The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • 1

Associated Press News Service LAST EDITION Entered at tb fMiotticu, at Wilmington, Delaware, hecond-clM Matter. VOL. LI. NO. 139 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY, JUNE 11.

1917 TEN PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT DIES OF FRACTURED SKULL LORD NORTHCLIFFE HERE HU1 COSSACKS GEORGE B. MILLER HEW PRESIDENT OF CITYSCHOOL BOARD BED CROSS MOTS $100,000,000 FOR AID FOB TROOPS BRITISH AIM BLOW TO U-BOAT BASES Oil BELGIAN COAST William H. Brennan Sustains Fatal Injury After Viewing Remains of Son. While visiting the home of his son, Daniel Brennan, who recently died at his home, 1830 West Eleventh street, vesterday afternoon, William II.

Brennan, aged 63 vears, of 1923 Shallcross avenue, n-oa fnfotlv imiiwwJ wnnn VlA foil flfVWTl thfl cellar stairs. The father had gone to view the remains of his deceased eon ana was about to leave the house to return home when in some manner he fell down the cellar stairs. Persons in the house rushed to his aid and Dr. Dougherty was called and discovered thatbe man had fractured his skull. Brenn? was rushed to the Delaware Hospital, where he died this morning.

Deputy Coroner McCrery was notified of the case and took charge of the body SYNDICATE BUYS OTTO GASPROPERTY Probability That New Steel Industry Will Locate on the Land. The Otto Gas Engine Co. of Philadelphia has sold its land, in South Wilmington, to a syndicate of Philadelphia and New Jersey capitalists, who are ne- fiotiating for Its occupanv by manu-acturing interests. Several parties have been looking it over, and, while it is likely that steel works will locate- there, this is not absolutely certain, according to S. D.

Dodds, of 1218 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, who represents the purchasers of the property, being one of them. "All I can sav at this time," Mr. Dodds said today, that it is likely to be occupied soon by manufacturing He admitted, however, that there is a probability of steel works being located there. It was reported that a Canadian horseshoe concern would establish a plant there, but Mr. Dodds said he had no knowledge of such a project.

Interested with Mr. Dodds, who is a brick manufacturer, in the purchase of the property, are Daniel B. Frazier, also a brick manufacturer, and John O. Wilson, financier, the two latter of Camden, N. J.

The propert', which comprises 48,018 acres of unoccupied land, is located on the north side of Christiana avenue east of Commerce street, and runs to the Christiana river, on which it lias a frontage of 1,500 feet. It extends from the Coleman du Pont property, on which the latter yacht office is located, on the west, to the Enoch Moore shipyard on the east, being on the south side of the Christiana river. The land was bought a dozen years or more ago by the Otto people, on which, it was then understood, to erect a gas plant, pruaarly jo? the testing of the company' engines, to be manufactured there if the company decided to bring the engine plant down from hut as the city au-thcjsjfys reined a franefctee-to lay mains, in offler to il gas commercially, nothing was ever dowj with the property and the plant was not moved there. The property was then lowkfdjbut since has been filled in with dredgings from the Christiana river and is now iag land, smtSie for the locatiotcof buddings. Itwas reported today that local capitalists had bought the Johnson Forge Cer's plaat, near the Wilmington sfteel txrks, with a view to locating a stfl manufacturing establishment here, but the men named in the rumor denied that such was the case or that there were any negotiations, as far as they were concerned, or as far as they knew.

RECRUITING PROBLEM BAFFLER OFFICERS Will Likely Require Draft to Bring Delaware Militia to War Strength. "How can the National Guard of Delaware obtain the 645 men needed to bring the organized militia of the State up to its authorized strength?" is the question that is being asked by the officers of the guard. A eub-committee of the National Defense Committee for the purpose of aiding recruiting, has been unable to devise any means of accomplishing the result. From Claymont to the end of the Peninsula, posters and publicity have been widely used, but without the desired effect. Appeals to patriotism, the pride of being a part of the State's representation af'thc front" and many other arguments have been used but without noticeable results.

