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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
POISONING
OF WELLS.

The methods Of the Germans in
poisoning the water supply whcu
forced to retreat in South Africa
which are described in dispatch
from British officer at Aus, Ger
man Southwest Africa, brings to mind
d number of sad scenes irr connection
with past wars.
Many years ago France. had a tilt
with Tunis. On that occasion the
Tunisians caused the French great
distress by poisoning the wells. The
war occurred during the heated term
and the Tunisians managed to place
poison in virtually all the wells II
the vicinity of hostilities, and the
French soldiers, after causing the
natives of the country to retreat, fol-
lowed them up. The invaders were
almost famished for water, but upon
reaching wells they found them offer
ing instant death to any one who
drank of the water. 1t became neces-
sary for the French to place guards
at every well. as it was known that
The soldiers, frantic from heat arc
thirst, would drink OF the water, al
+hnnrh. thew, knew death would fol
s distress after the frs
sdll Run from lack of wa
federal soldiers had seized
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
WAR INVOLVES
FATE OF JEWS.

While race prejudice finds an un-
congenial soil in America, 1t is m
dieenous in other place. in the word
and has been during many centuries
The thousands of Hebrews in the
United States, where they hear not
the oppressor's voice, often have their
attention called to the terrible eX-
perience through which members OF
3 are race are passing in other climes,
where Jew-baiting continues. The
present war in Europe has brought
4 additional distress to many, and they
are kept moving from place to place
under cruel conditions.
The fate of half the Jews of the
world is trembling in the balance as
a result of the great war in Europe,
according to Rabbi Moses J. Cries,
of Cleveland, president of the Central
Conference of American Rabbis,
who addressed its twenty-sixth con-
vention at. Charlevoix, Mich, yester-
day.
Z "a crisis impends for Israel" said
Rabbi Cries. "The million Jews Of
Eastern Europe are buffetted from
prosecutor to oppressor.
'"All mankind has been made eye
witness to Belgium's misery and sor-
row. Galicia and Poland suffer equal
tragedy, but the world neither sees
nor hears. Millions of Jews, always
in want and Indebtedness, now ex-
perience cruelty intensified. Hun
-dreds of thousands are sacrificing
their lives for their country, yes,
even for the flag of tSe oppressor,
and no promise of freedom is clearly
spoken The loyal offering of life,
in aanation's cause, should quench the
fire of anti-Semitism in Germany and
Austria and kindle the light of free
dom-with equal human rights in
Russia.
"Not yet is there any abatement
of Russian persecution, nor any
change in the legal status, nor any
removal of disabilities. Again thous-
ands of Jews have been compelled to
take up the staff Of the wanderer, en-
PEELED from their homes and native
villages, the aged and the infirm and
mothers with unborn babes facing
starvation. and the danger of death.
The outrageous inhumanities have
stirred even George Brandes to the
Indictment Of Poland in the forum of
nations, and Israel Zangwill pro-
claims, Polish Jews are living
through one of the greatest TRACED
les in history
"Again, in the face of world wide
misery, we discover ourselves unpre-
pared and unorganized To meet
overwhelming disaster we endeavor to
create national and international
agencies. We are never ready.
though Jews are ever in distress and
have not yet escaped the yoke of the
worlds cruelty, oppression and per-
secution"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fort
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via suberb powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domrn-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamships for Boston.
General Ticket Office 720 J4th st.
Bond Building, Washington, D. Z.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

