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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
Forced to Change Conquest
Plans and Send Rein
forcements ~
EXPECT BIG BATTLES
Retreat in Riga District Believed
Only Forerunncr of Great Musco-
yite Offensive.

Petrograd, Aug. 1.-THE general
acticity (which is compelling the Ger
mans to give Immediate attention to
their northern half of the campaign
has changed the character OF the op-
erations from Warsaw. The deploy-
ment Of six German armies, OF from
10 to As corps. over front OF loo
versts facing Osowiec and Brest-Lit"
ovsk, shows that their future tasks III
the woody, swampy zone of Poliessic,
surrounding Brest-Lotovsk to the
southeast. excludes the possibility OF
their turning the Russian left flank.
In the Baltic provinces, on the Rus
sian right, the Germans are now rein
forced troops having been brought
from Poland, where the army OF Woy-
rsch has been filled by Austrians.
Serious battles are expected now in
the Baltic region, where the enemy's
aims latterly have been compelled to
harmonic his operations with the IS
sue of the recent sea fight. He re-
treated pending the arrival Of rein
forcements, at the same time keeping
up his communications with the sea-
Now that his reinforccments have ar
rived he will make most stubborn ef-
forts to regain the lost ground.
Meanwhile reports from Riga show
there has been a resumption OF the
normal life Of the city.
From the Ciechanowiec region,
where Woyrsch lost 800 Austriansand
many machine guns, operations are
not likely to develop seriously now.
as the locality is swampy and great
Russian forces are concentrated at
Bielsk, protecting the railway at Biel-
stock. The enemy's immediate task
here is TO hinder the Russians nor
NAL course Of regroupment and also
to gain more territory so rs to en-
able him to keep troops which viii
be necessary later for the battle for
Brest-L:tcvsk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

the Western Union and Postal Tele:
graph Companies have closed their
Offices, ouitting work when their floors
were flooded with six inches of water.
The streets Of Galveston are full Of
water and boats are traversing the
thoroughfares, carrying families to
positions of better safety.
The water has not broken over the
seawall. however and the seawall has
not been damaged, according to Gal
weston reports. The water backed in
to the streets from the lower end Of
the island.
This seawall. which once before
1899 stood severe storm test, is sew
enteen feet high, sloping, and at some
places fifty feet wide, forming boule-
ward. The disaster of 1900, in which
5000 persons lost their ives. started
in exactly the same manner. The loss
of life then was due cmeily to the
fact that houses were knocked against
each other and destroyed by wind and
wave. Should the wind grow much
higher and the water deeper, many
houses will be blown over and knocked
together.
The Santa Fe office reported that
water in the Galveston station is
four feet deep.
Ten houses were blown over at Vic
toria.
The town of Sabine and Sabine
Pass have been deserted as well as
Port Lavaca.
Water is reported in streets of ev-
cry coast town from Corpus Christi to
Orange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
WAR DAY OF JUDGEMENT
Richmond Minister Declares Great
Conflict Comes as Answer to
Blasphemy

D'doPhSHy
Considering the moral or immoral
aspects Of the great conflict in Eu-
rope, Rev. Leighton Parks, D. D. Of
Richmond, says: "For many years
multitudcs of men and women have
been withdrawing from the church
and the church has made frantic cf.
forts to- win them back. Some Of
these efforts have been reactionary
and some have been revolutionary
One the one hand devour men have
believed that revival of ceremon-
les and. opinions -l"neE' fanandoneG
would win the world to Christ. and
others have turned from Christ and
sought in some form of theosophy
or some teaching of ethics for a
means to stem the rising tide of ma.
terialism and sensualism and senti.
mentalism which threatened to over.
throw family and State
"And now the day Of judgement
has come, and the church is being
Sifted Listen to this. from the Ger
man Nietzsche: T regret Christianity
rs the most fatal and SEDUCTIVE lie
that has ever yet existed-as the
strongest and most impious lie;;**s'
| urge people to. o.declare war with it.
The morality of .paltry. people! as the
most repugnant kind of degencracy
that civilization has ever yet brought
into existence. And this kind of idea;
is hanging still, under the name of
God over mems heads
eve instinctively shrink from such
hlasphemy; but we forget that it is
an utterance that has found res
ponse. This great poet-philosopher
has called Spirits from the vastly
deep'-spirits Of war and lust and
{ rapine, spirits of envy and hatred
and cruelty. They came in answer
! to this magician's call, and the bloody
waters of the Marne and the. canals
! OF Flanders are checked with the
dead.
! as it true that Christianity is
the enemy of Christ? if there were
no truth in the charge it would be
! impotent. We must find how much of
truth there is in it, and reform the
church. What have the great ecclesis.
| tical institutions to answer.
! "Ultramontaine omanism and ira,
ditional Protestatism are impotent ir
! this crisis. The appeal of both is tt
on absent God whose existence !:
proved by the miraculous, and mo-
dcrn seepticism has refused to heal
anything more on the subject. Bu
to a spiritual message-the massage
of Jesus Christ-the world will lis
ten ...... The church must proclaim
it. Every church has number o.
Ielect souls, and it is their faith ant
love and hope which will save tn
world"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
SUFFRAGE QUESTION
Congressman Tells Congressional
Union Delegation He is OPP
posed to Amendment.