"Why i3 the youth of Delaware so different today compared with the response of fathers and grandfathers of yesterday?" is another question heard. Always- first and with a full regiment, is Delaware today lacking in the patriotism and principle of other days. Other States have filled their quota for the Armj-, Navy and the National Guard." The present rate of enlistments will not bring more than 200 men into the organization between now and the time the draft becomes effective, which means that 450 men will necessarily need to be drafted to fill the ranks. Officers in charge of recruiting wish to impress on all men of good character who are physically fit between the ages of 18 and 45, that an opportunity is afforded them to bring credit to themselves, their State and to be of service to the nation. Dr.

Abram Halprin has been commissioned a firet lieutenant of the Delaware National Guard attached to the Second Separate Battalion. Dr. Halprin is well known in the city and with his apjKiint-ment, the medical corps is co mplete. The following recruits were secured Saturday afternoon and this morning: Guisepfie Yona, Nicardro Sirnone, Vito Celiino, John A. Elwood, Charles W.

Sherwood, Cliarles L. Seward. 1112 Spruce street, Charles Svvanson, Carney's Point, N. and Alfred N. Roughlieu of Chicago, 111.

"Exams" Begin at High School. There were no opening exercises at the High School today. The examinations of the senior class began this morning. The tests for the members of the other classes will start next Monday. Preparations are being made for the celebration of Flag Day.

The platform in the school auditorium is being extended to accommodate the graduates on commencement day. Commercial Agent of Britain Reaches Atlantic Port to Take Up New Duties. By Associated Press to Every Evening An Atlantic Port, June 11. Lord Northcliffe, on an errand to America to co-ordinate British activities here as a commercial representative of the P.ritish government, arrived in the United States today on an American steamer. i As virtual head of the British war mission in this country, Ixrd Northcliffe, owner of the London Times and other English newspapers, comes, it is understood, not as a diplomatic representative but to work along industrial and economic lines in the furtherance of his government's interests in America.

In this connection he is expected to cooperate with Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner in the United States. liord Northcliffe issued the following statement: "The war cabinet has designated me head of the British war mission to the United States and I have leen instructed to try to co-ordinate the work of various admirable British organizations already established here. Until I present credentials at Washington it is impossible, of course, for me to mnke any further statement. "I can, however, express my very great personal pleasure at being again in America, which I have so often visited and which has many delightful associations and friedships for me. "Nor is it saying too much when I add that the whole British people have a profound sense of grateful appreciation of the magnificent welcome accorded Mr.

Balfour and his associates and the complete success of his mission." liOrd Northcliffe said he would remain here but a short time before going to Washington. BIG FIGHT COMING OVER REVENUE House Members of Both' Parties Indignant at Changes Made by Senate Committee. By Associated Press to Evpry Evening Washington, Jcve 1 1. The Senate Finance Committee's changes in the war tax bill as it passed the House have stirred up intense indignation among House Democrats and Republicans. Compromises on the various sections can be easily reached, they predict, provided the total is satisfactory, but the apparent determination of the Senate to make the total millions less than that of the House fills them with apprehension.

They foresee a row between House and Senate that may prolong the session indef initely end delav raising war starred on aaArfcer week of revision of the War Tax bid in the hope of completing its labors in time to present the perfected measure to the Senate for its consideration the first of the coming week. Important changes in the bill will be made in the Senate, several Senators predicted. The committee today resumed consideration of the proposed taxes on newspapers and magazines. Aside from fixing the amount to be raised, the committee this week will have three matters to decide the tax on excess profits, the liquor ta. and the tax on newspapers and periodicals.