"on account of my confinement IN
the printing Office T. have for years
been 81 chronic sufferer from lndl-
gestior and liver trouble A few
weeks ago / had an attack, that was
SO severe that l was not able to go
to the case for two days. Failing to
get any relief from any other treat
ment I took three of Chamberlain's
Tablets and the next day I felt like
a. new man. writes f., c. Bailey,
Editor Carolina News. Chaplin, 5.
C. Obtainable everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE WEDNESDAY. JUNE &c. -l9l5..-

athe woman who was generally
Known by the press as the, soul-mate
Of the artist, Upton Sinclair, these
parties living together without the
ceremony of marriage having been
performed until the woman was de-
serted by the said Sinclair.
E. C. Toothman, 40 years old; a
merchant of Metz, w. Va, died at
the Miners Hospital, Fairmont, yes
terday evening, making the second
victim of an automobile accident
which occurred yesterday at Hafers
Crossing, above Warrington. Mr..
Toothman's little son, Kinsey Lee,
was killed instantly in the accident;
his brother, Alvis, seriously hurt, and
Miss Auda Ash slightly injured.
Toothman was driving car from his
home at Metz to Warrington and
was struck by a fast passenger train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Something went wrong with the en-
CINE of the machine and. Toothman
lost control Of it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

D. R. Dixon, former well known
accountant of Washington, was found
dead yesterday morning in Central
Park, Petersburg 1t is said his death
was caused by heart disease
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Travellers arriving at Zurich fr ~
Austria state that there is a great
scarcity Of food in Trieste and the
population is upon the verge Of star
walton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

While fishing with two companions
late yesterday afternoon the
Rivanna, near Dukes Curve, in the
vicinity of Charlottesville, Granville
Easton, aged SO years, fell into the
water and was drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

The Germans have seized the Swed-
ish coasting steamer Brettning So
phia, with passengers and general
cargo, in the Baltic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
FOR SALE.

Monarch Typewriter, Visible Mo
del. Guaranteed same as new.
Bargain at $40 90. Must be seen 10
be appreciated, Phone 1879.
VIM. G. Owens. 42S South Lee ST.,
Alexandria, Va,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

The negro who attempted Grim
inal assault Monday morning on Mrs.
Harvey Meade at Norton, Wise coun-
ty, is still at large, and for the time
being at least has escaped the en-
ragged whites who have been hunting
for him. Norton and the vicinity are
now quiet. For some hours there
was danger of lyrching.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
STEAMBOATS,
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway
Company

Steamers of this line leave Alcxan-
dria Monday, Wednesday and Sat
urdays at 1870 P. M.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments uncxcelled
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills
of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, S3.0J
return trip, $500; state rooms one
way $3.50 up, meals, so cents.
Reardon & Grimes, Agents
Foot of Cameron Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

The German losses in Galicia are
estimated at $4,000 and the Aus
TRAN losses at approximately the
same figure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

An automobile containing three
women and a boy went over a 40
foot embankment at Parkersburg, W..
Va, yesterday as result of the
machine skidding. The machine
turned over four times, but Mrs.
William Dexter was the only one in
jured, sustaining two fractured ribs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Surrounded by a posse near Maui
NEE, Jackson county, Ind. and with
escape cut off, Paris Hassan, Cd
years old, Turk, yesterday shot and
seriously wounded George Roger, a
farmer, and then killed himself with
revolver shot. Hassan Monday
shot and killed William Fender, a
Civil War veteran, at Guthdie when
they quarreled over swarm of bees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
VIRGINIA. MILITARY INSTITUTE
1884,, uas. point nd The Soutk"

"The West Point of the SOUTH
cc,,,sia.e and technical courses conol1eG w,. G
az -;csJ discioIne OF an army post. 3. ,. aha
B. A. degrees conferred in course.
: Virginia Cadets tuition Tree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

jeremiah O'Donovan, better known
as O'Donovan Rosa, Irish patriot
and revolutionist, died in St. Vim
cents Hospital, Staten Island, late
Yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

