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Evening journal., 1919-06-17
SAY WOMAN WAS
BACK OF JAIL BREAK

Twenty-one men and three women
VIII plead guilty 10 various charges
preferred against them in the Court
Of General Sessions on Friday. "plead
Guilty Day" Among them viii be
Laura Augstade, who Is alleged 10
lhave passed a steel saw through the
bars al the Mddlctown lookup 10 a
prisoner committed there. She Is
charged with aiding a prisoner 10
break jail. Others who VIII plead arc
Laura Augstade. aiding a prisoner 20
break Jail. Tomsy Atkins. carrying
concealed deadly weapon and burning
car; Henri Brown. highway rob
berry: Arthur Briscoe. breaking and
Ahiering; Earl Baynard. larceny. Alden
Boone. breaking and entering; John
Denn. assault with intent 20 commit
murder. two charges; Rosie Dorsey.
soliciting. John Davis highway rob
berry: George Forrest. larceny; Frank
Garrison. highway robbery; Waller
Gunsuski. larceny; Charles Huggins.
breaking and entering; Margaret King,
soliciting: Benjamin Nicholson. Pusey
Brooks. Thomas Rogan and Edward
swain. breaking and entering: oden
Shue. larceny; John stewart larceny
Walter Scott. larceny; Harry Thomss'
larceny: Earl Webb. larceny, lsaac
Walters, burning a car.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
BROWN PREDICTS AIR
PASSENGER SERVICE

DtBLIN. June II. United Press --
81 believe that within year. airplanes
carving from 20 10 30 passengers VIII
Nv across the Atlantic Lieut.. Arthur
Whitten Brown, navigator OF the sue
cessful Nckcrs Nimy plane, said in an
interview today.
Il don't believe that dinlculties IN
NAVIGATION will prevent commercial sue
cess of air planes. anticipate great
development in radio apparatus ana d.
rection finders for planes
Regarding the report that in crossing
the Atlantic the Nickers-Nimy New up
side down. Brown said % was mon
sense"
when we used the expression 'fy-
ing upside down We did not mean IL
literally. but at times discovered we
were fying away of an~eycn keel. We
were 80 long without a sky or horizon
that we had nothing 10 Judge until we
felt the pull Of gravity. When we were
OF an even keel. Captain Alcock had
70 use the greatest skill and presence
OF mind 10 avoid disaster The fog and
clOdd bank in which we were flyinr
must have been 5000 feet high. lnavi.
gated mostly by reckoning the drift
] cannot say how many miles we actu
silly covered, as we must have zigzagge,
considerably"
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
ARMY AND NAVY
URGE AVIATION

WASHINGTON. June i7-,Unlted
Press Creation Of a department Of
aviation coordinate with the War and
Navy Departments is under considera-
tlon by the senate military affairs COM
mlltee today.
Chairman Wadsworih, senator New,
Indiana and other committee men are
urging the United states 10 copy Eng
lands air ministry plan. An amend
ment 90 the pending army appropriation
bill creating an independent air service
probably will be proposed by New.
Brighten William Mitchell. ranking
nyng officer of the army and until
recently chief OF the air service n
France said this course is inevitable II
lic United states expects 90 keep up
with England and France
Ihc army and navy arc duplicating in
Ia large part Of their air work, General
Mitchell told ihe committee.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
WELFARE BOARD
ENTERTAINS SOLDIERS

The Jewish Welfare Board, In con
junction with The Young Mems Hebrew
Association. entertained hundreds of
soldiers. both Jew and Gent he. stationed
near this city during the war Philip
Heimlch. general secretary of the
local \. VI. n. A.. was the Wilmington
representative Of the Jewish Welfare
Board. Tie was assisted by j. Harry
Gordon. secretary Of Hebrew Charities,
Max Leshcm and Harry keyser. The lat
ter two OF whom cared FOR the husii-
ness aspects Of tho work In recognl-
lion of the untiring services OF these
workers. the Jewish Welfare Board pre-
sented them with what Is known az the
J. W. p. "CroiX de- Guerre, am in>ignla
which is cherished by every j. W. y.
representative
The total number of men stationed IN
the various camps reached by ihe y
w B. In this vicinity amountd 10 about
800 But durng the war period the
personnel Of the camps was steadily
changing. new men replacing those VINO
we're sent away so that the Grand
total reached Is probably twice i.'u1
Of this number a relatively small pro
norton OF the men were Jewish. at on
time there hating been only 90 lcwisi
hovs in the camps The greater part o
the J. W. p. program was cnloyed d.
non-Jewish soldiers.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
DUPONT COMPANY
TESTS PRODUCTS

