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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
ARE WE LIVING IN
THE "PERILOUS TIMES?1

According to "Dopey Benny" Fcin,
styled among the criminals of the
East Side of New York as the lead
or of gang leaders," the story whic!:
he told to District Attorney Perkins
resulting III 81 indictments was re-
lated because they doubled crossed
me-
They said that | knew too much
and that it would be better if l was
in Jail" said "Dopey Benny And
so they put me in Jail. Ana now
am going to show them how much
know"
He told how, for money, mems
ears were cut off and eyes gouged
cut. Fein's confession covered 4
range reaching from murder to
mayhem. He explained how. in his
capacity Of contractor for labor fights
he furnished women thugs to beat
Up working girls.
One of the scenes described by the
commission investigating c1ucltics III
Belgium during the present war is
hard to believe.
\ pcaseant finding soldiers at his
home, asked what they were doing.
The officer said he did not come
quickly enough. and that they had
trained up" plenty of others. HIS
! hands were tied behind his back anu
! he was shot at once without mo-
mcnt's delay. The wife came out
with little sucking child. She put
i the child down and sprang at the
!. Germans like Il loness. She clawed
I; their faces. One of the Germans TOOK
y rife and struck her tremendous
blow with the butt on the head. An
other took his bayonet and fixed 1t
iand thrust it through the child. Hc
then put his rifle on his shoulder
with the child upon it. Its little arms
stretched out once or twice.
! The officer ordered the houses to
he set or fire, and straw was obtained
and it was done. The man and MS
wife and the child were thrown on the
of Tho straw. There were about
!cr,y other peasant prisoners there
also. and the officer SAID: ! .;ah =
Going this as a lesson and example te
you. When a German tells you to &c
) something next time you must move
: more quickly"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

Everybody in Queenstown is now
waiting for the Transylvania, which
is due there on Saturday. Nobody OF
the Cunard line expects anything ex-
ccpt she will meet the same fate as
the Lusitania. But ali is quiet in the
realization that nothing can be done
in advance to prevent such fate
There is undoubtedly covcy Of sub
marines outside waiting for the
Pennsylvania, and no matter what her
course may DC some one of them will
get her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

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celebrity which will mark our move,
ments will doubtless astonish those
who look upon the United States
from a, military standpoint as rope
of sand.
The cry of unpreparedness has
come down the ages. Some timic
souls could not see how our fore
fathers, militia as most Of them were
could have the temerity to cross
swords with the red coats Of George
the Third, but they did and succeeded
The sucking nation arose in its might
later against the same nation when
the British Lion attempted to trample
US in the dust. The wall of those who
thought we were unprepared to attack
Mexico was heard again in the forties.
and in 1861 it was orc Of the illusions
of the south that the northern section
of the country, buried in commercial
ism, was not of class to make pro-
gress on the field of battle.
All sorts of objections were made
by the descendants of the pessimistic
clements of other days when it be-
came necessary for the United States
to declare war on Spain. According
to these cravens, we were unprepared.
Some asserted that our ammunition
was out, and others that myriads of
Americans would perish from yellow
fever in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. Others saw myriads
killed by tarantulas of the torrid
zone.
The estimated production of mill
tary rifles in the United States is no"
10000 per day, with some increase an
ticipated within the next few weeks.
The normal capacity before the out
break of the European war was but
700 day At the time of the Span
ish war the Bethlehem Steel Works,
then, as now. the leading equipment
of heavy gun making, wanted three
months time to attain Il capacity for
one battery week. Today it's pro-
duction is far ahead Of that and other
plants are close rivals.
In the production of powder and
ammunition the developed capacity
has gone beyond any conceivable
consumption by this nation were it at
war, so that, according to ordnance
if war were to be precip
itated there would be no chance of
delay in supplies, except such as
might be contingent on transportation
The rapid conversion Of plants for
the production of war materials and
the promptness with which contracts
have been filled, not merely for guns
and ammunition, but for all the
of military action, has
been in the nature of an emergency
practice test and has furnished to
the military authorities of the coun-
try an outline of resources that could
be Communicated in any emergency
demonstrating an efficiency in re-
serve that far exceeds any previous
computation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every Gzr IN the yer fox Fort h'n'
zoe, iicriolE, Newport News and
poinsa scnih, Wis zuDerc aoT"ffu'
steel palace ntcam"rs
Through connections r,sds "a MOP
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ION Steamship Company .nr New f"F'
add Merchants snG Minar;s Stsam
:hips Tor Bostr1.
General Ticket Ones. ITO l4Ls ~
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p..caa Main 1873
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
SPECIAL NOTICE