The London Daily News reports
that the Rome correspondent of the
Piccolo, in a message from Constan-
tinople, wires: 81 have just received
authentic news that the action of the
Anglo French fleet in the Dardanel-
les has been resumed with great vio-
lence and is meeting with important
success"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Montenegrin troops have occupied
Scutari, the largest city Of Albania
During the first Balkan war the Mon
tenegrins captured Scutari, but in the
following peace negotiations the CO.
alition of the European powers de-
creed that the city should be re-
turned to Albania.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Frank Difant, an Italian, on Mon
day night shot and probably fatally
wounded another Italian named Peter
Peccorori, at Hopewell, in Prince
George county, nine miles from Pet
ersburg 1t is alleged that some
weeks ago Peccorori elopcd from New
York with Difant's wife. Late Mon
day night Difant's wife was located
in Petersburg, arrested and taken to
Hopewell. She was found in house
on Halifax street, where, it is al
legged, she and Peccorori lived. Difant
is said to be proprietor of large
liquor house in New York and has
held political positions, among them
that of deputy sheriff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
How Mrs. Harrod Got Rid Of Her
Stomach Trouble

81 suffered with stomach trouble
FIR, years and tried everything
heard of. but the only relief got wa;
temnorary until last spring saw
Chamberiain's Tablets advertised and
nrocured a bottle of them at our drug
Stole. I got immediate relief rom
Fiat dreadful heayiness after eating
and from pain in the stomach, Wits JJ
Mrs Linda Harrod, Fort Wayne lho'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

More than one million dollars will
be distributed in Richmond tomorrow
by the banks and trust companies,
the city of Richmond and the State
of Virginia. The amounts to be paid
in dividends by in the financial insti-
tutios aggregate about 100000. In
terest to be paid by the State totals
$4,000 and interest paid by the
city approximately is S325,0O0. The
dividends paid by the banks and in
surance and trust companies are
semi-annual. The First National
Banks dividend payment of 100000
five per cent, semi-annual, on capital
of S2,000,000 is the largest in the
list. Planters National Bank declares
ten per cent, and the Union Bank,
nine per cent. dividends.
The suit of the State Of Virginia
against John 0. Bradley, former
treasurer of Washington County,
whose accounts were found short, to
recover a balance of s16,O26.12, was
filed yesterday in the Circuit Court
of the city of Richmond. Bradley is
not indebted to the State to the
amount sued for. The action is
brought to protect the Commonwealth
against possible losses. Attorney
General John Garland Pollard brought
the suit at the request of State Au-
ditor C. Lee Moore Mr.. Moore ex-
plains that the object is to secure I
speedy final settlement between the
former treasurer and the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30
NEWS OF THE DAY

An important diplomatic document,
with reference to the war is being
prepared by Pope Benedict XIV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

King Constantine of Greece, who
mas been dangerously i'll with pleu-
risy, has recovered to such an extent
that the attending physician have
given definite. assurances of his re-
covery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Four Bulgarian army officers have
left Geneva for home, having been
recalled by kilograms. All Bulgar-
ian students in Switzerland Of mil
itary age have received notice to be
prepared to leave Immediately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

FURNISHED DAILY

PUBLISHED DAILY
BY the Alexandria Gazette Corpora
ton.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postoffice OF Alex
andria, Virginia, as second class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

A family feud over the estate left
by Mrs. Nicholas Fredericks, one of
the largest landowners in New Jer-
sey, resulted yesterday in the killing
of her son, John, by her son-in-law,
Leonard Riker, wealthy manufac-
turer of gold leaf in Passaic. Riker
admitted the shooting and is now held
in the county Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

The German government has de-
cided to adopt the same measures for
the conservation of this years crop
of grain as were employed last year,
eXpropriating ALL grain and fixing
maximum prices for its sale. The
appropriation will be in the hands of
the communes, however, and the
maximum prices will not be fixed un-
til it is seen exactly how the harvest
turns out. The same measures will
apply to fodder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

What may prove to be the first
step toward CONSUMPTION in England
was taken yesterday when the Rt.
Hon. W. H. Long introduced in Par
lament the national register bill af-
fecting every resident, male and fe-
male, between the ages of Is and
90. The age; employment, and labor
capabilities of each person will be
listed by the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

a certain "Mrs. Upton Sinclair" is
named by Mrs, Winifred Raoul, is,
and prominent! in Atlanta society, in
suit. filed in Mi{en for divorce nd
alimony against William G. Raoul,
Jr., a capitalist and socialist whom
she married last January. In the Pc
titioa tfMrs. Sinclair" is described as
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-30

