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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
: LAW is MORE HOPEFUL
Secretary of Colonies says Wealth
OF Empire Has Not Been
Touched.

London, Dec. Andrew Bonal
Law. Secretary for the colonies, pre-
sided last night at the st. Andrews
day banquet. declared that he felt
more hopeful as to the outcome o!
the war than he had for months past
| In reply 70 statements in German
newspapers that he had said Great
Britain was on the point of bank
ruptcy. Mr.. Law said the country
was I, long way from it. but tina,
he did not pretend that it could 90
on indefinitely on the present scale
But the wealth Of Great Britain, he
added had not even been touched as
yet and she could bear the strain for
a far longer period than her enemies.
Speaking OF the great armies which
Great Britain had raised, Mr. Law
said the number Of men killed o.:
wounded up to the present was three
fold greater than the entire eXpedi-
.ionary force at the outbreak Of the
var
Referring 10 the condition of af
fairs in the Near East, the colonia.
secretary said that it was no better
chan could be gathered from the news
papers.
Il 90 further" he continued, "and
'ay that look for no specially goJl
lews for many months to come. And
We may have bad news long befor,
we have good. but that does not al
ter my opinion. This war is not going
o be won on lost in the East
If you look at the tendency as a
vho!e. am convinced we are NOV
;ng slowly hut inexorahly toward
.'ictory."
He expressed the opinion that there
vas nothing further to fear. eithel
n The western or eastern theatres OF
he war. adding:
''in Flanders we are TOW able not
only to fire shell for she'll, bu; Jwc
Tor the cnemy'' one a similar con
!ition will soon prevail at the RuS.
an front. and firmly neicvc th.,i
he danger Of invasion will not arise
loain in that quarter.
Economic conditions ~ Germany.
Produced by the silent pressure of
he British navy. are beginning to tel
nost strongly in our favor. and the
Ieyman people are ccasing to ne
ieye that victory is within t!eif
grasp.
All the heroism which has beer
hOwn, all the blood that has been
sacrificed, will have been in vain un-
cSs we get the result that never
gain for generations to come will
Gc within the power of any ma
II any group Of mer to turn The world
nto the charnei house il has become
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

so THE CHIEF STATES
Dr.. Buehz Tcstilies That Government
of the Kaiser Was handspring OF
Whole Scheme

, New York, Dec. l. The German
government was revealed yesterday
as the handspring OF the movement tC
succor German cruisers at sea with
coal and supplies shipped on neutral
vessels from American ports early
! in the war by testimony Of Dr.. Kari
Buenz, managing director OF the Ham
burg American Line. Dir. Buenz took
the witness stand late yesterday in
the trial of himself and other line
officials and employees for conspir-
acy to defraud the United States.
Dr. Buenz. elderly and somewhat
infirm. was assisted to the witness
chair soon after William Rand, jr.
had concluded the opening address tt
the jury on behalf Of the defense
Previously Federal Judge Howe hat
heard protracted argument upon .
motion by Mr.. Rand. to dismiss the
indictments. This motion was denied
Dr.. Eucnz. sketched his seventy
two-year career from his birth il
Germany through tenacy of variou:
Offices in his native land. to his ~
noiltmcnt in the German consular
service nearly thirty years ago. IL
had served his country ahroad--in thr
United States. in Mexico. and in Halt
- in the consular or diplomatic ser
vice until three years ago, when h
was maG4 directing head in tnlS coun.
Try Of the Hamburg-Amcrican Line.
affairs.
In the fail of 1913. DR.. Bucnz test.
fed he received from the heads Of the
line in Hamburg, :. letter notifying
him that his superior officers and the
German government had signed az
agreement which would become OPP
erative in time Of war-of which there
was not then whisper-;nd that ar
abstract Of this agreement would be
sent shortly to the German consul.
general in New York. where he might
see il. The letter then outlined tho
salient points, which were. as re
called today by DR.. BucnZ. about az
follows:
The Hamhurg-American Line would
undertake to send coal and supplies
to any German warships needing
them in the Atlantic Ocean should
Germany engage in war.
That certain methods Of commEni-
cation would be used by the home off
&C of the line to advise the lines Of,
fcias in New York, where to send the
supply ships.
In due time the abstract Of this
agreement came to the German con
sul-general, here and was examir
by DR.. Buenz. There the matter rest.
ed until July 81 1914. On the morn
ing of that day. when the shadow of
war rested over Europe, DR.. Buenz
received a cablegram from Hamburg
reading about as follows:
Are you prepared to carry out
our agreement with the German gov
ernment?"
He sent one word pack-"Yes." And
then, feeling that German ships were
soon to be swept by allied warships
from the sea. he set in motion the ma
chinery to provide neutral vessels to
carry his car@oes of supplies TO his
copatriots afoat, in the South At
lantic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
WANT COUNSEL
FOR DEFENSE
State Board Of Charities
Would Give Criminals
Every Benefit
SOME SUGGESTIONS
ME SUGGESTIONS
Fayors EnEarg;ng of Negro Rcfor
matory-Numbcrs Of Arrests Made
in State During Year.