The basic principle of taxing corporation war profits upn a system of comparison profits last year with average profits of a period of years prior to the war, will be adhered to, but the committee is not united upon the precise tax to be levied. Nearly all the committee, Senator Simmons said, favors a tax based upon the British system, which goes back to profits of three years before the war. Some, however, favor the average of rive years as a basis. Some difference of opinion exists as to whether the tax ought to be 10 per cent of the war profits or '20 per cent. WOULD ENFORCE The liquor tax is expected to be decided upon the basis of Senator Gore's amendment offered last week, which puts a prohibitive rate upon the manufacture ot distilled spirits during war time.

Under Senator Gore's scheme the tax would run from So to $9.50 a gallon on distilled spirits, thus more than doubling the retail price on whisky and other alco holic liquors, lhe whole idea of Senator Gore's amendment is conservation of the grain resources and this appeals to the committee as practicable with the food situation becoming more of a problem as the war goes on. Senator Wadsworth's liquor tax amendment to the food bill, which referred to the Senate Finance Committee as bearing on the source of revenue, has lieen swallowed up in the Gore amendment. It aimed, too, at conservation of cereals and grain, imposing a heavy tax for their use. The liquor amendments in the revamped War Revenue bill will cause a lively fight in the Senate, the war prohibitionists having already let it be known that the- are going to attack it. They intend trying to force prohibition on the country and to insist that the government make up in some other wav for the revenue that would be lost.

They will fight not only to prohibit the manufacture of whisky but of beer and wine as well for the period of the war. lhe Senate Committee made no change in the House tax on beer and wines. Since the talk with the publishers the Finance Committee has taken up the newspaper and periodical tax on three different days without getting to any point. Senator Simmons' projwsal, which will be debated by the committee this week, provides for a postage rate of either lJi or cents a pound on second-class matter, and an advertising tax of either lJi or 1H per cent. If this system of taxing both and advertising is agreed upon the committee, it is expected, will adopt the two lower rates.

INSURANCE RESERVES TAXABLE. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gov. ernment Income Levy. By Associated Press to Everv Evening Washington, June 11. Yerv huge an nual lass in Federal income tax revenue from insurance companies and bv treasury refunds of several million dollars already collected, are prevented by a Supreme court decision today in favor of the government in a test suit of the Insurance Company of North America.

The company's reserves for "unpaid losses and claims," the court decided, are subject to and not exempt from taxation READY TOFIGHTfOR THEIR HEW RULERS Opposes Separate Party Factional Quarreling and Upholds the Provisional Government. ROOT NEARING PETROGRAD By Associated Tress to Every Erentng Petrograd, June 11, via London. Energetic support of the provisional government by the Cosnacks has been pledged by theirdelegate to the Congress of Peasnnt, M. Kuban. Delegate Kuban declared that the Cossacks recognize only one authority, namely, the provisional government, and would not tolerate the undermining of its power by separate groups and individuals.

He added that the Cossacks would not hesitate to use nrrns if the government required it. The delegate added that when Leninite agitators came to Cossnck territory they were greeted with one word, "Go, ami they went. A host of wounded and sick soldiers from the hospitals paraded the streets yesterday in a great demonstration in favor of a continuance of the war. The procession was preceded by banners and motor cars carrying maimed men who were unable to walk. The demonstration has caused a strong impression.

Former Secretary Elihu Root and the American Commission to Russia accompanying him, is expected to arrive in Petrograd late tonight or tomorrow. The arrival of Mr. Root and his psrty at, Vladivostok was reported Tuesday of last week and they immcdiatelv starte for the Russian capital via theTrans- Siberian railway. LAST WEEK FOR WAR LOAN Washington Plans Ringing of Bells, and Blowing of Whistles to Rally Subscribers. By Associated Press to Every Crenln Washington, June 11.

The Iaberty loan today entered its last lap in the race to reach the $2,000,000,000 mark by Friday when the subscription period ends. Small subscribers by the thousands or even millions must come in this week to make the loan a success. Treasu-ury officials count strongly on the help of the men and women with small savings who- wjil loan their dollar to tb Two dax-s mgo renjnea to be raised, and the amount probably is not much less today. To help in the bond seDtng campaign school, church and fmblic buildings bells tonight will Ting our times to remind litisens of the four days left in which to subscribe: tomorrow they will ring three times, Wednesday twice and Thursday once. Friday which happens also to be flag day, win be marked by the blowing of whistles ringing of bells, patriotic rallies and torchlight parades.