Divorce proceedings by Mrs.
Thomas G. Forney, wife of the
Washington attorney imprisoned in
Pittsburgh on charge of assault to
kill her father, T. Franklin Schnei-
der, wealthy proprietor of the Cairo
apartment house, will be instituted
Immediately upon the return of Mr..
Schneider from Pittsburgh. Forney's
wife yesterday shows her hatred for
her husband in signed statement
over the signature, Florence
Schneider"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
TO HENRY FREDERICK GOLD
SMITH.

Emma Carinne Goldsmith VS.. Henry
Frederick Goldsmith.
In Chancery Court at Johnson Guy
Tennessee:
In this cause, it appearing from the
hill which is sworn to, that Henry
Frederick Goldsmith, defendant IN
this cause, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee, he is. therefore
hereby required to appear, on or be-
fore the first Monday in September
next. before the Clerk and Master oil
said Court, at his Office in Johnson
City, and make defense to the bill
filed against him in said Court, by
Emma Carinne Goldsmith, or the Dill
will be taken for confessed and sci
for hearing ex parte.
II is further ordered that this no
tice be published for four consecu
tive weeks in The Comet.
July 10, 1915.
]. w. CASS,
Clerk and Master.
| S. E. MILLER, Sol.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
TO MORLEY HARR, HERMAN,
RTTH AND WILLIAM BERK-
HOLTZ.

w. W. Worley and wife VS.. Jas, s.
Byrd ct al.
In the Chancery Court at Johnson
City, Tenn:
II anpearing from the original bill
and also from a petition filed on the
9th day of May, 1915, by the City OF
Johnson City, in this cause, which
are sworn to, that Worley Harr, Her
man. Ruth and William Berkholtz'
are non-residents of the State OF Ten
nessee: and that they are justly IN
debted to the said city of Johnson
City. and an attachment having beer
issued and levied on the defendants
property, it is ordered that publica'
ton be made for four consecutive
weeks in The Comet, recurring tht
said defendants to appear on or be-
fore the first Monday in September
next. and make defense to both th'
original bill and said petition hlet
against them in this cause, otherwise
said bill and petition will be takei
for confessed, and the cause procee'
with ex parte.
This July Is, 1915.
J. w. CASS,
Clerk and Master
THAD A. cox.
GEO. c. SELLS, Soils.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
THAW'S TRIUMPH.

After a legal battle unprecedented
in the history of the country, Harry
Thaw has finally been declared a
sane man, and entitled to his free
dom. He was a spoiled child of
| wealth. an ideal product of Pittsburg,
and from the time that he was a mere
youth he went the pace that Kills.
His amatory entanglements were nu-
merous. and his debauches were spec
tacular. and linked one with another
in an unbroken chain. He became
infatuated with little actress whose
sex shields her from comment, ana
| in order to secure her to himself,
married her. After touring Europe
with her and enacting scenes that
would have made ancient Paphos
close her eyes in shame, the pair re-
turned to this country, and fearing
that an old roue might get the better
of him and win from him the object
of his passion, he slipped up on him
and shot him down. For this he was
arrested and put upon his trial.
Eminent lawyers were employed to
. defend him on the plea of insanity.
A mistrial resulted at first. The next
attempt Martin w. Littleton, native
Tennessean, who had been in New
I York for some years, took his case II
t hand, and convinced the jury and the
a country that Thaw was such mad
> man that has taken years and years
and the expenditure of vast sums
money to convince court and 1ur!
to the contrary. The death of Thaw
victim was a great loss to the ar
and architecture of the country bu
n this was compensated for by enor
It nous gains which his spectacula
, taking away brought to the moral
of the country. Had Thaw folloWe
him the account might have bee
10 closed without any serious regrets
y, but Thaw was a young man, passion
ii ate and impulsive, and nominally, a
asl least, he had the rights of a husband
20 Thaws family was very rich, and tn
lawyers Toasted upon. the Thaw e'
tate until public sympathy was the
U aroused, and the demand for Il
it. young scapegrace's lelease BEGAN
or almost universal.
Public sentiment became convince
that he and his family had sutfer'
g enough, and that the time had con
when the harpies of the law shou
be driven away. Had the jury wifi
" tried Thaw found him guilty of mu
on der in the first degree, and had Il
80 court sentenced him to the electr
chair, public sentiment would ha
: acquiesced and forgotten about
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
EAST TENNESSEE COMING.

