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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Imam people prefer to believe that they
lwon the great war, while the allies
are equally confident they should bt
lacclaimed the victors. At any rate
there is a growing desire for peace
which the combattants realize will
sooner or later, evolve into demand
| The fact that Berlin is allowing
peace talk to reach the outer world
/ is proof conclusive that the German
people are firing of incessant strife
while the dispatches from Paris and
London sow that the people of those
capitals are much interested in the
suggestion towards pacification.
/ Many woes, aside from those caus-
ed by actual carnage, follow in the
wake of war. The cries of suffering
|. non-combattants are going up to
the God Of Sabaoth, and their plants
are, sure to enter his ears.
A grim battle against starvation
has been in progress for some time
in Poland. Children kneeling in the
streets and on the sidewalks like
statues of praying angels are to be
seen in the beautiful city of Warsaw,
begging for food.
Passersby are accosted by women
and children, who ask for help wheth-
er they chance to be in the vicinity
of the railroad stations, buildings
containing offices of the German; mill.
tary government or upon the leading
business thoroughfares.
Grief stricken mothers with babes
in their arms begging for food for
the little, ones throng during the day
and evening the various pretentious
parts of Warsaw as we'll as those
which are inhabited by the poor.
Not infrequently one meets young
women evidently from good homes
walking the streets begging for aid
for themselves or their elders because
they are unable to get work. That
distress of the people is severe and
general is readily seen by visiting
the citizens kitchens and eating
places.
Long rows of hungry men. women
and children wait their turns to get
inside the doors to obtain soup and
other warm food. Some adults show
the effects of hunger. Their eyes are
bloodshot, their cheeks hollow and
their features haggard.
But the little children, of whom
there are large numbers in Warsaw
suffer most. Because of the lack of
milk many children are dying. Many
are unable to walk.
Faces of most of the young chill
dren are of a dusky or sallow hue,
their eyes sunken, their mouths bleed
ing their gums livid, their teeth drop
ping out, their faces haggard. 1t was
explained that they were suffering
from scurvy The number of these
victims runs into many thousands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the Ssur for For,
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via suberb powerful
tcel palace steamers.
Through connections MADE at Nor
.oIk with steamers of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miner
Steamships for Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
REACE TALK is.
GROWING

Dispatches today from Berlin and
Paris are significant. There is every
reason to believe that The fearful
conhagration which has rag. d in Eu-
rope nearly two years is about to
burn itself out for wart of fuel: Men
are becoming scarocr, while financial
conditions are of a. nature to cause
the belligerents to, stop, look and lis.
ten. But each; warring snstion is wait:
ing for he.receipt Of ovcrtures. Meth.
er believing it is defeated nor that
SIS plaas have naiscar-;sd. Tha C5-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

With the reinstatement yesterday
Of two of the men who were discharg-
ed for union utilization and a general
increase of wages in the Washington
office from 800 to $10O, the threaten
cd strike of the telegraphers in the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company has been averted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
wHooPNG COUGH

One of the most successful prepara-
tions in use for this disease is Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, S. w. Nc
Clinton, Blandons Springs, Ala, writes
"0ur baby had wfooping cough as
bad as NOSE any baby could have it.
I gave him Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and it soon got him well >
Cbtaiaabis eusrywhers;, 49,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
Maryland, Delaware .and
Virginia Railway
Company

Steamers OF this line leave Riexqndria
Monday. Wednesday and Saturdays at
1890 p. NJ
rom BALTIMORE AND ABL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
:uislne anu appointments urcxcc1lcd.
Freight for Baltimore Philadelphia
md New York solicited and handled
'iIii ..arc Through rates and bills Of
lnding issued.
Single fare to Baltimore: $500 return
-ia:. W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
NEWS OF THiE cay

