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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
STATE AbnkDONS
ACT Oh AGAINST
HARRY {. JAMES
Defendant. Having Been Charged
With Wife Beating, Placed on
Trial Today.
CASE ENDED ABRUPTLY

Harry c. James. formerly OF 1921
ADAMS stree against whom there has
been an Indictment pending on the
charge of Wi. beating walked out Of
General Sessions Room No. ,, Judge
l5clscl's cour:. this morning, 4 Tree man,
and the Indictment noiic pressed lis
casc had bcc2 before the court and a
iuIv 70, about ar hour and a half. but
IN 1hat time 4 whole lot OF things had
happened, ali of which were decidedly
intf.rcSt'T (. 4 matter of Tact the case
was a SORT OF series of bombshells
Hardly had the case begun than the
f1st interesting and unexpected IuInc
VS. sDT1Irc Ur7n the commonwealth h 5
prosecuting Officer by Herbert II Ward,
counsel for the defense. Il was only the
difference between the letter u and the
lcft,.r 'rn. :. but the difference was in the
tvI,curitlng of the Indictment, and Air-
u arc insisted that II was fatal flaw
Ioc11.~e the use Of m" made the wife
alleged 10 be beaten ny the indictment
Alice James, not Alice james. as II
should have been. Mr. Ward asked the
court 70 order verdict Of rot guilty.
which wouiG nave ended the trial right
thcrc. Ea aftc- lengthy argument, the
couf1 declined 70 rule or the mat or n
the Tno.aenl and the tnal proceeded
The Csc . ono Of somewhat unusual
iTttt-est. no the Ices, of which lies il the
fact tha5 Mr. lanes Is-dead, having sue
c,7mi3c9 10 dIscaS;, IN FaIIhufst where
sFsc. was taken shortly after the events
wh.ca led 10 he- husbands arrest and
arq,caraf.c, III CIV Court. where the case
W. heard and where he was held for he
& .rd iu4v. whirh early in the present
tc-1z OF court returned an indictment
se1Irst him on the charge of wife beating
Tie chief witnesses against James were
women ncighbor; Deputy Attorney
General Green hapdled the case for the
State.
In opening his case, Mr. Green said
tho state was prepared 20 show james
attacked his wife, Alice, on June IT,
choking her and knocking her down that
ncghbors heard her cries and that some
saw hlm strike her IN the back yard Of
tic j rc~ house Further, Nr. Green laid
bctc.a tie jury he fact that Mrs. James is
dead. bu; hc desired fhc twelve to under
siahd Ia the state made no allegations
t!la The death was in any way due to
Jancs' atcad attack but was due to
othe.. cat,se- n-hich would develop during
the psogFrs. o he case
ra,rtMo<Y or wIT>EssEa.
T. a1s atncs- was AIrs Mary J.
Matthew p 1928 adams street. next
dco 10 Ec ,lat.c- honc Mr. Matthews
.a,e .I.st q. ji.l.e 10 she heard Mir. Jarcs
screaming IN the james back yard and
Continued OH page o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Observation-Disclosures II