The New York Federal Reserve district has approached nearest in total subscriptions its minimum allotment and the San Francisco district is farthest from the mark. A $10,000,000 subscription to the loan was announced today by the Liberty National Bank for itself and customers. M'ADOO HEADS 2,000 IX PARADE FOR LOAN AT LOUISVBLLE, KY. Louisville, Ky, June 11. Secretary of the United States Treasury William G.

McAdoo today marched at the head of 2,000 men through the downtown streets of this city, in behalf of the Liberty Loan campaign. Mr. McAdoo and W. P. G.

Harding, governor of the Federal Reserve Board who accompanied him, addressed a mass meeting and were entertained at luncheon before leaving the city at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Cincinnati. I NEW ENGLAND USES WHISTLES AND BELLS TO AROUSE PUBLIC Boston, June 11. The final drive in New England to meet the allotment of Liberty Loan bonds for this section began today. With subscriptions to date totalling $136,000,000 the Libertv Loan committee here set out to raise 163,200,000 bv Friday night, or nearly $33,000,000 a dav. Sounding of fire whistles and bells with the signal "3-7-5-5," meaning "Buy a Liberty bond today" opened the campaign.

By personal solicitation, telephone messages, telegrams and letters, bankers, bond salesmen and other business men lunged into the work of completing Tew England's quota. NEW YORK AIMS TO TAKE ROUND BILLION OF LOAN New York, June 11. With its own $600,000,000 allotted share of the Liberty loan practically all accounted for, New York has set out to subscribe for $400,000,000 more, it was announced here todav by the Libeity loan committee. "The Liberty loan committee desires to say with the greatest emphasis that it has never set for itself a mark below $1,000,000,000." declared Guy Emerson, secretary of the publicity committee, in making this statement. DR.

WU FIGHTS REVOLT. Refuses to Accede to Governors Demand That Chinese Parliament be Dissolved. By Associated Fress to Every Evening Peking, China, June 10 (delayed in transmission). President Li Yuan Hung has announced a willingness to accede to the demand of Gen. Chang-IIsun that Parliament be dissolved and has drawu up a mandate of dissolution.

Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the acting premier, however, has declined to countersign the decree and his signature is necessary to give effect to it. Wilmer Palmer 111, Wilmer Palmer, who is seriously ill, rested comfortably last night. I 2 GEORGE B. MILLER, Mr.

Miller was, on Saturday, elected president of (he city Board of Education, being the nominee of the Citizens' General Committee on Education. BURGLARS HOLD HIGH REVEL Oil WEST SIDE Six Dwellings in the Vicinity of Read and Jackson Streets Entered in One Night. Burglars held high revel early last Saturday morning in the vicinity of Read and Jackson streets, entering six dwellings in that neighborhood, from which they ttole gold watches, rings, jewelry, money and other articles. The houses robbed were as follows: That of Eliza Wilhelm, 105 South Jackson street. George M.

Collison, 103 South Jackson street. George Geiszler, 1005 Chestnut 6treet. Anna Slifer, 110 South Van Buren ptreet. Frank Ncvlan, 1002 Read street. Ella Carroll, 107 South Jackson street.

As far as the plunder has been listed, the following articles are known to have been carried off: From the Wilhelm house, 105 South Jackson street. $5.30 in money; Collison house, 103 South Jackson street, gold watch and money; Geiszler house, 1005 Chestnut street, gold band ring; Slifer house, 110 South Van Buren street, diamond ring; Neylan house, 902 Read street, nothing of value, as far as is is known; Carroll house, 1)7 Entrance waa'eftei ectod to eac. through rear windows on the gound floor Boys are suspected. The detective bureau is at work on the case. THIEF GETS OFF WITH $90.