To develop additional data on wh.c'l
10 base regulations for the storage
handling and use of pyroXylin plasilcs
in factories making articles from The
material. q second series Of IRE tesls
is being made at Carncy's Point to-
day. The h~st tests several weeks ago
proved successful Visitors who are
attending the tests today were enter
talned last evening at dinner a. the
Hotel DUPONT. by the dupont Com
pany.
More than a score Of men repre-
sontlng the National Fire Protection
Association. including engineers OF the
National Board Of Fire Underwriters
and members OF underwriting associa-
tiuns and manufacturers were present.
+. J.. T. stewart. president or the
National Fire Protection Association.
spoke on the Origin OF the National
Fire Protection Association and the
Scope Of Their Work g. C.. Huison.
engineer. National Board OF Fire Tn
spoke on Municipal Fire
Fighting Equipment and the PreNen-
ton Of COnnagraii0ns.
Lammot dupont presided al the din
ner. Pysoxyl.n plastics' arc known
commercially as pyralin ceiluloid, Nis-
coloid. nlreloid. etc. They, are madc
in a great variety of forms and their
use has increased greatly during re-
cent years.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
CLOSE WASHINGTON
Bridge sept. |
Continued from First Pasel

Wilmington Gas Company must De
The imminence n the closing Of
u-asbinrfon street bridge Ia trarlc mas
sroused considerable Apprehension aIi
80 ,be citv as 10 the trafilc condiuons
T-ho noor condition Of approaches anu
-.,t,g of Nan Buren street nrlu-e
rybicb viii bear greatly increase
,-afn, after Washington street is parreu' d.
,,.ss a question of lengthy discussion az
,be meeting of the park comInlss'i,uu, /,
i.s, Tresdav. The park board decluet
,bev had moi enough funds to make re-
pairs ~ any permanence' -,.-,.n
+, q letter 10 the bridge commission
Ice " Phillips spoke Of the pooI
,ordiiion Of both Van Buren ana MA.
i.ot .trast bridges for heavy traulc. "
he commission has no jurisdiction oses
those bridges. the letter was lorNsl ~,
A lew Court this morning Levy u9ul' ,,lI
,,ll consider It in committee inee'ine
Of the whole. ....
AZ phulips suggested that putting
.bo oid r and q bridge into shape lot
,rsOic would help matters greatly 'u"
bs NJ normanenl value. He also re-
,,srtod mat Market street bridge over
tho Rrau0NWlNt NhHNN ~ . -
eood condition AZ once. n it had 10 nc
form No for repairs while Mashlns,ou
street was closed the traffic cohses
fion would Doe dcplorable. o.
FITTING the old b. and O. bridge lot
traGic was suggestion made durlns
,ho park commissioner meeting. Inc
noin, was brought ont there that a
protecting wall ar railing would I"lt
In he built making the matter hlsn-
lv expensive operation.
T.asi summer Market street nridse
vas closed 10 traffic two or three times
said Mr.. Phillips. while repairs were
made.
Van Burcn street bridge is 50 narrow
that two cars must drive carefully il
nassiuc each other. General testimony
of the citizens H. 90 the effect that the
having of the street bed approaching
Van Rjiren street bridge is in miser-
able condition. and the road from the
bridge on the opposite sidc is nearly as
bad. The nrst-named is under the
street and sewer Directors: the last
named is under the Park Commission
ers. The roadbed Of The bridge ITSELF
which needs ropaving. Is under direc-
tion Of the Levy Court.
Tho contract for strengthening Mar
ket street bridge was awarded 10 IaNlu
u. Elder. upon his bid Of s9,ii3.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
YOUNG PHYSICIANS
TAKE EXAMINATIONS

