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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
TO THE WRETCH"

Editor Every Evening Please tell
The Wretch that | and all other girls
Of modern education loathe him for his
slackerism in not being able to hold up
his end during the war We-that IS
girls OF modern environment, cant quite see
why he should cook for such a Sing
on meatless days when meat is barred.
Ii he wants to starve in restaurants, let
him. He certainly isn't trying TO help
Mr.. Hoover, and TO win the war.
need hun nor do |. Let him furnish an
example for others % profit by. Mabel.
Wilmington, FEB. -, 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
THE EVENING SMILE.
A WORMS TURNING.

"Yor can't be too drastic in your
treatment of nation like Germany,
said Admiral Couden Perry at Cold
Springs luncheon.
you've got to consider Germany
as John Nagg considered marriage
John said Mrs. Nagg, have you
read this book. How 10 BE Happy,
Though Married p
Nope said Nagg. I didn't need
to- know how, you see, without read
ing it.
q Get divorce, said he. W ashing-
ton Star
''I tell you, young man, we need brains
in this business Il know YOU do, sir;
that is why | am offering you my SER
vices. Baltimore American.
Kindly Mans Sonny. you'll be great
man some day Bright Boy-"That
what some one told father when he was
a little boy Buffalo Express.
Miss Passe (archlyl-"II How long do
you think man ought To know a glrl
before proposing Intended Victim
"All his life Boston Transcript.
I'VE must all try to save something"
.WeH." sad Senator Sorghum Il have
done little in that direction prepared
five speeches and threw four and half
of them into the waste basket. W ash
iDgton Star
"No, these problems of food con-
trol--o began the talkative idler.
1--WE got one of my own right now, !"
interrupted Farmer Corntossel. I've
got to drive lot O pigs to town. And
if there's any kind of food harder to con-
troll than pig goin along road, never
met il Washington Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No. 81
Olive Temple l. G L
Wenonah Lodge, ) OF I'll.
Liberty Conclave, 5 " NJ.
Mechanics Lodge. |. O q. I
Lenape Tribe, Imp'd. O. r. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Association
James Young Conclave, II. or S. ". VI.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

OF course the country has made mis-
takes in its war preparations. Was there
ever a country that did not ? But we
have made tremendous strides, and are
only now just settling down into our gait
When our great war machine gets into a
steady forward movement, look out for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

And the Weather Man did not seem to
have the remotest idea that snow fall
was to occur yesterday Which is
merely another evidence that the Weather
Man does not know everything about
,,catbnr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

To Irany older citizens Judge Harring-
tons references 10 the newspapers OF
$40 viii revive interesting "reminiscences.
n i uossihle the newspapers Of that day
welded more potent influence than do
thosc II TO-DAY Conditions then were
vastly different The world was slow.
and neany al communities moved con-
,ervatively There was not the daily
recurrence u startling news events to
make newspapers moro effective as
ch,onlcleIs Of ~ happenings Of the day
They wr depended upon far more
tor political and personal influence
ln the discussion Of popular political
questions
In that respect the Delaware journalism
81 1919 was really conspicuous and
ahl. The old Delaware journal. staunch-
Is Wing, and the old Delaware Gazette,
rchably Democratic, deeming the slight
~ departure from Democratic faith as
ar,.state, were IN the bands OF able editors
William Penn Chandler, editor OF the
u, iaWare Gazette. was man of fine
cducauon, and with especial skill in
r1ierni~s Hc was a thorn In the side
of John VI Clayton, the great leader of
The Wing party Of Delaware at that time,
whom he assailed remorselessly in the
columns of the Delaware Gazette Col
unbu- r. Evans, editor OF the Delaware
Republican who came here from West
hester. We bcheve-al also was q virile
md forcciui writer Death cut short
or him a career that Al one time seemed
Dosf promising
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
thought and Comment o Every Evening
Readers.

must accompany each letter, not neCes-
sarily for publication. but as evidence
of good faith. Anonymous communications
will be ignored Publication Of letters does
not carry with IL Endorsement by Every
tenIng Of the opinIons therein expressed.l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

Meanwhile, with all these exciting
events going on in Russia, Japan seems
to be sitting back and saying nothing.
Yet who can doubt that Japan will come
10 the front when it comes to a show down
between Russian and Germany.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

Now is the time TO think about getting
in winters supply of coal next summer
Once this business is attended to, all
trouble will be over
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

After awhile we will be engaged in a
political campaign in this country. But
already there are signs that partisan
politics will have TO take back seat to
patriotism in this year of grace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

Wonder where Lenine and Trotzky
think they arc going to get the four
billions they have agreed to pay Germany
in indemnity. Do,they think the Russis n
people viii agree to such an imposition?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

