mr.. Baker declined to answer some
questions in public. becads,,, he said,
1t would furnish inforriatioA, to Ger
many. He offered to give answers in
private.
Favored Secret Sessions.
Come out into tine next room and I'll
tell you,7 he said when Senator Hitch
cock wanted to know about the avail
ability of shipping for transport and
supply service.
Much wrangling took place through
out the hearing. Administration SEN
aters were on the alert to protect Mr..
Baker and frequently tried to force
the committee In secret session. AS a
matter OF fact. the committee had ex-
tracted very little new information
from the secretary when it recessed
until tomorrow morning.
Mr. Baker took decided stand in
opposition to the bin creating muni-
tons dictator. Edward r. Stettinium,
he said, was more than a munitions
dictator now" Baker will resume the
stand for further questioning ct to-
morrow's session.
Cites Alleged Treason.
During the examination of Secre-
tary of War Baker Senator Weeks de-
clared that he had information that
there are many German sympathizers
In the American army, not only among
the privates. but officers as WE'LL He
said he understood one officer and
chaplain had been returned from
France for pro-German utterances.
Secretary Baker declared he did not
know of the chaplain. but he knew Of
the officer. He said that II there was
evidence Of treason the men would be
courf-martialed.
SITS time to make an example OF
some one Senator Weeks declared.
Sending Troops Abroad.
Senator Hitchcock continued his
questioning on the shipping question.
"How many troops can you send
abroad2 asked Senator Hitchcock.
II can't answer that, said Secretary
Baker.
.sWhat is the actual basis for your
| statement asked Senator Hitch
| cock.
IT can't answer that" answered the
| secretary.
Senator Hitchcock persisted. and
| asked Secretary Baker for an explana-
tion Of his statement about million
ana a half men for France in 1918
Mr.. Baker then read hts statement
made last week. He pointed out that
he had said the men would be 'avail-
| ables for shipment for France II the
hspnine Il available "He pointed out
50 ~ hid said the tonnage was moi
nnromisIng."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08

The Isonzo river was crossed by the
wooden bridge which Italian engineers
built after all the old bridges had been
blown up. on one side lay the wreck
Of a big pontocn. 1t was on pontoon
bridges that the Italians entered the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-08

Denver, Colo.-From $40 per week
as presser in local dry Cleaning
establishment to $50 a week as ma
chinist In a plant that Is working
on war munitions Is the sudden jump
Of Miss Titiania Bittner. pretty seven,
teen year-old Denver girl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
A Daily Reminder for Huns

When the last German army has sur
rendered and the Allies have marched
up Inter den Linden, and Civilization
is sitting in judgment upon the Hun,
there should be ample attention devoted
to the problem of making Germany,
every last man, woman and child, I'M
derstand.
Defeat, crushing defeat is concededly
the one best teacher Of the hour. But
beyond, in the years thereafter, even ii
some understanding of the worlds con-
demnation of German crimes now forms
IN the German consciousness, will it
grow and survive and keep future gen
erations of Scheidemanns and Junkers
and Grown Princelets in the path OF
decent humanity?
Indemnity taxes will do much. So
may the marks Of war, especially the
sternly retributive acts which our
friends in France are now wisely de-
handing.
But why not series of commemora-
tive statues as well? There is in Ber-
lin the much Wanted Siegesallee, or
Victory Avenue, which replicas of
some forty-odd Fredericks and Will
lams and what nots Of the Hohenzo-
lern dynasty adorn. Suppose these OBJ
solete statues were removed AID IN
their place were erected, by order of
the Allies, statues COMMUNICATING the
truth of Germanys part in the war.
oh no DID,
foully ruined and struck down. There
should be a memorial to Edith Cavell,
martyr to Teutonic savagery. The
fate Of Captain Flyatt should be
equally set forth for future Germany
to study and digest. America would
ask for Lusitania memorial; France
for a Symbol of all the brutal, cruel
wrongs of a barbarians' invasion. There
should be neither a softening of the rec
ord nor amy wrath, but simply fact, writ
ten in enduring bronze to last through
the ages.
Not in vindictveness would such a
record be placed on German soil. The
aim would be to teach the truth and the
truth alone. 1t is vast and utterly
unprecedented problem in penology that
the world faces a nation half beast,
half man has broken loose. 1t must
be captured and punished and re-
strained and, if possible taught the
enormity of its crimes - in short. civ
ilized
An Avenue of Defeat in Berlin might
go far upon this errand Of education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Open the Car Windows

The dramatically sealed streetcar is
about as fine a breeding place for in
f1uenza and pneumonia germs as could
be devised The victims are neatly
herded together. One well-equpped
throat and nose can spread germs
throughout whole car. There is no
fresh air to clear the horizon
We understand that the Health De-
partment has ordered the opening of
streetcar windows. This is excellent
sense, belated as it comes. Until yester-
day the open window was rare excep-
ton. Now more are down. And the next
few days should see New York travelling
in good, stiff breeze.
Here is a job for our readers. Enforce
the rule yourselves. Look about you in
the next streetcar you enter, and if the
windows are not open open them your
selves. Or complain to the conductor. To
sit quietly in a closed car is just about as
sensible as to clean a loaded revolver
with the muzzle pointed at your head
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
A Taste of War

