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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
STATE LIFTS TAX ON AUTO
"SHIPPING ITSELF"
Commissioner Issues Order
to Facilitate Movement of
Cars Across State

Harrisburg. Pa, March III Denny
ONeil state Highway Commissioner
today sent out a request to the various
police authorities of the State not to file
charges nor try to prevent the passage
of unlicensed new automobiles and
trucks through Pennsylvania. These
new cars and trucks are now being
taken over the State to avoid railroad
congestion. The Highway Commissioners
is of opinion II would be an imposition
to compel dealers TO take out $40
license for one trip across the State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
More Arrests in Sight
in German Spy Plot
Continued from Page One

Continued from PAGE One
several angles of the case 70, diplomatic
reasons II was learned NDne. Storch
virtually did all her work at fashionable
hotels. She entertained lavishly, and.
being young and beautiful, It was no
great task for her to meet the hundreds
of young army officers and diplomatists
to be seen at various hotels, Chance
remarks dropped by these officers and
officials are believed to have reached
Berlin as a result of Nine. Storchs
activity
Much less is known OF Nine. NiN's
activities. officials said, however, she
had admitted. after much questioning.
she knew Count Won Bernstorif formerly
German Ambassador, and she had re-
ceived $4,000 from him at one time. She
professed it was loan. officials said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19

Machines win Be Used in soul|
Part Of State First

Hsrrisburs. March 1s.--Elght x G.
tractors that will be sent out throo11
the agricultural sections OF the o<ato
by the Department Of Aericultufo IN
now ready to begin piowing ~ econ A.
the ground is dry enough. Work wII
be started soon in southern Lancasec<.
Chester, Delaware. Montgomery o01
Bucks Counties and then in Daupti4
and Cumberland Counties. n
The district superintendents, who N1H
have charge Of the tractor crews ~
left here for these counties and Win
sign up contracts with the farmers ~.
the rate of SO an acre for the plowfne.
1t is said that the western part -
the State and the counties Of the nor(nr
ern tier will not be ready for plowin1k
for several weeks. f*n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
"My Spirit Uplitted
BY Var Tisit"-Baker


With Secretary Baker In France,
March II.
my visit to France has brought
me a great uplift in spirit" secre.
tary Baker declared today in ad.
dressing student officers at the staff
college here.
"As a boy who dissects watch
in order to see the works, | have
been taking this army apart.
while we are busy at home with
our industrial preparations and
training of troops, our hearts are
transplanted here In France"
Before motoring to the staff col.
lege, which is located in an ancient
city, Secretary Baker and General
Pershing, beginning at 1880 a. m,
inspected a vast warehouse area
near the actual fighting front.
Baker warmly lauded the col
lege's work and impressed on his
audience the real seriousness of
Americas great war project.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
RUSH ON LOADING PLANT
Bethlehem Company Speeds Up
Work at Mays Landing

Mays Landing. y. J. March 10
Heavy freight shipments are arriving
daily for the new loading plant of the
Bethlehem Loading Company. at this
way, though still retarded by trans
portation delays. Temporary quarters
for housing and feeding a large railroad
construction gang are nearly finished.
Work Is progressing on the artesian
wells. one of which has been sunk to
considerable depth. c.. s. Simpson.
formerly superintendent of the Bethe-
hem Steel Company's proving grounds
at Cape May, has been assigned TO the
companys operations here, as assistant
to Frank A. sullivan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
ARMY LIFE Is REAL EDUCATION:
EX-ILLITERATES READ AND WRITE
One Thousand Men at Camp Meade Saved by Night
Schools for National Service, Says Philadel-
phia Soldiers Letter to Mother

ing from the results attained, he Is a
good one He told me that more than
loo men in the regiment were listed as
illitcrateS when the division settled
down to serious business.
Now we have handful he said
Perhaps half dozen. but they are
newer men aud perhaps a little back
ward. We lost many of our pupils in
the drafts that were made on the divi-
sion, but | am certain that we have
given preliminary training to more than
sixty men,"
The Liberty Division is getting ready
TO 20 over there" but the educational
machinery will not stop. 1t will continue
to be operated In the French camps. for
Uncle Sam has not forgotten that even
in war he can do something constructive
Perhaps have written enough for to-
night, 80 row To close by sending my
hes, love and kisses. Your soldier son.
E0yH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
Americans on List