The expected great German drive
on the western war front has not yet ma
terialized And it may not, as the Allies
are ready TO meet it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

The Delaware Gazette, to the columns
Of which William Penn Chandler impaired
ylrility and effective argument that
made John VI Clayton and his old Wing
followers IN Delaware sit up and take
nOticc, Is no more. II was established
in 1851 and maintained a continued
existence until December, 1888, only one
year l"-s than 4 century, when, with its
daily issue, started in 1872, il was merged
INTO Livery Evening The Delaware
state Journal. meanwhile, had been taken
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

peace without victory" evidently
means to Russia peace at great sacrifice,
with no compensation. And even honor
lost
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23

''I tell you, young man, we need brains
in this business " Il know YOU do, sir;
that is why | am offering you my ser
vices. Baltimore American.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
LOYAL NEWSPAPERS
Receive Endorsement by Food Ad
ministrator Herbert Hoover.

Aside from the prime necessity
of protecting our independence
and our institutions, there is but
one possible benefit from the war,
and that is the stimulation of self
sacrifice in the people, the lifting
of it's ideals and the diversion of
it's peace tendencies because of the
purely material things in life, to a
strengthening of it's higher pur-
poses. do not say that such com
pensations are full compensation
for war, but they are at least an
amelioration of the terrible cur
rents that are threatening our eX-
istence. Therefore we felt that if
there could be brought home to
the senses of every American
household the necessity of this
personal and individual sacrifice,
we would have spread the oppor-
tunity for service beyond those
who sacrifice in giving their sons
to immolation on the national
altar.
TO accomplish this requires edu-
cation, requires an intimate under
standing for each man, woman and
child in the United States of the
objectives of the government and
the duty that falls upon them. We
have called upon the millions of
women and men in the United
States with an unfailing reply. We
have created great numbers of
committees who have worked with
the utmost devotion. We have
gone to each of our 2O,O00,000
households periodically with liter
ature, and we have plastered the
country with posters. We have
secured the fine cooperation OF the
manufacturers and distributors of
food. But we could not have at
tanned this had we not had the alb
solute devotion and team work of
every newspaper in the United
States. Our every appeal has
through this gigantic influence, re-
ceived an immediate and prompt
distribution. Without this inces-
SAINT, voluntary, liberal support
our plan would have been impos-
sible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
Initiated kopenick Captain.

An extraordinary instance Of Teu-
tonic servility where uniforms are con-
cerned has occurred at Essen. A par
ty of three armed individuals, two in
soldiers and one in policenn's uni
form, made round of all the schools
of the town, representing themselves
to be authorized to collect the chill
dren's satchels. They paid triae in
each case for the leather straps at
tached to them, and carried away their
booty. After a few days, the whole
affair was discovered to be swindle.
"Bow it Is possible that this could
have been carried on for days without
anyone having the courage to chal-
lenge their authority remains one of
the mysteries Of the war;" says the
Rhenish Westphalian Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
WOMEN HANDLE BIG SHELLS
Young Mother Gave, Practical Demon
stration of Their Physical Fit
ness to Do So.

When women first were put to work
In shell factories in England they
handled only the light field-gun shells.
Later it became necessary for them to
turn out larger shells, and doubts were
raised as to whether the women were
strong enough to handle them. A
young mother settled the question.
LET me heft the SHE'LL" she said,
picking one up from the floor. "Aye,"
she commented, "this shell is mite
heavy, It's true, but it's not so heavy
as my baby"
There is shell factory in the Liv-
erpool district operated almost eXclu-
sively by the daughters of business
and professional men. Many are
young girls who had never done any
kind of work other than needle work
and cooking. The heavy work of the
establishment is performed by the
wives of sailors.
This is nonprofit-making factory
and it is the reply of the Cunard COM
pany to the Germans for the sinking
of the Lusitania.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
Rip Van Noah.

1t was the first twilight game at the
local ball park, and the little fan with
the whiskers just had to tell something
to celebrate the OCCASION.
"BOys, here's new one my son
wrote me-" he said, as he climbed into
the bleachers.
'Well, spring it! Spring It'll" begged
the "gang." Lets get it over with"
''Yuh know my sons at the Nation
al army camp at Chillicothe. Yeh, he
came out flat-footed fer the war. Hah-
hah !" said the little man, as he bit
Into a cigar which everybody knew
was made in Wheeling. "Well, here
Is what he wrote me this morning:
Dear Pop-Here is a joke. I hope
you see the point. What put the chill
In Chillicothe? Why, the draft, Of
course. Jimmy. P. S. This is some
city, Now wasn't that just like JIM
my. Some little joke. He-he!"
Eyes, some little joke" said the
crowd, "you old Mr.. Rip Van Noah"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
BACKACHE is A WARNING.
Perrysburg People Should Not Neglect
Their Kidneys.