Measures were taken this morning, at
a meeting Of The Wilmington Council Of
Defence. to care for patients suffering
from Spanish influenza u pneumonia, IN
ease the number of eases should reach the
proportions Of nm cnidemic.
II was dccidcd t. obtain building nat
could III, tls,i aS an clrrrgCDcy hc>pltai,
where patients could receive PROPER treat
mcrt immcll4tcly In addition. y VAS
decided TIM: tho rrapcr authorities SHOULD
appeal tn thc National Rcd Cross, through
tie Il. lawsrr Chapter, - assume charge
III .orca cf ire situation here.
Cc-nIriftrts on both arc row attcndluE
20 these details, and tins afternoon tho
committee will meet again 1T 80 = clock.
to hear vhqt has lccn accomplished
The meeting this morning WAS presided
over bv Chairman Charles TopklS. the
others in attcn,iaT cc hciug Mayor law
son. ex-Iudge David T. Marvel. Colonel
GEORGE W. Sparks Dr. R2rcrt fllcgord,
PRESIDENT If the Board ~ Health, Dr.
II G Wells. Mrs Preston l.ca and NliSS
Jcenrctte Ec}w'r
The irst business considered was =
place where m emergency hosPital might
10 lo,~tcd Turn Hall and Gcrnnn Hall
nd tho Country Club were sigvcstcd
NJ ~ T%S reported titt iit tAt4i] tl'a'N
au13er v:,S not suitahic just nov, and
th. i would require about three weeks
to equip It
Mr.. fopkis reported that be had seen
the chairman of thc Building Committee
Of Turn Hall, hut that tho latter stated
nern,ssion TO u.s. the building would
have 10 he obtained from the majority
uf She committee
II WAS suggested that tho Country 1luo
would also he another ideal place to care
for patients, rs, like Turn Hall, II was
equipped now to properly treat patients
II was reported that the trustees OF
thr Poor of New Castle cMunty had of
iercd the pest house, but that It w"s not
equipped there were no nurses and the
ambulance was ont Of commission.
Continued on rage
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Observation-Disclosures

The above is the substance Of 4 last
appeal 10 1000 workers, members Of Liv-
,,rtv Loan committees, that went ont
through the mails today \ corps Of
stcnographcrs worked long and late last
night, preparing the letters, and Chair
man Henry L Scott remained NJ head
quarters until nearly midnight. signing
the communications
To-day. large electric signs are being
erected throughout the city and county.
ready for tho opening Of tho fourth cam
paign on Saturday morning In New
York every factory whistle will bc blown
~ midnight, Friday night announcing
the opening OF the campaign with the
dawnlng oi Saturday In Wilmington,
Chairman Scott requests all industrial
establishments to defer this NOISY welcome
until o clock on Saturday morning.
Then he hopes all industries that possess
4 steam whistle Of any character will
JON in the community footing, announc-
ing the loan is on
II was decided that because Of the
great number OF war workers in this
city that II would not be the right thing
10 arouse them from their slumbcr AT
midnight, and that ) o clock, Saturday
morning would do the least harm. and
cause the smaller amount of criticism
Last night MIR Scott addressed an
enthusiastic meeting Of workers at Harri-
son Street VI f. Church The Methodists
of this congregation are backing the loan
to the limit
Tonight ut SIS o'clock. there will be
q hig time at No. IS Public School Chan
ccllor Curtis will address the meeting,
there will he patriotic songs sung by
l..
TO bc made 3 community affair. Chill
dren have been requested to bring their
parents, and those who live in the neigh
borhood and have no children attending
the school, are urged to attend, anyway.
ODD FELLOWS ORGANIZE.
The Odd Fellows are going TO take
an active part IN the campaign Rep
resentatives of eli the city lodges, met
in odd Fellows Hall last night and George
II Bennett, Deputy GRAND Master,
was selected chairman, and Alexander
r. Ahrahams secretary Of the general
committee.
The committee, is going to send out
Liberty Loan booster letter, to every
member in the county, and each lodge
viii be thoroughly canvassed. The cap
taIns of the various lodges are rs follows:
Delaware, No /; A. II kalmbacher,
William H. Miller and George Geisen-
dorfer
Jefferson. No I'll. +. Downing.
Mechanics, No 4-George H. Farley
Fairfax. No. John A Parlow
Brandywinc. No Is Archibald Oliver
Hope, No 2l-George Turner, Clar-
encc Thompson and William Adams.
Asylum, No % Ernest Wilkinson.
Columbia, No % Otto NJ Burkhayd.
Eden. No "a Alexander r. Abrahams,
John Moore and William IL Tyler
Mutual kncampnent, No. Calvin
NJ. WhitcseI
Centerville No 37-Dr j. willard
Crossun
Christine Encampment, No. l2-Mar-
tin Hopewell
Rebccca lodges Naomi No. 3
Joseph NJ Cross, Doris, No. 9-Robert
Turner
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Observation-Disclosures
IoNpox. SFrr. 26 ? 30 2 n


