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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
TANKER EVEREST
LAUNCHED TODAY
At HARLAN PLANT
One of Six Similar Boats Recently
Built at the Local
Shipyard.
FOR EMERGENCY FLEET

Anot her b,g oil tanker was added to
Uncle Sans fleet of boats that Is bridging
the Atlantic, to the boys across the seas,
when the Charles NJ Everest dove IntD
the waters Of the Chrrstians 1ver at thrNs
minutes to . O'Clock this morning. Incl
dcntally, the launching added another
laurel 10 the efficiency with which the
Harlan wurkmen are able to successfully
launch huge boats,
The launching WAS set for $50 O'Clock,
but the time WAS extended IN order that
the launching might take place when the
tide was slack, and would not interfere
with the course of tho boat when II struck
the water The launching was timed
accurately, and when the craft slid into
the water there WAS no interference 10y the
tide IN any way, and the bag boat, after
being sucozsivelv snubbed with huge
rope anchors and steel cables, toated
gracefully up the ChrlstIans, without
having butted into the opposite bank
The sponsor for the boat was one OF the
Youngest that Harian's has ever acted ~
host to She was Miss Harriet Chadwick
Everest, s wears old, Of New York City,
daughter oi r. W Everest. son of a
former president of the Vacuum Oil Co,
and for whom the vessel was named, The
thrills Of y launching, however, were pre-
sided over gracefully by the little New
Yorker, and it would never have been
known from her manner but that she had
been used to such occasions for years
The boat Us OF $3.50 tons and is built to
carry pretoleum She Is AT feet IN length
over all; Sd feet beam and 81 feet in
depth IL Is equipped with Triple ex-
pansion engines, a single screw and two
Scotch boilers The vessel is constructed
according to Lloyds, and has all modern
ideas embraced IN its fitting out
1t had been intended TO launch two
boats on Labor Day, but the hot spell
three weeks ago frustrated these plans.
As it is, the second boat may go over
within two or three weeks Credit Is due
the riveters and other Harlan woTkmen
engaged in building this boat for the way
IN which they hustled things IN the last
two weeks,
The Everst Is one OF SIX tankers building
at the Harlan plant
LAUNCH AT FUSEY q JONES
At $50 clock this morning launching
took place at the Pusey & Jones shipyard
here, when the Lynchburg took her
initial plunge Senator Carter Glass Of
Virginia was a guest OF honor and Miss
Mary Archer Glass was sponsor for the
boat They were accompanied from
Lvnchburg by Misses Fannie Craddock,
Celestine Garcia and Mary Lynn.
The new boat which IS for the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation. Is 800 feet long,
IA feet wide and - feet deep. She has
a carrying capacity of 1000 tons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
j. s. ARMY IN WAR
EXCEEDS 100000,
1908 'PLANESREADY
Americans Withdrawn From Brit
ish French Forces and Organ
Ized as First Army.
MARCH SEES VICTORY
By Associated Press 10 Every Evening

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Washington, Aug 81 American troops
brlgaded with the British and French
torres are heing withdrawn as rapidly as
possible to Join the First American field
army under Cen Pcrshinp. Cen March
SAID today IN his weekly conference with
members of the Senate military com
mitter
The chief of staff threw no new light on
the part Americans are playing IN the
present offensive, bur the impression was
gwen that the program Of concentrating
the army for action under Gcn. pershlng
was going forward satisfactorily
Cen March said the last figures on
mon actually landed abroad showed
100000 IN France on August : Several
hundred thousand have been landed SINCE
last week. Cen March announced that
the number embarked had passed
10000
Shipment of dc Hawland airplanes.
which were temporarily held up on the
order Of Secretary Baker, SO certain
changes could be made IN them. Gen.
March SAID, were resumed this week
Reports received up 10 today by the
War Department show that ,003 de Havl-
land planes had been completed and
made readf 10 turn over to the govern
meut this week, and 765 had been shipped
or were already en- route overseas.
The General reiterated that the fighting
on the western front Is going satisfactorily
to the Allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
TOOMEY
GETS 70 YEARS FOR
DESERVING TROOPS
Member of Delaware Regiment
Who Was Recently Arrested
in Georgetown.
MISSING SINCE JANUARY