During Absence of Family Gets Into West Seventeenth House and Robs It. During absence of the family temporarily this morning a thief entered the house of Mrs. George Owens, 2522 West Seventeenth street, and made a tidy haul of cash, securing about $90. When the family returned there were evidences that' some unwelcome visitor had been there and been most Investigation showed that the sum of money was gone. Complaint was made to the detective bureau at once and an investigation started.

It was learned that a woman living opposite the Owen home had seen a strange colored woman leaving the house just about the time when the robbery was committed, and at an hour when the family was away from the premises. The detectives are of the opinion that this strange colored woman knows more about the robbery than she would ike the Ipolice to know. A search is being made for her. Burglars Frightened Away. Families in the neighborhood of Sixth and Jackson streets were given a burglar scare on Saturday night, when a man or men were heard prowling around in the back yard of Harvey Diggans' home, 609 Jackson street.

The man did not get ar.ay with anything as it is thought that he was scared awav. OFFERS REDMOND POWER Lloyd George Asks Irish Leader to Name Five Delegates to Home Rule Conclave. By Associated Press to Every Evening London, June 11. John Redmond, the Nationalist leader, will be invited to nominate five members of the Irish convention, Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons to day. Sir John Lonsdale will be invited also to nominate five members, the premier added, and William O'Brien two members.

There will also be 10 Irish representative peers, five members of the Irish Unionist Alliance, five Sin Feinners and 15 members nominated by the government. The premier said the government would prefer that the convention nominate its own chairman, but it was prepared to nominate a chairman and submit his name to the king. Mr. Lloyd George said the Irish convention would be composed of J01 representatives. URGES PEACE IN GERMANY Hindenburg Wires Potsdam Union to Uphold Kaiser in Prosecuting War to End.

By Associated Press to Every Evening Amsterdam, Holland, June 11. Field Marshal von Hindenburg has telegraphed to he Potsdam Union for a German peace: "I am sure that the army and the people, held together by the strong hand of our gracious kaiser, win enforce against any power on earth such a peace as Germany desires, so that the present war will not have been fought in vain." Defeated Samuel H. Baynard, at Saturday's Election, by 1,222 Majority. CITIZENS' TICKET WON THREE WARD CONTESTS Kersey, Campbell and Rommel Only Retiring Members Re-elected. THE TOTAL VOTE WAS 8,380 jttfttt tit i xx NEW SCHOOL BOARD.

President George B. Miller. Member from First ward Dr. T. O.

Cooper. Second ward John C. Ker- tx it 4 44 44 44 44 it 44 44 it it 44 44 it 44 44 44 44 ser. Third Hiram Yereer. Fourth Frank A.

Pinkerton. Fifth Dr. Victor D. Washburn. Sixth Dr.

Con well Banton. Seventh Dr. John Palmer. Eighth John Moore. Ninth Ellwood Souder.

Tenth Walter J. Campbell. Eleventh Edwin F. Denney. Twelfth George Rommel.

tx Holding over members, terms expire in 1919. Retiring members who were XX re-elected. XX It 4 4444 44444 4444444444444444444 J4j4 Public sentiment evidently is in favor of a change in the educational system of Wilmington, for at the biennial election of memlcrs of the Board of Education, on Saturday afternoon, in the largest vote ever polled at a school election the total lteing S.3SO George B. who had leen nominated by the Citizens' General Committee on Education, defeated President Samuel H. Baynard, who gught re-election, by a majority of 1.222.

The Citizens' t'cket. was also victorious in three of the six wards in which there were contests, while it indorsed the candidate in the Fourth ward, Frank A. Pinkerton, a new man, who was not opposed. For ward menders it elected Dr. Conwell Banton in the Sixth, John Moore in the Eighth and Ellwood Souder in the Ninth, while John C.