The Delaware state Medical EXamin-
ing Board began a three days session
al the Homeopathic and Delaware Hos
pitals today for the admission OF young
physicians 20 practice In this state.
Those who are taking The examinations
at the Delaware Hospital are Or. Rob
crt l.. sands. Delaware Hospital. y. NJ
Allen. This city. A. :. Mahmond, Phila-
dclphia: g. T.. Duiicr, pennsylvania
Victor r. Backen. Harlan, Iowa, Brice
:. Vallctt. New Castle; Cyrus B. Iim-
norman, Pennsylvania Theodore f..
Thompson. Freehold, y. j., opal W.
show. Ridley Park, pa.
one candidate took The examination
40 the Homeopathic hospital, Ernest p.
Hirrschon. Of New York.
Dr. p. W. Briggs is chairman OF the
state Examining Board, while Or. Pres
ley s. Downs. OF Dover. is secretary.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
FOCH PREPARES
DEATH BLOW TO
WHINING HUNS
IContinued From First Page.l


son figured that in the event Of a
French invasion southern Germany
must be defended by Austria. But
with Austria no longer able 10 aid
her, Germany's weakest point would
be thrown open and exposed TO the Al
lies thrust.
Eventual linking up OF the Alli6s
center with Bohemia would give them
complete control of SileSia, which
after Essen constitutes the region most
vital 10 Germany'S existence Is a
consequence. caught on the north by
the British fleet. on the south Of BO-
hcmia. cut in two by the Allied armies
and with her two great productive
centers lost. Germany would be COM
pletely crushed.
Whatever resistance Germany might
he able 10 offer TO the Niles in the
drive along the Main Valley, accord
ina 10 French military authorities,
would he In the vicinity Of NurIburg,
where the rocky forest covered noun
tainous heights of Rhoen constitute a
strona natural barrier which the Ger
mans long ago recognized and fortified
accordingly. However. with the Ameri-
cans descending ON NeiIler from Co
hlenI the French army on Iianu from
uayencc. and the French eighth army
on Wurybcrg from Mannheim the Miles
would have in their possession all the
leading routes and starting points for
the encirclcment and capture of the
massif of Rhocn. Back of this position
is another natural defense in the forest
of Thuringc and still back Of that is
the big fortress ~ Erfurt, built TO de-
fend the entrance TO the plains Of
SaNOny.
Against such a plan Of action. Ger
many i'm IFS present disorganiled state,
without fleet 10 protect il from the
British navy. with insufficient artillery
or other material. would he unable 10
nut up serious defense. Nevertheless,
the Allied military authorities are TAX
ing no chances and tho campaign as
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
SAME old Bar;
SAME old MIXER
But the Order On July /
Will be "Milk Shake
H.ghOall"
FOR SOME SALOONS
WILL STAY OPEN