Serbian troops reached the outskirts
Of Ishtih, an important Bulgarian base,
Tuesday, saws 4 Serbian official state
mcnt dated Wednesday Elsewhere east
Of the Nardar the Serbians have made
important gains
In this region We captured a colonel
commanding a Bulgarian regiment and a
considerable number Of prisoners as well
as four howitzers, three mountain guns,
one hundred horse wagons with teams
and other material
Gradsko station, which was defended
by Germans, has fallen into our hands
with enormous quantities OF supplies,
including nineteen guns, mostly heavy
ones of 2i0 mIlimetrcs. To the number
of prisoners We already had taken We
added two German officers and several
soldiers
On the right of Prilep our troops have
! obtained VERY fine results Near lzvor l5
miles north OF Prilepl We are pursuing
the enemy, who IS completely routed and
In retreat
1t Trovatsi. the Bulgarians burned
their depots and the fires spread TO a
hospital with the result that more than
one hundred Bulgarian wounded per
/ lshed \ horse hospital also was de
stroycd in the FIRE
We have liberated more than fifty
Greeks and ten Italian soldiers who
had been captured.
1t Is confirmed that the Bulgarlans
continue to commit atrocities on our
soldiers when they fall into their hands
One Of our patrols Of four men was found
near the village of Neputchana horribly
done to death
Cur aviators have used their machine
guns very effectively against the re-
treating enemy troops.
Eastern Theatre, Sept 24. In spite
of the arrival OF new German troops, the
enemy continues his retreat northward.
Strong rear guard detachments are re-
siating strongly
Northwest Of Monastir, on the left
wing of the allied forces, We have passed
Prilcp and advanced on the roads tow
ard krushevo, kichevo and Neles,
In the center, Serbian forces have taken
the massif OF PopadiJa, To the east Of
Babuna, and have gained ground TO the
west of the Cerna river
We have enlarged the bridgehead north
of the tartlar and are on the heights be
tween the Nardar and the Eriva Laka-
vitsa, which the enemy is hastily crossing.
On the right wing French, British and
Greek troops have launched strong adj
vance guards northward along the Nardar
toward Gradets and lIudova They
have taken the massif Of Kara Bail,
north OF Lake Doiran
Booty captured is being augmented
lneessantly During September % more
than thirty new cannon were captured
and also large amount Of railway ma
teral
Reports indicate that the Pnlop-Vclcs
road has been cut at Izyora isolating the
First Bulgarian army from its main lin
Of communication and placing It III a
precarious position. The first army Is
on the allied left
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
SUFFRAGE GOES OVER
No Vote on Amendment Until
Saturday When Senator
Lafollette is Present.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BN Associated Press To Every Evening
Washington, ID. G. Sept. 26-Plans
for IA vote by the Senate today on the
Federal Woman Suffrage amendment
virtually were abandoned in the midst
of debate. Chairman Jones, of the
woman suffrage committee. Majority
leader Martin and other leaders of both
factions joined III private statements
that the resolution would go over until
Saturday.
While the Senate debate was under
way with crowded galleries awaiting
the final test, Chairman Jones made the
following statement to n representative
of The Associated Press:
1T now appears likely that no vote
will be taken today and that the rcso-
luton will go over until next Saturday,
when Senator l.aFollcttc of Wisconsin
is due to arrive
New polls taken by the suffrage leaders
today are reported to have shown ono or
possibly two votes short of the two-thirds
necessary to win
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
DUTCH SOCIALIST IfNMAskED.
Planned 20 Spread Hun Propaganda
Through Allied Nations
Associatcd Press to Evcry Evenine