Snow is nearly 2 feet deep on tae
level in Deadwood, S. D., as re-
suit of two-day snowstorm, which
ended yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Evidence was presented to the
House of Representatives by Congress
man H. D. Flood, of Virginia, chair
man of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, yesterday showing that dur
ing the Spanish-American war Ger.
many supplied arms and ammunition
ITO both the United States and Spain
and that neither nation made any re-
monstrance against such action, cX-
cept in one instance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

An attempt by Chancellor James
R. Day, of Syracuse University and
other members of the general con-
ference at Saratoga, N. Y. to secure
the elimination of the clause which
prohibits Methodist church members
from playing cards, dancing. and thea
ter-going, rallied yesterday afternoon,
when the committee on the state of
the church decided by a vote of 113
to 43 to recommend to the conference
the retention of the rule. Notice was
Immediately given that the leaders
for freer Interpretation of the rule
would shift their fight to the con-
ference and would submit minority
report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Henry Albert Carlisle, the d: year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney A.
Carlisle, Aristerstown road near
Pleasant Hill, Md, was struck by an
automobile and instantly killed in
front of his home yesterday after
noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

American marines who had beer
landed on Dominican soil entered
Santo Domingo yesterday and took
possession of the center of the city.
The rebel leaders had withdrawn
with their forces Saturday night al
ter being warned by the American
Minister, w. w. russell, that the
city would be taken by force unless
the rebels evacuated it by Sunday
morning. The entry of the American
forces was unopposed. The object of
the American occupation was to
guarantee the free election by con-
gress of provisional president to
succeed Gen. Juan ]. Jimines, re-
signed. Order is being maintained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

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, 1916-05-16

Joe Grant, alias Frederick Brown
a negro taken to Columbia, S. c.
from Philadelphia and convicted OF
murder after the Supreme Court of
the United States had rejected his
plea that extradition to South Caro-
lima would place him in danger OF
being lynched, was executed yester-
day at the State prison at Columbia,
He was convicted of killing white
man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

ltifnn, past that if he ever thought
that death was rapidly approaching
he would end it all-Antone Benedict,
.2s wears, of age, leaped from the Sec
ondLstory window of the house in
which he boarded, at 9O3 North Court
street.. Baltimore, early yesterday
morning and was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Fearing that death was near-hav-
Ing told his scqua;ataacesc fer cone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

BY vote of 295, to 10 the House
last night passed ies substitute for
the Senate rural credits bill, making
certain the establishment of system
of farm credits. In general charac-
teristics the House and Senate meas
ure in the final form in which it will
be submitted to, both Houses will be
largely rewritten /, by the conference
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Pope Benedict is expected shortly
TO voice public condemnation of the
recent cei'olt in Ireland
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
PUBLISHED, DAILY.

BIZ Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
BIT King Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Claiming that someone was after
his life and that he would be dead
man before another day would pass
over his head, John Mox, Hungar-
ian. who. came to this country about
20 years ago, shot himself, in the
parlor of his little home on Oriole
avenue, neah ithe EASTERN avenue
road, Baltimore early yesterday
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
PROTEST ACTIONS
BRITISH PATROLS
TrOpedO Boat Invades Territorial Wa
ters of Philippines in Search
for Man.

Washington, Sept. 12.-Violation of
American neutrality by British tor
pedo boat which held up and exam
ined the Philippine steamer Cebu with
in the territorial waters of the Phil
ippines was reported to the war de-
partment today by Governor General
Harrison.
The dispatch Immediately was trans
mitted to the state department and will
be made the subject of a vigorous pro-
test to Great Britain.
The incident occurred yesterday one
mile and a half off Cardiac island. Ac-
cording to the report of the steamer
master, Lieutenant Bales, command
ing II. NJ. S. destroyer No. 2, boarded
the Cebu, made inquiries about her pas
sengers and took both the ships mani
fest and her passenger list. Appar-
emily the officer was searching for a
man named Badly, who was not found.
On releasing the Cebu, the lieuten-
ant made this note on her log:
Boarded at $50 a. m, 9-11-16, ex-
amined and passed"
There have been many complaints
about the activity of the British vessels
around the Philippines, and while Gov
ernor General Harrison's report fur
nishes the basis for a specific protest,
it is probable that Great Britain will
be called upon to restrict the opera
lions of her patrolling squadron gen
orally in and near the territorial wa
tiers of the islands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
ANOTHER U-BOAT
SOON TO ARRIVE
Asked When the Bremen Would Reach
America Director Heineken Said,
"Only the Gods Know"

