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Evening journal., 1918-04-03
STAGE IS SET FOR
Third LOAN DRIVE
ConIInuod from First Page.

nouncemcni from Philadelphia Liberty
Loan officials IN which district Whining
ton is a psrl. that the loan would open
on Aprm g and close on May .. This
will mean four weeks instead Of three as
n the last campaign FOR on cfirt for
funds
The Liberty Loan committee has one
request io make of lhe patriotic citizens
OF this city and New Castle county. ln
addition 20 subscribing 90 ihe loan a.
Nbcrally and as generously as they can,
iho committee hopes that very one who
s planning 90 make This investment viii
do So at hc start OF the campaign.
There are many reasons Tor this. One
OF The chief reasons Is thst Wilmington
and New Castle county may show TO its
neiehbors that as loyalb ia This cam
paign cannot Doe qucsi.oed any more
than in any Of the preyious campaigns
for other war purpose N would serve
as an enc0urae for others, II vii
mngion and the county stepped forward
on the first few opening days and sub
scribed her entire quota.
Another reason is that 10 would eX-
pcdltc the accounting work Go q con-
siderable extent and would not result
in so much confusion towards the clos'
0f the csmpaign. which is always th'
most exciting Time
So-you liberty y-lo,ing patriots
please remember and subscribe early
Early means the first few days on th'
drive" and Saturday is the FIRST one o.
these early days
The bankers OF Wilmington wilt
have never been found lacking Ia pairi
oism gave fresh evidence Of thei
loyalty yesterday afternoon, when at
meeting % the Wilmington Clearin
House Association. The fnsnciers dc
cided upon a liberia rate ~ interest. !
order that those who wished 10 sub
scribe 90 thc loan. hll who did not hay
The funds 90 do SO, might d0 So by bor
rowing the money from whichever ban
they perfer.
The Clearing House Association afts
patriotic preamble in a set OF resC
lutions. announced the plsn for lit
efai ioanns of money for This purPos'
Summarized for the busy man o
woman. the banks are urged TO loan
irrespective Liberty Loan buyer ~ pe
cent Of Inc value Of the bond. For th
first ninety DAYS the bank Will charg
"a per cent. which is the same rate
, interest that ihe bond viii draw fror
mo government. For The frst renews
IN e1 days the banks will charge 4 3
per cent. FOR the second 20 days re
. newaL. ; "a per cent. and for the thir
renewal = 81 per cent.
, When % is remembered that the usui
rate OF interest In this city Is 6 pc
! cent. tho literally or the banks of th
city is made more rcmarkshle.
+ The Federal Reserve Bank ~ phih
dclphlo. In which district this city
located. has made Arrangements TO cai
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
BY WILLIAM PmLIp sIMMs
lInlIed press sIan nOrrlsnnndrnL

lnIleu Press ~LoN iOifteI eIuuufut.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. April 2.-Hindenburg and
Ludendorr continue 10 hesitate. They
have been shifting about FOR five days.
This has been perhaps the quietest
DAY since the offensive began. The
Germans must have been hard hit not
90 be able to patch mp their machine
by now. The British blew mp The
bridges over which they relreo,ed but
Hindenburg has had ample time TO
repair them.
Probably the Germans are ready for
the second phase of their offensive But
TWO things are worrying them The
n-st Is the stunning blow given them
by The third army 40 Arras. The see
ond is the dOublc-barreled front com
bincd with the lsssencd number Of
troops. They dislike pushing on
toward Amicns with Arras and Nlmy
threatening their north Uank and the
French mcnacing their southern lauk
Likewise. whereas they had 90 divi-
sions t0S000O mem IN the line and
I'M reserve for q JJ-mile front on March
81 they now have only the remnants
Of this force plus the sparse fresh
troops. with which 60 carry On thciI
offensive over q lO0-mlc front.
Indications I'm lho past few DAYS arr
ihat Hmderburg is trying 90 shorter
ihe active battle front by digging b
at certain places. permitting him e
concentrate probably south of tn'
somme. re viii be compelled asain t
draw from garrisous IN the quiet sec
tor. Ilo has already drawn % divi
.ions $4,000 men, rom the Norii
SEA end and 80 divisions $4,000 men
from tlo swiss end Of the west front
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
BY !. ". PEcLER
.-I.l -. s-nn Cnrr..n-nIlnI

