davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-17
JOSHUA PRoUDFOoT DEAD

Joshua Proudfoot, aged 80
years, died at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day evening, February IA, at
his home in Valley, near Talbot,
following an illness of grippe.
Mr.. Proudfoot was married
three times, his third wife sur
vlving him. To the three uni
ons Is children were born, 10
OF whom survive. He was a
member of the Methodist
Church. Funeral and burial at
Talbot Church Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

Just arrived a fresh supply of
Crabs, CLANS, and Oysters. Call or
Telephone and orders will be given
Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
DURATION OF WAR
German Prisoners Told HostllilIes
Will End in Next Two Months

With the British Armies in France,
via London, July 19-.Qute a number
of German prisoners have said that
their people were Store this war would
be over in August or September. They
had been promised that.
"Do you think you are winning
was asked man of real intelligence.
"We thought so" he answered,
and now, he raised his hand and
shrugged his shoulders, "the English
are stronger than we believed.
German soldiers do not want the
war to go on; they have 4 great crav-
ing for peace. They want to see their
wives and children again. One strain
Of doubt that creeps out in their talk
is the suggestion that they fight,
not as free men desiring to fight, but
compelled to fight by higher powers,
against whom they cannot rebel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
CONVINCING TESTIMONY
Given by Many Alexandria People.

Experiences told by Alexandra
people
Those who have had weak Kidneys
Who used Doan's Kidney Pills
Who found the remedy effective
Such statements prove merit.
You might doubt an utter stranger
You must believe Alexandria peo-
pile.
Here's Alexandria proof. Verify it.
Read. Investigate. Be convinced.
You'll find why Alexandria folks
believe in Doan's.
l.. Weisner, POI S. Lee street, Al
exandria, says: "My back was so weak
and sore that when | bent over to
pick up anything, I could hardly
straighten up again. Sharp pains Of
ten caught me in the small of my
back and I could hardly take full
breath. My kidney secretions burned
in passage and contained sediment.
| got Doan's Kidney Pills from War
fields: Drug Store. and when | had
finished two boxes, my back and kid
neys were in good shape"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask of kidney .remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. 'Wesiner did. Foster Nilburn
Co., Props. Buffalo, N. Y. -,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS. SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Will
:. Thedford'. Black raught.

McDuff, Va.-"I suffered for sever
years." says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, o
fhis place, with sick headache, ans
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me TO try
fhedfoId's Black Draught, which'1 cid
Ind found it to be the best family medi,
line for young and old.
keep Black-Draught on hand all tht
time now, and when my children feel Z
little bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sict-
ness in our family. since we commenced
using Black-Draught:"
Thedford's Black-Draught is pures.,
vegetable, and has been found to regn
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-.
lieve indigestion. collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach. and. similar
symptoms. i
II has been in constant use for more
Than 70 years, and has benefited more
Than million people.
Your druggist sells and recommend.
Black-Draught. Price only pc. c.iet :
lackage TO-DAY NC IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
AUCTION SALES
SAMUEL H. LUNT, AuctiOneer
AUCTION SALE OF A DESlRAbLE
COLONIAL HOME

Pursuant to the terms of deed OF
trnst bearing date on May J., l9Oo,
and duly recorded among the lana
records of the City of alexandra
Virginia, in Deed Book No. o3,, page
532. default having been made IN
the payment of the sum secured there
nv. the undersigned Trustee, pursuant
to the terms of said deed OF trust,
will offer for sale at public auction
on the premises, on Tuesday, July 70,
1916, at II o'clock A. M, that des-
sirable residence and lot located at
the northwest corner of Duke and
ST. .Asaph Streets, in the City OF
Alexandria, Virginia, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF
said Streets and running thence with
Duke Street and binding thereon 123
feet 5 inches, more or less, to an al
ley, with the use of said alley; thence
northwardly parallel to ST.. AsaPh
Street and binding on said alley 90
feet 3 1-2 inches; thence eastwardly
parallel to Duke Street 1913 feet 5
inches to st. Asaph Street; and
thence with St. Asaph Street to the
point of beginning.
The house on this property has a
southern exposure, and Is in hrst
class condition. 1t is one Of the old
colonial houses of the City, with orr
ginal interior woodwork and carving
in perfect condition. The lot is an
unusually. large one with side alley
and stable suitable for garage.
The property can be inspected at
any time by applying for: keys to
Richard Gibson, ESQ.,, King and Al
fred Streets, or at roo Duke Street:
A substantial loan can be obtained
on the property.
This property will be offered for
sale, first, in five separate parcels.
rs ,;folIows-fhe residence with the
corner. lot 40 feet on Duke Street by
So feet g. 1-2 inches on St. Asaph
Street, then three separate lots each
facing, 20 feet on Duke Street with
a depth. of .ss feet S,1-2 inches, and
then, one lot. improved by the stable
facing % feet 5 inches ionDuke
Street with a depth of SO feet. 3 1-2
inches, and binding on a ten foot al
ley. The highest bids will be received
on the separate parcels, anti then the
property will be offered for sale as
a whole.
Terms of sale-CASH. Conveyance
ing at the cost of the purchaser.
GARDNER l.. BQOTHE. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
NOTICE

All citizens are requested to save
their newspapers and to notify by
phone or postal, Mrs. Herbert Ramey
ITO South Alfred Street and a wa
gon will call to collect the LIST of each
month.
The Lady Board of Managers have
pledged themselves to raise $500 i'll
terest on money borrowed to help
build the new hospital now begun.
This means hard work for us and
one of the ways and means is selling
old newspapers to a large business
firm here (for packing). Therefore
ask everybody to save and collect
all newspapers which will be called
for (see advertisement each month.
Please help US.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