by Associated Press to Every Evening
Pars, Sept 26 Peter J Groplstra.
the Dutch Socialist lcadcr, has fallsl in
his effort to create m international
socialist bureau with headquarters at
Rcrrc, II ls reported hcfc lie has con-
fcrrcd with Swiss socialists and II IL
sand that Socialists from several entente
countries, notably ltniy went thrte t9
confer with him
1t is understood That Ito bureau. II
created. would have lad dlefnatist
tendency and that efforts were to have
been made 10 spread the movement
through All countries at war with Ger
manN
Pro-Gcrmanq N the United Sintcs
were to have been approached Is agents
Of the buioau II is sad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
RESENTS Hun CRITICISM.
Brazilians Wreck Newspaper Office;
Others Under Guard.
ssociatcd Prcss "a Every Evening

BY Associated press "a Every Evening
Rio Janeiro. Sept 26 German news
papers at Porto Alegre, n he state of
Rio Grande do Sui. early this week so
aroused the populacc by cruclsing
Brazilian affairs that attacks were made
on tie plants Of three newspapers
ThtJornal ia Iardc plant, orn cr the
Naterlaud, according to reports received
here VAS wrecked and burned
Heavy police guards were thrown
about the Offices Of the Gazette Popular
and the Deutsche Nolksblatt and the
crowds were kept at bay until the cX-
element subsidized.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
BULGARs FEAR INVASION.
King Ferdinand Calls for General Mack
ensen to Block Enemy From His King
dom.
By Associated Frcss 10 Every Evening

By Associated Frcss 10 Every Evening
PARIS. sept 26.--.Frcsh dispositions
made uy General Franchet D'Esperey
who has passed through Prilep, justified
the belief that there viii be an energetic
exploitation Of the great nter-allicd
victory in Macedonia. SAYS Marcel
Hutin. editor of the Echo De Paris
King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria has asked
General AiackenSen. who now is ia Bucna-
rest, 10 take the command Of his armies -
as to block the advance OF the allies "a
old Serbia and preserve Bulgaria from
invasion, according TO information re-
cclved here from switzerland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
$4,000 APARTMENT HOUSE.
To be Built by Liberty Land Co. at
Union Park Gardens.

Building Inspector Preston has issued
a permit for an apartment house to be
built by the Liberty Land Co, at Union
Park Gardens the Emergency Fleet
operation at Front and Union strects).
at a cost of SlS,765
Permits were also issued to 5. l..
Solcacinslu, to build three dwellings
at 700. 7O2 and 7O4 South Franklin
street. NJ a cost Of $6, 900, and to Marks
K Silvcrstein, to build a garage at the
southwest corner of Taylor and Pine
streets, at cost OF $3.50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
MORE DRUG CASES.
Thomas Burke and Hugh Miller Ar
rested on Suspicion.

Thomas Burke and Hugh Miller,
charged with furnishing drugs, were
arraigred il the Municipal Court today
They we re arrested at Fourth and Market
streets last night, after administering
drugs it was alleged, TO Antonio Botta
II an alley Rotta is sailor on the
Peerless, which Is at the shpyard Of the
American Gar and Foundry Go.
The ease was continued until next
Tuesday. 50 that the drugs might be
analyzed Burke ard Miller were held
IN $500 bail eac h. and Rotta was re-
qulred to give 500 bond to insure
his aIlrearencn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
SUGAR FOR CANNING.
IL viii be Supplied as Long as There is
Anything 10 Can.

An impression has gotten out, according
TO Food Administrator Edmund Mitchell.
Jr, that TINS Il he last day on which
sugar cen ba obtained from grocery stores
for canning, but tins Is not correct
Sugar will be supplied for canninq as
long as there is any canning, said Major
Mitchell this morning. The certificates
the Food Administrator is asking the
grocers tor are those they use in obtaining
supnLies from the Mholesaersn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
HAIG SMASHES HUN
ATTACKS,TN MILES
FROM ST. QUENTIN
Persistent Fighting Bringing Al
lies - Stronghold of German
Defenses in France.
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
rs Associated press - Every rvoulne