A dividend Of three dcilars pei
share will he paid to the sLockhoId-
crs of the Alexandria Water Com
pany on and after Saturday, May ID,
1915. Checks wiit,ibc mailed stock
holders. q
b. order Of tn. Board Of Directors.
GEO. UHLER, !.
See. q Treas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

The Supreme Court Of Virginia VIII
be asked for 4 writ of error in the
case of James Cantcr, the younger Of
the two brothers now under sentence
to die in the electric chair June II for
assault and murder in connection with
the death Of Mrs. James r. Wilson,
ut Bristol No plea will be made for
Luther Canter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
THE PRESIDENTS
NOTE TO GERMANY.

The entire. civilized world is today
reading the note of Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States, tc
Emperor William, of Germany. The
answer of the Kaiser is anXlously
awaited. as upon its tone depends III
ture relations between two OF the
greatest nations Of the earth. Inc
note of the American executive, whlch
is backed up by one hunderd millions
of people. is carefully worded but
positive in its representations, ana
while seeking to avoid recourse 10
drastic measures is sufficiently sign
ificant. Some Of the more pesSlmist'c
believe Germany's answer Will not
prove satisfactory to the Unlted
States and the tension will be further
tjphtened when the Kaiser shall
have returned his answer. Others,
however, equally as far-seeing, ne
lieve Germany's response Will not DC
in tones which will necessarily sever
relations between that country and
the great American republic.
After a careful reading of Presl-
dents note, we fail to see anything
unreasonable in it, or any request on
the part of the United States which
could not be acccded to by Germany,
provided that country is not bent
upon a continuance Of overt acts for
the purpose of bringing on serious
rupture with the United States. The
American nation merely appeals for
what is accorded it by all information
al law and precedents. We prefer to
believe that Germany will not disre-
gard the respectful representations by
a country which always prefers peace,
and especially in this unfortunate
day when war is devastating a great
area Of the globe.
The belief is expressed in otficia!
circles in Washington that a settle
ment will be reached without resort
ing-to a declaration of war or the
termination of diplomatic intercourse.
More optimism prevails and hope is
felt that Germany will meet the de-
mands of the United States.
International authorities of high re-
pute hold that the Presidents conten-
tions that Germany has violated the
rules of international law by the
method of attack made by her subma-
rines on merchant vessels, is impre@-
nable. The Illustration used by one
high authority is: "a new method or
means of warfare cannot change the
rules of international law any more
t3an the invention Of a new weapon
could change the law against muir
der"
High German authority express
the opinion that Germany VIII not
grant the right Of the United States
to ask for guarantee that there will
be no further attacks by submarines
on merchant ships CARRYING noncom-
batants. Germany. it is said. probably
will make every possible concession
:, .ho direction of irving norcomhat-
ants time and opportunity to get into
The lifeboats before torpcdoing any
merchantmen whether neutral OF
bclligcrcnt.
The probable German reply viii I've
tb,t IF thc British or other vessels
hailed by submarine will halt IN re-
Spouse to signal, plenty of time Will
he given those on board to get away
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

Much interest centres in the TRAN
gular fight for the State Senate from
the Eleventh Senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties Of Loudoun and
Fauquicr. There arc three candi-
datcs-Maior R. A. Mcintyre, Thco-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

Viscount Haldane, lord high chan,
cellor. in the British House of Lords
Yesterday intmated that the govern
mcnt was considering the necessity
of departing from the voluntary sys-
TEN of military enlistment and resort
ing to universal service throughout
the kingdom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