.Appomattox, Va, August II
Congressman Hal D. Flood, OF the
Ninth Virginia District yesterday
told a delegation from the Congress
sional Union for Woman's Suffrage
that he is opposed to submitting the
Susan Anthony amendment to the
Federal Constitution to the States
for ratification. He took the position
that the question of suffrage is a
matter for each State to decide for
itself, but did rot indicate mis- person
al views of the question Of votes for
women.
Mr.. Flood received party of wo-
men, headed by Miss Edith Hansche,
of Washington, and Mrs. Dexter
Otey at his country home in a very
cordial manner. a banner bearing
the words 1--WE demand the passage
of an amendment" was held aloft as
the suffragists motored from the
town in several automobiles, and the
streamer was displayed prominent
" on the veranda Of the Congress
mans home.
Mrs. Otey spoke for the party, and
urged Mr.. Flood to vote for the Susan
B. Anthony amendment at the next
session of Congress She insisted that
it was right and just. and based upon
the principle that taxation without
representation is unfair. The Con-
gresham was asked to pledge MS
vote.
Mr.. Flood replied that he had been
fighting taxation without represen'
tation" all his life, and said:
4 seriously doubt whether the Con-
stitution ever intended to give the
right to amendment in Il matter at
fecting suffrage. If vote to submit
the Susan Anthony amendment to the
States woud take the position that
the suffrage is question which the
Federal government has the right W
,ct unon. | believe each State ought
to decide for itself the condition OF
suffrage in that State. and flas~other
States should have nothing to do with
tho question. have always occupied
that nosition, and those Of us who
have maintained that Federal officials
should be elected by the electors IN
the States could not vote to sub
NIT an amendment to the State. by
which Il minority Of the State could
he coerccd by -fourths' majority
to give right of suffrage to persons
that the minority States THINK the!
should not have"
The visit to Mr.. Floods home fol-
lowed one the first suffrage meet
inys of Importance ever held IN Ap-
oomattox. Mrs. Otey opened the d'S-
c,Ission. and spoke in very pleasing
wav on what is termed "straight sui
frape." and explained why women
oueht to have a vote. Miss Hanscno
presented the ways and methods n%
which the Congressional Union hopes
to obtain the ballot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
LATDS PAPAL PEACE ACTS.

Rome, Aug. 1G-Emperor Franz
Josef of Austria has written Pope
Benedict applauding the Vatican's ef.
forts for peace and adding;
~ also pray God that we NAV
have an. early peace.
His holiness has summoned Cardin
ii Gas parri from Monte Ca:lini. where
the latter was spending his vacation.
It was reported today that Gasparris
return was FASTENED by the pontiff'S
new moves for peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
AYIATORS AT WORK :
Niles Romhard Gaiata. Suburb of
Ccnstantinople.

London, Aug 1G-French and Brit
ish aviators have bombarded Galata.
the largest suburb of Constantinople.
on the north side of the Golden Horn,
according to an Athens dispatch to
the Daily News today.
Allied warships raided the Asia
Minor coast near the Gulf of Smyrna
Saturday, shelling Turkish encamp-
ments at Dekeli. Phoeca fn& New
Epcsus. The Turks fled to the in
terror.
To have bombarded the city. allied
aviators must have flown a distance
of about $50 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
SHOOTING SCRAPE.