Berlin, Sept. II, (via London. Sept.
12, $50 a. m.)-Reports from Bremen
say that another merchant submarine
is expected TO leave that port for the
United States at the end Of this month.
None of the projected sister ships to
the Deutschland and Bremen has,
however, been completed, accord
ing TO Philip Heineken. one OF the di-
rectors of the Ocean Navigation COM
pany, owners Of the Deutschland.
Asked when the Bremen was ex-
pected to arrive in America, Director
Heineken said: "Only the gods know. &"
and refused to discuss the matter fur
Their
Director Arthur Won Gwinner of the
Deutsche bank, will be elected to the
board of directors of the Hamburg
American Steamship line at a meeting
Of the board Sept IS. The Deutsche
bank IS already represented on the
board Of the North German Lloyd line
Won Gwinner's election TO the Ham
burg American board is in line with
the arrangement for community of in
terests effected between the two lines
shortly before the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
CLUB WOMEN IN
PROBE ON BREAD
Chicago Inquiry Regarding "Staff o
Life" Being Made From Several
Angles.

Chicago, Sept 12.-Chicago club
women today planned an inquiry of
their own into the proposed high cost
of loaves of bread, making the fourth
agency thus far engaged locally in the
investigation of the subject The
9th age .tha-federal authorities, the
states attorneys Office and the in
spection and weights department of
the municipal government.
Miss Florence King, president of the
Women's Association of Commerce,
sent out letters to the most prominent
bakers and to the heads of firms sup
plying them with materials inviting
them to a meeting next Friday where
the subject will be discussed.
United States District Attorney
Clyne planned to have before him
some of the biggest bakers in Chicago
to find out the real reason for the in
crease.
Morris Eller issued a warning that
prosecutions would be commenced
against baking firms who fail to OBJ
serve the city ordinances against short
weights. He claimed to have found
more than a score OF violations yes
terday.
Assertions that bread IS the only
food product that has not advanced in
price within the last twenty-five years
were made by bread manufacturers to
Joseph B. Fleming, assistant United
States district attorney today. Mr..
Fleming is investigating the threat to
advance the price OF bread from five
to six cents a loaf
Unless the price was raised, they
said, many of the small baking con-
Germs would become bankrupt.
They all tell the same story" Mr..
Fleming said. Materials, especially
-four, have gone up in price; but the
price of bread remains the same and
the size of the Ioaves has been sub
stantially the same for years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
PRESIDENT STAYS
CLOSE To SISTER
News of the Maine Election Was Not
Learned by the Executive UHtH
He Read Morning Papers.

New London, Conn. Sept. i2.-Pres-
ident Wilson today remained near his
sister, Mrs. Anna f. Howe. who is crit
ically i'll here. His plans depended
largely on the outcome OF her sickness.
Early this morning II was said that her
condition was practically unchanged.
The first news of the apparent re-
publican victory in Maine was received
by the president from the newspapers
this morning. as members OF his party
would not disturb him last night be-
cause OF the illness OF Mrs. Howe. He
would make no comment this morning.
Arrangements were made for the
president TO receive members OF the
American and Mexican joint commits
sion on board the naval yacht May
flower during the day. The Mayfiower,
with Mr. Wilson on board. was an
chored OFF Fort Trumbull near here,
but launches carried hourly reports TO
the president regarding Mrs. HoweS
condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
Latest Bulletins