United Press -i0U Dorfcsp spunienl
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION
AIRY ARMY lN FRINGE, Jan. 81. By
Mail Noi many sammies are marrying
French girls
Most of them have lcfl a glrl back
hOme who has promised 90 wait and
knii and write and write. sammy be
cnncs MILDLY Interested ln me pretty
French girls of hi. tillaee but only
mildly ie may $50 before ihe grale
nrc in the Kitchen with her ln the even
ins- and study French while lhe stew
fDr tomorrow bubbles and chuckios in
ihe cauidr0n sometimes YOU can sec
groups of -1mmles and village girls
siroll.ng arm-'n-arm lo the woods ear.
ryIng baskets for sunday picnic parties
The girls themselves seem Go have 9
/ lively Interest in ihe Sammics. Bat ihe'
are cautious Very few OF them woulf
consider marrying a soldier while lhl
war Last,
Madame Meraiille states The Freucl
grl's view quite plainly Her husba1I
is 8 soldier and She lives with her lyl
pretty daughters m a little town Nher
COO SsWmies are bllleted.
Young people should not marry l
war-iime,' said Madame Meralill'
i"lfoy should wait While Che war last
my daughters shall not marry soldier
or young men liable to bo called u
Tor service. suppose my Susanne shout
marry fine young American of Oh
Infantry IN @ month she might hea
That her husband bad been Killed.
only month ago The butchers so
was home ON permission. For two year
"a beautiful young girl ln the newt tow
had been waiting for him. Her parent
wanted her iO wait longer until afif
ihe war But the young corporal said
81 q can wait no longer viii not Il
killed
$50 they were mrarled and after De-
days Dee went back 10 mis- regiment. Lai
week he died in a hospital from wounl
and DIS body wos brought home. The
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
II. COLEMAN DUPONT !
HEADS MORRISPLANCO CO


NEW YORK, April 3.-General n. Guile
man dupont who recently took over con
troll OF the Waldorf-Astoria has been
elected president or the Industrial
Finance Corporation. This Is the parent
company OF the Morris plan. which oper-
aies 100 Industrial banks In the United
states.
General DUPONT succeeds Clari VIII
liams. resigned. who expects soon 10
visit France ON important war work
IN connection with the American army.
The corporation has loaned more than
SCI OOO0O TO about $4,000 small boz
rOWcrs.
For several years Mr.. dupont has had
an active interest in industrial banking,
/ as developed by Arthur j. Morris.
/ founder OF the Morris Plan. and he has
aided materially in the rapid growth
OF the system. which has now an ag-
grcgaie capital OF approximately si2
Oo0OO0 and pending capacity OF about
+ si0OO0O,0oO a year
IN a statemen, issued yesterday in
connection With his election. Mr.. du-
pOnt said he was convinced that the
Morris Plan Is doing constructive and
humane work of naiionel Importance.
"Unlii only a Few years ago, he said,
"a man working for wages or SALARY.
and. for that matiery, many profession
al men. had no banking credit What
ever. When a sudden need for money
came. the only recourse was The loan
shark or the pawnshcp. Today any
man or woman Of character and earn
ing power can negotiate a loan at a
Morris Plan hank as readily as mer-
chant horrows on his business standing
at a commercial bank"
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
GREGORY WARNS ON
WAR PR0FITEERIHG
Cost.Plus Contracts, Padding
and Agents Fees Men,
toned as Pitfalls
ONLY REASONABLE
PROFIT PERMITTED