Richmond, Dec. i.--Somc interest
ing suggestions and recommendations
are contained in the seventh annual
report of the State Board OF Charities
| and Corrections, which was submitted
to Governor Stuart. yesterday ny Rev.
S. C. Hatcher. d. D., chairman. The
board recommends as to legislation,
among other thinks:
That the present institutions for the
feeble minded be extensively cnlarg-
ed and that these Institutions be re-
modelled after the colonies 1T Vine
land n. j.. and Tcmpleton, Mass.
That schools ut the reformatories
he made schools for backward child
tiren.
That departments for defective de-
IinqucntS be established 1T the juven-
lie reformatorieS.
That Il State institution for dcfcc-
tive delinquents be established, to
which all jail ''rcpeaters, suspected
Of Being feeble minced and all wo-
men OF, i'll rcputc should be committed
and placed under observation.
That the marriage OF mcntal dcfcc-
tivcs he prohibited BY law.
That pronounced defective persons
n the custody Of State authorities,
apd Other, mental detectives. that par
ants or guardians wish sterilizcd. may
70 -fuG dealt siSh.
That the appropriation Tor the ne
gr0 rcformatory bc increased from %
cents per capita per day for $50 boys
to % cents per capita for 200 boys,
the fifty additional boys thus provided
for 10 he defective dclinquents COM
mittcd by the courts.
Ii is suggested that the system OF
''indctcrminatc sentence be adopted
for discretionary use in dealing with
criminals. and that the Office o! pub
lie defender" be created.
From the standpoint Of the State.
;ls well as from the standpoint Of the
accused" says the report, there are
many reasons for creating the Office
Of public defender. One viewpoint OF
a speedy trial argues for such "A step
There. * every reason 10 suppose that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
WAR SCENE SHIFTS.
Desperate Plunge of Italians Against
Gorilla Continues With Slow
Gains.

! n,
/ of the greater part oil the SefVlaf
army across the Albanian frontier, the
| slowness of the operations against
Montenegro and in southern Servia
| owing to the wintry weather, and the
absence of any major operations or
the western and eastern fronts. in
terest in the military side OF the wal
is now transferred to the Austro-ltal-
ian frontier, where King Victor En-
anuels troops are carrying on al
energetic offensive against the Aus
trians.
The fighting on this front has been
the mos sustained and ficerest battle
of the whole war. For weeks the ltal-
ians have been attacking the Austrian
bridgehcads and mountain positions
along the Isonzo River and are slow
" but surely drawing their nets
around Tolmino, Gorilla and Doherdo.
Their attacks have been repeated
time after time against positions
which had been most carefully pre-
pared, and while the Austrians re-
port that most of these assaults have
been repulsed. their accounts are con-
sidercd here to have been so worded
as to prepare the public for their re-
tirenent from Gol'izia ct least.
This. for the time being is ltaly's
contribution to the Balkan operations
of the allies; for it keeps large
force of Austrians busy and makes i
necessary for them continually t.
bring up reinforcemcnts which could.
be uscf1lly employed against the Mon
tcnegrins and Scrvians. The Servians
unless followed into Albania. will i"
time probably reappear rs rejuvcn-
ated army. for it is said that 10000
of them, including scIG,ers and civil
ians, have taken rcfnge there. and tha'
they have saved all their mountain
batteries and portion Of their field
guns. Also included in this number
are all the youths who can fill the
gaps when equipment reaches them
large numbers OF boys Of IS to II
from the. Adriatic. These INCLUDE
years old. who have accompanied the
army.
German papers state that Field
Marshal Won Maci,ensen's army, with
Bulgarians and Turks. is to be direct
ed against the Anglo French forces
in the south. but doubtless many of
them are going down the Danube tc
meet the Russian menace.
The public is expecting every day t
hear of the movement of the Rus
sian army. which the Emperor re
Gently reviewed in Gessarahia. bu1
apparently negotiations with Rum
aria for the use of the Danube have
not been concluded. A Budapest re.
port goes 50 far as to say that Rum,
ania has refused permission to thf
Russians to use the river through
Rumanian territory. which would be
the more convenient route for ar
attack on western Bulgaria
There also seems TO be some hitch
in the allies negotiations with Greece
for nothing is yet forthcoming as tc
the latter country's reply to the lat.
est demands for guarantees of saf
ETY.. and facilities for the Entente's
armies operating near the Greek from
tier. The Greek reply was expected
yesterday. and the delay in its receipt
leads to the supposition that the
Greek Cabinet is not prepared to g'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED
Several Cars Are Derailed, and Pas
sengerS Are Cut by Broken Glass