The Alexandria county authorities
are Investigating a shooting scrape
that took place last night at the old
ST Asaph race track between party
of Washington negroes and employee
es of the contractors who are build
ing the Mt. Vernon avenue. 1t ls
reported that a man and woman
were shot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Some excitement was caused on
King street, near Royal, early this
.lfternoon by the arrest Of young
nan who gave his name as joseph
Heath, Of Washington, who had
:aused disturbance in the AleXan-
lria Quick Lunch House and assault
I'd William Nelson, one Of the al
taches. Sergeant Wilkerson arrested
Heath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Paris Aug. 1.-THE decision of the
prize court in the case of the form
ar Hamburg American Line freight
steamer Dacis. which was granted
American registry in January and
seized by French cruiser in Febru-
array while bound with cotton cargo
for Bremen. has been made public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

LOST-Solid gold ring with three
sets, lost between American Lunch
Room and Washington Street,
about 9 or 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Liberal reward if returned tc
115 North st. Asaph Street. 17-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Miss Hattie Snellines, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Snellings.
Of this city. and Bernard Hooker Of
Richmond, were married Sunday in
Washington. They will make their
home in Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
JUST. RECEIVED fresh load of
watermelons from the Virginia
shore, selling at sc, 10c and 15c.
Capt. r. H. BRADSHAW.
. King Street Wharf

FOR RENT-9 room house 1915 Duke
Street, with bath, large side yard
and double porches, apply at 910
King Street l6 st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Miss Bette E. Keys. left today to
spend the next two weeks at Brad
lock Heights, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Miss Emma and Elizabeth Mark
wood, of Charlottesville, Va, are the
guest Of Mrs. Fred II. Schneider, al
aer home on Queen st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17
FORD FORD FORD

We have found it ad-
visable to change the day Of
our Ford talks to every
Tuesday 7::3O to 9 p. m. COM
mencing tonight. It's free to
all automobile owners come.
Remischel Auto Sales Co.
liz n. Fairfax st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

Mr.. Thomas L. Carter. is spending
n few weeks at Atlantic City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-17

When in Alexandria visit the Hotel
Rammel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
SMASHED. A GLASS.


Representative Zutavern of Barton
county was today fined a barrel of ap-
pies because he smashed drinking
glass while presiding during a session
of the house committee of the. whole.
The Barton county man went to the
chair while the committee was working
on bills under general orders. Some
one was out of order
You're out of order,'' shouted Zuta-
vern with a generous smattering of
German.
The man kept talking.
Bang.
zutavern swung his gavel and again
shouted for order
You're out of order"
Smash.
This time the gavei hit drinking glass
on the speakers stand. As Zutavern left
the chair after the session, a member
moved that the Barton man me fined a
barrel of apples.
Il want to second the motion myself, -
said Zutavern.
This afternoon the house will eat big
red apples at Zutaverns expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
REPEAL S-H0UR Law.
Bill I'm House Affecting Contracts Of
Public Works.

Repeal of the eight hour law as af-
fecting public works is sought this
afternoon in bill introduced in the
house by Martin of Reno county. The
measure would permit the employment
OF labor on all public works on the
same working schedule that men are
employed by private contract.
Martin is bitterly opposed to the
eight-hour public work act which was
passed in 1891. He will fight for the
repeal of the measure at this session
OF the legislature. Repeal Of the law
will permit contractors on public
works to employ men for the same
number of hours day as men are en-
gagged on private contracts. The pres
ent law emphatically prohibits the
working of men on public jobs fol
more than eight hours a day. Mar
tin believes this law is largely respon-
sible for the tremendous expense OF
all public buildings and improve
ments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
MOTE HIRES SPOTTER
City Employs Assistant City Attorney
to Read Law ViOlatOrs.