Backache is often natures most fire.
quent signal of weakened Kidneys. To
cure the pains and aches to remove
the lameness when it arises from
weakened kidneys, you must reach the
cause.-the kidneys. If you have pain
through the small of your back, uri-
nary disorders, headaches, dizzy spells,
or are nervous and depressed, start
treating the kidneys with tested kid
ney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
proved good and are especially for
weak kidneys. Doan's have been used
in kidney trouble for over 80 years.
Read Perrysburg testimony.
Mrs. o. j. Friedrich, Fifth and Maple
streets, says: 81 had pains across my
back, over my kidneys, that were ter
rible. When / stopped over, would
get catch in my back, SO / could
hardly straighten again. My kidneys
acted very irregularly, too. Mornings
l felt all tired out and often had dizzy
spells. l sometimes seemed to see
black spots before my eyes, too, and !
had severe headaches. l took about
two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills and
they cured me-"
Price 6Oc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Friedrich had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
LOUDER THAN ANY THUNDER
Modern Guns Make Noise That Is Far
Above That of "Heaven's
Artillery"

Every big noise is compared to
thunder, as If heavens artillery were
the greatest noise imaginable. We
speak commonly of "the thunder of the
guns" and the poets have always
spread themselves on the terrific cam
nonade of thunder storm. But the
plain fact is that mans artillery beats
the clouds into fits, If the distance at
which each can be heard is any cri-
terion Of the intensity and volume Of
sound.
The gunfire in Flanders has been
heard in London countless times,
while 1t is quite impossible to say
how far the famous mineburst on the
Vimy ridge, produced by human
agency, though not gunfire, could be
heard. But it is doubtful whether the
loudest thunder that ever pealed has
been heard 20 miles away.
One of the greatest thunder storms
of recent years occurred in the Rich
mond area, but not sound of 1t
reached London, and it is on record
that when the church steeple of Lost
withiel was destroyed by lightning to
the accompaniment Of such roar of
thunder as the oldest inhabitant could
not remember, no sound was heard 80
miles distant.
The explanation of this seeming
anomaly is possibly the fact that
thunder Is produced in the air, and the
sound is conveyed by earth waves
rather than by air waves.-London
Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person Month if the Present
Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
Stocks Will Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

Two pounds Of sugar month-half
pound a week-that is the sugar ra-
tion the U. S. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January 1, 1919, in order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy, for the Allied armies
and for the civilians Of those nations.
! BY New Years the world sugar sit
uation will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country.
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on by the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
our national sugar supply. During Oc-
tober the first American beet sugar
will arrive in the markets. BY the
middle of November some of our Lou
isiana cane crop will be available. All
OF this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied ON a re-
duced ration and to safeguard the Al
lied sugar ration from still further
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
BOND
D|SL0YAL|STS
ARE SENTENCED

Cleveland, O.-The men who be-
lieved that they could not be touched
by the law for Liberty Bond dealings
of almost any character whatever are
learning their mistake.
The recent arrest and conviction and
sentencing of men who have depended
upon alluring ads to lead Liberty Bond
owners who needed the money into
their offices ought to have chilling
effect upon other brokers who have
built their hopes upon the same foun-
dation.
Isadore Gantz, pawnbroker of Far
rell, Pa. was arraigned and held on
$1,000 bail for the November grand
jury session. He advertised to buy
bonds, and then offered the bond-hold-
ers who responded to his ad about so
cents on the dollar for their bonds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

reduction. In Europe the present ra-
tion is already reduced to minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in its efforts to maintain
a fair distribution of sugar to the Al
lied world is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the eoun-
try, In homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at low ebb. We must
make increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been disap-
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks In Java can
not be reached on account Of the ship
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have Increased as we'll as those from
the Allies.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half |;
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every eff.
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar.
Later, when the sugar supply is larg-
er, the canned fruit may be sweetened
as it Is used.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
WOMEN WELL
ORGANIZED FOR
LOAN DRIVE

Cleveland, O.-There will be wom.
ems Liberty Loan committee in more
than $50 Of the 169 counties Of the
fourth federal district, by the time the
campaign opens for the fourth Liberty
Loan. The district, which includes all
of Ohio, sc counties of Kentucky, a
portion of West Virginia and Western
Pennsylvania, has some very sparsely
settled counties, in which separate
organization will not be formed, but
they will be the only exceptions. In
the third campaign, which ended May
4th, the women of the district sold
$72,23S,S00 worth of bonds. 1t will
take a great deal more-twice as
much-to satisfy them this time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
LEWIS 3. FRANKLIN.

