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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
AFEIIILATIoN-DUEs.


 ton your executive council decided that they would visit each one in his locality, the organizations that were not affiliated with the Federation, n, with the hopes of bh1ngtng about the afiliation of all organizations with the Federation. We were not successful as we had hoped for. We have gained about 2,o00 new mem bers the past year. @The reason that was given to your officers for not af- h1iating was that the organiza:ti on could not afford to pay the per cap ita. Quite a number of the locals charge their member so little in dues, and having other trade affiliations to pay, too, that they feel that they could not shoulder any more per cap ita and to increase their dues would be hard, especially tn ose trades tn at business during the past year, many of their members having only worked a few hours week.
 After carefully looking into the matter of getting afnliation into the Federation, I would recommend that this convention take into considera- ton the advisa bility of reducing the per capita dues to the Federation from six cents per member for the quarter to three cents member quarterly. I believe that such reduc- ton would bring into the federation most all the organizations that are entitled to be admitted, and thereby making our federation of greater in huence in this state. I believe with the increased number of organiza- ttons that we have gained the last two years, 1t Is safe to try it this year, as there is no session of the General Assembly and the organizations that are going to join the Federation will bring up our funds to the normal amount. I am satisfied that with the reduction of the per capita and the agitation for a larger and better Fed 5eration, with the assistances of the International unions that are urging
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
LORING PAGE NUPTIALs.
Daughter of American Minister Bride
of Boston Architect.

! London, Aug. 5.-Before a his
toric altar, Miss Katherine A. Page
"a, daughter of the American am
! bassador;;. was married yesterday af
ternoon to Charles Greedy Loring
"a, Boston architect.
! The ceremony took place in the
famous Chapel Royal of St. James
Palace, which was rendered to Am.
bassador Page for the occasion by
King George. Bishop Boyd Carpen.
ter, assisted by Canon Edgar Shep,
pard, officiated.
The ring service of the Church Of
England was used.
Owing to the war and the curtail-
ment of London social activities. the
wedding was attended by only q
small party of friends, members of
the embassy staff, few representa-
tlves OF governmental departments
and of the diplomatic corps. Sim.
plicity was the keynote of the cere-
mony and even the floral decorations
were almost entirely dispensed with
The brides dress was of white tulle
over crepe de chine, trimmed with
Brussels point lace. The veil was of
tulle, edged with pearls. The brides
maids, who were Miss Katherine
Seton, Of Auburn, N. Y, Miss Fran
ces Leggett, formerly of New York,
but now of London, and Miss Joan
Cavendish Bentinck. They wore
dresses of lace with three flounced
skirts Of green taffeta, shot with
silver, and black tulle Jackets. with
velvet hats.
The brides brother, Frank G.. Page,
served as best man. The ushers
were Louis Mcbride, naval attache of
the embassy, and Harold Fowler, Of
New York, formerly private secretary
to the ambassador.
Premier Asquith and Sir Edward
Grey, British foreign minister, were
among those who signed the mar
rage register, and among the num-
erous presents was AN amber lace
ram from King George and Queen
Mary.
The Lorings will spend a two
weeks honeymoon in England. going
then to Boston, where they will make
their home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
ENTERED LIONS DEN
Wins Two BY Show o.
Bravery On Challenge

Fishguard. Eng, Aug. 5-Ser-
peant Fuller, who recently won the
Victoria Cross in Flanders and has
since been assisting in the recruiting
campaign in England won; two re-
cr,,its here by entering a lions den'
Fuller was speaking at an open-aii
meeting in vacant lot adjoining a
small menagerie when two young
men in the outskirts of the audience
iestingly remarked to him, wei
Join if you are brave enough &c
enter that lions cage unarmed'
"I'll just take you at your WORD,
returned Fuller without moment
hesitation. "Lions have no terror tol
anyone who has been in the from
trenches in Flanders" D."
HrHe strobe over to the menagerle
oh tanned the permission OF the pro
prietor, and entered the cage, wher'
there was two lions. Amid tire
mendous excitement in the crowd, nj
calmly stroked the lions for mo
ment or two and then walked out o
the cage and resumed his place OF
the recruiting platform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
GERMANY AND ROUMANIA
Reventlow Says Balkan Powers In
fiuencc is Vanishing