Mayo Cofran and the members of
the city commission are not satisfied
to let D. D. Mote, assistant city attor-
ney, merely prosecute such cases in
police court as result from arrests by
the police in the regular routine of
their duties. Instead q special cam
paign is being conducted against SELL
ers of cigarettes and liquor, and Mr..
Mote has been employing spoilers" at
81 a day to secure evidence. The hir-
ing of the ''spotters'' and supplying
them with the necessary money to
purchase evidence in the form of Ii
quor and cigarettes is left entirely to
Mr.. Mote.
Bills against the city from Mr..
Mote for special police work. have
been approved by Mayor Cofran and
members of the city commission as
follows: December 80, $3.50: Janu-
airy 2; $500; Janu-ry 8, $3.50; jan
uary Is, $21.25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
0. 4. REACH IN RACE.
Topeka Planning MIN Employee Out
for City job.

The announcement of Roy L. Bone
that he will not be a candidate to sue
coed himself as commissioner of finance
has been encouraging to persons of
political ambitions. Colonel J. D. Nor
ton, w. III. WATSON. city auditor. and
J. A. Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant.
lost no time in announcing themselves
as candidates.
O. A. Beach OF the Topeka Planning
mill, is the newest candidate to an
n0unce himself. Unlike his competi-
tors. he has never held a public po-
sition-has never even been candi-
date for Office. Mr.. Beach has lived
nineteen years in Topeka and has had
eight years experience as public
the lumber business. He lives at 631
Tyler street. and is a property-owner
and taxpayer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
READY FOR 4 FIGHT
House and senate Committees
at Onts Today.
RumOr That Capper Is Behind
Economy Plan.

This afternoons session of the senate
opened with members looking for the
DEVELOPMENT of the fight on the appro-
priation bills which has been rumored
ever since it developed that the house
committee on ways and means has
adopted a general policy of whiting
appropriations without consulting the
senate.
The belief that the house committee
10 following orders from higher up and
that Governor Capper is making
preparations for an attempt to force
general policy of retrenchment through
the legislature now possesses the SEN
ate. The Democratic majority in the
upper house, with q finely working or
ganization is prepared to resist any
such policy by the administration and
expects the support of five or six Re-
puoi1can members for q program of
liberal appropriations for state educa-
ttonai and charitable institutions.
This afternoon the first skirmish may
take place ON the floor of the senate
with the consideration of two appropri-
alton bills which have been recon-
-mended by the senate ways and means
committee without going through the
historically correct procedure of sub
hitting them to a conference with the
house ways snd means committee.
Senate bills Nos. 118 and 119, contain
ing appropriations for the Soldiers
Home and the Bickerdyke Home and
for the State Orphans Home at Atch-
ison. have been placed on general or
Gers in the senate and may be reached
today for discussion in committee of
| the whole. The Democrats Of the sem
ate arc prepared to recommend them
for final passage which would be GER
tain to be followed by the necessity of a
general conference between committees
| of the two houses of the legislature.
When Chairman Keen of the house
| ways and means committee violated
precedent by reporting the amputated
| bill for charitable institutions without
asking for a conference with the SEN
ate committee he threw down the gage
| Of battle. Action by the senate on bills
118 and 11S will amount to an eccept-
ance of the challenge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
ABOLISH IT
Senate Passes Bill to Do Away
With Primary Petition.
NOn-PartiSan Reform Measure
Meets Its Death.

The senate today passed the bill to
abolish the primary petition which Gre
ated such nuisance in Kansas politics
last year. Under the Troutman bill
adopted by the senate the aspirant to
party nomination shall obtain his place
on the ticket for state, county city or
township office by filing a fee of one
per cent of the salary of the Office for
one year. The fees shall be paid to the
secretary of state, county, city or town
ship clerks, according to whether the
Office in question is a state or local one.
The vote on final passage stood q
ayes and II noes. 1t looked for few
minutes as though the enemies Of the
nominating petition might be defeated
by the lethargy Of the senators who
are afraid of offending public opinion.
measure. Senator Harry Gray voted
against the bill with the explanation
that while he personally favored the
idea he believed his constituents IA
vored the petition. The vote stood:
Ayes - Bowman, Carey; Carney,
Denton. Kinds. Howe, Huffman, Kim
KEEL, Logan, Mahin. Milton, Overfield,
Paulen, Pauley, ShOuse. Simpson.
Stavely. Trott. Troutman, Waggener
and Wilson of Washington. Noes
Davis Gray. Joseph, King, Klein, Ma
lone, Mcmillan, Meek, Nighswonger.
Nixon, Porter, Price of Clark, Price
of Greenwood, Stillings, Sutton. Will
liams and Wilson of Jefferson. Wolf
absent and Lambertson not voting.
Killed Nom Partisan Reform Bill.
Having passed the anti-petition bill
the senate today killed one of the 9TH
err Troutman election bills, the one
providing for a non-partisan conven-
ton for the nomination OF justices OF
the supreme court. The bill proposed
a call through all party organizations
for convention giving equal repre-
sentation to all parties in Kansas. II
leaves the nomination Of candidates
on the nOn-partisan judiciary ballot
| as it was done last year.
| Senate bill No. Al abolishing party
| councils was laid over for later con-
| sideratiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
TRAVELLERS FAVOR IT.
knights Of Grip Enid Plan to Ab0l-
ish Hotel Inspectors once.