BoSDO~. SEFr 28 2 81
Iocai operations we're continued suc-
cessfuly ycatrrdav afternoon and during
the night northwest ~ ~ Quentin
English troops progressed md captured
certain strongly defended localities in
the neiQhtorhood If Solency and 0iri-
rnurt together with number of prison
crs. The Allies are now within two miles
of 81 Quentin
already reported which we're launched
Isl The enemy yesterday northwest of
Favct his troops twice attacked the
positions north of Gric0urt These at-
tacks were unsuccessful
A successful minor operation was car
ried out yesterday bv English troops north
west Of LaBassce, ~ the result ~ which
the line w8s advanced and over 100
prisoners were taken A cOunter-attack
launched bv The enemy in this locality
during the night was repulsed and sew
pral prisoners were left in British hands
We improved olIr positions slightly
yesterday and during the night north
west Of Armentieres In patrol en-
counters and raids between Armentieres
and pres we captured several prisoners.
Paris Sept 26-23O p. ra.-Renewed
German attacks north of the Alsne have
been repulsed AZ one point, where the
Germans gained q fOothold upon the
French positions. they we're elected by a
counter-attack
Between the Ailette and the Aisne the
day was marked bv violent reactions by
the enemy upon the plateau Of NOISY
farm and in the region north OF Ale
mant. where violent combats took place
during the entire dav The enemy was
unable to recover the ground gained bv US
during preceding DAYS He suffered heavy
losses and left prisoners in our hands.
Farther south the French nave enlarged
their gains east oi Sancy and have taken
Dr1S0ners
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

London, Sept 26-Advances by the
British and Arabs east of the Jordan have
trapped the fleeing remnants OF the Sui
tan's forces. 1t Is extremely doubtful If
even few thousand of the original Turk
ish force OF 100 900 will get away
More than 1000 prisoners have been
taken by General AlIenby The entire ar
tillcry of the annihilated Seventh and
Eighth Turkish armies Is in British
hands. Guns counted so far number 265.
The Turks are III retreat along the
Hedias railway Disorganized bands that
managed to cross the Jordan are fleeing
nOrthward over stretch of nearly 100
miles These forces have been cut in two
by the British
The Hedjas railway runs parallel to the
Jordan and east of the railroad i the
Syrian desert Arab troops, pressing on
the rear of the retreating foreesm have adj
vanced north to Ma'an. fritish troops
moving east are near the railroad nj Am
man, 10 miles north of Ma an The
British have already crossed the railway
east of Nazareth, forty miles north of
Amman
The Turks are hemmed in between
the British, the Arabs and the desert.
The strength of the rctreating force is
tltIhs O6Ii At - liVt itAA II
to cause any trouble for the British who
lie in wait in the north
British Army Headquarters in Pal
estine, Sept n Delayed a few
hundred Turks ut Iaifa resisted the
British advance, taking advantage of
the confguration of the ground, with
a march on one side and Mount Car
mel on the other They were finally
driven out
The population gave the British an
enthusiastic reception, even German colo
nlstS participating III the welcome. These
Germans are mostly quiet immigrants
from Wurttemburg who came to pales-
tine on religious grounds They COM
plain bitterly of the Turkish executions
and the lack Of security Their
settlement was one Of the most success
ful in Palestine
Everything is orderly at Haifa. The
administration was taken over without
the slightest hitch The disposal Of the
thousands Of prisoners Is a real problem.
The number is constantly swelling and
fugitives are coming in from everywhere
to surrender The booty is inestimable
and include a lorry filled with cases
of Turkish treasury notes which is a
serious loss to the enemy, though use
less TO the British
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
TURKS IN A TRtP
$4,000 CAPT URED
Few of Original 100000 Will Es-
cape Gen. Allenby British Warn-
ly Welcomed in Palestine
BY Associated Press to Every Evening
TURKISH ARMY
NOW SURROUNDED

London. Sept 26 I p. in. The
Turkish army on the Palestine
front virtually = surrounded in
the region east of the Jordan and
faces annlhilation by General Al
lcnby forces. today adviccs show
The total OF prisoners already
taken was increased today to
10000 The annihilation OF the
south army now hoped for would
complete the clea. ing up Of the
Turkish force in Palestine of more
than 10000 men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
CarbonelIi Fined $500.

