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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
OFFICIAL
Board of Aldermen

At a called meeting of the Board
IF Aldermen Of the city of Alexandria
Va held April /, 1916, there were
Henry X. Field, esq, President
and Messrs. Brill, Robinson, Ballen-
ger. wilkins and Summers.
An ordinance to set apart a sum
equal to twelve per centum of the
value Of lands in that portion of
Alexandria county, and that portion
of Fairfax county annexed to the city
of Alexandria by a degree of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals entered in
the City of Richmond March %
1915, and effective April l, 1915, re-
received from the Common Council
March %, 1916, and laid over, was
read the third time and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs, Brill, Robinson, Bal
lenger, wilkins, Summers and Mr..
Presidents Noes, None.
An ordinance to provide for the is
sue and sale of seventy thousand
dollars of registered and non-re-
gistered coupon bonds Of the city OF
Alexandria called Annexation Bonds
and to provide a Sinking Fund Tor
payment of said bonds received from
the Common Council March %, 1916,
and laid over was read the third time
and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs, Brill, Robinson, Bal
lenger, Wilkins, Summers and Mr..
Presidents. Noes. None.
The board then adjourned.
HENRY K. FIELD, President
Teste: Luther Fl. Thompson, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

and there is every reason to believe
that in a battle they would give a
good account Of themselves. 1t is
quite possible that a few German
ships might break. through the block
ade on a favorable opportunity, but
they would not get far. Certainly the
whole German fleet could not come
out unobserved. 1t could make des-
perate dash, but it would almost in
evitably be overwhelmed. Only a
counsel of despair would suggest sub
hitting it to such a test.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
DREAM OF INVASION
OF ENGLAND.

There is no doubt that the ka:s-
ser two wears ago was bent upon the
invasion of England. He was subsc-
quently bent upon taking Calais and
Dunkirk. Recently he has been as
firmly determined to take Verdun.
These detectives are as far away as
ever, although thousands of lives
have been sacrificed in futile attempts
to make his dreams end in fruitlon.
It is mooted question whether or
not Napoleon ever cherished the
dream of invading England 1t Is
true he massed men at Boulogne and
pazed through field glasses at Albion,
but he, was of too practical a mind to
embark for the other side OF the
channel. The Kaiser, naturally, is of
a precipitate spirit. He might launch
the movement, but cooler heads
among the Teutons are probably de-
terring him from such foolhardy
act.
1t is not necessary to discuss serl-
ously the plans credited to Germany
for an invasion of England. The peril
is negligible SO long as the British
feet holds the seas. AS d contemporary
suggests, there is not much doubt
that such plans were in the course
of consideration long before the war
broke out 1t was the obvious stratc-
pical move for Germany to make
Her drcadnought competition with
ENGLAND was dictated by realization
of this fact All her strength on Inc
land awaited nothing so far as Eng
land was concerned. The purpose oil
the submarine campaign has been 10
cut off supplies, which would accomp-
lish practically as much as invasion
and speedily bring England to her
knees. That purpose has failed. The
one thing left is the destruction OF
the British fleet. To accomplish this
would be worth almost any sacrifice
That the German naval authorities be-
lieve it can be accomplished is IN
the highest degree unlikely. They
understand perfectly we'll the Brit
ish superiority; they know how close
~ the North Sea waters arc guarded.
AS for the tcaas.. ~: Of troops IN
sufficient numbers for invasion they
realize the impossihility.
Vet the same policy which dictated
The attack on Ncrdun, at d fearful
sacrifice of ilirc. nay send! The Ger
man fleet into conflict with the Brit
ish. Should the formcr win ~ victory,
then indeed the british sea power
would collapse and inr:r;inn might
follow. Such an assumption is cred
jblc only on the ground that tho Brit
ish fleet is not prepared 10 c":c with
g long. emergency. Thcrc is
no evidence of this. fhc |cng watch
has been trying cnou"h, ',;;t the ,nc,
have been rsl!s[el I! =! ,.::..::z : -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
WAR MAKES
PRESIDENTS.