He argued to anyone who questioned
his policy of cutting the market price
of the bonds, that anyone had right
to sell any bond he owned at any price
he chose to take-and could get; and
that anyone had a right to buy bond
at any price he saw fit to offer-and
could get the bond for. 1t is the same
argument which has been used by all
OF the bond price cutters. And in ordi-
nary times it would hold, probably.
But Mr.. Gantz learned, when he was
before the district attorney, that the
United States is at war, and that there
are, in consequence, limitations to GER
tain activities which do not exist in
time of peace.
In order to give an excuse for his
offered price for the safest securities in
the world-United States government
bonds-Gantz was forced to argue that
they were not worth much more than
that. His prosecution was therefore
possible under the sedition law.
w. S. Bennett of Youngstown was
sent to the workhouse within the last
few days for similar suggestions, and
other cases are in process of being
prosecuted in the fourth federal dis
trict at the present time.
Lewis B. Franklin, director of the
United States war loan organization
in addressing a meeting of the Liberty
Loan county chairmen of this district
emphasized forcefully the Importance
of keeping ones bonds, and of urging
other people to do so.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
FIyino Temperament.

The most eminent of British scien-
lists have devoted special study to the
psychological and physiological aspects
of flying. One authority says that
good eyesight. normal hearing. good
"muscle sense" and equilibration are
indispensable qualifications. But most
important of all is the right tempera-
ment-not an easy thing for medical
board to examine. OF the types-the
imaginative and the unimaginative-
the imaginative youth is said to make
the better pilot If he can keep his
imagination under control.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
Two Prize captives.

While on sentry duty one night one
of the men at Camp Colt, who had
been the butt of numerous company
jokes, halted two Of his worst tOrmen-
tors as they were endeavorlng to slip
into camp after taps. In response to
his challenge they stated that they
were Kaiser Bill and Won Hindenburg.
Thereupon the sentry called for the
officer Of the guard, reported his dis
tinguished guests, and had the salts.
faction Of seeing them headed directly
for the guardhopse,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

"Our task is to be much greater"
said Mrs. Frank Muhlhauser, both be-
cause the loan itself will be for about
$6,000,000 instead of $3,000,000 as last
time, and because we are determined
that the women will bring in larger
proportion Of the total than we did
before.
1--WE are going to do it by going after
the people who did not buy at all be-
fore, who can buy only small bonds.
perhaps, but whose buyings count up
tremendously il you get them all, and
by making the people realize the neces-
sity of conserving labor and raw mate
rials for the government-and putting
the money saved as result into bonds.
We ought to be able to do that better
than men can do it because we are the
keepers of the American pocketbook.' u
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

France must import sugar today,
most of it from this side of the ocean,
because the largest portion of French
sugar beet land is in German hands.
AS a result, the French people have
been placed, on a sugar ration of about
Is pounds n year for domestic use !;
pound and half month. This
photograph hOws how the German
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
s1OO Reward. s1OO.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken inter-
nally and acts through the blood on
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in the
Medicine that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
curative powers of Halls Catarrh
cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

troops destroyed French sugar mills.
Thanks to the French rationing sys-
TEN the annual consumption has been
cut to 100000 tons, according to re-
ports reaching the United States Food
Administration. Before the war France
had an average sugar crop of about
100000 tons of sugar and had some
left over for export.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
NOTIcE OF AppoINTMENr.

Estate of Ernest g. Hegley, Deceased.
NJ h. Cook has been appointed and
qualified as Executor of the estate of
Ernest c. Hegley, late of Wood County,
Ohio, deceased. Dated this 3rd day of
August, A. ID. 1918.
b. o. BISTLINE,
Probate Judge of said County,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

Germany, Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey are reaching
the recrimination stage, and GER
tainly not one of the lot can say
anything about the other that is
too bad to be true.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la
borers, rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil. Fine for cuts, burns, bruises.
Should be kept in every home. soc
and 60c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29

Can't see why Germany is sur
prised at the number of Americans
over there. Only thing is the
Kaiser didn't know America and
it's people. He thought he had
America Germanized.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-29
LovE-TRAGEDY

Miss Columbia loved her lover
As sweetheart lady should;
He swore by stars above FER
He loved and always would.
She liked to be called "dearIe,"
And "Iove," and "snook," and
"pet."
OF "darIing" she'd ne'er weary;
They would be lovers yet.
She killed him right at table
With a well-aimed wheatIess
bun,
When his mem'ry slipped Its
cable
And he up and called her
"hon."
"A. M. corrigan.