Kersey of the Second, Walter J.Camplxdl of heTent and Georee Rommel of the Twelfth defeated the Cit kens' candidates in those wards. The vote was canvassed today, but there was no change from the result as herewith givin. There had teen hints of possible contests, but none developed, the majorities in each instance, evidently, being too large to be questioned. The candidate receiving a majority in each instance was declared cleric ed. A few of the successful ones were present during the canvass, which was made in the Board of Education meeting room, in the Public Building.

The newly-elected members of the board will assume their duties on July. 1, the terms of the present members piring on June oO. Of the S.3SQ votes polled on Saturday, about l.OOO, according to estimates, were cast by women, those owning property being entitled to vote. Under the school law half of the membership of the board is elected even two years, those in the even numbered wards lieing chosen at one election and those in the uneven numbered wards, together with the president, at the ensuing election, two years later, and so on. The term of each member is four years.

Continued on pae 3 NAVY RECRUITING HERE TIKES BMP TODAY Nine Young Men Volunteer for Sea Service; Married Man Enlists. Wilmington's response through its vouth to the call for service with Uncle Sam's sea armada is increasing. The three recruiting officers and the phv--sician find every minute from before 9 o'clock in the morning until late at night taken up with the details of enlisting the young men who apply. Todays recruits are: Harold Earl Arrendale, Zeb Vance Fradey, Lester Lee Coleman, Joseph Franklin Dawson, Arthur Granvill Ferguson, George Henry Brady, William James Courtenay, Edward Michael Kelly and Ivan Roy Williams. Among the number enlisted on Saturday Mas Walter Ernest Donovan, of 1100 Lancaster avenue, who was accepted as a ship fitter, second-class.

Donovan is married but Mrs. Donovan has given her husband every encouragement in the step he has taken. A number of young men of this city and vicinity who have enlisted who have been awaiting orders were called out todav. Those receiving telegrams advising them to report were: Rufus E. Leach, 1M1 West Second etreet, Chester, William B.

Cox, Perm's Grove, N. Eugene 3 1. Barcus, 1002 West Second street; Edward Martin 402 Vandever avenue; Leonard J. Moseley, 1710 Washington street; lister J. Lyons, 1335 Walnut street: Paul L.

East Fourteenth street, and John J. Dillon, 1403 West Third street. HELD FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER. Alleged Would-be Slayer of Farmer Under Bail at Dover. Special Dispatch to Every Evening Dover, June 11.

Christopher Cook, charged with the attempted murder of Paul Shultz. a West Dover farmer, near Hartley on May 24, was given a hearing here at noon today before Masistrate Wood find was held in 51,000 bail for General Sessions. Shultz appeared as a witness against Cook. Building Permits. i Building Inspector Preston has issued the following permits: J.

R. Stevens, alterations, SIS West street, S2G5: Howard Mav, alterations, 14 East Thirteenth street, 5300. Delaware's Share, $500,000, to be Raised by Teams Captained by Distinguished Citizens. BIG TASK FOR ONE WEEK Leading citizens of Wilmington, and the rest of the State of Delaware, are prpiring for a vigorous money-raising aign in behalf of the Red Cross work whuh must follow American troops to the battlefields of Europe. The President has, by proclamation, set apart the week of June 18-25, for the raising of which the Red Cross Council has decided is the minimum need to properly care for the American boys who are joining the fight for world civilization.

Henry P. Davison and his associates on the War Council, made up of the most prominent financiers and business men in the United States, have agreed to give their entire time to this effort until the fund is raised. Delaware's share is to be $500,000 and men and women, whose names stand for success in the State's affairs, have handed themselves together to raise this amount. Henry P. Scott has agreed to act as chairman of the executive committee.

Associated with him already are Sylvester D. Townsend, Thomas F. Bayard, William du Pont and Edmund G. Mitchell. DISTINGUISHED TEAM CAPTAINS.

The work of organizing teams is going forward rapidly. Captains have been chosen for each of the twelve teams and the following agreed to serve: (Governor Townsend. who will organize a team of ten made up from Kent and Sussex counties. Judge George Gray. Pierre S.

du Pont. Mayor James F. Price. C. D.