Joseph CarbonelH arraigned before
Judge Conrad yesterday in the Court Of
General Sessions on q charge of keeping
O gaming table and who pleaded guilty,
fne Of 500 or serve six months in the
workhouse
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
PAClFsTs THREATEN BuLGARs.
May Force Complete Turnover of Nation )
Foreign Policy

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris. Sept 26.-In well informed
circles there are reports that d new
ministerial crisis and complete change in
Bulgaria. 5 foreign policy IS impending
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Sofia, according to reliable news printed
in the German press, says the journal OF
Zurich 1t is said that the Bulgarian
cabinet is in continuous Session and King
Ferdinand had a long consultation with
Premier Malinoff yesterday
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
BRITISH TROOPS
INVADE BULGARIA

SaIonlka. Sept. 26 Bulgaria has
been invaded By allied troops. ac-
cording to "A British official state
ment issued here today.
British troops entered bulgarian
territory opposite kosturino, about
six miles south of Strumitsa. the
enemy base in this region.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Start the campaign with = I

Start the campaign with rush
Lets reach our quota within q
week three weeks would be
waste
Ash each man to buy for his
wife and children, rs we'll as himself
Urge citizens to buy with cash,
through deferred payments and on
borrowed moncy
\ person with loan from bank,
will save 10 pay Il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Reading Man Gets Customs Plum

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington, Sept. 26-Lot " Reiff,
of Reading, Pa, was nominated by
President Wilson today to be naval
officer Of customs in customs collections
district No. H. with headquarters at
Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Amusements Tonight,

PLAYHOUSE Look who's Her@.S
t5arr!ck- Vaudeville
Majestic Out OF a Clear = xs
Queen johanna En.iStS
Victoria The ManN Man
Lyric Musica comedy aud photOplays
savoy oy-'A Soul Without Windows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
BOCHE ARD ONES BOMBED.
British Flyers Make Machine Attack
Near Karlsruhe.
3y Associatcd Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
London sept % The German air
dromes 1T Buhl, . miles southwest Of
karlsruhe, and haiserslautern, between
Metz and Mannheim have been bombed
by machines Of the British independent
air force, it is officially announced today
Fighting took place during the ex-
pedition. with the result that two enemy
machines were destroyed Three Of the
BRITISH machines have not beer located.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Detained as Alleged Stacker.

George Walls an alleged Stacker was
arrested tcday ~ Deputy Constable
rcco rd viii Lc looked up by the draft
authorities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
HOLY LAND HOME RULE.
Liberated Territory Under PrOtectorale
UntA France Outlines New System
Of Governments
IN Ass.ciated - b - Evenlns


Paris. Sept Do Liberated territory
in Palestine Will be- administered under
the agreement reached between the Brit
ish, trench and Russian governments in
1916. it Is learned here England and
France vii carry out the agreement
under which France Is charged with the
preparation NJ a scheme OF self-govern
nent for the people Of Palestine
When he Boisheyk authorities took
control ii Russia hey published q NUM-
Der of secret diplomatic documents found
IN the archives m Petrograd Among the IA
was convention negotiated between
Russia France and Great Britain lndes
which AlcNandrette. n Asiatic Turkey,
was to bc free port and Palestine was 70
be Il pr0Jectorate under the three govern
meutS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
Mnrlh Rolling Mil Stnrts.

The new rolling mill OF Worth Brothe~
at Claymont, started operations ga
Tuesday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
R. X. Jones III.

Royden X Jones city editor of the
Morning News is i'll at Lis home, near
Greenbank with what is believed to be
pneumonia