A $4,000 fire in the heart of liar-
risonburg's business section WcdncS-
day destroyed two stores and DANA.
gcd two others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

The Austro-Gcrman army under
Gen. Won Mackenscn in Gallcla has
lost $4,000 men since May /, in fight
inc in Western Galicia and the Car
pathians, it is stated in d message
from Cracow to the Geneva Tribune
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

mann bakery business and IT'S fam
Gus bread line, died yesterday. in New
York from the revolver shot he fired
into his breast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

Otto Flcischmann. president 70
the Fleischmann Vehicle Company
and son Of the founder of the Flcisch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

A bomb believed to have been set
off by royalist sympathizcrs exploded
near the ministry of interior III LIS
bon Yesterday. Little damage was
done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

The Italian Cabinet has resigned.
The council of ministers considering
that it did not posses the unanimous
assent Of the constitutional parties
regarding it's international policy
which the gravity of the situation de-
mands, has decided to hand its resig-
nation to the King. An official note
to this effect was issued last night
The King has reserved his decision as
to whether the resignation will be ac-
cepted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY

Fighting has begun between the
Villa and Oregon forces east ana
west Of Leon, state of Guanaluato'
The tenth Irish division has oeeh
completed and has left England 1o'
the front This is the first Irish d.
vision Of the new army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

dore G.: Pitcher, former member OF
the General Assembly from Fauquier
county, ard a. D. Kelley, of Reming-
ton.
Capt. j. +. Cason, for several years
employed by the New York, Philadel-
phia and Norfolk Railroad and Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat COM
panies, died at ST. Christopher's Hos
pital in Norfolk Wednesday morning.
He was 55 years old. Captain Cason
at one time commanded the steamer
Washington, Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company.
Frederick H. Gordon Hatchcl, for
mcrly of Dublin, but now of Berry
vile, has received cable from
Queenstown saying that his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Turpin, Of British Columbia,
who sailed on the Lusitania,
are safe. The Turpins are said
to have been on deck when the ship
kccled over Both were hurled into
the sea, and the wife clung 10 her
husband until they were picked up.
Gordon Hatchel several years age
married Miss Mamie Lippitt, of Der-
ryville, 4 sitter of Surgeon Thomas n.
Lippitt, United States Marine Corps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

The Journal dc Gencvc has received
:. dispatch from Saloniki saying that
many persons have been killed or IN
iured in the course of riots in Con-
stantinope. The Pera Palace Hotel
the largest and most pretentlous Eu-
ropean hotel in the city, was sacked.
Food prices in Constantinoplc have
doubled, and there is widespread mis-
cry among the poorer classes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

After consideration lasting several
months the Federal Reserve Board
has virtually decided that it will, al
low State banks to enter the Federal
reserve system, with the right to
withdraw and surrender membership
if they so desire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

1t is officially announced that King
George has directed that the follow
ing names be struck off the roll of
Knights of the Garter. The Emper-
or of Austria, the Emperor of Ger
many, the King of Wurtemburg, the
Grown Prince Of Germany, the Grand
Duke Of Hessc, Prince Henry Of Prus-
STA, the Duke of SaXc-Coburg and
Gotha, and the Duke Of Cumberland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

Captain John A. Bcattle' a chaplain
in Canadian regiment which Is
fighting for England in France, whose
wife and son were lost on the Lusl-
tania, declares that he would shed
the cloth Of the clergy and go into
the trenches to fight the Germans.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-29
ONE LEGAL ASPECT OF SAM.
TARY AUGMENTATION. - A cele-

brated physician wrote as long ago
as 1858 that, "Of all the means of
cure at our disposal, one of the most
important is the attention paid to
the quality, quantity and wholesome
ness of the food ingested," therefore,
if prevention is better than cure
prevention being attained only
through perfect sanitary arrange
ments) it follows that cooks and
chefs, besides their duty of taking in
consideration the interests of their
employers, have another duty more
important and more noble, and that
duty is not to endanger the health
and perhaps the lives of those who
consume their culinary preparations,
by acquiescing, tacitly or forcibly, to
unsanitary environments and en-
ploying unwholesome, or nearly so,
food supplies to satisfy the greed. ra-
pacity and unscrupulousness of the
said employers
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-29
THINK THIS OVERLAND