WASHINGTON. April g. Public warn
ing against prontearing on cost-plus
contracts against padding " such con
tracts. ageinsi employment of agents on
contingent Zee and against seeking
"fayors" from executive officers was
issued by A0oncy-General Gresory
yesterday
Recent rumors nave limited ai graft
In the cOsi-pius contracts on canton
mcnt and other work The warning
was not prcdicgtcd % was emphaiicaliy
stated. on any particular case.
The cosl-plu. form OF contract was
initiated by the government and was
worked oui hy tho Council of National
Defense. The statement makes 10 clear
that the Attorney General Is giving spe-
cial consideration 10 problems likely To-
arise under such contracts. The stale
mcnt follows;
ION account of The cOst-plus CON
tracts made during the present war, At
torucy- general Gregory Is giving spe-
clai consideration 90 problems likely 10
arise i'm connection thcrewilh.
"The Supreme Court has denounced
pronteerlnS or The padding Of costs IN
suils resulting from contracts analogous
90 ihe cOsi-plus agreements 70 Is be-
lleved that these decisions place the
burden OF proof ON The 'c0rl-plns con.
tract contractor whose contract Is on
uuiled because of fraudulent padd,ng.
"The contractor may obtain a reason.
I able price for goods actually delivered
and acrpnfpd by fhe government hu'
/ be has The burden oi proving what is
/ fair price"
since This country entered the Ma
I thousands OF contractors have been rep
resented IN Washington.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03

before he had lofi ihe cily and he las
taken charge of restoring one OF tnc
machines so thot % cnn'he pat m opera
lion as soon as possible.
Mr. ,Schuil made AN his arrangements
FOR repairing the damace as soon ar
possible. and ihs morning Doe had me
gas supply io Sew Castle Richardson
Park and Elsmorc shut on. and also cut
or the supply io some of ihc largest in-
duslrial consumers. including the puseN
and Jones Company Bancroft Company
and p4riics Company, so MS io con
serve as much ae possible Tor Whining
tom residences. about one million cubic
feet of gas was stored in the large tank
I'M the yard. lo supply consumers while
The consumption NJ gas runs FROM two
t0 three million Cubic feet day. ~
can readily he seen from This situation
T that unless The machinery is started
making gas again This afternoon. VII
mInglon and some Of COS suburbs Will
De without gas for awhile Mr.. schuu
had prcssures reduced as much as pos
sihle for city distribution.
i7oi l. susnecicd
"it is pretty difficult 20 advance %
theory as lo the cause OF lho oy-
plosion" said Mr. Schutt "Niy nrsi
thought would boz lhat somebody pul
up iub ON MS. as ! have never seen
such a wreck FROM an explosion before
We have had little flares before. hul
nothing Ike This ever occurred. There
are safety valves to check back pres
sure. which give way when ihc pros
sure becomes Zoo strong. and ih.s pro-
vents an accumulation OF gas N ull
main -
Everything Indicates That there ha'
been some kind of plot. but ! don
think if there was a iampcriue Will
the valves or pipes 10 was done b,
anybody connected with our force. bu
from the outside Tho best feelnl
exists between the company and il
employees. The explosion occurred in
, side large pipe thirty inches in Ill
/, ameier. leading from The turbine to on
gas generators The turbine stop
, automatically at intervals when MAX
ing gas When we put gas OH in On
generators we must keep the heat %
4 20 generate gas and the turbines ai
necessary 60 keep the heat up.
= Warning To Consumers.
The company employees about iWcni
men at The plant oi night. The plu
= Is fenced in. and there is "a w1irhma
- making fuNnn~ NL 200 llIllf~.
u Despite an lhe efforts We are mai
D. lng we will probably be out of ga
g by night" said Manager schuti "Cor
II sumers should see that an valve
o. burners and pilots are shut on iiEh
J. and when the gas supply r. restore
they should soe mat AN pilots on burn
% ers are lighted. Before we will %
p able TO make enough gas Tor distr
,, button I'm afraid we VIII run ont q
D. our storage supply
@ In various parts OF thr plant. asId
r. from the turbine ROOM much danae
p was done 10y the explosion. Air pres
s sure mains and pipes were twisted B
- ihe generator room. windows wer
IS broken and part OF The wall OF Tie lu
z bne room was blown ont
Manager Schutt has been trying fo
q some time io get Third turbIn
J. for emergency purposes. and fc'
d day ago obtained q priority order fr0s
u tho Wash ingion authorities iO a-,t
D him in obtaining the machinery. Eve
r. then he has no hope of getting a mes
z turbine before June or JuIy.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
Delaware COLLEGE
Loses PROFESSORS
Four Teachers VIII Take
Up Other Work at Close
of Present Term
SALARY QUESTION
BECOMES PROBLEM