Berlin, Aug. "a warning that
nothing can be expected from Rou-
mania is, conveyed to the readers of
the Tages Zeitung in an editorial this
morning by Count Earnest Revcnt
low. His article, which is headed
"Roumania's falling quotation sum
marizcs the situation in the following
paragraph:
Those friendly relations with
Roumaniu, made sacred by tradition
and ON the German side-by firm
confidence, can hardly longer be con-
sidered as existing"
Count Rcventlow points out Rou-
mania's refusal to permit exports of
grain or. to permit ammunition for
the Turks to pass through its ter
ritory, although Russia was permit
ted to ,trinsship munitions to Serbia.
He says it had been hord Rsumania
would fulfill its treaty obligations or
preserve at least an upright and we'll
wi.hing neutrality, but that the con-
trary came to pass.
Roumania'S neutrality became 'tma-
levolent," he asserts with tendency
to enter the conflict on the side of
Germans enemies. The Importance
of Roumania's aia to Germany and
Turkey has been greatly lessened,
however, Count Reventlow insists.
Before Russia's Galician defeat,
Roumania would have been military
factor in cooperation with the Mus
covites. he says, but that time is past
and her military and political value
as an opponent Of Germany is vanish
ing.
The period when Roumania could
be considered leading FACTOR in the
development of the Balkan states ma.
gone by, the article declares.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
UNITED ST STATES And &c GERMANY
Disagreement Between The Two
Countries Over Frye Case

! The disagreement between INT
| United States and German govern
ments over the Interpretation OF the
treaty of 1929, arising out OF the
Frve case, has been sharply empha'
sized. rather than lessened by the
latest note from the German govern
ment on this subject. The text of tine
German note was given out at the
State Department yesterday.
The Frye case arose out OF the
sinking of the American ship OF that
name by the German cruiser Elite!
Friedrich when the Frye was carry
Ing cargo of wheat to Ireland. Ger
many promptly admitted liability, but
insisted the case should be passed OF
by a prize court to determine the
legality of the sinking. The United
States objected, declaring it was :.
case of treaty violation, over which
prize court had no jurisdiction, and
suggested that the amount of DANA
ges be fixed by negotiation between
the German Embassy and the State
Department.
The German note contradicts a..
most every point raised by the Unit
ed States in maintaining its view:
of the case. The disagreement be-
tween the two governments on ques-
tions affecting the treaty interpreta'
tion could hardly be more complete.
Germany declares her willingness,
however, to pay damages in the
Frye case. The amount of these she
suggests may be determined by {;
commission of two experts, one az
pointed by each government, to in
vestigate the precise loss sustained
by the owners of the Frye.
To this offer, however, she attaches
the condition that such payment vii
not constitute satisfaction for the
violation of American treaty rights,
but a duty OF policy of this govern
ment founded on the existing treat!
F." 1t was indicated yes.
terday that the United States gov
cannot accept settlement fol-
the sinking of the Frye under such
Germany's alternative offet, in case
The United States does not accept ths
proposed conditions payment, is the
of the dispute over in
of the treaty to an ar
oitral court at The Hague.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
ORIGINAL HAROLD SKIMPOLE
Newly Discovered Letter on an Ole
Literary Identity

Was Harold Skimpole.s. in Bleak
House, a caricature Of Leigh Hunt?
The old literary enigma will receive
attention again by the discovery OF
A hitherto unpublished letter OF
Charles Dickens by sc. ks" which
is reproduced in his literary columns:
in the Sphere.
This new letter, is probably an an
swer to the .last appeal of Lelh
Hunt to the novelist to give assur$
ance in public manner that thhs
wretched creature Skimpole was moi mol,
a portraits himself. Jealous Dick.
ansians have done their utmost t.
clear the novelist's name lin. respect
Of this charge of cruelty caricaturine
a noble man, but:.they :receil4c little
if any support from Dickens owr
words.
And the new letter is only one
more evasion. "My dear Leigh Hunt
he writes from Gad's Hill, in June
1859. "belicve me, ] have not for
gotten that matter; nor will forget
it. To alter the book itself would be
20 revive a forgotten absucdity, and
is tablish the very association that
is to be denied and discarded
But as "C.K.S." points out IN his
commentary on this literary tund
there is ample evidence that Dickens
was sorry for the portrait and VOW
ed "never to do so any more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
HUDDLEsTONE LEADS.
Election for Treasurer of Fairfax
County Very Close