The Philadelphia Public Ledger IN
speaking OF tke coming man, says
If General Pershing captures Villa
and saves his own army his military
record will outshine that Of Theodore
Roosevelt. g.
But leading The Rough Riders IN
Cuoa was sufficient to make the Col.
President OF the United States. WHAT
will be Pershing's reward?
The last Mexican War made Gen
Zach Tavlc?-a comparative nobody
President, ard made him President
when there were living the ablest
coterie of American statesmen since
the original group VINO founded our
nation.
Yes, old Tough and Raady,s should
or straps carried him TO the NnEc
House whcr such aspiring political
leaders as Clay, Webster, Scwarc.
Fcsscndcn, Benton. Calhoun, Chase,
Douglas and Everett were left at
home.
We arc d peaceful people, but we
10 love a fighter.
Every one of our wars has made Il
President and the Civil War made
several.
Washington, Jackson and Taylor
were direct products of the RcvoIu-
lion, the War of 1912 and the Mcxl-
can War.
Fort Do~ciSon, Shiloh. Vickshurg
Chattanooga, the Wilderness and APP
ponattaX were Grants stepping
stores from obscurity to two terms
as President.
Garfield was Il brilliant young Cfli-
Ger and so was Rutherford b. Hayes.
! The war record Of Hayes made him
Governor of Ohio and that put him
in the Presidential class.
A major in Colonel Hayes rcgi-
mcnt was William Mckinley. and
/! mary voted for him as they also did
for Roosevelt, who never stopped gal
lcping after that hot day at San Juan
in 1898 until he had been twice Prs
dent.
In The first year cf our Civil Wa
The names of Grant, Sheridan, Sher
man. Meade. Hancock and Thoma'
wore unknown Now tho names o
those who, like Mcdowell, were ths
biz figures 1T first arc scarcely re
called.
! Cnc nf the marvellous things ahou
TIC career of Washington was TIA
! for eight years he headed The Rcvo
! !uticnary Army and emerged fa1
greater man than he began.
!, British casualties in March, a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
SEA AssAssINs.
Philadelphia Record)

| The secret attack, the ambush, the
disguised uniform, the false flag, are
all sanctioned by the laws of wal
when they are used against an enemy
and an enemy, in this case means a
! combatant enemy, not mere subject
of hostile nation. They are not
sanctioned when used against non
combatants. The laws of civilized
| warfare provide even that combat
ant enemy may throw down his rifle
and throw up his hands, and as soon
as he abandons the role of combatant
he becomes, though on the field of
battle, non-combatant, and his life
must be spared. More than that, he
must be fed and sheltered as we'll
as circumstances will permit, and
treated with mercy.
But the submarines are sea assass-
ms. 1t is urged in their behalf that
they cannot distinguish friend from
foe, a belligerent from neutral.
Very likely that is true; but all the
denunciation that the commander of
submarine escapes because he can't
tell belligerent vessel from a neu-
trail must fall upon the Government
that sends the submarines forth to
ply the trade of SCI, sssassins against
noncompliance, and even neutrals.
The German Government raised the
issue that merchantmen with guns
lost their pacific character and became
naval auxiliaries. Well, that isn't in
ternational law, and it never was; but
conceding it, what does the point
amount to- Instead of hunting for
armed merchantmen, the German sub
marines are taking the safer course
of hunting for unarmed merchant
men, including neutral vessels. Dur
ing this month a considerable number
of unarmed merchant vessels belong
ing to England and France have been
torpedoed. But besides this, out of
81 vessels sunk in fortnight, or
some such period, 10 belonged to neu-
trail nations.
The submarine has no right to sink
without warning even British mer-
chairman with guns. Still more re-
pugnant to the laws of civilized war
fare is it to sink British and French
vessels that do not AIRY arms. And
most abhorrent to the laws of nations
and the law of humanity is it to sink
without warning the merchant YES
sells of Denmark, and Holland and
Norway and the United States.
The German Government has adj
mttcd that it is in violation of in
ternational law to sink with no warn
ing unarmcd merchant vessels. The
right to distinguish between the arm
ed and the unarmed is not conced-
cd by the law of nations, but it is as
serted by Germany And yet the un-
armed merchantmen are being attack
cd right and left. Has not the German
Foreign Office, any influence, with the
German Admiralty? Are neutral ships
to be sunk with all on board, by sea
assassins that frequently conceal their
identity and which are. when it is
convenient, disclaimed by the Gov
ernments that send them forth to
sink any vessels they fall in with.
with or without arms, of bcllgercnt
or neutral nationality, but always
with many non-combatants on board?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
NEWS OF THE DAY