Danville. Dec Southern Rail
way train No :. 3S northbound.. wa:
wrecked at Pelham n. c., nine miles
south Of this place, last night.
Persons in the observation car were
cut by broken glass and several cars
OF the train were derailed. No, one
was hurt seriously it is stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The Virginia building Mount Ver-
non. duplicate of the home of the
Washingtons. will remain in San
Francisco at the close of the Panama
Pacific Exposition. The structure now
on the exposition grounds will be
razed and removed to a suitable site
in the city. There it Will stand as a
memorial to the Father Of his Coun,
trV.r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The poStotfice at Beaver Dam, was
burglarized Monday night by rob-
bers. It is reported that $3.50 IN,
str,aps and about $3.50 in cash was
procured and in addition many val
uahlc papers were raissirg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
LOCAL BREVTTIES

George K. Rcciihan, son of the late
]. 7. and Carrie Lowe Bec.;ham, died
in Chicago. Monday.
The second annual dance Of the
Perry Orchestra will take pace TO-
night in Odd Follow Hall.
Samariam Rebecca lodge, will ho!d
their regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at $50 at Odd Fellows Hall.
.Alva Aerie. Nc. S7l, Fratcrnal Or
der Of Eagles. will meet tonight and
elect officers for the ensuing year.
The Rialto Amusement Co. lAcor-
roratcd has been granted a chartes
by the state corporation commission.
The alarm of iilc about 1880
o'clock this afternoon was caused by
the burning of discarded box cars.
southwest of tic Southern Railway
depot.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane B. Lin
coin. who died in Staunton, Na.,twl!!
ne held tomorrow morning at Q o
o'clock from st. Mary'S Catholic
Church.
Breezy Point" is the name OF
play which will be presented Friday
night in the Mount Vernon Avenue
schcolhouse. Del Ray by the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union.
4 bazaar was opened this morning
at the parish hall of Christ p. f.
Church and will end tomorrow night
at II o'clock. Funds are to used III
restoring the old fagstones in the
aises Of Christ P. +. Church.
n. S. Greenaway. clerk of the cor
poration court. during the month of
November issued ffty-eieht marriage
licenses. of which forty-one were to
white and seventeen to colored cou-
pies. He also recorded fifty seven
deeds.
In petition filed yesterday by
Ma! belle r. CaIlan in the Suprec1e
Court of the District of Columbia,
AGAINST James E. Ca:a". il, she asks
f6r separate maintenance. The couple
were married at Alexandria. June 80.
1914. and have no children.
The Alexandria Duckpin League
has been organized with the election
of these officers: Thomas Chauncey,
president: r. A. Steel, vice president;
Thomas \. Dunbar, treasurer, and
| Harry 3. Munday. treasurer A sched
: ule of dates for games will he an
nounced shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

Salt Water Oysters AT The Ram
Mel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

Steamed oysters at-JACoB BRlLL's
fnot Of King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