Ottawa. March 19.-The latest lana
Americans:
Killed in action--G. L. Fyfe, of Los
Angeles. Cal.
Gassed-.J. Smith, OF st. Louis Mo. I;
T.. NJ. Boyd. OF Jacksonville. Fla: o.
Hicks, of Evelith Mimi. IL. $. Ash
bough, of Moxahala, Ohio.
Died--H. G. Nelson, of Carrollton. ILL.,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
Extradite ALLEGED SwindIers

Columbus, o.. March 19.--Edward Nc
Comb, alias Major Faversham, and
Thomas A. Osborne, alias Judge Os-
borne, charged with completely in a
stock -swindling game which netted
5000, 900, will be taken from Youngs-
town to Chicago under a requisition hon
ored by Governor Coy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
Georgia State Secretary Dies

Atlanta. Ga. March 19.-Philip Cook.
sixty, Secretary of State for Georgia
since 1898, died suddenly at his home
here today. He was apparently In good
health yesterday and attended to all the
duties of his position at his Office in the
Capitol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
Steel Mill Hit by Fire

CoatesviIle. Pa, March 19.-Sponta-
neous combustion caused $4,000 nre
at the Lukens Steel Company WORKS
here yesterday. The roll and punch
houses were destroyed. Coatesville fire.
men saved adjacent mills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19

BEAUTIES HELD AS SPIES
Nine. Despina Davidovitch
Storch (above) and Nine. Eliza
beth Charlotte Nix, leaders of
the alleged espionage quartet
arrested in New York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
OPTIMISM THAT MEANS VICTORY.

ANY one having the slightest conception
ct the responsibilities weighing upon the
President of the nited States Will qtics-
ton the report from Washington that he
Is troubled by the the optimism Of the
American people There is not ~ all
the world greater optImlst that Woodrow
Wilson, and it must be that the faith
of the frcemen whom he leads IS ono IF
his most powerful Inspirations
We entered this war with ideals not
only but with an invincihle confidence
in their triumph Every story from the
battlc-helds carries the same note. IL
u optimism m tho trenches, optimism in
attack, optimism IN the air. optimism
IN the stupcndous enterprises which
transport and supply onr forces. that has
commanded the admiration of orr friends
and earned hewilderment and terror
into the ranks 81 our foes
There Is intelligence enough IN this
country 10 grasp the fact that few
successes, no matter how glorious. do not
mean victory Few ,mcrlcans ncrd ~
be told thar an ancient wrong driven 10
ITS last bitches dies hard cur most
enthusiastic soldiers who pretend 10 fear
tha@ he War may hc over before thcV
reach he front now better II - opium
i>ul that gives them that Thought anil It
Is optimism that Will steel thcr nctvcs
for the desperate encounters hy which
autocraCv must 1T last bc suhducd
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
CALOMEL SELDOM
SOLD HERE NOW
Nasty Drug Salivates, Makes
You Sick and You Lose
a Days Work.

Every Druggist in toNn--your druggist
and everybody's druggist has noticed a
great falling off in the sale Of calome
They all give the same reason. Dodson's
Liver Tone is taking its place
"Calomel is dangerous and people know
ii. while Dodson Liver Tone is perfectly
safe and gives better results, said a
prominent local druggist Dodsons Liver
Tone is personally guaranteed by every
druggist who sells il 4 large bottle costs
but few cents. and if ii fats TO give easy
relief in every case of liver sluggishness
and constipation, you have only to ask
for your money back
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harm
less To both children and adults. Take a
spoonful at night and wake up feeling
fine: no biliousness. sick headache, acid
stomach or constipated bowels IL doesn't
grippe or cause Inconvenience all the next
day like violent calomel Take dose OF
calomel today and tomorrow. YOU will feel
weak. sick and naiseated Don't lose a
days work Take Dodson Liver Tone
instead and feel hne full OF vigor and
ambition
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
Clean In the Streets.