Archie Pitman, a negro believed
to be the assailant to Mamie Mason,
at Blackstone, Thursday, was cap
tured at Poe, a station just west Of
Petersburg, on the Norfolk and West
ern, yesterday afternoon by two rail
road employees and turned over to
four citizens Of Blackstone He is said
to answer the description of the as
s;lilant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year Tor Fors
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via subsrb powerful
5teel palace steamers.
Through connections made at,=Nor-
folk with steamers of the Old Dornln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miner
StEau5hips for Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
SAMUEL ff@LUNT. Auctioneer

SAM F.fff:=sLUNT. AuctiOneer
Public Auction Of modern residence
property in Del Ray.
BY virtue Of a decd Of trust record
cd in Deed Book ia. Page 531 of the
land records Of Alexandria county,
Virginia, ~ vii! offer for sale al
public auction in front Of the pre-
misses on THURSDAY, APRIL 9th.
1876. at 800 o'clock p. M, lots 39S
and 500 in Del Ray, Il plat of which
is recorded in said land records in
Deed Book, 0, No. 4, page 1i0, be-
my the Samc lois conveyed to Charles
:. iii:t by Margaret c. Hughes and
husband by Deed recorded with said
Decd Of Trust. Said property being
situated in jefferson Magistcrial Dis
"rict, Alexandria County, Virginia,
and being improved by two story
six room and bath frame dwelling,
concrete cellar. modern improvements
Tcrmcs of sale: Cash. above Il first
trust Of $500, conveyancing at the
cost Of the purchaser.
SAMUEL Y. GUSACk
JOSEPH S. HARPER
Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

AGENTS: = Only one sale a day
means $500 profit. Splendid new
money maker. Low priced phono
graph selling like wildfire. Produces
music equal to S100 machines. A
wonderful article to demonstrate
Every demonstration means a sale
Write quick for home territory and
free sample outfit. The Tomanco-
phone Co. 1886 White Bldg. Dayton
Ohio. Al
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR SALE - Attractive suburban
home on Mt. Vernon electric, IA
minutes from 18th St., & Pa, Ave-,
containing 6 rooms, rec. hall, tile
bath and sleeping porch; nearly
new, and strictly modern, adjacent
to 4 new houses costing $4,000. to
$4,000, each. Good auto. roads, cX-
ccllcnt car service, fare 80 trips
for So. Unusually attractive propo-
sition. Price, only $500. Geo. W.
Allen, Virginia Highlands. 27-w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

AGENTS. $1,000 for $3.50. Big
gcst value ever given customer.
10 Piece Aluminium Outfit makes
Is Cooking Combinations enough
for whole Kitchen. Sells on sight.
S1OO week to producers, Start
now. Write quick for protected ter
ritory and free Agents Magazine.
Div 4191 American Aluminium
Mfg. Co. Lcmont, III.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR SALE-S3000, Trust notes, $500
each on Alexandria county proper
ty. They represent one third pur-
chase price, and one six the pres
cnt price of property, 6 per cent
interest on same. Will sell at 10
per cent discount. Address Finance,
Gazette Office, 31-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