Special 20 THE EVENING Jul RNNI.
NEWARK. Del. April 3 Commercial
life is calling members of tn Della
ware College faculty where they can
receive much better pay Than they have
been receiving in ihcir present WORK.
and consequently several more have
resigned and will leave Delaware ai the
close Of the college year next month
and some before That time. Tho high
cost OF living in some Instances has
culored into their decisions 90 hake a
change and tee prospects are in3t
there viii Doe many changes in th'
faculty because Of these conditions by
next September.
-Four mon have resigned within The
past fcw days They 0rn I. n. ~rager
assistant professor of mo"hamicsl and
electrical engineering. Who hos beer
at Delaware tor eight wears and who
has done much valuable work In DTS
line; Howard n. Preston. assistant pro
fess0r In mathematics and engineering
who has been "a member 0f the facuil,
for slA years. and Reeves d. string
instructor. who has served a numhe
ot years in mat position professo
Preston viii 60 with the dupont Com
pany az plant In Tennessee mex
month. The other two have not an
nounccd where they will locale. Al
three or these men axe FROM the en-
cheering department. probably lh
most important department Of the coi
logs at thls time rhel places hav
not been filled.
Professor Harry u. King, a chemi-
IN me experimental station, has als'
resigned 90 Join the DUPONT force o
chemists IN addition 10 these mel
large number of others have resign
ed within lhe past year 10 enter com
mercisl life.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
FOUAI. SIiFFRACE MFFTfNC.

The public Is invited 20 attend a lee
ture 10 he given under The auspices OF
the Equal Suffrage Association by Or.
Henry Neuman. in the chapel OF Grace
NJ. 2. Churcn, tomorrow evening. DR.
Neuman Is leader Of the Brooklyn Eth
ical society and ts we'll known 90 VIII
mington audiences. Ills lecture is en-
titled Democracy and The Woman Citi.
gen" 81 is hoped that as many as possi-
bic VIII avail themselves Of This oppor-
iunity 10 hear Dr Neumann. as thc
subject is ono which Is attracting anc
VIII continue 10 attract much interest
In This country.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
nv nENRl WOOD
] pross sIln C0rrcsnonlonI

United Press STAT spOndcni.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES lN THE
FIELD, April 2--Failure 10 reach Paris
and Amions through wing attacks ap-
parently has caused The German COM
mand 60 center its effort ON The latter
ciiy. hoping Go encircle it by attacking
in naturally defined sectors along the
rivers.
Tho FIRST OF these is north OF the
Ancre: another is between the Ancrc
and the Sommc; the next Is between Che
Somme and The Luce. the fourth Is BE-
tween ihe Luce and Avre and the nth
between the Avrc and the NOAr
The latest attacks hctray ihe oncmy's
intentions While aiming directly at
Amiens in the center ihe attacks On the
north and south aim 90 encirce the
city from ihe north via liebuierne and
Doullenc and from the south Via Mont
idier and Comfy. First. they would iso-
late Amlens from norlhward and south
ward railway communications. then
force an evacuation hy seml-circular
artillery concentration
The cncirclement has temporarily
been checked, but airplanos report con-
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
new WAR UNIFORM
FOR WOMEN SHOWN
Costume Designed to Con-
xerve Cloth viii Have
No Trimming
MANY WOMEN
FAVOR STYLE