Camp DIX. y. J.. Aug. 3l.--Private
William Toomey, Campany +. 59th
Pioneers, has been found guilty by
general court-martlal Of deserting the
service IN January He was recently
apprehendcd at Georgetown, Delaware,
and is sentenced "a 20 years imprson-
ment. Private Samuel Grey, of the
medical detachment. 153d Depot Brl-
gadc, IS also found guilty OF desertlon
following his apprehension at PINE Island,
New York. and Is sentenced for hve years.
Fear of soldiers that the Fuel Admin
lstratIons 5 action tabooing Sunday auto
ing might prevent their enjoyment OF
weekend passes was partly dispeiled by
the announcement at camp headquarters
Yesterday that the Pennsylvania railroad
has arranged 10 supply transportation
for at least 10000 men Organization
officers have been authorized 10 increase
the pass privileges 10 25 per cent. OF the
personnel. The passes will include Labor
Dav. extending to reveille Tuesday,
September :.
1t now seems likely that there will
be no curtailment of the auto transpOr-
tation service between the camp and
nearby towns on Sunday. as the ptney-
men say that until they receive other
instructions from Federal agents they
will construe the ruling eXemptlng gasoline
driven railway cars as including motor
transportation, which as, at tins camp,
largely takes the place of rail service.
relieving much railroad rolling stock
for use elsewhere.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
RED LION REPUBLICANS.
They Formally Concede the State Senate
Nomination TO New Castle Hundred.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Delaware City, Aug ia very en-
thusiastic meeting Of the Republican
voters of Red Lion hundred was held
Wednesday evening IN Bruner's uall.
The Republican ticket nominated the
State convention was indorsed unanimous
ly.
Harry Mike of Delaware City was
chosen as the Republican nominee for
assessor for Red Lion hundred, and X L.
Cofer for Inspector for the First district
of Red Lion hundred
After some discussion as to the nom
ination for State Senator, it was decided
by unanimous vote that Red Lion hun
dred would not put candidate for State
Senator in the field as il is New Castle
hundreds turn for State Senator this
time, and Red Lion hundreds turn for
Levy Court commissioners, two years from
now. There are at least three candidates
for the latter nomination already in the
field
George l.. Baton was chairman Of the
meeting, and William Ball, secretary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
| KILLED, Z HURT
WHEN P.& R. TRAIN
HIT AUTOMOBILE
Collision at Noon Today on Road
Leading From Prices Corner
to Lancaster Pike.
WE'RE FROM WASHINGTON

Mrs. Laura Hutchinson of 200 street,
s W, Washington, was killed and TWO
other PERSONS with her were injured at
noon today when a motor car IN which
they were coming 10 Wilmington was
struck hv a T. g. II. train at the crossing
on the road leading from Prices corner
To the Lancaster pike.
The injured, both o ( whom are at the
Delaware Hospital, are Miss MINNIE
Hutchinson. a daughter of the deoeased,
living Mt the Same address, and Nathan
Levin of 1902 Cochran street, Washing
ten. - !,
They were unconscious when brought
into the hospital and little information
WAS obtainable.
The party WAS motoring to Whining
ton and evidently did not SOC the tram
until too late Ia avoid being struck
Their car WAS wrecked
The accident was reported hy Specia'
Officer Weldin Of the +. 4 X railroad,
and police patrol wagon and the
Phoenix ambulance responded. but could
not find the location and the dead and
injured were brought in by MIR. Weldin
IN the Delaware College ambulance
The condition Of the injured has not
bs,,r, 9Srrrtained.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
CONSUL POOLE STICKS
BY ALLIES OFFICIALS
Detained Americans Quit Moscow
for Petrograd; French and
British Envoys Held
By Associated Pres. so Every Evening

by haHoCAANfQ EEtleS ~ AsFrEJ A<HNAAA-A
n ashlngton. Aug. Nlnetv-hve
Americans. including all consular officers
except Consul General Poole, al the
personnel Of the Y. M. &. A., and Y "
&. A.. representatives Of the Amencan
Bank and d number Of private citizens,
left Moscow for Pgtropad on special
train the evening OK August 2S. American
interests previously mad been turned over
TO the Swedish consulate.
With the Americans we're the ltailan
military mission, o party Of seventy-oue
persons. This news, transmitted today
through the Swedish government did not
onfnn recent reports from German
sources that the last Of the Entente
representatives had left Moscow and It IS
thought here that British and French con-
sular officers probably stu are detalne'l-
In belated dispatches received to-day
from Mr Poole himself, the last dated
August 26. the consul general reiterated
his intention Of remaining IN Moscow 20
give moral support 70 his British and
French colleagues, held by the BolshevlA
government.
The Swedish government also ADVISED
that passports Of the Americans and Others
who had left Moscow had been vtsed 20
leave Russia and that permission from the
Finnish government 70 pass through Fin
land would be awaited az PeTograd.
This permission already mas been author
lzed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
PUNISH ALL THE HUNS.
Chief Justice of Illinois High Court Will
Bring Every Guilty German to Justice

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Cleveland, Aug 3I-OTrin NJ Carter
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Illinois. who has been here attending
the convention of the American Bar
Association in an interview yesterday
said:
1T would be most fitting that indi-
viduals responsible for atrocities in this
war be punished as BELTS the specific
crimes charged To punish an entire
nation. including the civilian population,
old people and little children, in nowise
responsible for the war or its brutali-
ties, does not make for exact justice,
but in the circumstances il would he
difficult to discriminate between the
innocent and the guilty
we know that as a nation presumably
backing the Kaiser to the last man and
woman, Germany is guilty Of the crimes
charged. We can and no doubt will
punish the nation as a whole, being
unable TO reach or to prosecute the in
dividual criminal because Of the absence
of any means Of identification or ability
of obtaining necessary evidence. The
plan would be good, but is impracticable y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
VESLE BAT TLEF|ELD
VAST FIRE PANORAMA
Germans Fighting 70 the Death in
Vain Effort to Stop Allies
at The Ailette.
~ Associated Press n EVERY Evsofnr

By Associated Press n Every Evening
With the American Army in Frame,
kS n Between the Ailette and the
ktne and far 10 the sO,rtheastwsrd sioh
he line ~ the Vesle the battlefield s
one vast panorama If FIRE Here az the
moment the Germans are Offering the
most desrerate resistance since the ,s7le
~ this sector has graver strategic hear
ing than anywhere eise along the whole
front
With General ManZin's men already
across the AIletle on either side of tns
xage If Champs, the enerny's bold On
Coucy le Chateau - threatened Coucy-
ie-Chateau is highly important to the
Germans ~ n distributing center ~
troops falling back from Noyon and those
fighting stoutly on the left bank q the
Ailette
From the crest Of the plateau north n
Soissons shells can to seen bursting ike
surf against the German lines.
American troops, in the center, are
still fighting 10 clear the difficult en-
tanglement Of ravines before them.
There has been no cloee fighting on thnss
valleys "a yet a phlosphic wounded
prisoner was encountered today IN the
road near the battlefield He said
They told me that the Americans
murdered their prisoners"
When asked II be believed that charge,
he answered.
One does not make great nation
out Of men like that"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
ALLIES WHIP RED GUARD.
Capture Prisoners and Stores and
Force Bolsheviki Back 5 Miles
on the UsSuri.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

Nladszostok, Monday. Aug %
Entente allied forces and Czecho-Slovak
troops have attacked the Bolshevik Red
Guard In the Ussuri river front and have
driven the enemy back fifteen miles
Prisoners were taken and booty was
captured by the allied forces
Thirty eight wounded French and
CLecho-Slovak soldiers arrived here this
morning from the Cssuri fighting zone
The men were In charge of the American
army medical corps which overcame
the greatest obstacles to secure SAM
tary train to move them TO NladIvostok
When the men arrived here they were
turned over to the care of the American
Red Gross
The recent attempt Of Lieutenant
General Horvath to gam control of the
Russian military forces in Siberia was
such a complete failure that it is probable
the 400 Iemstvo troops which sided with
him and subsequently disarmed will join
the army of General SemenofF, anti
Bolshevik leader in Transbaikalia, who
Is cooperating with the Entente forces
The troops offered no resistance to the
decision of the Allies that they must
lay down their arms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
GAMERS PROTEST
AGAINST U.S.. NAVY
TOMATO PRICES
They Say the Prices Are Too Low
and Threaten Ruin for
the Trade
CONFER WITH SENATORS

An order from the NAVY Department,
just iS<led. calling on the tomato packers
Of the East for one-third Of their entire
Pack Of this season. at prlcc OF 81 30
er dozen. No 3 standards, has caused
IN acute atuatIon IN the canning trade
{ MARYLAND. Delaware, Virginia and
New jersey, which, unless rcctlhed by
a fairer prcc threatens many Of the
leading Gamers with prafsicsl ba nk-
rIptcy, tor the price fixed BY the Navy
Department Is nearly 30 oents dozen
less than actual cnrt Of production, SAYS
a Washington dispatch IN the Baltimore
American
A delegation consisting Of Senator
Thomas H. Robinson, William f. Robin
son and Richard Dallam. OF Belair, Md,
and George NJ. Numsen. OF Baltimore,
were In Washington yesterday TO seek
relief from the rIin which they say
threatens Their business They called
on Senators John Walter Smith of
Maryland, Salisbury Of Delaware. and
Martin Of Virginia, with whom they
conferred at length IN Senator Smith 5
room
The delegation included Gamers who
represented both the actual opsratlng
departments as well as the financial
size OF the canning H1IUotTN- ana as
they were thoroughly fortified with
facts and figures based on many wears
Of experience they were able to present
the situation that now confronts the
canning industry in q clear and forceful
way. They pointed out that the order
of the Navy Department Is evidently
based on radical mlsapprehensIon Of
the cost Of tomatoes. Several months
ago the Army and the Navy called for
contracts based on a price of s21 ton
for tomatoes. This price was soon proved
to be SO far below the actual market
that both the Army and Navy recalled
>the order.
AT that time Senators Salisbury
and Smith brought the matter
10 the attention Of the Senate. and
an investigation by the Committee on
Agriculture soon showed that S2l was
an unreasonably low price The Gamers
yesterday showed that the lowest price
paid for tomatoes this season has been
SIS a ton, while at times $40 q ton has
been the prevailing price. Ono of the
Gamers even paid S4S ton. The aver
age price has been S32 per ton, al which
figure the present order of the Navy
Department would entail a rUInous loss
to every Gamer.
Continued on page 6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
RE-ARRESTEO NEGRO
HELD UNDER BAIL !
IN W0MAN'S DEATH
Practice, Judge Churchman Says
in Such Matters to Send Case to
Grand Jury After Hearing.
NO EVIDENCE OF GUILT

WHY Arthur Cooper. colored, was re-
arrested Yesterday after charge OF
murder in connection with the death of
Emma Townsend, also colored. had been
nollc-prosscd in City Court and h had
been set free, was explained this morning
when Cooper was given hearing IN the
same court before Judge Churchman, who
had ordered the re-arrest
Murder, he said. was one of the highest
crimes known To the law and persons
charged with II were, according to his
observation IN 80 years Of practice al
WAYS gwen public hearing and held for
the grand jury. This was what should
have been done in the case OF Cooper, and
II was to have the public hearing that
Judge Churchnan ordered Cooper picked
up after Deputy Judge licllings had re-
leased him after the nolle PROSE- and
motion Of counsel tor the prisoner
counsel. Philip Garret. for his discharge.
And the hearing today went INTO the
case with the most searching kind of
probe Every detail surrounding the
death Of the woman. who was shot in a
ho,isc on Orange street, was gone INTO.
Judge Churchman himself quisz'ns the
witnessed. upon many points IN their
testimony At the end. the court wanted
still further testimony that Of Dr.
Brgps. who conducted the postmortem
on The woman and the case was con-.
tinurd until Wednesday There was 40
little evidence to indicate the possibility
Of anything but accident m the shooting
that Judge Churchman said he would
entertain at any time motion In free
the pr,soner on bail
WOUND pEScRiBED
DR.. Robbosl1y. Of the Delaware Hos
pital staff, who received the patient when
she was admitted, told Of the nature OF
the wumans wound in the right side of
the abdomen, the bullet passing IN and
up and apparently upturning the mesen-
terry artery and causing death from hem
orhagr. She was seml-conecious when he
saw her Cooper came IN with her IN the
phunix ambulance. He told the witness
the woman had been in his room IN the
Orange street house fooling with his re-
voIver. had refused to put It down and u
had gone off and shot her when he tired
Continued on page O
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
CANN WTTHDRAWS.
Ru. There is Still a Democratic Deieg ats
FIsh. in Red Lion Hundred.

Richard r. Cam. one OF eight men
nominated at the recent Rcd Lion hun
drci DEMOCRATIC meeting as candidates
for Stsi., convention delegates. has with
drawn from the contest He docs Tins IN
order TO promote harmony
There still is a fight, however, as there
srr scvrn candidates from among whom
FIVE delegates are In be Trcked. and unless
two more withdraw. they will fight II out
ut the primaries next Saturday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Continued on page {
AFTER NOMINATIONS.
Those Who Have Filed Names With
Kent Democratic Committee.

SpeciAi CORES pondence Of Every Evening
Dover, Aug. 31.-Democrats Of Kent
county are becoming active in the fling
of names for nominations TO county
offices preparatory TO the county primaries
to be held September IA Thus far
the following have filed with the county
committee:
Sheriff-Evans Cook, Camden.
Clerk of the Peace-Hary I4atchum,
Milford; Jacob Heyd, FELTON,.
State Senator,-Third Senatorial dis
trict>-Edward J.. Jones. Dover.
Representative, Fifth Representative
district-John G. Hayes, Dover; Charles
w. Hnrdesty, Dover
Levy Court Commissioner, Second
Representative district-John c. Slaugh-
ter. Dover
Assessor. First Representative district
Allen Raughley.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
MI. KENNEL FALLS
WITH FIVE OTHER
TOWNS TO BRITISH
Famous Stronghold South Of
Ypres Now Occupied by Mar
shall Haig's Troops.
HUN DEFENSE STIFFENS.
nv Associated rrcas to Every Evening

Nv Associated prras TO Every Evening
London. Aug 81 / 10 y. IN Mont
KENNEL, the famoua stronghold southwest
Of iprea, which was tho scene of terrific
fighting during the German offensive IN
Flanders late in April. has been captured
by the British, according to advioes from
the front
Mont St Quentin, mile and half
north Of Peronne, has been taken hy Field
Marshal Iaig' s forces.
In the Lys salient. the British hold
La Couture and Lcstrem and are west of
Doulcu at Nootehoom.
Field Marshal IIaig $ troops also have
progressed mile and half east OF
Balllcul British troops have taken
Mont De Lille and kcmmcl hill
The British have captured strong
polnt known as the ST Servins farm and
tho village Of Eterpignv north OF the
Arras-C CambraI road and southeast of
Arras.
London, Aug. 3l-Thc British troops
which captured Mont st Quentin now
are moving IA the direction OF Bussu.
about two miles northeast OF Peronne.
British forces have entered the village
Of Dranoutre, south of Bocre, on the
north side OF the lys salient. says today ;
war office statement.
french tro6pS made n small advance
ON the Allette river and IN that nelghbor-
hood. occupying the southern outskirts
of the wood five hundred yards southW est
OF Couchy-le-Chateau.
German troops have been driven from
their positions east of Clery, on the Somme
northwest of Peronne, and the British
advance in thus locality Is continuing,
says today's war office statement.
The official statement reads:
During the night Australian troops
drove the enemy from positions east of
Clery-stT-Somme capturing many prlS-
onerS and a number OF machine guns.
The advance In this locality Is continuing
Yesterday AFTERNOON English troops
carried out successful operation north
of the Arras-Cambrai road, capturing a
strong point known as the St Servins
farm with the village Of Eterplgny ON
the east bank of the Sensec river.
On the l.ys front our troops hold La
Coutre and the line of the Lave river from
Nielle ChapeIlc To Les,reIn, both OF
which villages are in our hands.
We are approaching Douieu and have
gained Ballleul station, and have captured
Mount dc Lille
Our troops have entered Dranoutrc
and gained ground north Of Nit.
KENNEL
On the south side of The I.ys salient,
the British have occupied the village
of La Couture, northeast of Bethune.
Paris, Aug Heavy artillery fire
north Of Noyon and between the Allette
and the Aisne rivers IS reported IN today
war office statement The text reads.
During the night there was heavy
artillery lighting in tho region of the
Canal du Nord north OF Noyon and be-
tween the Aiette and the Aisne rivers.
German raids in the Champagne were
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
RHINE TOWNS BADLY DAMAGED.
Cologne Mannheim and Bingen Suffer
From Air Raids.

Amsterdam. Aug. 8 Frontier cores
pondents of the Telegraaf assert that
travellers from Germany report heavy
damages from recent air raids in towns
along the Rhine. Forty persons were
killed IN the last aerial attack on Cologne
and entire streets in Mannheim were
laid IN waste. At Bingen the aniline
works were levelled.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
]. z. O'DonnelI Very I'LL.

J P. O'Donnell, proprietor of the saloon
at $40 Market street, is very dangerously
Ill at his home, and no one is allowed to
sec him today He has been under treat
ment at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital, Philadelphia, but was brought
home yesterday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
LENINE's LIFE THREATENED.
Bolsheyil Any OF Kaiser Wounded,
London Hears.

London, Aug 81 Criminal attempts
have been made on the liie Of Lenine, the
Bolshevik premier at Moscow, according
to A Russian wireless message received
here today from the Russian capital,
under date Of August 80. Lenine was
wounded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31

Notice to all members local No 372
of The international Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Iron, Steel Shipbuilders
and helpers of America, will assemble at
Pusey d Jones, Monday morning at 0 45
a N Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
New York ClearinQs.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. Aug. 3l-The actual con-
ditlon Of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week. shows that they
hold S55, ,327 $50 in excess Of legal re-
qIiirements This is a decrease of s4.=
or, ,480 from last week.