| W. F. Huddlestone is shown to be
the winner in the six cornored fight
| for treasurer of Fairfax county by
, the returns today although the Off
cial count had not been concluded
at $50 o'clock this afternoon and
there is remote possibility that he
NAV be dislodged. The board of cam
vassers composed of five citizens met
at Fairfax Court House this morn
ing but their work will not be COM
pleted until about 5 o'clock owing TO-
irregularities in the returns from one
precinct. According to. the unofficial
count late this afternoon Huddlestone
leads Claude Wiley by the narrow;
margin of three votes.
Wiley was in the lead yesterday!
when all the precincts had been heard
from except one and that in the Hud-.
dlestone territory.
George X. Pickett ran third, Ma
than c.. Davis, fourth John D. Gar
rett. fifth and A. K. Parish sixth.
Mr.. Pickett who spent today in
Alexandria, expressed himself as
gratified at the showing that he wa:
able to make despite his inability to.
carry on an active canvass and wishe:
to thank his many friends for their
assistance.
Williams majority over Oliver for
the House of Delegates is increasing
with the late returns and it is ex-
pected that his final lead will not be
less than 800.
The following were elected mem.
ber of the board of supervisors, which
is the governing body of the county
Centerville district j. R. n. Gheen
Lee district, G. Fl. Burke; Mount
Vernon district w. +. P Reid;
Falls Church district, Frank l.. Bal
lenger; Providence district. Ronald
Blake; Dranesville district, George r.
Harrison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
MUNITIONS ARMY"
Chicago, Aug 5--The Daily News

Chicago, Aug. 5-The Daily News
today says:
parties of Chicago recruits fol
England's munitions army are, now
at sea bound for. British soil on the
steamer Arabic; $others are aboard
the Adriatic, which was scheduled tc
sail from New York today.
Light has been thrown on the sys-
tenn, which is sending American me-
chanics to English munitions factories
and shipyards. A letter from the otll-
GERS of the White Star-DominioT
Line to Chicago applicant for a: jot
as a muuition volunteer came into
possession of the Daily. News, and III
is said to uncover the method by
which Great Britain IS eniistine
American skilled crIftsmeu for fac
tory war duty.
Chicago workmen have been re-
cruited for some time past by Supe'
rintendent Bond at the Elston avenue
roundhouse of ~ Grand Trunk Rail
road, it is reported. Men accepted
have been furnished transportation
to England at the offices of the White
Star Dominion Line at No. IA Nortf
Dearborn street.
wages us high as $50 week, plu:
overtime, are mentioned in the steam
ship company's letter to would-bc
recruits as well as rail and oceal
fare both ways and one years EN-
ployment guaranteed at union rates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
Polish Capital in Hands of
Germans After Fierce
Battles
CARS ARMY IN PERIL
Teutons Menace Petrograd Line of
Communication by Strenuous Ope-
|. .rations in Riga Region.

: Berlin Aug. 5 by wireless to Tuck
erton. N. j. Warsaw was taker
this morning by German troops, ac
cordine to official announcement
made at German army headquarters
Yesterday and last night Bavariar
troops under the command of Prince
Leopold broke through the forts OF
the outer and inner lines of the city's
defenses where the rear guards OF
the Russian troops made tenacious
resistance.
Shells were screaming across the
four miles of open plain intervening
between the two armies when the last
reports were sent from the Warsaw
telegraph office.
1t is thought possible today that the
Though it is admitted here that
Riga, too, may be evacuated by the
Russians there is general feeling
of optimism today over the escape
of the Russian armies from the trap
set by the German general staff.
Although the operations of Won
Mackensen and Won Buelow appear
to offer the most dangerous threats
to the retiring Russian armies, the
Russian General Staff is paying more
attention to Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg, who has been trying, with
more or less success, to force ths
line of the Narew. Here the rus
slams are offering the most stubborn
resistance, and, according to an Off
cial dispatch from Petrograd, in two
battles of three days each succeeded
in checking the Germans and inflict-
ing heavy losses on them. The Rus
slams also admit severe casualties.
When this dispatch was sent
third battle was in progress. Berlin
claims that in this battle the Ger
mans have been successful and have
forced crossing of Narew near Os-
trolenka.
On, the. whole the. Russians. SO; far
as can be gathered from the OFFICIAL
reports, are making an extremely or
derly lvtiremeht. They. ARE losing
comparatively few prisoners, and en-
cept for the 80 guns abandoned to
the west of IvaHgorod, the. Germans
make no claim to the capture of
heavy pieces of artillery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05

OBSERVATIONS
Governor and Others De-
liver Gospel of Agri-
cultural Progress
5000 IN ATTENDANCE
Richmond Auditorium Packed By
Crowds Eager to Hear Details Of
Trip to the Exposition.