Garret tson, president of the Manufacturers' Association. William B. Megear, president of the Chamber of Commerce. William G. Taylor, vice-president of the Delaware Trust Company.

T. Coleman du Pont. James I. Ford. W.

Harold Smith. Miss Emily P. Bissell, who will have associated with her Mrs. Willard Hall Porter. Mrs.

Preston Lea, who will be aided by Mrs. Charles R. Miller. These captains will complete their teams during the week so that when the campaign opens next Monday every thing will le ready for a hard, quick drive and a successful result. OVE HUNDRED MILLION NEEDED.

Davison in setting forth the needs of the Red Cross and the opportunities offered for service bv sunDortinc it de clared that the fond Of the least that could be expected to meet the requirements. "While Europe has been pouring out her life-blood, America has experienced a prosperity she had never known before," he said. "But now we ourselves are in this gigantic war. We ourselves must now share the suffering which they endured; we, too, must bear the burdens and we must do our part in a very real way." Mr. Davison's statement was made before General Pershing landed in England, but even at that tune he summarized the figures by saying: "A force of 12,000 American engineers will soon be rebuilding the railroads of Frauce.

Upwards of 25,000 American men are now on the battlefields of Europe, fighting as volunteers in the Allies' armies; soon, 25,000 American regulars will be added to their number. All our National Guard is to be mobilized, our regular army is to be recruited to full strength, and 500,000 other men are shortly to be called to the colors. Within a few months we should and will have in service an army of 1,000,000 and a navy of 150,000 men. "These men must have of our best. To prepare against their needs in advance will be a stupendous task which the Red Cross must undertake.

Doctors, nurses, ambulances, must be made ready. Vast quantities of hospital stores, linen, bandages and supplies of every kind must be Erepared and at once. If we wait, it may too late. "When we ask our own sons and brothers to fight for our liberty 3,000 miles from home in a country already sore and afflicted, surely we cannot do less than prepare to take care of them in their day of suffering." A STIRRING APPEAL. The appeal throughout was most stirring and pointed out in addition to these particular battlefield needs the many other problems to be faced in the rebuilding of Europe and the care of our own men.

The Red Cross headquarters in Washington have sent Mrs. Elizabeth Rudyerd Currier here to take care of the details of the campaign. Mrs. Currier has been most successful in a number of fund-raising movements throughout the country and her exjierience is expected to prove in valuable to the local workers. Associated with her is Mr.

Currier, who has charge of the advertising and publicity of the campaign. Headquarters have been established in the Old City Hall from which literature will le distributed and the public will Ikj prepared for the visits of the collectors who will call upon them during the campaign week. BROKE INTO HOUSE. John Devine Held in $3,000 Bail for Court of General Sessions. Judge Churchman, in City Court today, held John Devine, an undersized young man in $3,000 bail for General Sessions on a charge of breaking and entering the premises of George W.

Moore, at 501 East Third street, early yesterday morning. Moore testified that he was awakened by hearing eome one in his bedroom. As he rose he called out "who is there and what do you want?" He saw Devine in the room with a bundle of clothes. Devine ran out of the room and out of the house Moore gave an alarm and a policeman arrested Devine later, sitting on the porch of a house on East Fourth street, between Pine and Lombard. Some of the clothes taken from moore's house were beside him.

Devine said he had no recollection of any part of tfie incident, and declared he had been drinking. Real Object of Gen. Halg's Great Ypres Drive Now Becoming Clearly Apparent. VITAL BATTLE IS NEAR By Associated Pre to Evry London, Jt-xr 11. The Br'tish have made an additional advance south of Mcssines, aecor'iirz to an official statement j-K-d bv the War Office this morning.

The statement follow: was considerable artifi'ry activity on both sides during the night of Epehy. Bodies of ho-iile tr; assembling in this area were dispersed hy our fire. We made a i r'nd JaVt night southwest of La Rvsee. M-'h damage was done to th enemy's trer.ehe nd mine galleries, kt-A Ik prisoners wre captured. Parties of o-ir troops nlso raided German portion? eref of r-rnelles and south of Armerieres.