Dir Joseph T. Wales suggestion that
the streets Of the city be- thoroughly
flushed and cleaned, III lrttcrment Of the
sanitary conditions of the city while II Is
fighting tho influenza epidemic. IS mos,
excellent one and should hc carried INTO
effect AZ onCr.
The streets OF the entire city are eS-
actly as Or. Males Describes them
Filthy and they havr been So for q
long time Indeed. dirty streets seem to
bc something Of chronic state Of affairs
in Wilmington That part of tho popula
latIon which STAYS at home and has few
occasions TO go TO other citlrs larger or
smaller than Wilmington. II matters not
finds highways elsewhere almost IN
variahly CLEANER than WIlmngton's This
should NOT I've a. any t,mc and more
especially n q tiruc such Is his, when the
community Is III the gnp 81 most
mrnaccful epidemic
II is the business 81 the Street ana
Sever Department 10 attend 10 tins mat
tn and to do 50 AZ oncr We have heard
Of no shortage of the water suppl, ana
general flushing OF the streets would dc =
lot Of good and could hc achieved with
minimum smout u labor lndrrd the
department. would I've more than justified
II it took every available man On Is r,llS
and put HIM At work on tins sanitation
rob. Furthermore. the department should
not need suggestion from any source
whatever. /, should he done nay. il
should have bern done on the depart
mcnt : own initiative BUT il WASH and
therein is no really nrw thing
81 lets have II done anyway
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05

The American Electric Railway As
ISOLATION complies i continuous tahu-
latlon Of increases m railway fares, which
up "a a recent date shows that three clticS
now have q I0-ccnt fare, 43 cities nov
have a-ccnt fare, over 100 cities have i
6-cent fare. and there arc other situations
where scent fare exists with additional
tie for transfers or increased fares out
sidObf certain central 2onc
According To the circulation, up to
September Is, 270 increases in fares had
been granted, Of which "a have been
granted since July ], 1918 Il further
states that about one-quarter Of the
urban population of the country, or about
1900, 900 out Of about Al 900. 900 people.
are now paying more than the standard
5-cent fare for street car service In re-
gard to the general question of public
utility increases IN rates. another COM
mlttee located in Washington has re-
Gently reported that since january !,
1918, there have been granted between
900 and 700 rate Increases
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05

There Is q growing salient IN the British
sector o: the western war front that
should hc watched rs u Is Indicated
on the cvcr-chnneinR war maps Tins
salient II directly cast from Nprcs The
significance of 4 Is that pushed little
farther il viii make Il difficult for the
German army Ia maintain connection
with the Belgian coast ports Ostcnd
and Zechruggc For four wears these
North Sea ports OF Belgium have been
thr constantly used t-hoat bases.
There are many indications. according
to recent dispatches that the Germans
arc preparing 10 abandon the entire
Belgian coast and il Is no secret that
Rrt lSh army tactics have for herr main
purpose the isolation and capture of
Ostcnd and IecbrugGc Ostend viii
become naval base for British and
American ships operating on the Belgian
SIDE Of the Channel For some tune
Nlhcd cruisers and monitors have been
hombardIng German coastal positions
There Is reason 10 expect that The
British land forces will soon be in com
plctC cooperation with the naval attacks
on the German positions along the coast
Tho occupation of the Belgian ports
bV the Allied armies Will he or immense
advantage not only in the matter of
delivery Of foods and war materials,
hut rs supplying operative bases for
both submarines and airplane fleets.
Xcchruggc is almost At the mouth Of
the Scheldt. on which Antwerp Is located
Control of Xeebruggc would control the
sea approach to Antwerp. Baltimore
American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
JUST FOLKS
THE CHILDREN's WORLD.
By Edgar A. Gnes1

They'll be laughn IN the future,
They'll be rompin IN the street,
They II be CROWN plump nm rosy
On the food they'll have TO eat,
They shall lick their sticky candy,
All contcnted i'm the sun
An the world shall be their playground
When We We finished with The Hun.
They shall come 10 JOY an Rladness
Each shall have dog or cat
Little cheeks shall bronze IN summer,
Little legs grow strong an fat
There shall be no sad-cved mothers
Watching starving babes grow thin,
An no children robbed ~ childhood
When his bitter war wc win
oh We II make this whole world over
For the little girls and boys
Then no gray -Farbcd brutes shall venture
10 deprive them ~ their Joys
They shall play their enrnes unhndercd
They shall race about and run
In a world thnf'a TT for children
Whom VIC ve finished with the Hun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
THE EVENING SMILE
BOON TO SOME.