Richmond Aug. 5.-Improvement
of farm lands, easier credit for the
man who tills the soil, mutual un'
derstanding between those who have
money and those who have LAND
growing with staple crops, were ad-
vocated by Governor Stuart last night
before mass meeting of citizens
held in the City Auditorium.
The Governor spoke of the things
of which he knows. He told his au-
dience that he was farmer. he
told 5000 men and women that he
had an abiding faith in the soil. he
told them that the soil was the
source of all wealth, of whatever
magnitude or proportion it might be,
or from whatever other source 1t
might appear to come.
The Governors talk was that of u
farmer-teacher. He had viewed, he
said. the lands of the Middle and the
Far West, and he had found there
the staples which are grown IN Vlr-
pinia. and he had returned home to
find that Virginia has like staples
and other crops and better climate
for their production. He waxed elo-
quent in his talk of the soil. lie
waxed more eloquent when he told
his hearers that Virginia offered more
advantages than any State which ne
had visited, that the once productive
farms of the Old Dominion needed
only twentieth century farming to
make them more productive than
they were in the days of slavery.
The Governor was as full of opti-
mism as he was of urging. He ask
ed only that the effort that was put
forth in other days be renewed and
that faith supplant Il thread-Worn
tradition. And, though he spoke OF,
an humble subject, though he sought
only to implant the faith which has
made himself successful, he waxed
eloquent and held enthralled 5000
people with simple story of what
fertile lands, with proper farming.
may do. He had, he said, given eye
and ear in all the places ;hetwcen
the Ohio and the Pacific Coast, and
in none of the States through which
he had passed had he found more
productive soil than that which he
had left behind him on his tour. Tho
chief lesson which he brought back
was that of faith and cooperation
faith in Virginia's soil and co-opera
tion between those who have idle cash
and those who have idle hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05

CRITICS OF POPE ANSWERED
Vatican Organ Corrects British Pa
: pers on Peace Appeal

Rome, Aug. 5-The Osservatore
Romano, in an editorial which is con-
sidered to have been inspired, replied
to the comments in. the worlds press
on the Pope's appeal for peace.
"We see in some British newspa-
pers," the Vatican organ says, "a
wrong appreciation. They see con-
nection between, the Pontificaf do
cument andtrecent events in Russian
Poland. The latter was due to the
spontaneous initiative of the Pontiff
He was led to write it only by the
anniversary of the war and his solici-
tude as the Vicar of Christ at the
spectacle of misery and anguish
wrought to his children by the year
OF war, e.
at was addressed to all, indiscri-
minately, and without consideration
as to who are in fault. 1t was the
father of a great Christian family
who spoke.
"Allusions to peace while the con,
Aict still is raging now are infre.
quent or remote. Thus we salute with
JOY the messages of Sir Edward
Grey. the British Foreign Secretary
and William II! orr all words whicf
do not vibrate with hatred and re-
venge. They show the first rays o
bright dawn"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
WILSON'S NEXT MESSAGE
National Defense Will Be Principal
Feature

Cornish, N. H., Aug. 5-President
Wilson is planning to make national
defense one of the principal subjects
in his next message to. Congress.
While he will not decide finally on
the policy he will ask Congress to ap-
prove until 'after''he has received the
reports requested fgrom Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels, it has became
known that he already has given
much preliminary thought to the
question.
The President has received letters
from both Mr.. Garrison and Mr.
Daniels. but nothing was given out
here as to their contents. He has
planned to receive the formal reports
from the two secretaries when he re-
turns to Washington.
While the President will make rec.
concentrations to Congress on other
subjects, the discussion of nationa
defense is expected to attract most
attention. He is expected to devote
more time to the preparation of this
portion of his mssage than he usually
does to general recommendations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
RAILWAY PRESIDENT HELD