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. r.
DIR. Joseph Fort Newton, for the
last eight years pastor of the Lib
eraI church here, today cabled
London declining to accept a call
to the City Temple of London,
which he received last June. DIR.
Newton did not wish to leave the
United States.
London. Sept. 10, (12s45 p. M
The Norwegian steamship Lyder-
horn, $50 tons gross, and owned
I'm Bergen, has been sunk. The
crew was landed.
/Des MOines, Iowa, Sept. 12-An
assignment for the benefit of cred
itOrS of the Thomas A. Mansfield
company, large leather dealers.
was announced today by the cOun-
ty recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
THE WAR TO-DAY

The heavy attacks made by the
Anglo French forces, which Melted
them important gains along the
Somme front in northern France
last week. have been suspended.
No important infantry operations
are chrOnicled today.
In Macedonia the BulgaT1ans are
reported to have evacuated the
forts at Kayala- Guns OF allied
warships now dominate Kavala,
rendering the forts useless to the
BuIgarians, who are said to have
turned them over to the Greeks.
Probably the most significant
move in the European war the
aires Yesterday was that or the
British in the Struma region or
the Greek Macedonian 'front.' who
after hard fighting threw their
forces across the Struma at
Neochari at the southern end OF
Lake Tahinas. In addition four
villages were captured and held
Whether this British offensive
means the commencement OF
drive through Bulgaria or Is
merely n maneuver to throw the
British line near HaVala, has not
vet been made apparent.
From the west of the Vardar
river to Lake Dorian, the French
are violently bOmbarding Bulgar-
ian D0sitiOns and on the front
held by the Serbians the Bulgar-
ians have been compelled 10
withdraw.
In the Rumanian theatre the
Austrians are I'm retreat before
the Rumanians in the MarOs and
Toplitza valleys. The Rnmanians
have occupied the village OF
HeIImsar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
xPLORERS FIND
MUCH ON JAUNT
Members of Canadian Arctic Party Re.
port Locating New Species in
Far North.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 12-WeI1 salts
fed with their work, the seven mem
bers of the party of DIR. Rudolph NJ.
Anderson, commander of the southern
branch of the StefanssOn Canadian eX-
petition into the far north, will leave
Seattle, where they arrived yesterday,
for Ottawa in few days, to make re-
ports to the Canadian government on
the results achieved. They will re-
port, DR.. Anderson said today, many
interesting discoveries, including find
ings of great quantities of copper, new
species of small mammals and{perhaps
new species of flowers.
Stefansson, it was reported, was be-
lieYed to be continuing his explora-
tiOns north of Prince Patrick Island.
Discussing today the work of his
party, DR.. Anderson said:
We found on Coronation gulf and
Bathurst inlet vast deposits of copper
of low grade. We were not equipped
TO undertake mining operations, but
upon the sides of the cliffs we could
measure the depth of successive flows
of amygaloidal lava containing mug
gets of copper. An Eskimo brought to
us a lump of copper weighing 40
pounds. The ore has many of the
characteristics of Lake Superior cop
1t would be feasible to construct a rail-
road from the Mackenzie river, which
is navigable five months of the year,
to Great Bear lake, which also is navi-
gable much of the year. A further
railroad line could be built from the
lake to the copper fields, enabling the
transportation of the ore to the inter-
Tor of Canada by way of the Mackenzie
river.
"Our headquarters were on the south
side of Dolphin and Union straits
which run out of the west of the Coro-
nation gulf. There is workable coal
within 10 miles of Franklin bay, on
the Arctic.
"The Eskimos east OF the Mackenzie
are abandoning their copper and stone
weapons and buying guns whenever
they get a chance. There are no Eski-
mos on Banks island except during the
summer, when they go to the island to
hunt Polar bears. which are abundant
on the island. but not on the mainland.
Caribou are plentiful on all the large
islands Walrus are seldom found on
the shore of the mainland, but are
abundant on Banks and other islands.
There is no salmon run in the Mac
kenzie and other Arctic rivers, but
large trout are abundant. All the fresh
water lakes in the north are well
stocked with lake trout.
1--WE probably have discovered a
number of new species of small NAM
mails and we shall find out about that
when the skins and skeletons are ex-
amined at Ottawa"
DIR. Anderson's home is in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
Argus will
Give Primary
Returns