THINK THIS OVERHEARD
The following quotation from Pres.
Wilson's message is so brutally frank
and so literally true that we must let
it sink into our minds:
ct would depend upon the patri-
otto feeling of the younger men Of
the country whether they respond to
such a call to service or not. 1t would
depend upon the patriotic spirit of
the employers of the country wheth-
er they made it possible for the
younger men in their employ to re-
spond under favorable conditions or
not. l, for one, do not doubt the pa
triotic devotion, either of our young
men or of those who give them en-
ployment, those for whose benefit
and protection they would in fact en-
list"
Here we have the whole fond
scheme of militarism put so plain
that none may read and misunder-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-29
THE PUBLIC FORUM
CAR LINES HOG STREETS

Just previous to the Christmas hol-
Idays l had occasion to drive my
auto down town. and desired to stop
at the Tribune bldg to call on a
friend and also incidentally to pay an
insurance premium.
There was considerable trouble to
drive my car in a vacant spot on
Dearborn St, and it was with diff
Guilty that this was accomplished.
Imagine my surprise, when on
coming home and reading several
newspapers l read the advertisement
of the Chicago Surface Lines to the
effect that automobiles should not be
permitted to park or stop in the loop.
The nerve! Does the dear public
realize that with the exception of
Jackson blvd. every street in the loop
is covered by some street car line?
What's the use of kicking? What
more do they want? Let's hear from
others if they thing the street car
lines can monopolize the earth.-Leo
Mayer, 551o Kimbark Az.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-29

In the administration of public af-
fairs there are statesmen and there
are politicians
The statesman is the one skilled
in the administration of good, I'M
selfish and beneficent government.
The politician is the shrewd or
crooked one who constantly has an
eye on the main chance to satisfy his
political ambitions.
Now, referring back to Brother
Ebeling's recent article respecting
the bakeries in Chicago, it is most
evident that it was the politician who
legislated that law in favor of the
bakeries, because if they had been
statesmen they would have sense
enough to recognize the preponder-
ing importance as regards SANTA
ton of the most important depart
ment of any hotel, club, restaurant
or institution-namely, the kitchen;
but, of course, bread is cheaper than
most cooked food. AS an army does
advance on its belly, so the politi-
clans when they can get it for moth
ing, therefore are cautious not to
antagonize their friends, the cater
ers. - Leon Pescheret, Chef at the
Cook County Infirmary.
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
QUIT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take tablespoonful of Salts if
Back hurts or Bladder
bothers.

We are a nation OF meat caters and
our blood Is filled with uric acid. says q
well-known authority, who warns us to
be constantly on guard against kidney
trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid, but be-
como weak from the overwork; they
become sluggish: the eliminativc tissues
clog and thus the waste Is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel like
Jumps Of lead and you have singing
pains In the back or the urine is cloudy.
full of sediment. or the bladder Is irri-
table, obliging you to seek relief during
the night; whom you have severe head
aches, nervous and dizzy spells, Sleep
lessness. acid stomach or rheumatism In
bad weather, get from your pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts: take a
tablespoonful in a glass Of water before
breakfast each morning, and in a few
days your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
tions to flush and stimulate clogged
Kidneys. to neutralize the acids in urine
so II Is no longer a source Of irrita-
tion. thus ending urinary and bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
ipjure: makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink, and nobody can
make a mistake by taking a little occa-
sionally to keep the kidneys clean and
artive.-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
Agitator Calls Sunday
"TOol of Manufacturer

PATERSON, n. j., March 17.-Eliza-
beth Gurley Flynn. an l. w. W. agita-
tor of New York city. at meeting of
1900 silk workers in Institute Hall,
launched bitter attack on Gilly Sun
day over his approaching visit to Pater-
son.
He is the tool Of the manufacturer"
she asserted. He will make, you think
of. your spiritual welfare, thereby TAX
tfUn. He would not eorle here unless
Guaranteed a certain amount of money.
He will tell you how many beers you
drank and how many cigarettes you
smoked last year, but he will not tell
YOU of the many weeks you loafed, how
many fines you paid or how many jail
sentences you served while endeavoring
to better your worldly condition"
The Washington times., 1915-03-17