Noting what we had to say the
other day about good roads awaken
ing in East Tennessee friend writes
from Rogersville to say; you are
right about us East Tennesseeans;
we may be slow in waking up, but
when we do become aroused we go
to. whatever we undertake with more
or less vim, enthusiasm and unanim-
Iity, even 10 voting the republican
ticket"
There is much truth in what this
friend says, and we have gloried IN
the fact with considerable pride for
many years, except that at times we
have been disposed to think that East
Tennessee was still asleep when it
shows it's periodical disposition to
vote the republican ticket with such
unanimity We still have hopes for
an awakening even from that deplor-
able habit, and the signs of it is to
be found in the growing demand for
the development of the country
through good roads and more lib
eral sentiment toward the balance of
the state.
AT any rate the good roads senti-
ment has taken hold good and strong
as may be seen from the statement
lin the Johnson City Staff, which says
that "Blount, Claiborne, Scott, Car
ter. Sullivan, Union and Hancock
counties. all in East Tennessee, voted
one million, six hundred and forty
two thousand ($1 10000 dollars fol
good roads, on Monday. July g."
In addition to these counties Haw'
kins had already voted $5OO'0oo
bringing the total now available fol
good roads in that section up to ~,
142 900, with Washington, in which il
located Johnson City and JonesDoro
in the throes of strong communlt!
effort to add quarter of mililol
more to the sum.
. All this means that East Tennessee
: is coming into her own in the wa
y of developed wealth and prosperity
II is one of the richest agriculture
: sections in the state and has creates
/ possibilities for cattle and genera
live stock growing of any section G
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-22
THE COST OF WAR,

William Michaelis, of Berlin, a ia
nous statistician, has compiled fig
ures that show the enormous scale
on which the European war is being
waged.
Michaelis estimates that there are
81, 777,G00 men and 2,10S warships
engaged at total daily cost of S42,'
$50, 900, or 15,42O,OOO,OOO year.
Among the totals arrived at by DR..
Michaelis are these;
Men engaged: For Germany, Aus
tria and Turkey, S,95O,O00; for the
allies, 12,S2O,OOO; total, 21,77O,O0O.
Warships engaged. For Germany
and her allies: Line ships, S.
cruisers, 70; torpedo boats 1858; sub
marines, 40; miscellaneous, 1879. To
tai, 666.
For the allies: Line ships, 113
cruisers, 215; torpedo boats, 7O4
submarines, 179; miscellaneous, 2Sl
Total, Lap.
Grand total, 2,108.
Daily cost to the German empire
$8,25O,O0O.
To Great Britain, exclusive Of col
onies (abouD, $S,250,OO0.
To France (abouD, $S,5OO,OOO.
To the ten nations at war, $42'
100000.
Total cost of war up to April $40
900, 100000.
Estimates made recently by seV
eral noted statisticians and war eS
perts place the daily war cost a
s4S, 900, 900 or 100000 an hour, in
Guiding Sundays and holidays Pr'
mier Asquith recently announce
that Great Britain's daily war expef
diture was $15,OOO,O0O, and Frenc
and Russian authorities have calc'
lated the cost for each OF their res
pective countries at $12,OOO,OOOo