Topeka Council OF the United Com
mercial Travellers has endorsed a bill
to abolish the state hotel inspection
ONCE and t. put its duties back in the
hands Of the state board of health.
which was introduced today by Sem
ator Mcmillan by request.
The commercial travellers have al
ways supported legislation for the i'm
provement of hotel service in the state
and thy relieve the present measure
will improve the inspection service as
it broadens the authority. Of the health
beard to give 1t all the powers now
exercised by the state hotel inspector.
The house bill to abolish the hotel
inspection law is now in the hands Of
the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
The Retailer
Annual Tombstones

J When the retailer takes
stock he always finds on his
shelves q certain percentage
of stickers-the tombstones
of bad business. ).
They represent goods for.
which there is no demand.
We suggest to retailers that
they look over the undesir-
ables and note how very few
newspaper advertised articles
there are among them. :
National products that are
newspaper advertised do not
linger on your shelves.
There is q definite day in
and day out demand for them.
They sell readily and rive
Satisfaction to the customer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
TWO WOMEN FREED.
Unwritten Law Applied When They
Are Charged With Murder.

New Albany, Miss. Jan. 27-Two
women were freed under the ..unwrit-
ten law here today when they were
acquitted of the charge of first degree
murd ,r. Mrs. Ruth Berthay, aged 81,
was found not guilty Of the murder of
Ray McWhortor, aged so, when he is
alleged to have attacked her in her
home near here in March, 1913.
Mrs. Gertrude Stone, aged IS. was
cl arged with the murder Of w. s.
King, a real estate agent. at her home
in August, 1913.
According to the testimony King
entered her room while she was in
negligee attire. She ordered him out
and demanded an apology. When
King applied an epithet to her and
ad-ancef in q threatening manner,
sho shot him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
RELATIVES BARRED,
Bill to Do Away With Family Favor.
itism in Politics.

No public official-state, county.
city or township-would be permitted
to employ relative in any capacity
under terms of a bill in the house this
afternoon by Representative Clark.
The bill affects all public officials.
In scores Of instances in almost all
departments of state and local govern
ment, employment is now given to Of
hcials by heads Of the various depart
ments. Clark believes this practice is
misuse Of official authority and
would correct the evil. His bill pro-
hibits the employment in any public
office OF a relative in any capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
Outlook Is Cold.

Kansas City, Jan. 27.-The vanguard
of what is heralded as the coolest
weather Of the season pushed into Kan
sas and northern Missouri early today
At O'Clock The temperature here was
IL degrees above and in the next three
hours 1t dropped to degrees. 1t will
continue downward until tomorrow
morning according to the local weather
ofhcials at which time it will be about
below.
the cold wave was accompanied by .
snow which. heavy at first, rapidly
II Is said. viii continue untt1 topis1at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
REPORT FIRE LOSSES.
Bill in House to Require Statemen
from Insurance Firms.

Fire insurance companies must make an
nual reports to the state fire marshal con-
corning all losses which they have suffer-
ed in the state Under terms Of q house bill
this afternoon by Travis Of Allen county.
The bill win permit more thorough
checking OF the states fire losses.
(. Recently several insurance companies
have c0ntended that the records from the
state fire marshalss Office did not justly
show their losses. The amendment to the
law which Travis now proposes. would
compel them to make annual itemixed