81 recent dinner, Poatmaster-Gen-
eral BuTlesou was commenting on the
effects Of threc-cent postage In addition
10 the increase IN revenue which was sod
" needed. tho innovation has bcen a
positive boon y many, he declared and
explained thus
You seem very happy ] remarked to
n young lady Of my acquaintance.
! am She replied
Has Fred been paying you more at
tention latolv2' ventured
Nat oxactly. she explained. but
sincc this thrcc-ccnt postage Came m, he
has stopped writing to a lot ~ girls ont
Of town Los Angeles Times
Can yol get your wife to economic
Sometimes All depends on how wr are
going 10 blow the money VIC savc
louisville CVurier-JournnI
"Tlavc Won no poited gcrannmsy
"No We have some very nice chT-san-
ihcnume must have geranIums
They arc lor my wfc ~ Ttlre sho q
like these chry <tnthcm,Ins an don
understand The go5anIums arc Ia replace
some promised - care for white She Wa
away Kansas itv Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
The RcdOubtable Mrs. Halscy.

Wilmington holds quite a number Of
automobilists who view with much salts
faction the fact that ut last justice has
overtaken Mrs. Laura Halsey, that
dweller on the Concord pike who with a
crowbar, a brace of dogs and resolution
worthy of better cause, extracted
''fincs" and damages" from persons she
accused of using Y-shapcd lane in front
of her property rs place in which to turn
their motor cars. This good lady," as
her counsel called her at her trial in
Media, Pa, on Friday, has been CON
victed on three indictments growing out
of her operations and now is awaiting
sentence.
Her defence was that she knew of no
other way IN which to break up what
she alleged was a nuisance. Even IT a
nuisance existed and there is exceeding
good reason to believe that the only
nuisance was of Mrs Halsev's own
creating and that what she was after
simply was easily gotten cash-she had
hb tlHht NHtlfNfT W tahb th' law h'tp
her own hands Such measures always
were and always will he dangerous
business In the first place, they re sub
vcrsivr oil justice and order, since no PER
son can properly act as Mrs. Halsey ad-
mttcd she acted as ''judgr, jury and
accuscr
The Pennsylvania prosecuting officer
who handled the case very rghtfully said
It was a most important one. IN that IT.
involved the right Of the public 10 use the
highways without molcstation. Also very
truthfully he called Mrs lialscy's orcrn-
tionS acts of ''hlghhandcd piracy And
the jury agreed with him both ways.
We take IL that 6no-collccting and
damage assessing In iIalscy will not be
popular methods IN PENNSYLVANIA for
some time to come.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05

full conductor "lIop up there. C'mon.
Les 20
What is this new Washington What
will nc the Washington Of tomorrow
No one can foretcl~ -exccpt that IL will
be bigger, greater, q,iickcned with q new
vigor and imbued with "a new determine
ton H. will never be cosmopolitan; but
il will never again be limbo for foreign
attaches
The Soul Of the new Washington win
manhood and found it. proved And in
that, too, il will reflect the Soul Of
America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
RECORD OF WOMAN FARMER.

Women farmers are fairly numerous,
but 81 woman near Great Darlington,
Mass. has made record that not many
can equal.
Mrs Charles Turner is running a POO
acre farm. and her only help has come
from l2-year-old granddaughter and
three women volunteers OF the Land
Army
She maintains a large dairy, and she
has done all the milking and las taken
entTe charge Of the horses and cattle,
and has done 80 per cent OF the plowing
and harvesting
She is proud Of the work hat women
farmers are doing. and she asks. Are
they, too. the women in the cities. doing
their full duty She thinks there
arc = great number who might do Just
a little more, and make as great sacri-
tices a. re. women on the farms
But the fact Of Importance about
this successful woman farmer is that
she is more than 20 years of age There
are not many grandmothers who are
doing as we'll as that Binghamton
Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
e aSsu'ne Ys. sssds 1000
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1918.
Orderly Method the Best.

While II is not denied that Wilmington
tho entire State for that matter rs IN
the grip Of m epidemic of q form OF IN
flucnza which requires heroic treatment
tho latest reports indicate an abatement.
This IS due doubtless to several causes
The health authorities of the city and
State have taken every known precaution
tn cope with il and curb 10 spread, tho
medical profession and nurses. though
ovcrtaxcd, are dong hcroir work, tho last
TWO or three DAYS of sunshine have doubt
less helped IN the fight against the disease
and the people have ono to a realization
that they must take no chances
Cooperation on the part of the pubic
the authorities andphyslcians Is necessary.
for with any Of the three elements lacking,
tho fight could not succeed. The authori-
ties and PHYSICIANS have laid out an
orderly program Of procedure and, while
IT NAV not have been gwen the attention
II should have had at first there IS nothing
lacking on this score now. 30 far rs re
ports indicate. II everybody will proved
in an orderly way and follow the advice
OF the health department. and physicians.
hey will greatly mrimzc the danger 10
themselves and their neighbors
Some criticism has been heard Of news
PAPER exploitation az the epidemic the
critics contcndlng that i has caused
panic which complicated and aggravated
be matter From tho newspaper viewpoint
this rs not the result The people look to
the newspapers to keep them informed.
among other things. of the health con
C!itions Of the community. and II seems 10
be well 10 tell al thc facts IN case OF an
epidemic. 50 that all may know what TO do
70 work for the common good, as well as 10
take care Of themselves II Is hoped that
from now on il viii hc possible 10 report
rapid abatement oi the trouble.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
PRESS COMMENT.