From present Indications the Ancient,
Honorable, Respected and Much-LoNed
Order of Bartcndcrs viii become, on The
gloomy morning Of july 1. the New ana
Uncomfortable Order u Soft Drink Dis
penscr>.
Innliry reveals the fact that many
saloons are going 90 remain open ailer
Tho day which heretofore inaugurdted
nothing more awful than the fiscal year,
bui which. this summer, probably VIII
usher i'm am era dreadful 10 old topers.
For sentiments sake. or to keep the
home fires burning until AN hope is
finally and irreyOcably lost, lhc brass
rails will be maintained, the manosanE
Kept polished the lunch covered win
mosquito netting. and Whiie-coaied
gentlemen viii Doe retained 10 utter the
mocking words What will you have.
But though the appearance OF thinss
will Doe the same, their essence VIII be
changed. Tho cocktail mixer Will rattle
with milk-shakes; the beer-opener Wlll
be used on ginger-alc bottles: the we'll
ced coils will chill nothing more ulan
fzz-vaier. In short, The saloon VIII ne
a sort Of combination soda fountain ana
eating place.
The fact that many saloons VIII stay
omen will so a Ions way toward solving
me problem NJ what inc bartcnders are
going 10 do for a liNing after the hrst
NJ lulv. There are about 800 bar
tenders in thercity; and while many OF
them Will bethrown out Of employ
mcnt. fair proportion N them viii re-
tain positions shaking milk shakes ana
using their practiced technique to get
A deceptive fzz from ginger ale botlles'
About 200 or members of the Bar
tenders Union. one of the union men
said Yesterday that those men who re-
main in their positions, or who go INTO
the soft-drink business. probably would
be organized as soft-drink dispensers
and amply for recognition with the
American Federation Of Labor. Whether
or not they will Join with the present
soft drink dispensers union is not yet
known.
Those bartenders who do not expect
10 he retained in the soft-drinh Dusl-
ness are nrding Jobs the best way they
can Many Of them arc planning 10
'cash-in" on their wide acquaintsnce-
min by selling life insurance. others
are landing jobs on dining cars sun
others are getting work on the street
cars. others are seeking clerical loDs'
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
Dance UNDER GLARE
OF SEARCHLIGHTS.
Wilmingtonians E n j o y
Novelty Under Ausp c-s
Of U. s. Engineers
MOTOR CORPS
LEAVES CITY TODAY

A searchlight dance was a novelty en-
ioyed by three or four thousand VIII
mingt0nians. last night, IN the Court
House square, as guests Of the Engi-
neers' recruiting detachment from Camp
Humphreys.
The city lights gave a successful ver-
sion 0f THE Light That Failed. Just
rs The dancing was about 10 begin. the
res0urccful engineers turned their two
m9nster searchlights against the face or
the Public Building the reflection light
ing up the street brilliantly. The In
gineers band played for the dancers.
Previous 10 the dancing two-hour
concert was given by the band, moving
pictures showing the engineers az work
overseas and practical demonstrations
by the mobile mechanical units with
the detachment were other features of
the evening Seven men we're taken into
the army and fourteen more were ac-
ceptcd for enlistment Lieui-Colonel
Birch. in charge or The exhibit. said
that approximately 100 men had boen
secured for the army during their stay
in This city Many of the men We're
unable 10 join mp immediately hut
promised 90 do so after arranging their
personal affairs.
Tho convoy lcfl this morning. stop
ping az Chester this afternoon. Colonel
Birch last night expressed The pleasure
of the whole command al the recep-
iion which has been accorded them in
Wilmington.
we have met nothing like IL in any
Of the towns at which We have
stopped" he said All my men have
been loud I'm their praises ~ the hos
piiality extended them in Wilmington.
The Red Cross, the city officials and
The v w. C. g.. have treated ms with
the greatest kindness and courtesy
II possible Colonel Birch said. no
VIII arrange 10 stop here again on the
way back 20 Washington after the de-
tachment has made its tour 10 New
York
Recruits for the Motor Transport
Corps and the Engineers. Colonel Birch
said viii be accepted az the recruit
ing station here az any time after their
departure Recruits are allowed 70
pick their own branch 0f the service
and will be sent io Camp Humphreys.
near Washington. as soon as accepted.
reaching there more quickly than if
they joined The convoy and went on 90
New York
Colonel Birch spoke with enthusiasm
Of The recent twenty-five million dol
lar appropriation made for establishing
permanent army engineering uniNer-
sity al Camp humphreys When com
pleted he said this will be the finest
school Of the kind IN the country and
viii offer 10 the enlisted man oppor-
tuniiies unobtainahle elsewhere.
Mayor Lawson entertained Colonel
Birch and another officer Of the com
mand al dinner last evening.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
LEGION
ANNOUNCES DANCE