In petition filed yesterday by
,M!aybelle r. Callan in the Suprec,e
Court of the Distric. of Columbia,
AGAINST James E. Ca;:a@. il, she asks
f6r separate maintenance. The couple
were married at Alexandria. June 80.
1914. and have no children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

.Alva Aerie. Nc. S7l. Fratcrnai Or
der Of Eagles. will meet tonight ana
elect officers for the ensuing year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

\. S. Greenaway. clerk of the cor
poration court. during the month OF
November issued fifty-eieht marriage
licenses. of which forty-one were tt
white and seventeen to colored cou-
pies. He also recorded fifty seven
deeds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

Samaritan Reiecca lodge, will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at $50 at Odd Fellows Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The second annual dance Of the
Perry Orchestra will take pace TO-
night IN Odd Fellow Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The Rialto Amusement Co. lHccr.
roratcd has been granted a charte;
by the state corporation commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

4 bazaar was opened this morning
at the parish hall of Christ p. f.
Church and will end tomorrow night
at II o'clock. Funds are to used In
restoring the old fa@stones in the
aisles of Christ P. f. Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

George K. Rcckham, son of the late
!. 7. and Carrie Lowe Bec:;ham, died
in Chicago. Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

Breezy Point" is the name Of a
play which will be presented Friday
night in the Mount Vernon Avenue
schcolhouse. Del Ray. by the Bap-
tiSt Young Peoples Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The alarm of iilc about 1880
o'clock this afternoon was caused by
the burning Of discarded box cars.
southwest of tic Southern Railway
depot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01

The funeral of Mrs. Jane B. Lin
coin. who died in Staunton, Fa..swl!l
be held tomorrow morning at 3 O
o'clock from St. Nary'S Catholic
Church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS FIRE DANGERS

"The dangers of Christmas fires
this year is increased two-fold because
of the double holiday-Saturday, Dec.
25th, and Sunday, the 26th," says
Robert W. Hargardine, State Fire
Marshal.
Therefore, this department urges
that extra precautions be taken by all
merchants in Minnesota to prevent an
outbreak of fire, which is always in
herent with the Christmas season, be-
cause of the nature Of the decorations
used and the augmented crowds in
the stores.
Many mercantile establishments
lend themselves to this Christmas
hazard by using inflammable decora-
lions. The merchant is urged to look
well to. his, because holiday fires in
stores are usually holocausts-a
match, a gas flame or an electrical
defect may cost many lives and result
in mercantile sacrifice altogether in
excusable.
Reports on file in this department
show that Christmas disasters are de-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

accumulations of rubbish cleaned up
and placed in fire-proof receptacle
or removed from the premises, and
see that no waste material of an in
flammable nature is left in corners or
out of the way places in the establish
ment which would result in fire from
combustion.
If these precautions are taken, the
Fire Marshal's Department feels that
more will have been done on the part
of progressive Minnesota merchants
to reduce the fire hazard of the Christ
mas season this year than ever before.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

The fact that Minnesota is strong
ly contesting first honors as dairy
state among all the states of the I'M
ion, is, in itself, of premier import
ance to the farmers of Minnesota and
she has strengthened that claim many
fold by just developing the champion
dairy cow of the world.
Just a few years ago men were
wondering if it were possible to pro-
duce a horse which could trot or pace
a mile in less than two minutes; if
the chicken would ever be Matched
which would lay 300 eggs in single
year and if the cow would ever be
born which would produce 1000 lbs.
of butter-fat in 365 days. To-day
we have trotters and PAGERS which
have not only reached the two minute
mark but have gone miles five seconds
faster than this. A little White Leg
horn pullet has recently laid 314 eggs
in a single year and now come cow
which has produced in 365 days, IT,
900 pounds of milk and 1,504.6 Of
butter (1,2O5.O9 pounds of butter-fat.)
Duchess Skylark Ormsby is the
name of this wonderful cow. She be-
longs to the Holstein breed and IS
owned by John B. Irwin, proprietor of
the Wcodlake Farm south of Mime
apolis She is six years old and almost
perfect individual in conformation
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