NEW YORK. April 3.-rhe conscrva-
tlon war uniform for women has ar
rived. Il uses only three and one
quarter Yards Of not very wide material,
sgA yet it is proper and extremely be-
coming. % is. however. only fair 90
those women war workers who Tip the
scales at. a substantial number Of
pounds 20 say that the pretty models
on whose shapely forms were displayed
the new Uniform al tho fashion show
held by the National League for
Women's Service al the Rltz-Carli0n.
were an young and slender. Models
never grow fat which fact no doubt
hampered HicksOn. Inc, the designer
and maker of this practical costume
for volunteer workers In patriotic or.
eanizatiOns" in the desire 10 give an All
round idea Of the uniform.
10 is not a tailored creation. the
league holds that tailoring takes mp ihf
time Of a man. and Is therefore un-
patriotic u is dressmaking. q woman
lob. every stitch OF o. But good look.
ine-oh. very. % Is Of blue serge. an,
neither long nor short, II the reader
gets what one means. 10 is no. Ions
enough TO hit the dust. and 10 Is mo-
short enough enough io-well. it is mol
shorter than a perfectly proper skir'
ought 90 be. There is no trimming
Just graceful lines, that is an. The soi'
adornmeni. which IS also useful IS
black satin stole which can be used al
picturesque throw when The worhcl
fares abroad. and becomes collar in'
doors. u dispcnscs even with cuffs. bu
q has pockets. trim. neat pockets
meant 90 hold things and not obtrusiNe
The sleeves are tight fitting.
Many members OF the National League
for Women's Service verc az the fash
ion feic and an announced their inten
tion Of wearing the new uniform r'sll
alOnc.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03

FOR an large subscriptions that may be
made 10 the loan in itas way. n some
one wants 10 buy a half million or
bonds and wishes 10 borrow the money
he can. m his situation warrants II,
borrow that much money from hank
and lhc Federal Reserve Bank in phila-
dclphla win take care Of the money.
Chairman nossell met with the Wom-
ems Committee al room today 40 ~
headquarters in the Equitable Building.
40 ( O'Clock this afternoon Mr.. duBell
will meet with the Liberty Loan com
mlttec OF the Atlas Powder Company.
AZ both meetings plans FOR the comins
campagn win be disguised and contln
gencies arranged fdE s-...f... =
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
ELOQUENT sPEAKERs

Hampton /. Carson, or Phllaueiphi9'
former. Atlorney-Gcneral Of pcnnsyl-
vania. and one Of the foremost men OF
Inc bar Of that slate, will be the
sneaker tomorrow night at itfe nrst
annual banquet OF the Bcacom Col
lego Club. % be held in the grii room
Of the Hotel dupont
Mr.. Carson will speak on Patriot
ism" FORMER Congressman l.. Irving
Handy will act as tOaslmaster. Mr.
Handy expects 90 pay his compliments
io The members ~ the club In wit and
humor. Another speaker Will be nr.
Francis n Green. 0f ilie Nest ches-
io- Normal school nr. Green i too
we'll known and admired here a. a
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
HINDENBURG HESITATES
CONCERNING SECOND BLOW

About 100000 men-almost ihe totai
on the west fronl-are concentrated on
the new battle front. The problem now
is how long he can keep zap the strain.
Obviously H.ndCnburg is stalking
everything on This last throw OF the
dice
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
SPRINGTIME
". -. GREEN

The sprig has cub-tne grddle breeze,
Is softly blowlg through ihe irccs.
Ad every tibe the barch wild blows,
Id bakes bore trouble id OUR d01c.
With colds ad coughs upod our llgs,
With cycs idnabcd-a d0zc That ruds,
With birds a sigig everywhere.
We doe That gcddlc sprig is here.
The housewife dow starts id apace.
With broob id had ad cheerful face,
Ad keeps the household od Oh rud-
To gcd her sprig housecleadig dud.
Her husband with a solpb face.
Says 10 his freds i'd kellcy's place.
] doe that sprig Is here-dod souse,
Because by wife is cleadig house.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
WHITE WHISPERS