The real cooperative spirit the team
work or anything else that YOU might
wish 20 call the close harmony shown
among the men of the service did not
die with the signing of the armistice.
This Is very easily proven by the an
nounccmcni OF a special committee OF
The American Legion. men who have
already returned from the service, or
the holding OF a dance Thursday night
The funds from which will Doe used 10
entertain other troops which are due 90
return in the near future.
Full arrangements have been made by
The American Legion committee 90
make lhc affair lhe largest OF the sea
SON The dance viii DE held at the
stale Armory. Eleventh and Orange
streets. and viii be entirely informal
and open 90 The public. a decora-
ti0n committee has already started work
and those who knew the armory in
days gone boy viii not recognize the old
drill noOr when they step ont 30 dance.
Special attention has also been paid
10 the music and white and Naddens
Orchestra Of seven pieces has been en-
gagged for ihc occasion. With tho
American Legion in charge. OF course
many Of the boys who have not yet
been discharged or were recently dis
charged viii be- present in their uni
forms. and a colorful scene is promised.
Refreshments and other features will
he provided
The commmttee IN charge will in
clude. The Rev. James VI. Grant who
served in France a. chaplain. Frank
Gleen. sergeant at Fort DUPONT John
parson. recently mustered out at Camp
Dix. Paul Evans. of lhc navy. and Nor
wood Harris. OF the Marines
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
ALLIES march ON
RUSSIAN CAPITAL.
Outer Defenses Of Petro-
grad Reduced by Heavy
Gun Fire
KRONSTADT SAID
TO BE BURNING

STOCKHOLM, June a. United Press
The oui,r defcnses Of pelrograd have
been reduced and Allied
forces are advancing upon the former
Russian capital. according TO dispatches
received from Helslngfors today.
kronsiadt, the great naval base lying
90 miles west Of Petrograd. was set on
fire by artillery bombardmcni sunday.
Il was reported. shortly aflerward
seven Bolsheylk wsrships left their
anchorage and surrendered 10 the
British squadron.
AZ about the same time the big fort
ress OF krasnaya Gorka hOistod the
white fas, followed by several lesser
forts
Allied troops were Immediately
landed 10 the eastward Of krasnaya
Gorka and began marching upon Peter
hon ~ miles west ~ petrogradl. sc-
c0rdlng 90 the dispatches.
Up 10 Saturday 70 was said more
than 22.OOO Bolsheyik prisoners had been
taken In the peirograd region In addi-
tion 20 327 machine gums 81 field guns
six armored trains and vast quantity
OF materials.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
COLONEL Miller
ADDRESSES Legion
Tells War Veterans Con-
gress Will be Asked to
Grant Charter
PREPARING TO
WELCOME SOLDIERS

Lleut.-Col Thomas w. Miller ad
dressed the American Legion at a
meeting held In the Armory last night.
Colonel Miller attended the Paris Con
ference OF the American Legion before
returning 10 this country. and also was
present at the recent convention In
New York. he will 90 10 Washington
next week 20 seek Congressional recog-
milton for the legion.
. Colonel Miller was elected a member
Of the executive cimmlttee OF the 1y1i
Division Association overseas, and
member AZ The executive committee OF
the American Legion at the 81. Louis
Convention. Ne will represent the Le-
glon In Washington as legislative
agent he attended the meeting last
night In his caapcity as member OF the
national executive committee.
Colonel Miller told he Delaware
branch that The Legion Is a semi-ofil-
clal government agency and that an ef-
fort will be made 10 secure a Congress
sional charter for the organization.
The committee on employment re-
ported that. so far as they knew, not
a single returned soldier had difficulty
in securing employment. The Legion
In this city. too. wishes 10 10 be known
by an returned soldiers that they can
receive advice and aid gratis In any OF
their dealings with the government,
from tho Legion headquarters. This,
members OF The Legion wish every re-
turned soldier 90 know. as there have
been cases where excessive fees have
been extracted from soldiers for such
petty services as the duplication Of a
discharge certificate or the securing OF
citizen papers.
The Legion Is cooperating with the
city committee IN preparing for the re-
cepliOn 10 be given 10 the Pioneer boys
on their return. A resolution con-
demnlng Bolshevism and its kindred
organizations was passed unanimously
hy the Legion last night. confirming a
similar resolution passed by the ns-
tional organization at its convention
held IN New York.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
THINK SOME RENTS
SHOULD BE Lowered
Mayor Favors Reduction in
Rates for Shipping
Board Houses
FEAR SITUATION
MAY HURT PLANTS