LOST-Small brown pocket book with
gilt catches and Old Orchard in
Black letters on one side with ten
dollar bill in it. Lost Friday March
81, on King or Columbus SITS. Re-
HTturn and receive regard 72S N. Col
umbus, St. Lot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR RENT-Hcuscs 405, 400, All,
n West St., 6 rooms and bath S14,
per month. 1915 Princess street, e
rooms and bath. S13. 50; 1917, 6
rooms $1,000; Water rent included.
Keys at Leachman and Saum store
Cor. Queen and Payne Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
SAMUEL H. LUN'T, Auctioneer

IS!hh I vi IL. ~ ~ J , NuSlIOiitcI
Public Auction Of modern residence
property in Del Ray.
By virtue Of deed Of trust record
ed in Deed Book lao, page 307 of the
land records of Alexandria County.
Virginia. we will offer for sale at pub
tic auction in front Of the premises,
on THURSDAY, APRIL 9Th, 1916,
at 8 o'clock p. M, lots Oil and 9l2 in
Del Ray. plat of which is recorded
in said land records in Deed Book 0,
No. i. page 440, being the same iot;
conveyed to Walter i. IcGrick b!
the Potomac improvement Company
by Decd OF date Of January 9Th 1915,
Said property being situated in JEFF.
ferson Magisterial District AlcXan-
dria county Virginia and being i'm
proved by Il two story six room and
bath frame dwelling concreted cellar,
and modern improvements.
Terms Of sale; Cash, above first
trust Of $1,000, conVcyancing at the
:ost Of the purchaser.
SAMUEL V. GUSACK,
JOSEPH S. HARPER
Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR SALE-Cozy frame dwelling,
30G north Patrick street, contain
ing 6 rooms. Fine location. Good
10 per cent investment. John d..
Normoylc, Cor. King and Royal
streets. 31-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR RENT-Fcry desirable de-
tachcd practically new s room brick
house PIG south St. Asaph st.
Modern improvements. Possession
May LIST possibly earlier. Apply
$40 Duke ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

kcnncy Edmonds, colored, was in
stantly killed at the Southern Rail
way depot ut Chatham, Tuesday af-
tcrnoon. Edmonds was beating a ride
on a double header freight and when
the car on which he was riding was
about one hundred yards north of the
telegraph office he jumped and in some
way was thrown heavily TO the ground
crushing his skull, killing him in
stantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
CLASSIFIED ADS

WANTED-Two expert Auto Me-
chanics. Apply Mt. Vernon Au-
to Co., 115-117 N. st. Asaph St. Id
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
PUBLISHED DAILY.

BY Alexandria Gazette Corporation
3l7 King Street
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alexan-
dria, Virginia as second class matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01
WANTED

WANTED -. Wanted to hear from
owner Of good farm for sale. Send
cash price and description. D. +.
Bush. Minneapolis, MINI.
Mills. A1-5-29 MO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

AGENTS WhNTED-$5 To 81 daily
selling New Fibre Brooms; every
woman will buy. Sample by Parcc!
Post, - cents. Wynnc Broom Co.,
Elmira, n. Y. %
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

WANTED-!Antiquc square and up
right pianos, Hugo Worch, No. LILO
G street, Washington, D. G. 1Stf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

FOR RENT rooms with use "f
bath. porch, to I; refined couple no
children. Address E. G.. care Ga
zcttc. Telephone 576-W
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

British casualties in March, as
COMPLIED from the published lists,
amounted to 1,107 officers and 1887
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-01

Hundreds Of wild swans, which had
apparently lost their way yin the
fog, dashed against the steamer En-
lesson, early Thursday morning, while
the vessel was in the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay. The huge birds
shattered many panes Of glass and
caused so much disturbance that
many passengers sprang from their
hcrths and rushed on deck, thinking
some mishap had bcfallfn the boat
Several Of The birds were captured.
That Jasper Allen was armed with
Il pair Of brass knucks at the time
that he attacked Will McCraw, now in
Jail at Roanoke, charged with murder
IF the last leader of the Allen clan,
was established when the delegates
10 the Republican convention from
Carroll county discussed the situation
Beyond shadow of doubt, accord
!: ing jto thc Statements OF several Of
the "Hillsmen,' young McCraw was
compelled to shoot the mountain
chieftain il order 10 protect his per
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-05
We Are Drilling Deep Sand Test Block 3d. Broadway Addition
This Man is
Frank P. Woodmansee