The tragic catastrophe at South Am
10y, with all its colossal devastation. bv
our peace standards, is but the smallest
nibble of real war as it is fought bv
millions in France to-day In the Ar
2onne, in Picardy, our troops hourly
face shellfire aimed not by chance fate
but by the cunning of an expert enemy.
What happened once or twice or a dozen
times in the blazing ruins in New Jer
sey is commonplace of attack and de-
fence in the modern battle.
Small as our taste of war is. the OBJ
ject lesson is there for each of us. If
we had thought we at home were really
at war we know better Ours is onlv
the line of support, and we live SO
peacefully and afar that only in such a
brief day of tragedy can we sense what
1t is that we are saved. Our burden is
necessary and vital, but pitifully light
by comparison. What are any dollars
by the side of life in South Ambov hell9
The most we can do is to realize this
difference and do our allotted part with
increased will and devotion Here and
now we buy more bonds, and still more.
that we and our children and their chill
dren to come may be spared the inva-
sion OF such warfare upon American soil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06

aliens has been tender and sympathetic
to the point of being maudin. Mostly,
they are allowed to go to and fro under
nominal restraint if any. They are put
upon their honor to be good. 1t was only
last week they were barred from the
New Jersey coast, as far as Point Pleas
ant. They are never barred entirely.
They arc forbidden to enter war zones
except by special permit. Hundreds Of
permits are issued.
Many spies have been detected by one
agency of the government and then pa
rolled by another. In one haul score or
more were taken from plant where
secret war work Of the utmost impor-
lance was going on. They were evidently
an organized gang; all of them were
armed. A more sinister lot of spies could
not be imagined. Yet not one of them
was shot.
SO far as we know, the situation is that
German spy cannot get shot. The
worst that can happen to one apparently
is to be sentenced to an internment camp.
We have never heard of one paying the
normal penalty. Spying for Germany is
not very hazardous occupaton-not
nearly SO hazardous as job in NUM-
tions plant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Tenderness Toward Spies

As Ill every other munitions plant ex-
ploslon. so now in the case of the Amboy
disaster. it will perhaps never be known
for sure whether the cause was acct
dental or deliberate. The evidence dis
appears IN the wreck. But the POSSIBLE
ity of its being the work of an enemy is
neither remote nor obscure 1t is, on the
contrary, notorious.
We know that the German government
organized in this country before the war
large and efficient mechanism for the
preparation Of sabotage and outrage.
We know something about the diabolcal
cunning with which such work is planned
We know actually in many instances how
1T was executed. One entire plot has been
revealed, namely, the bomb plot AGAINST
shipping. We know also what capacitv
there is in German character for atrocitv
And yet Notwithstanding all of this.
the governments treatment of enemy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Goyety in
Hospital

The second hospital was where we enter
tanned about 5000 men. The Ford" sprang
leak or something, that we didn't reach
the building (Y. NJ. c. A. until almost half
an hour later That never happens-being
late, l mean-with US, but we found the
audience just as gay as possible. Hundreds
were standing, hundreds were sitting in the
windows. Many were in wheel chairs, the
stage was full and the rest sat on benches
without any backs. We entertained for
over two hours. They wouldn't let US stop
lhey were quite the most enthusiastic audi
ence we have ever had, l think, and how
they did sing! We are going back there
to sing probably twice day in the wards
from which the men could not come to us.
AT the end they crowded round the stage
and shook our hands and thanked US until
we nearly dissolved in tears. When we see
all that we might have done we are ashamed
that we were not here four years ago.
IT you know of any one who hasn't given
quite all he to the war, tell him to
please give any kind of an old piano to the
tlrst hospital Of which I've written: Won
can't fancy the good it would do.
The dear old French people stop NC m
N ''i0o'9' Gail US lhe saVlorS OF France"
tell US how brave (?) were to come. and
KISS our hands You can picture just about
now much there is left OF US by that time:
It's almost too affecting to stand. We hone
we shall never forget what we owe to our
American boys who are here The French
young and old, have nothing but praise for
them, Tor they say they are always gentle
men They are courageous, gay, clean and
altogether the sweetest creatures one can
imagine. We know, for aren't they before
US IN hundreds, day and night, almost al
ways with children IN their laps. always
thoughtful and always respectful?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
The Next Paul Chapman

The case of Paul Chapman comes up
for final judicial settlement this week
before the Court of Appeals The law
and facts of the trial present many
doubtful points. 1t is altogether proba
bic that the extraordinary conviction
for murder in the first degree will be
reversed. The power of the Court of
Appeals, on the facts as we'll as the law.
IS plenary, and some mitigation of the
sentence is confidently expected by
counsel for the convicted boy.
At any rate, beyond and above stands
the possibility of executive clemency,
and in view of the overwhelming pro-
TEST of public opinion it seems certain
that Paul Chapman. a boy twelve DAYS
beyond his sixteenth birthday when the
crime of which he was accused was
committed, will not be put to death BY
the State of New York
But what of future Paul Chapmans?
Must they be subjected to the same
chance of a miscarriage of justice, to
the same torture in death cell while
tho processes of law seek to effect res
era. which should never have been
necessary?
Counsel for Paul Chapman, Mr. Mat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06

thew w. Wood. has drafted the very
simple amendment to the penal law
which will prevent repetition of this
blot upon our system Of justice. 1t is
conservative change in the law Pre-
siding Justice Hoyt of our Children's
Court recommended the major portion
of the change in his annual report OF
1916. 1t would raise the age limit of the
Childrens Court from the sixteenth
birthday to the eighteenth 1t would
also cut out of the law that anomalous
and indefensible clause which wholly
excludes murder in the first degree from
the jurisdiction of the Children's Court,
and thus preserves into this twentieth
century in the State of New York the
old common law rule permitting a child
more than seven years old to be exc
cuted for murder.
We hope very much that our state
legislators will investigate this proposed
amendment. give it speedy considera
ton and push it to enactment. The
existing law is in part disgraceful
anachronism and in part measure of
reform which our progressing sense of
social justice and comprehension of
child responsibility have outgrown.
Paul Chapman must be saved from a
death that would disgrace the judicial
record of the state, and in his name the
laundering law which made his fate pos
slble must be promptly remade against
the future