Buffalo N. Y, August Sit be-
came known here today that Edward
]. Dickson, vice president of the In
ternational Railway Company was ar
rested yesterday at St. Catharlnes
Ont, in connection with the wreck
July 7 of an International trolley can
on Queenstown Heights, which result
ed in the death of fifteen persons.
arrest was sworn out by a specla
representative of the attorney gene
raj of Ontario and charges criminal
negligence. He was released on S1G,'
900 bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
Heavy Damage from Dis
turbance in Many Sec
tions of Virginia
NO DEATHS RESULTED
Several Persons Have Narrow Es-
capes When Homes Are Demolished
by the High Winds

Petersburg, Va, August 5-A
storm of great severity accompanied
with an unusually heavy rainfall and
high wind. swept over this city and
section Tuesday evening, lasting for
several hours. In the city no mate
rial damage was done beyond the
flooding OF streets and cellars. From
the counties, however, reports of
damage more or less serious are
coming in A cyclone, rapid in its
course, passed through portion Of
Dinwiddie, leveling trees and cous-
ing other destruction. At Popular
Grove National Cemetery it is said
over 100 trees were p'ostrated by the
wind. The dwelling, barn and stable
on the farm of Joseph Blake, hear
the National Cemetery, were blown 10
pieces and the timbers scattered.
On the City Point Road, about six
miles from Petersburg the bungalow
occupied by Thomas Buren and fam
:ly, who were entertaining several
visitors, was blown to pieces. No one
was hurt beyond Il few bruises.
Bowling Green, Va, August O.
The severest windstorm for a num-
Der of years passed over this coun-
try Tuesday night. it was accompani-
ed by rain, which fell throughout the
county ard lasted for about eight
hours.
Milford Va, August 5-A cyclone
struck the passenger station Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad here and demolished
things generally late Tuesday. No
lives were lost. The funnel shaped
cloud was observed approaching from
4 distance of two miles, traversing
course about 200 yards wide and
moving in northwesterly direction.
The fine shade trees at the station
and those in private yards adjacent
we're overturned or broken into
Shreds.
The dwelling of Mrs. Gill and the
Milford Hotel were damage and
barn blown down on each place. ".
n. Blatt mad Cox's excelsior mill was
party wrecked. Telegraph lines were
prostrated and the railroad tracks
blocked by the debris.
The cloud lifted after destroying
things about here and is reported to
have descended again near Wood
slanc and destroyed some forests
near there.
Stony Creek, Va. August s.
About G:15 o'clock Tuesday evening
a cyclone of unusual severity passed
over this town, demolishine 6arns and
tearing the roofs off many dwellings,
in the residential section. The Me-
thodist Church. very large and
nearly new building was practically
ruined as was also the parsonage.
The wind. moved this church about
fifteen feet off its foundation and
careened it over and left it with the
rear torn out and all fixtures scat
tered around in Il broken condition.
The gin house of e. L. Lee and other
buildings on the place were demoli-
shed. All chimneys in the path Of the
storm were blown down. At the
homes of Mrs. J D. Prince and D.
VI. House not building was left
standing hut the dwelling houses.
No one was injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05

London Aug. 5.-The British
steamship Costello of s91 tons net
has been sunk. The crew with the
exception of one man who was drown
ed has been saved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05

LOST-Sunday morning on King or
Payne, between Washington and
Queen, one gold white and blue
Sunday School pin, with NJ. E.
South written on. Finder please
leave at this Office. Alt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
GIRLS WANTED

Must be 16 years Of age or
over; steady pleasant work.
Apply to Paff Shoe Co.,
corner Washington and Glib
bon Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
DEATH NOTICE.

his residence, 1902 Duke
street, on Wednesday, August 4th,
1915, at $40 p. m. MICHAEL
IGOE, 60 years old. Funeral from
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Sat-
urday, August 7th, at $3.50 O'clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05

For the best oysters 90 to the Ho-
tel Rammel. rt:t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-05
WEATHER REPORT

Partly cloudy and slightly
cooler tonight: Friday. partly
cloudy: gentle, shifting VIII ds.
High tide at 1882 a. m. ara
4:02 p. m.
Sun rises 5:04; Sun sets 7;Go