With the fall Of Damascus, Palestine
and Syria pass TO the control of the Allies
and the new kingdom Of Hcdjaz becomes
assured to the Arabs. The conquest
OF Palestine was practically completed
when General Allenby defeated the
Turkish army on the plain of Esdraelon !;
but Damascus, the capital of the Syrian
vllayct, a strong base of supplies for the
Turks and a junction point for the rail-
roads to the north, south and east, still
remained menace to the Allied force.
Its capture, had it been strongly de-
Tended, would have been difficult mill
tary feat; for il required the occupation
of the ncighboring heights and valleys.
Otherwise Damascus on the edge of
the plains of Ghutah and ut the point
where the Barada issues from the deep
gorges OF it's upper course. would have
been a trap for General Allenby's forces.
Damascus is one OF the holy cities
OF Islam, and the last Of the sacred shrines
10 pass from the control of the Turks.
kerbcla IL III possession OF the British
and Mecca and Medina arc held by tho
Arabs. Damascus IS the northern ter
minus of the Hcdjaa railroad the great
pilgrimage route from the west 10 the
land of the Prophet This road can no
longer bc used, ms Envcr Pasha threatened,
tn carry an expedition TO punish the re-
bcllious Arabs Instead the kingdom,
which has been established and which
has already gained the support Of the
Nloslcm world. viii have m opportunity
10 grow under the protection Of France
anil Great Britain into fire. and indie
pendent state The growth of the new
kingdom threatens finally 10 terminate
IN fnvor of Mecca the centuries old rivalry
between that city and Constantinople,
thus restoring Ia Mecca the Caliphate
and ending the influence of onstantinoplc
as centre of Mohammcdatsm New
V rk SIM
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
ONE TO FALL BACK ON.

Objections are now urged against
fastening the name "doughboys" on
our soldiers in France. 4 contributor
to an Eastern newspaper heatedly urges
with some force that the term is un-
dignifed and implies that our troops
arc only "half-baked" or not baked at al
No name has been proposed so far
that seems to fit 'Sammics the
first attempt. was resented by the sol
dicTs themselves, as Indicating 'Wilhe-
boys, who had gone to France to sub
due the Teutons by slapping them on
the wrist The term Yanks, now rather
extensively used, IS also open TO objection
1t has merely sectional significance and
falls on great many ears with harsh
and unpleasant sound
Really Americans" seems To be the
most appropriate New Orleans Item
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
Won HERTLING.

: Won Hcrtling would berate " he
I SAYS with sigh Of pam, Our enc
I II les all hate Us with hatred that
+ insane OF course We ought 10
I love them the Germans. rank and
! file and Bill. who relgns above
! them. with eagles on his tile And ia
! the past we thought them an hon
/ est, kindly race: until they showed.
dod rot them, our views were out Of
place And even when they slaughter
: I'd like butcher run amuck till France
and Belgium tottered beneath
! foul blows they struck We said,
1t IS their princes who make Of war
: fright; the rulers all are ounces.
but Germans are all right Oh.
I we were slow believing. how vile
I the Teuts could be. although their
I boats went weaving like pirates
( through the sea, although with
! glec inhunan they Piled the sword
and dirk on babe and priest and
! woman. and glorled III the work.
: Since this war had its morning its
I been the Prussian plan 10 view with
jeers and scornlng the laws Of God
and man Oh, sure. We ought to
love them, the whole blamed filthy
nest Red Bill. who rules above
them Won Hertlng and the rest.
+LoNe them, who have been clothing
With dead the land snd seas But
love must turn to loathing when
! facing brutcs like these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS t