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The sun., 1918-05-20
AIR RAID ON COLOGNE KILLS IA.
More Than Forty Persons Hurt and
Much Damage Done.

IoNpoN. May 19.-Fourteen persons
were killed and more than forty others
were injured when Entente allied air.
planes raided Cologne yesterday. ac-
cording to a despatch from Amsterdam
TO the Central News Agency.
Six allied aviators participated in the
attack. Much damage was done in the
centre Of Cologne. especially in the mar
ket place.
The sun., 1918-05-20
Don't Miss the Party
at Hartsdale Tonight
THOMAS HEALY, the Nymphs.

THOMAS HEALY, the Nymphs,
the Bouncing Around Girls
from the Golden Glades, Jimmy
Flynn and other popular favo-
rites will be at home tonight at
Healy's May-November Farm at
Hartsdale. It's a party for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund and one
which everybody will do we'll to
attend. Read about it on page 7.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
, BACCO FUND has no connec-
tion with any other fund, organ
ization or publication. It en-
ploys no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-05-20
Vatican Optimistic
Over Irish Solution
Special Gable Despatch to THs SuS,

p' '"o'e DeSpotch 10 The Sun.
Copyright. 1915: oil rights yeserred.
ROME, May 10. Optimism
prevails at the Vatican re-
garding the situation in Ireland,
which greatly interests the Pope.
His hope for a satisfactory solu-
tion of the Irish problems is
based undoubtedly upon reassur-
ing news that has come direct to
him, according to which the eff
forts Of the Bishops to allay the
public excitement there are GER
tain to avert serious complica-
tions until the situation has i'm
proved sufficiently to make con-
ciliation effective.
The sun., 1918-05-20
BELGIUM GETTING MORE FOOD
Restrictions ON Use OF ssgar Re-
lease ships.

WASHINGTON. May ls.-Restrlction IN
the use of sugar for candy and sof'
drinks, Food Administrator Hoover said
to-day, has released $4,000 tons Of ship
ping, which 10 being Employed In carry
ing food to the Bslgians and coal to New
England.
The food situation In Belsium wa
reported an critical BY Mr.. Hoover sey.
eralg days ago and employment OF par
u this tonnage In carrying supplies foi
that country q sxpsctsd y bring meas'
The sun., 1918-05-20

Recent dispatches from the Mesopota-
man front have reported British ad-
vance up the Tigris River to Kirkuk,
after considerable fighting with the
Turks. Enzeli. which lies to the east
ward OF Kirkuk. may indicate an at
tempt by the Turks to attack the British
limo of communications along the Tigris
RiNer
The sun., 1918-05-20
TURKS GAIN IN PERSIA.
May Attempt to Cut British Line
Of Com m nicatiOn.
Ru ne 1ssOc;dfrd press

Moscow, May II tdclayed) Turkish
regulars and Kurds, advancing in Her-
sa. have occupied Soujbulak and Ushnu.
south Of Lake Urmia. according 10 news
paper dispatches from Tifiis.
A despatch from Tabriz says that the
Turkish objective Is Enzeli. which will
become the central base from which
the British will be menaced in Meso-
potamia.
The sun., 1918-05-20

(CssttsssS sx TAsrd Pses.,
The sun., 1918-05-20

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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
Wcidjicbt ibm rcd)t.

Sc3 AG ines, II. Slpril. Sris
llpbnff Gin bcutl6cr Surmcr, ocr in
ser N0bc bon @lubbrppf ppbnt, lpuroc
bcute bon Irontlihcn Gcbciu,bcun1tcn
pcrbnftst, nndncrn CT cine on,erifuntz
id1c TlngNc berlu1tergerilic1 bate, Sic
man an icin0nus gcnaaclt bate. ct
trat bic Nlngge nlitSilbel II. Drpbtc, le@
Sen erIcliebcn SIT lupllciL Scr leil1 0alls
betrcten luilrNc. 81 piro pnlrldclnlld
tntcrlllrt mcrNcn.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
Mu8 6eul Snlanbe.
Ser S.=9(. 9intipnalbunb lDit lid auf.
Associated Press J

Associated Press
ilanelp phi q, II. 9lprti. Ser
9cntid)amerifauiid)e 9tatiunalbrub,
beiicu Yerbaltcn ludbreno ncs &rteges
icit 9dngerem uum cincm Senatsfpmi=
tee .umtcriud)t ,unroc nit bcn. ansgez
ipruhencm ;3,ued, ibm icincn sSreibricf
ST entsie5en, 'uirb iid) frciluilli9 amf=
I1icn ,lne icincu &ahenbcltaub puit
$4,000 bcm Mutbcn &rcm5 liter
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9icS rcrlautctc hcutc hnlbamtltdj lit
cimcr Yanic Der bier itattscbabtcn @e=
bcimiituns Scr 8camtcn nes Sunhcs.
ysic matt bDrt, tritt ser Scidlui; ,ltpr=
gen lit araft.
,,Gbidcm Spc" cntscbt bent @algcu.
Sprilf9 9ficIh, II. Npril. Sllf
Gmpisbilr9 scr ltuatliden Segnaoiz
0lngsbcGDrpc fat @puucrncllr 2plpocl1
sic ilbcr uGbifcn" Soc Campbell berz
bdnetc Snbcsltrufc in lcbcnslunglihc
Soaft pcrlranbelt. Ser %crhrcGcr buttc
n1prgcu erbigt lucroen lpllcn.
@in :,peitcr 3pndmprb ucrbiitct.
SrpnipppN Mid,, 10. slprll.
Gus rcbt5citigc Giugreifcn oc5 Sbc<
riffs Solicit ppn Gp9ebic County retz
tctc lratrldeinlid) Sen IN bcn nabcrt
Ylpmolltbninen ungc'tcllten nnNtbll@
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tuegen allgcbliclcr llulppoler Ncllbc7
ruugsu %pnhbrpbun9en ullS9cltpbelt
lpprDcn ipnrcn. Spdb lpll Nclo0t baben,
Dab due omcrifonildcrl SotiIfc, nh llc
nit Ailuitiol bcluben lino pcer 11ldt,
pcrlcnft 'perbcn lpllten.
!Ic1relc Serglelltc mohtcn lity ollf
Sen @cJ uad) Ser Wfi1c, I'M Spcb SIT
hplen. Sberiff &ellett nabn1 ieppc) ellt
Slutun'pbil llno fan, hprt Sllcrlt ul1. VI
pcrbuftctc 5Spdl llno brudtc i'm nnd)
rcm Guurtpeefdn9uib III gcllcnler. Sic
Mcnac foigtc NIT Sbccr lurN ScDcrl'
unb, iui, cs beibt, nud nit Stridcn.
Sod, na,loc lp1ter eineu1 Nihter pnrz
aefllbrt, ircgen pltl1orpentllhcn We
trooens' ituloi9 befllnpen IND sur
3ublung cincr Celebrate ppn $50 ln@
! lpie ber G,erid,tsfolteu uerltrtbctlt. 81
| lull sic Struie crlcgt labcr llnb nunl'
peri hirunben iein.
| 1tnauturiiirtc Scnntrm9 Scr Gbrc's=
fla9gc perbutcn.
| q IL Yprf, 10. spril. Sic ~Gbz
lrenflaaocn" SHec, iucld]c BET oei
l3. Observation-Disclosures ein9ez
}fiihrt iuuroe, lit nit lpldem Gntbult7
lasrm,s im bicligeu Nclerucbiltrift cms
lpfauoeu auprben, hnb es lid) rDtbie
Imod]tc, gceeu Sen nngebprisen Sc
|brauc1 bcs @n,blcnts 81 luarncn. Sic
Megicruns bot cin %crlussrcdt al,f o't
Slooae. sic nicht perfmtft peroeu fanl
luuS mlc ppu Sen SrcibeitsanIeihetcs
,u,itceu perlieten iperoeu bari. SSenr
cine ltdotilch @emeinbc ihr Guotl.n
iibcr,cihnct, 10 erbdlt lte cine 3cnsz
/, f(oaec. Sic o1i circm sffentltcten Wns
ec aufgespeeu meroer fam. Gin5cls
per1pnen erbalten bel Infauf bnt
gpnbs cine Gllitting, allf Ser bie Oh
reuflaaee obscbilbet lit. 9ielc aults
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
Sic llfrninc licfcrt bcn Mittcln,GdJtcr'
SrptitD5fc.

Slnl il CT q III. II. elprll. Gtue
Scpcichc nus&ielp mclbct, OuS BORT an
Sieustue 9toshmittng cine %ereinbn
rlu9 Stutiden Den llfrnlllIlhcu NM
ocutlhen lno 0iterr. .zlngur. Ncle9dtel
a6gelhlclien lullrbc fiir. Slc Steferune
BON ettpu 6O.OO0,0OO Efttnh Srpts
1tpficu. Suffer, G5etretSc. Grblet
Spbntu uno Suoteu an Die Mittelz
ndhte. Sic Gctreipeliefcrllnseu haber
lhrn hegonnen.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
Mu8 ben, @taate.
Sra'tlimcs Wcict int Si1t.

0c's 9Rp pines, II. Sprii. 0uuu
$,arpirg unb @encrulnnlunlt $ouunel
6ulonnlcll nit Ser lt1ntiichen Gellu1Dz
bcitsheborpe orbcitcr cin Welunbbcitsz
gelei5 iilr sic aontrullc bon eield'ledtsz
traIifheitell arg, oas i'm gun5cu Stdatl
in &rnft trctcn lpirn, ipbnlb DieStaut5z
bcboroe cs fprn1cll angenon1cn bat.
Gs lriro lpnbridcinlih Die Snternlz
rl,ng SET an lplhcn Arunftcitcn lctz
benoen NiGuncr nrp Srolcu iiir ciuc
Sc6nnbll.ng pprihrcibcn. ipie Dies
lhru icHI in ctucr 9icibe >opn Eager
itaoten gclc1icbt, 5. 9. III Sc5 Woincs.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
(Associated Press

BaIbin0tDm ii. Npril. Sic
Weridtc Scr Observation-Disclosures
ocuten an. oab sic 9e9ierlng tpcit
nebr all Stelterseloern empfangen
mag. ais Sic $1,000. 100000. Sic
man aus ebe,t ginfo,nmen=, 8riegsz
profitlteuern ultp. cripartete. 9iodj
Sen porli,.fisen Triif,lnecn Ser cinz
ecganeenen 8eridtc geben cinise
Ghdbnngen 10 ipcit. bas sluf6ringen
bon ettpa $4.0OO.OO0,000 5u propbez
5eieu.
Ser ecnat nt1hte ben s(rbeitern baS
0fcd,t sn,m streif cnt5icben.
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8al lIing . II. II. Iprt(. Ser
@onferensbcridt iibcr Sic @urIasc, Die
Id,uerc Gtrafen fiir Sic Serit0rllng
ooer 8ebinoeruns III Ser Troollftion
fricgs,ucIentlidsr Materialien porz
l6rcibt. cntbielt cine &lanlcl. Sic ben
slrbciterr oos Me6t 5uscltcht, fir belz
lerc 2Dbae unb slrbeitsbebingltn9e'1
al,sitdnois 5u ipcroen. Ser @criht
ipurbe I'm bicicr @luuiel trillcn nit
81 aeaeit 25 Stim,nen bonn Senat ab>
gcidlasen.
giele gcnatorcn, Sic gc9en Dicle
Glaujel tparcn, betrnbtcn bies Totllm
ais ein Iabelspptllm gegc, Sic Irbet>
ter, Sic in Sen Gdiffslpcrftcn 1rno Del,
NIT ariegsarbeiten beI6aItigten Taz
britcn itreiften.
Cen. Gucrman (N. Garolita), Der
Sic Gorla9e betrellt, erfldrtc 9eltern'
naB Sic gauge &orlagc binfalig tuerz
Sen ipiirbc, ipcnn Scr Scnat Sen Som
ferensbcridyt lm oicIcr &laulel iplllen
ablebnen lullte.
san;uet Oompcrs. Yrdl. Der Imes
rican FEDERATION Of Sabur, ertlartc
biesbe3iSlid:
.slls ein patriotiidcr amcritan'z
ld1cr Siirecr scbe id) ocm aonsre6
hermit sic 8orn1ng, Sic Seufelct unS
Sbur6cit iolAcn @eiebcs nidt on Dull
Sen. Gs ipiirbc MIR ba5lt biencn, ais
Dcu Gtreifern a,,dy nod @clctbreder
su madeu. giid)ts fDnnte cbcr @roll
beruorbrirgcn. als Mrbcitseinltellun@
aen fir Sic slrbeiter gelebiplbri9 81
maGen."
0rieaSiobtc ni,b =&crfumnncte.
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gSaIbingtun. II. Ipr1l. Sipc
hcute BON Gricgsbcportment dllsgc9e'
bene sscrlil5tlilte,t cntbulten 234 yia'
met. sic iid1 ipie folgt pertbeilen:
23 geIaIlen;
8 an 8unSeu eeltorbcu;
6 an llnfdllen 9eltorben;
II an aranfbeiten gcitorbeu;
80 fihiper pertu,ntoct;
9S leidt pcr,p,snoet,
Z ner,nibt.
gui oicien bciocn @crliltlnte'
fteben Is Gffi5ierc.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
tllla fam SIR Sdlnu acltcnt ipernel1
opd, lrnuutorilirte Ibbiloun9cn nlht.
100000 Trnnsuicn int &rlcge
NctDNtct.

9tclu Dprf, 10. Mpril. Slnbreiu
SarDic,t, Ser fran50lild)c Sbcrtomnti|@
i1r an sic Ser. Staotcn lngtc, baE
leit slnft.uN Ncs &rie9es 100000
Srun5pien i'm &ic 9ctobtet pner
sen @lulocl, erlc9eu iinb llnb Sab CT
iuu 100000 AHunn ncrfriippclt poer
9eiuugen gcllpn,men iullrpen.
Mprmpnen acaen Seutldluntcrrid)t.
SaIt2ufc tn. 10. Mpril. Sic
ShulbehGrHcu ser Mprulnnclltird,e
bnbeu ecitcru slbenh beldlplleu, Sen
Scuti6urterridlt il, ibren Shulen on'
1. Suul1or obSulsbuffen.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-04-12
HntripttibeS.

,9c5 % ui mes, II. Slpril. G,a
oibt 27 vScrlin" in ncn Scr. Stuotcil,
lmo Gins narun licgt i'll Samu Guuntp.
SSrlru = cS fat frcilich MIR i43 Gin
iup6ner. Stmcrifunii6c St0otc llulncu5
Sisnarf, 6nnlbllrg, Srcmen, Srcs@
Sen &ol;Nopcr rno &oilcr 1iuo 5u6lz
rcith
Sic slmcrifouiicbc %ertGcioi9lnasz
gelclildloit (Slcpporc Npolcuclt il. Gbz
rcuprilincnt) bat ciuc aanlpu9uc Sll
bem lDblihcu 3lrcd bcapnnen, ole
tcltpliidcn StGbtez llno Strnbcllunz
neu in frcibcitsliebcnoeu slnlcrtfo
aus5llrpttcu. 0puu. SS. 9. ouroin9 III
crlllcht worncu, htcsheSii9Iicl III Soma
lpfprt ciit5ltitreiten.
Sic %crtbcioigln9s9cicillduft err
fl1rt: y2uSt u1s Sc1tihlono Sciaell
bob es ul3 scr 3ipililatipn mtageltos
ben iii; bnb lcine Sprnd'c, 9tantcn mn
ollce, NOS anScutldIlono cri1ncrt ei'
@eitunf fir sic 9iaic ser SSclt ilt."
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9ln!ci9cn bcr g(Qiirtcn amf
S5,2S5,6OO,OOO gcitic9cn.

Arlington, II. 9lpril. Cine
ncllc s(E.eibc bon $125.O0O,000 an
Sranfreid: luurbc 5eute slbenb ppn1
SGabamtncpartmcnt befannt gegebel1
Sronfreid' bat ieet I'M 9or5en$1 .565,z
100000 cr6dlten lrnb ullc 9llltirtcn
5ulamncn $5,2S5, 100000.
3,uci Gdifilabu.,gcn 0ctrciSc fiir
Gnnnth
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Au8 Der e81auptttaot
Soma bcr critic staat I'M Z. 8mn6es=
reicruebe5irf, bcr icinc 3ncrtbei=
lung crrcidt.
{ Associated Prees

SSalGington. II. slpril. 2aui
Ben 8cridtcu ser Yunfen unb SrnItz
@eiellidaften lit 10 Ser 12 8unbesz
rcicrpcbe5irfc linb in bicien 10 9c5irz
fen in Zen criten 4 8pbeutagen Ser
&u9nc $275,919,O00 fiir sic britt
tc Srcibeitsanlcibe gc5ci6nct 1poroen.
Sa nod 10 biele 8eribte ausitcbcn,
glaubt man, bab Sic tpirflid)c Sc
an,mtiun,me ctlpn 100000 be-
trdgt.
Scr Stant Soira lit Ser critic Stoat
I'M z. Vunbcsrelcruebc5irf, Scr icinc
3uertbcit,n1a fit Sic ge9enipartigc slnz
leibe erreidte.
eipng GitD AT bcr slnleibcfrpnt.
Balbingtou, II. slpril. Su
Siouy Gitp. Soma, iullrocn bon 4O51
Eeriouen $2.52S, 400 in elmer SttnSe
fir Sic brittle 6rcibcitsanlcibc 9e5eid)z
net. lpie aus Sen bcute ppm Sdubz
amtbepartncnt ausgegcbcncn 9cridJz
ten berborgebt. Sic 3uertbeilumg Ser
Staot rar $2.4OO.0OO. Nad bem 9cz
pDlftrungs5enins bon 1910 bercd)nct.
entfallen bon ser ge5cidncten Salmme
$53,3G auf jcben Gopf Ser 8cpDlfcz
ring.
sioug Gitp lit cine Ser GroBltdbtc.
Sic ote Gbrenfla9ec 9eiponncn bnben.
Nrofer stenericsen fit bic Sunbes=
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
THE RIFFFED GROU Sc.

An inquiry into the decrease of one
of our finest game birds, The rlfFed
grouse, has Iust been completed IN tins
State bv the Conservation Commission
and in other StHtes aud anadtan prov
inccs by the American Game Protective
ASSOCIATION The reports from the New
England and Middle States. the canadian
provinces and Michigan, and Wisconsin
are alarming, and action must be taken
Immediately il the hird known IN the
North rs the partridge and commonly
called pheasant IN the South IS not
to follow the path Of the heath hen.
another member of the family. now
practically exterminated except for two
colonies ut Martha's Vineyard and on
Long Island Already South Carolina
has awakened too late; her ruffed grouse,
(which used to breed ahundantly In the
mountainous counties" has been extIr-
pated
Wisconsin, where the decrease of ruffed
grouse has been most marked, already has
placed a two wears close season on the
noble bird, and Pennsylvania, because the
Legislature was not in session, under an
old law, upon petition OF citizens, closed
the season in eight counties
While the rufed grouse Is not 4 nigra-
tor, bird. il i, VcrN widely distributed
Such lnroads have been made on eovo
Of grouse that i dozen States now forbid
IT'S killing and four sauadlan provinces
have no open season for sportsmen. Noi
one State during last years Legislative
81 s-ions Increased the open season or thu
b limits Instead shortened season anl
reduced bag limits were the rule.
| Various causes have contributed largely
! to the decrease Of this particular American
| bird two successive bad nesting seasons
| the decrease of rabbits in the North, tht
staff Of life OF vcrnin, which thus made
! further inroads on the grouse, the usua
4 toll of foxes, hawks, owls and other preda
| tory animals and birds, too long opeI
seasons, deadly bag Limits, the auto
| mobile that permits g7inncrs to cove
! vast tracts of ground IN one day, more thai
tlcy could cover walking in Il week. tn,
prowing cat. rigors OF winter that Otter
| encasa the birds IN the snow III an icl
covering from which thes are unable t.
| break through 81 eet storms that frc &c tn
! buds on the trees, particularly IN northe
| Michigan and Wisconsin, the inerease,
n lmbcr ot sp0~ts1se-s as Il result OF the con
tiaIal preaching Of the outdoors, foreS
! fires which destroy the cover OF the birds
the use OF automatic and pump guns Il
/ certain Stat :. all have helped to max
/ the bird grave matter OF concern 70 10y
ers Of wild life New York sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
WAR COST RUNNING
A BILLION A MONTH
Our February Total Was Proper
tionally About the Same as Jan
uary's and December's.
WAsnINGTon. March


The money cost Of the war to the
United States is still running near billion
dollars month. Despite the official fore
casts of increasing expenditures from
month to month the governments out
lay i'll February, according to a Treasury
statement issued today, WIS slightly
less than in January or December, and
would have been about the same II the
month had been as long as other months.
The expenditures were 81 ,O02, ,S7s, ,bOs,
of which S665 400 ,000 was for ordinary
war expenses and 1926, 100000 was IN
loans to allied governments. Correspond
ing expenditures we're 81 ,o90,000,0oo IN
January, Sl,I05, 100000 III December,
and 1882 ,000, 900 in November.
The net balance III the general fund
was swelled today To 81 ,073 ,0OO,0 600, be-
ing above the biIion-dolar mark Tor
the first time since the middle OF Deeem-
Der. This was due to the inflow OF s252,
0O0, 900 from sale ot certificates oil IN
debtedness of the current $500 ,0W
block, which will close Tuesday. More
than four-fifths of this huge government
working fund was distributed throughout
the country in depositary banks. SO that
there was no large accumulation OF IDLE
dollars in the Treasury
he total cash assets Di the govern
ment TODAY were SLOT, ,olq,5is, which
included 81, iOl ,l35, SOC gold. I9l 673,-
$50 silver, and the balance of the genera
| fund
For revenue the government IS still
| rel ing for the most part on borrowing
| through the liberty loans and certlti
| Gates of Indebtedness. as the dollar.
| have not vet begun 10 roll IN from IN
| come and excess profits taxes Pay
| ments of these are due June l5 In effect
| how ever. about Sl.125.0nu. 900 0f thcse
| taxes have alrendY been paid through
| the purchase of certificates wllth will b'
/ received later IN payment Of taxes, bn
| receipts from this source are listed unde
| the public debt rather than under lntcrna
| revenue
Receipts from internal revenue since
! July / the beginning Of the fiscal year
| have been about S52u. 900, 900, and II ,
| estimated that the receipts up 10 mex
! July | will bc 81. 400. 0.O000oe. Custom
| and miscellaneous revenue have swelle'
the ordinary receipts this year 70 sos,
| 677 900, and receipts from liberty loans
| certificates. war savings and other publ
debt sources have been S9,sll t6S, ,oW
| making the governmeui $ total receipt
| in eight months Sl0,5S3 6Si 900. III
| war savings movement has brought 1
| S75, 600 900 IN the three months that
| has been under way.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyright 1915. by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicat, New York City.
WHO WAS TO BLAME?

Puss blamed Tob Dog and Toby
blamed Puss for being in trouble, and they
certainly did not look happy as they lay
on the grass in the garden.
Toby licked a hurt paw and one eye
was swollen, while Puss looked sorrow
fully at the end of her tail, which had been
nearly taken off and was quite fiat besides
hurting very much.
Puss also had a hind foot which caused
her TO hop when she walked, and alto
gether they were II sorry looking pair.
You told me to go in and see IL, said
Puss, ''or it would not have happened. y
You told me you knew it was meat, y
said Toby, and was sure il was chicken,
so do not see how you possibly can blame
me. You were too inquisitive. 1t you
hadn't been YOU would not have got into
trouble, So don't blame me
That is right; blame it all on me,
said Puss. giving her tail an angry fiirt
and then crying out with pain. She forgot
| II was hurt. You see she was so provoked
with Toby for putting all the blame on
| her
How should have known there was a
| PIE in the pantry il YOU had not come out
| TO the barn and called mc2' asked Puss
1t never was settled who was to blame
| but this is the story-see if YOU can de
eide:
Puss was asleep on the barn floor wher
! Toby came out and awoke her. Como
! quick he said, Il saw mouse run
across the kitchen floor right into tn,
pantry"
When they reached the pantry o
! course the mouse was not in sight, anC
! while they stood in the doorway Toby
said: THAT is a chicken pie. | guess OF
the shelf What do Won think
Puss was very fond Of chicken pie, 81
she took step or two toward it ano
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02

snifTcd Il am afraid il is a meat pie, =
She said
Toby took two or three steps into the
pantry and he smiled II still think il is
chicken, he sand
Pllss took few step. nearer the shelf
and lifted her head and snilfcd again.
Meat" she said
Toby stepped closer and shifted
Chicken. he sand
Puss put her front paws on the shelf
and put her nose close TO the pie. and
Toby did the same They both shifted.
and what they were about to say 10 each
other was never known for At just that
moment ont Of the pie jumped big
mouse. and in some way Toby or Puss
upset the pic and knocked over glass
| Of Jelly that stood near il
Where the mouse went they never knew
| or cared. for the heavy dish hit Toby on
| the head, struck puSs on the very tip Of
| her precious tail and both Of them cut
| their feet with the broken jelly glass, be-
| sides beng driven out Of the house with
/ a broom.
And that was how il happened They
| both were lying on the grass in the yard
/ talking over their troubles and each trying
10 blame the other for the mishap. Just
who was to blame they never settled. and
unless YOU have decided | am afraid it
never will be known, but the Donkey
which had come 10 the fence and put his
head over heard all they had to say and
then remarked: Il viii not put the blame
on either ono Of you. but ] will say this
That If both Of YOU had been attending
10 YOUR business instead Of nosng around
that pie YOU would not feel so unhappy
Which proved that the Donkey was not
"a much Of donkey after all. don I yot
| think so
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
CHILD WELFARE WORK.
Local Committee Meets and Hears Re
ports About Conditions and Remedies.

That the cradle is the logical place
for beginning effective work In the line
Of conservation of humanity WAS brought
out IN many striking ways by the reports
and discussions presented yesterday IN the
library building at a meeting ol the com
mittcc on child welfare of the Women :
Committee of the Council for National
Defence.
The status of defective and dependent
children, especially such rs have been
placed in almshouscs, was discussed. and
The often deplorablc conditions due to
allowing such children 10 grow up with
out suitable education and in contact
with aged and imbccilc companions
clearly set forth
Progress in the school census. which j.
being taken by volunteer workers. was
noted in the report of Mrs, Hennlg, which
was read IN her absence.
The first week Of the habv-saving year
is TO be baby weighing week, Mrs.
Charles Warner reported
NIrs. William II Laird, chairman OF
the local committee, presided. Mrs,
Frank Morton Jones made tho report
on the conditions Of the defective and
dependent children
Methods for chld-savIng work sug-
gcStCd by the Bureau at Washington are
rs follows.
: The registration Of births 50 that the
need of medical care and nursing may be
promptly known and met
For every mother prenatal care, neces-
sarv care bv doctor and nurse at contine-
ment and after care.
Childrcn's conferences where well babies
can be taken periodically 70 be weighed
and examined and clinics where sick
children may be gwen medical advice.
Public he 18th nurses for home visiting.
The organization Of State and city
divisions OF bureaus of child hygiene.
The guarding Of the milk supply, that
every child may have his quota Of clean,
pure mix
Volunteers are 10 be enlisted 10 help
with the chlld-saving work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
RED PILE GAME BANTAMS

able progn VA shown until mn ra
nave even better quslfv n ue Her-
tamss than ~ tho Irger famr
hey are rzc'4rvry r firor~ t9vI,
Tor ~" cRgs and aar.a r boz 30
able on account ~ rrr mslI -ize.
They require but ht'lc pare and small
expense TOR feed hcwrerr md make
cXrellent pets ior tho bov ~ 1rl
ne Rcd PiIn 'orc Hari8rn is 2
handsome vario' ILn rrnr n ~
male d white excepting 'tr hr.d 1c~k
bark, top nf 'ho ng7 r1 cryndqry
night leather Hhfr' ar r-d he
female Is white orrtu2 f.rt ~ w. n
= salrnon rcd and tAa anrt to-r rvrry
feather IS edged with ,~oor ,rior