That Wilmington VIII suffer unless
more houses are bullt or rents Of the
unoccupled houses built by the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation at Front and
Union streets are reduced is the opin-
ion Of Mayer Lawson.
There is no question but that houses
viii have TO be built said the mayor.
But where The money Is 10 come from
II Is dnlcult 10 say. u WOULD seem TO
me that the Government ought 10
lower the rents OF the houses In Union
Park Gardens. even n that would mean
Ia loss. The situation Is bad; ! don't
know OF anyone who has a real s0lu-
ton The problem Is not only confined
20 Wilmington. 10 Is the same In every
city cast Of Chicago. Although the
governors and legislatures ~ several
States are working on The problem no
solution has yet been suggested.
The houses al Front and Union
streets are now being rented AZ sii a
week but many of them are vacant
Scarcity of houses az reasonable rents
is affecting the labor situation, accord
ing 10 Major simon p Doherty. direc-
tor OF the Federal Employment Ser
vice
The scarcity Of help IN This city is
getting more serious each day, SAID
Major D0herty. There is an abundant
supply Of help in nearby cities which
VIC can easily get, but what Is the use
Of encouraging men 10 come from other
cities only 90 ind IL practically impos-
sihle 10 secure homes.
Il cannot consistently urge these
men 90 come here. even though ! nat
lurally desire 10 help every manufac-
turcr In this city We have pleniS 0i
work for every one n some arrange
ment could be worked out whereby
men could secure homes at a reason
able rental Wilmington llho: IrUb-
ems voud soon be settled
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
.S272,OOO FOR THE
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

WASHINGTON. June f7.-The House
today adopted the conference report on
the deficiency bill, after refusing, by o
vote OF POS 10 1. TO strike out the ap-
propriaiion OF S272.OO0 for the United
states employment service, as asked
Inv Representative Blanton, Texas.
The hin carrying about s22OOOOOO,
now goes 10 the President
The conference report decreased tne
appropriation for training Of shipping
hoard crews from s2litieo.'' 10
si00O00. u.,
THE question Of completing lhe
sneedine hospital project at chicago
\Ias separated from the report by
agreement OF the conferees.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
LOOKING FOR MOTHER
OF WEEK. OLD BABY
.neclal 10 The Evening Journal.

onerIlI 70 TIC tNonlnE IOUTndI,
DOVER, June i1.-Deputy Attorney
General James Satterficld was appealed
90 today by Carrie Loper, a yOuhs
Negro girl living near Viola 10 fnd the
mother Of week-old baby. which was
left al the Loper house yesterday by
strange Negro woman who asked per
mission 90 leave the baby there FOR "a
short while The mother never return
cd and after an an night and morning
search for The mother Of the child the
state authorities were appealed 10.
state Detective Hurd was detailed ON
the case and is making an inNcstiga-
tion.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
ARREST LEADERS OF
WINNIPEG STRIKE

WINNIPEG. June g. United Press
Wholesale arrests OF leaders in the
general strike were made here today
ROYAL Northwest mounted police raided
the labor temple. Selling literature Au-
ihoritics refused TO make public a hst
of prisoners. but claimed all prominent
leaders were included.
The prisoners were held incomH UNI
cado i'm the stony Mountain Penllen-
tiary. The authorities refused TO d.
vulge the identity OF their prisoners
but from previously intimated names
the list was known 20 contain pra,tl-
rallv AN the leading spirits OF the strike.
Evening journal., 1919-06-17
PGLES, GERMANS
ON BRINK OF WAR

ZURICH. June a United Press -
According 90 tho Zurchcr Post. hosiili-
ties have already broken out between
the Germans and Poles.
WElMAR. June ~ United Press -
Replying 10 a question hy members N
ihe national assembly, Minister Noskc
today stated that two German divisions,
Including the famous Iron Division 20
have been transferred from Finland for
a campaign against the Poles
lie also stated that two other dlvi.
sions have been transported from Cour
/ land for the same purpose