The Argus tomorrow evening VIII
receive returns of the Illinois pri-
mary over its leased Associated
Press wire. The vote in Rock Is
land county will be gathered as
soon as available. Bulletins from
over the state viii be received as
rapidly as they are gathered by the
offices of the Associated Press I'm
Chicago. The returns will be flashed
on a large canvas on the Rock Is.
land house across the street from
The Argus building. You are In.
vited to come down town and read
the bulletins. Ii you prefer to re-
main at home you can get the news
by 'phoning The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12

fort out of such a small majority as
they got in Maine yesterday, l say
welcome" he said. Il expected the
democrats 10 be beaten. l said so
publicly two weeks ago. The election
showed that some progressives have
gone back to the republicans. Of
course, but it also showed that many
have not"
Wilcox and Mccormick Predict.
New York. Sept 12.-Statements re-
garding the Maine elections were is
sued here today by William r. Wilcox
and Vance G. Mccormick, republican
and democratic chaimen, both speak
ing enthusiastically of the probable re-
suit of the November elections.
The result in Maine proves that we
are reunited. and that, of course,
means success in November" said Mr..
Wilcox. The Washington admins
tration turned loose all of its stars
and its cabinet officials for the sup
port of the administration policy. The
verdict is unmistakabIe."
Mr.. Mccormick, who will leave to-
morrow for a conference with mid
western leaders in Chicago before at
tending the notification ceremonies of
Vice President Marshall in Indianapo-
lis, said:
1t seems to me that when a candi-
date for United States senatorial hon
Ors in Maine can carry his state by
only 10000 it indicates the election of
President Wilson. This year I do par
ticularly believe in the outcome be-
cause of the unquestioned personal
strength of President Wilson in Maine
He is far stronger than thsv4gg
cts. Also it is significant that Presi-
iaT- Tcnr cot =
votes four years ago. but Johnson yes
terday received 6S, 900 votes.
Il certainly believe that at least %
per cent of the progressives in Maine
and elsewhere are going to vote for
Wilson. Indeed if Mr.. Wilson had been
at the head of the Maine ticket. l be
lieve there would have been at least
10000 more democratic votes"
Hughes Pleased With News.
Plattsburg, y. Y, Sept. 12.-Charles
E Hughes spent today, the last day Of
his presidential campaign trip, in
PlattsbuTg. He reached here shortly
before l p. m. and visited the military
training camp. Tonight he will speak
in a hall here.
Mr.. Hughes today made this state
ment concerning the Maine election:
I am deeply gratifed by the result
in Maine. We shall go forward with
renewed confidence"
Announcement was made here today
at republican national headquarters
that arrangements have been made for
Mr.. Hughes to speak at Springfield and
Peoria, H., on Sept. 10.
PrOhibs Get Comfort.
Chicago, Sept. 12-Commenting on
the result Of the Maine election today,
d. Leigh Colvin, executive secretary
of the prohibition national commit
tee, said:
The outstanding feature was the
sweeping victory of the prohibition
issue which was paramount in the
Maine election Carl E. Milliken's
election as governor may be attribu-
ted largely to the strong prohibition
sentiment He made his campaign on
the issue of strict prohibition law en-
forcement."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
bull GARIANS RETREAT BEFORE ALLIES
School Man
FOundDedd
WasSuicide

Columbus. O., Sept. IA fisherman
early today found the body Of Charles
5. Prosser, aged so. head Of the geology
department at Ohio state university
ana well known scientific writer.
floating in the Olentangy river near the
university campus.
Friends believe that Professor Pros
ser's mind became deranged and that
he committed suicide. Professor Pros
ser was graduate of Cornell univers-
ity and previous to coming to Ohio
State had been Instructor at Cornell.
Washburn college. Topeka, Kas., and
at Union college. He was considered
one of the leading authorities on geol-
ogy in this country.