Remember the guy
In vaudeville who
Used TO come
Walking briskly
out on the stage
While the orchestra
Played Reuben, Reuben,
I've been thinkin"
I'm double quick
Time. and he started
His turn with This
Line Of chin work.
AS ] look over
This vast sea of
Intelligent smiling
Faces, and the
Women. GaWd bless
Theml How ] do
Admire tnem. What
Would this world
BE If it were not
For The women, etc.
Well. what about it,
ON n0thin-
only they're still
Narbllng that stone
Nre gas. even since
The war tax has
Gone m
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
peace talk does
NOT interest U. 5.
Continued from fIrsl Page

TO resume peace talk al a time when
America is>abOul 90 launch her greatest
war effort. " the full text Of The Czen-
in speech has reached here boy t0iu0r-
row. 20 is possible the prcsidcnfNmay
refer TO 70 In his speech at Baltimore
Saturday night The President has not
begun work on this address.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03

speaker TO need any introduction.
The dinner is at 80 o'clock. The
officers Of the club arc President, Mcr-
ritt d. Fisher; vlcc-president. A. Rae
DuBen. secretary and treasurer Ray
mnnd Jackson
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
AGAIN COMPLAIN OF NOxIOUs ODORs.

Residents IN me Vicinity Of Third and
orange streets have complained TO the
Board OF Health concerning disagree
able od0rs in that nelghborh0od. Ex-
acily what causes these od0rs. is not
known. but they have been manifested
during the warm weather Of yesterday
and the day before 20 an almost un-
boaranhle degree. Tho residents of the
ucishhorhood arc asked 10 assist in de-
ierm'niny the source OF and eliminating
II possible, these noxous olQss.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
PADDED PROVERBS

Ia, g lol and have Indigestion Eat
less, and have 70 anyhow
Envy upperculs at others and hts il
self on the chin.
ne shows rare good Judgment, that
Won't bet any kale on his own.
Kick not in The dark at a black mule.
4 string of pearls around piss neck
and It's stlll a pig.
Things OF two handles; us a wise
bird thai grabs hold of both.
Make no noise over another gents
soup.
Tie uchies' throw of The dice is
when they're thrown away.
Evening journal., 1918-04-03
A burslar's haul ON Yet be stolen.

Give yourself credit for your base
hits. There are a lot who'll mark up
your strikeouis
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-11-07
z OF FAMILY DIE.
Buck Everett and Wilson Everett. Half
Brothers. die this Week

We Sympathize with our good friend
Lawrence Everett. who has buried two
Of his SOILS this week Buck and Will
son Everett The two son~ were half
brother, "a ifh considerable difference
IN age. Buck Everett who died Tues
day night. WAS about - years old.
while the other WIS baby hoy. age
about one year. and died sunday
Both were victims of influenza and
pnsumonia and both were buried ur
brownsville cemetery. but no services
were held
The elder Everett WAS horn in this
county June II. 1874. and spent his
entire life as a farmer IN this section.
lie was married and Is survived by
his wife and several small children.
Mr. Everett WAS "a highly respected
man and his loss will De- kcenly felt
The family has the sympathy Of their
many friends In their duel loss
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-11-07
TWO DEATHS.
John Stephens and Step-son. Ed Floyd,
Both die i'm Past Week.

Another Fulton county family has
lost two members through the tin cpl
dcmic ia the past week.
John stephens u well known farmer
Of the lower bottom. died Tuesday
night. Influenza and pneumonia c.siis-
ed his death He had been resident
Of that section for fifteen years or
more Nh Stephens leaves q wife. q
son and two daughters He was
about 81 years old. While a man Of
moderate circumstances. he was hon
oruhle and had many friends His
body was buried at Brownsville GENE
terry.
On Saturday night there was anotli-
er death in this home-tiiat OF Edw.
II Floyd. lT-year-old step-Son " Mr.
stephens He was also victim of tn
nu. which terminated in pneumonia
The young man j. survived 10y his
mother and two sisters. Funeral and
burial az Brownsville.
The bereaved members of this fam
lis have the sincere sympathy Of their
friends in the loss of these two loved
ones