They inflicted a numr of ca. sualties on the enemy. 'Our own and the enemy's showed great actrvjtv eoh of pres. Our hne hs aga'n advareefi slightly south of Moines. reports that there artillery fighting night north of omrne.

A German raid west of Cv was reptjlsofj By Associated Press Military Eperf The wiping out of the K-rman at Messines appear, the of developments, to merelv the TT'l'ldo to a projected battle a far mightier description after a German reaction of a surprisingly feeble character. The British have resumed trench r.iids over a front reaching from north of Ypres to s.s far south as Epehy, a distance of 70 miles as the crow flies but far more than that along the tortuous windings of the battle front. The official announcement of raids north of Ypres is of especial interest view of the recently frequently reported heavy artillery fire on the Belgian front. ome weeks ago the Germans made a voluntary retirement from in front of the Belgian lines, a fact little, noted at the time in the pressure of greater events. From Ypres the Allied front curves sharply to the sea and an advance here would threaten the (rman hold on their great submarine bases on the Beizxan coast, Ostend and Zeebnigge.

HELD FOR BABY'S MURDER far DeaJl of Infant at-Springfield, Mo. By Associated Pr9s to Every Ening Springfield, June 11. As a reuJt of an investigation of the abduction and murder of Baby Lloyd Keet, whose bodv was found in au old well near Springfield Saturday, a charge of first degree murder fras preferred in -ourt here Saturday night against Dick Carter, of pring-field, it was announced here today by Paul O'Day. county prosecutor. Carter was said to have been arrested at Hutchinson, Kansas.

Springfield, sine 11. Conditions in this city were practically normal today after 36 hours of intense excitement due to the finding on Saturday of the in)dy of fourteen-months-old Lioyd Keet, who was kidnapped ten days ago, and the announced intention of the populace to take the lives of six prisoners, one a woman, held in connection with various alleged abduction plots unearthed here. The prisoners, not connected orhcially by the authorities with the kidnapping and death of the Keet child, son of J. H. Keet, banker, that had so aroused the populace, today were thought to ie safe in the jails of other count ies.

four Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Adams. Maxie Adams and Sam McGinn is at St'jekton. and the whereabouts of the remaining two, Claude Piersol and Cletus Adams, unknown.

Piersol was taken from the sheriff early yesterday and twice strung up by a mob ia an effort to mike hum confess to complicity in the crime, but lie insisted upon his innocence and the mob finally restored iuni to the custody of the sheriff. OHIO REGISTRATION AHEAD. Exceeds Army Estimates by 73,000, Totalling 565.192. By Associated Press to Every Evening Columbus, Ohio, June 11. Registration in Ohio exceeded army estimates totalling 19 2, according to an official statement from the office of Governor James M.

Cox today. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Queen ''The Eternal Majestic "The World Apart." Victoria Savov "Max the Matrimaruac" Plavhoust No attraction. WEATHER FORECAST. By Associated Press to Every Evening Washington, June 11.

Weather fore cast for Delaware: Partly overcast weather with proI-ably local showers tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. SCN, MOON', TEMPERATCR3 AND TIDS. Sun rose this morning 4 33 Sun sets tonight 7.29 Sun rises tomorrow morning 4.33 Sun sets tomorrow night 7 3d Moon rises tonight 1 1 "4 Moon souths tomorrow niormng. d.Oy Length of day, 14 hoars, 56 minutes. At 4 p.

m. Saturday 84 At 8 a. m. yesterday "S1 At noon yesterday 77" At 4 p. m.

yesterday 76 At 8 a. m. today 72 At noon today 74 Highest temjjerature Saturday S5 Lowest temperature Saturday night. 9 Highest temperature yesterday SO Lowest temperature last night 07 High tide this morning High tide afternoon 5.1 Low tide thi. monoing 11.5 Low tide tonight 11..