Well know,1 in Marshn11to1u11,
,uho says he wants his friends to
k,,ov Of and ''get in on this in
UeStn1ert.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

And then Rodney Blair made a dis
covery-why the sight of letter di-
rected to his uncle had so startled
the woman He made a second with
in the two ensuing weeks he
loved her pretty niece, Alice -Durant.
q have found what you sent~me
after, uncle" he announced, reap
pearing on the home scene one day.
Found a wife, have yOu?" chuck
led the old man. All right, let me
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

see who she is and I'll give you my
blessing"
So they made the journey togeth-
er. And then there came to Abel
Drake the surprise of his life, as his
nephew had fOrestalled.
For Mary WinslOw was his boy
hood love. It was natural that the
old-time counting should be renew
ed. It was inevitable that it all even
tuated in a double wedding.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

is among the new fashions. It looks
like the belted blouse, but has lit
tie peplum falling from the waistline.
If you do not care for a One-piece
frOck in warm weather the new
blouse and a skirt will be a smart
substitute.
Hop-saCking is a new summer fab
ric-newer than jersey and just as
pretty. When piped with wolfe hop
sacking makes a stunning summer
costume,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

. - DENCNHlN
If you like to rush to the extreme
of fashion vagaries here's a model
to lead the merry chase.
Her three-cornered hat is that odd
shade of blue varioUsly called "old"
FASHIONS FOR JUNE DAYS
BY Betty Brown
Sports stockings to match sports
coats are gay, even gaUdy- striped,
checked, polka dotted and diamond
dotted.
The black patent leather belt
adOTns many summer coats. Suede
in bright coIOrs is usually inserted
in the shiney belt. Belts are among
the things fashion favOrs.
The blouse that doesn't tuck in"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-31
Cuban Jute Substitute.

Malya fiber. the new Cuban substi.
tute for jute, Is n product OF malya
blanca tUrena lobatal. a large and
troublesome weed. The report OF Unit.
ed States Special Agent Garrard HaT.
ris shows that in the experiments OF
the last two years, the extraction has
been brought To successful CONNER.
cial stage. and the tiber, mixed with
iute, has been used for the soles OF
cloth shoes. about twenty tons having
been sold last year at six cents a
pound The hope of the process own
ers is 10 make the material into the
2 100000 sugar sacks annually need
ed In Cuba, II is claimed that a avg
pound sack OF malvn iiber can be
profitably marketed at Z To 10 cents.
while the normal cost Of jute sacks L.
l6 to Is cents each, the wartime price
having risen 20 rs to 30 cents.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-31
BACKACHE AND KIDNEYS
Dear Mr. Editor

Dear hr Editor.
For the benefit OF others. gladly
give this statement regarding the
merits OF "Anuric." Am nearly TC
years Of age suffered from back.
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could not control the ercretlon Of the
kidneys. / can safely say that An.
uric" the new discovery OF Or. Pierce,
OF Inyalids' Hotel Buffalo. n. Y. has
done me more real good than anything
have ever taken for these ailments
signed-Mrs. N. NJ Flint
NOTE A new remedy. called An
uric" has been discovered by Dr.
Pierce. II cures backache, headache
and the darling pains and aches OF
rheumatism. kidney and bladder
troubles This "Anuric" is 81 times
more potent than lithia. and dissolVes
uric acid, as hot water does sugar
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-31
IN THE SPRING

Now is the time 10 bring TO your aid
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Gin tablet or iiquid form This won
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DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
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Thousands-probably many OF your
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Golden Medical Discovery" because
il has made them stronger in body.
brain and nerve.