and temperament for her breed.
1t is only by comparison that we
are able to rightly appreciate record
of this kind. The average cow in the
state of Minnesota produces less than
$50 pounds of butter-fat every year
Duchess would equal nine such cows
in production. Of the 24,000,O00 dairy
cows MIXED night and morning by the
farmers of the United States, 8,O00,-
900 are MIXED at a loss; 100000
just manage to pay expenses, while
the other 100000 make all the profit
derived from the dairy industry. In
other words, upon the average farm,
two out of every three cows are kept
year in and year out at distinct loss.
This is not guess work but an actual
fact.
With butter-fat worth SOC poand
and skim milk selling at 25c per hun
dred pounds, Duchess produced
$427.98 worth of dairy products.
A great deal is sometimes made of
the fact that cows must have good
care dllu 1ccU W ul1hC SOOO ISSOIuo
or even to return good dividends upon
the investment. But this is no less
true in any farm activity. Not many
farmers would care to feed corn worth
8Oc per bushel to hogs for which they
were to eventually receive &c pei
pound. If it were possible on the
other hand to feed 40; corn to &c hogs
no one would question its desirability
Yet how many farmers feed and tend
their cows to the animals full capacity
of returning a profit. No one woulo
be so foolish as to buy 10 h. p. gas
engine to pump water or run cream
separator for the simple reason that
a 1 h. p. engine could easily do the
work. Yet farmers are keeping lot:
of 10 h, p. COWS and only requiring
that they do 1 h. p. of work. Mr.. Ir
win states "Dutchess Skylark Orms
by has had no feed that is not within
the reach of every dairyman, but she
has been fed the kind and only the
amount of it that seemed to digest tt
the best advantage. She closes hel
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16
HOLSTEIN COW BREAKS
RECORD FOR BUTTER FAT

record with 100 pounds greater live
weight than when she began"
Duchess Skylark Ormsby is not by
any means the product of chance. She
did not just happen to be a good cow
she came from great producing an.
cestors. Her sire and dam are both
producers of high rank while hel
grandsire has 60 daughters in the Ad-
vanced Register.
The first law of breeding is that
"like produces like" and a breeder OF
stock cannot hope to succeed unless
he understands and realizes the sig
nifcance of the truth. A great many
of Sank Centres farmers are becom-
ing keenly alive to their own posi-
bilities. Mr.. Henry Borgmann, who
purchased his foundation stock from
John B. Irwin, has a herd sire which
carries so per cent the blood as Dut-
chess Skylark Ormsby. 1t is too early
to determine exactly what influence
this young bull will have upon his
progeny but it is safe to say that he
will produce cows for giving milk and
butter-fat that greatly exceeds that of
their dams. The influence of a sire
of this kind, no matter what the breed
of stock may be, is worth more to any
community than any credit it will
ever receice. Sank Centre is fortunate
in having a community in which the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

creasing in numbers. This is due to
the friendly spirit of cooperation of
merchants with the Fire Marshal's de-
partments throughout the country.
But because of the fact that the holi-
day season is a busy one with store
keeper and customer alike, the follow
ing suggestions are made by way of
reminders:
Watch gas jets-watch smokers
watch electric wiring. f..
When your store closes Friday
night, December oath, see that there
is not a spark lying about. Have all
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16
TINsELLED CARDS TABooED

The postoffice authorities have
again issued orders that the Christ
mas greetings that are written on tin
seled post cards will not be allowed
to go through the mails. If these cards
do not have return address on them
they will be sent to the dead letter
office The reason for this ruling is
the danger of infection caused by the
tinsel rubbing off the cards.
Tinseled cards can be sent through
the mails only when they are inclosed
in either common or transparent
envelope and have two cent stamp af-
fixed. This ruling should be remem-
bered or many Christmas greetings
may never reach their destination.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

New York, N. Y.-Anthrax is a
common disease among animals.
When Sophie Rosen, II, desiring to
initiate her wealthy sisters, purchased
a cheap fur collar and wore it, she
contracted the disease from the fur.
She died few days later, the third
victim this season of the same disease
acquired in the same way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

Hammond, Ind.-Iwo minutes be-
fore Riley Lane died, a noise was
heard at the door, and when opened
Dobbins, Lanes old horse walked into
the room and stood at the bedside I'M
til his master died.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-16

right kind of pure bred stock is being
raised and brought The ultimate out
come will be, not only better breeds of
live stock, but better farms, better
homes, better town, better county
and a better state.