TO be possessed of a head of heavy
beautiful hair; soft. lustrous, fluffy.
wavy, and free from dandruff is mere
ly a matter of using n little Dan
derine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderlne now-all drug stores recon-
mend it--apply a little as directed and
ithin ten minutes there will be an
appearance of abundance, freshness
flLftincss and an Incompatible gloss and
luster and try as you will you can
not find a trace of dandruff or falling
hair; but your real surprise will be
after about two weeks use. when
YOU will see new hair--fne and
downyt at tirst-yes-but really new
hair-spToutinG out all over your
scalp Danderine Is. we believe. the
only sure hair grower. destroyer Of
dandruff and cure for Itchy scalp and
it never fails to stop falling hair at
once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. mOisten a
cloth with little Danderine and
carefully draw il through your hair
taking one small strand at a time.
Your hair viii be soft, glossy. and
beautiful in just few moments-a
delightful surprise awaits everyone
who tries this.-AdvL
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
Pastor Denies Miracles,
Will Quit Ministry

ST. LOUIS. March 17-The Rev. DR..
l.. Al. Birkhead, pastor of the Wagner
Memorial Methodist Church, announced
today that lie would resign from the
Methodist ministry because his prin-
ciples require him to be honest to his
convictions. .....
Or. Birkhead says he does not believe
any miracles were ever performed or
that any definite prophecy was made of
the coming of Christ. lie does not be-
leVe In the immaculate conception, that
there was any resurrection. that the
Apostle John wrote the book in the
Bible that bears his name, that Paul
wrote any letters to anybody that after
ward We're gathered up and assembled
into the New Testament: nor does he
believe in making Christianity a fire
escape from hell.
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
Officer Who Criticised
Is Granted Release

Ell PASo. March 17.--Orders were Is
sued from brigade headquarters at Fort
Bliss for theNimmediate release of Lieut..
o. T.. Michaells. of the Sixteenth infan-
try, who was under arrest at his quar-
ters for supposed violation of rule 10.
which prohibits army officers from dis
cussing foreign and domestic relations
In public. ... y. ....
The arrest of the young officer fol-
lowed his address before the Panhandle
Cattlemen. March 4. in which he criti-
cised the politicians who meddIed In
army affairs ana also praised the in
fantry for its work on the border. This
stirred up, a long standing feud between
the infantry and cavalry branches Of
the service.
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
English Trenches Green
With Sprigs of Shamrock

LONDON, March list, Patrick =
Day was not forgotten in the trenches
in northern France and Flanders.
Thousands OF sprigs of shgrfirock, for
warded to the front a few days ago,
we're distributed to British soldiers to-
day.
In London thousands OF women. in
cluding many members OF the nobility,
headed by the Countess of Limerick
were on the streets. in the shops, and
at the Hallway stations dlsposing OF
900, 600 shamrocks. The proceeds are to
be used to buy articles for the British
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
Mohawk Quits New York
For Coast Guard Duty

The cutter Mohawk, which has been
helping to enforce New York harbor's
neutrality, was ordered outside the
d1arbor today on coast guard duty, a
step necessitated by the Seminole's
withdrawal for ice patrol service.
1t IS said New York is still suffci.
emily guarded.
The Washington times., 1915-03-17
Simple Home Treatment
to Remove Hairy Growths
(Beauty Culturel

Two or three minutes use OF a della
tone paste will Danish every bit of hail
from your face, neck or arms. This paste
is made by mixing some water with pow
dered deiatone. After the paste is re-
moved, the skin should be washed to
free ii from the remaining della tone and
1t will he clear and spotless. You will
not be disappointed with this treatment
II YOU are sure TO obtain real delatone
6EOm youy dTuggiEt.-AdyL