John R. Cary, business man and
Confederate veteran. died yesterday
in Richmond He was born in CLIQUE
ester county, in 1876, the son Of Doc
tor and Mrs. Samuel Beverly Cary
He entered the Confederate Army as
a scout at the age of Is and served
in the Gath Virginia Regiment. lie
was engaged in the wholesale groc-
cry business and in the grain busi-
ness in Richmond, serving one term
as president of the Richmond Gram
Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
SAMUEL H. LUNT. Auctioneer
Sale of House and Lot at Corner OF
Prince and PeYt0n Streets I -


Under and by virtue of the autho-
ity vested in us by a decree of the
Corporation Court entered the 21st
day of June, 1916, in the chancery
cause therein pending, entitled Emma
Murray, ct ais VS.. Taylor Tibbs, ct
ais, the undersigned Special Com
missioners of Sale will offer for sale
at: public auction in front of : the
ROYAL Street entrance to the market
building, in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, at twelve az o'clock noon,
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916, the
following property, known as No. 1877
South Peyton Street, with the frame
dwelling house thereon bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the north side of Prince
Street, extended, thirty-five feet,
three inches westwardly of the west
side ,of Peyton Street, and running
thence westerly and binding on Prince
Street, extended, one hundred and
seven feet; thence northwesterly
sixty six feet, ten inches to point
ten inches more or less beyond the
old corporation line; thence at right
angles northeasterly forty three feet
to the old corporation line; thence at
right angles southeasterly one hum
dred and sixty four feet, nine inches
to the point of beginning.
Terms of sale: Cash; conveyancing
at the cost of purchaser.
SAMUEL G. BRENT
HOWARD W. SMITH,
Commissioners of Sale.
l hereby certify that the bond re-
quired by the above mentioned decree
has been daily executed with approved
security.
NEWELL, S. GREENAwAY. Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
Technically the Virginia and

Technically the Virginia and
Southwestern Railway with its Vir-
GINA and Tennessee divisions no
longer exists. It's merger with the
Southern Railway system was con- m
summated Monday. The Virginia and
Southwestern becomes a division of
the Southern, probably to be known
as the appalachian division," with
headquarters at Bristol. The new
division is declared to be the best
paying division Of the system. 1t is
the Southern's main dependency as
regards the Southwest Virginia coal
fields with; their extensive growing
operations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS

a g. '
James S. Easley, recently remoy-
ed by3the State Tax Board as ex-:
: amfner Of records Of the Sixth gar.
c,,;t win not contest tie boards right
under the act lately passed by the
Legislature, making examiners re-
sponsible to that body to remove
him. On the day following his re-
moval Mr., Easley indicated that ne
would consult counsel as to the ad.
visibility of contesting the Tax board
action.
v.,-sinia Jared well in tbs publi:
buildings bill reported to Congress
Monday. The measure. authorizes
enlarping the Federal Building at
i.uanoke to the extent Of S75,ooo ;
The enlargement of the post-ofhce
building at Harrisonburg is to cost
$4,000. Purchase. of more ground
space and the erection Of % post
office annex at Norfolk will cost
$3.50 900. Their sums appropriated
were as follows: $4,000 for the cree
ton of a post office at West Point;
$4,000 for the purchase OF a site
and the erection thereon OF a post
Office at Bristol, and+th same for
staunton, to cost $4,000. The cree
ton of the post-office at Bristol will
give the twin-city of Tennessee >and
virginia two seperate post-otfice
bindings. The total for Virginia is
S975,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

President, Wilson will take advan-
tage of the first opportunlt Tor re-
newine his peace overtures to the
European belligerents. There IS a
feeling in official circles here that
the present general offensive OF the
allies on all fronts will decide wheth-
er peace may be expected soon. 1t
is believed that if Germany contin-
ues to give way before the British
and French advance and invasion OF
her own territory is threatened, she
will invite the United States to move
for peace. If the results accomplish
ed by the allies offensive fall short
of their expectations and indicate
years must. be devoted to the task OF
crushing their enemies, it is believed
they will consider peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
Colonial Beach
WashingtOn's Atlantic City
Steamer St. Johns

Daily Except Monday Trips
Saturdays, 2:S0 p. m. Others days,
ga: m. Returning, leave Colonial
Beach 6 p. m. Home again 1920 p.
m.
FARE Saturdays, 81. Good to re-
turn any day. Other days, Soc.
Good day only. Children, half fare.
Dollar Tickets Sold On all Trips.
St. Johns Stops at Quantico
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

- Several boarders tor
the months of August and Septem-
Der near Round Hill, Va, Excellent
table, large porches, shady lawn
and mountain scenery. Ten mlnu-
tes walk from station. Address
Miss Mollie Jones, Round Hill, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

Just arrived a fresh supply of
Crabs CLAIMS, and Oysters. Call or
Telephone and orders will be given
prompt attention. Ramell Cafe S.
Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

FOR RENT-Two-story brick house,
Hot and cold water and bath.
Rent for $500 including water.
Apply William Rocker, 1l26
Prince street. lo-lW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19

FOR RENT-The home of f. Gin.
ton Knight, Furnished. With all
modern conviniences. In George
Washington Park. Beautifully 30
Gated, magnificent view, delightful
home. ArD.s tc 7. E. Kn'sft ana
Son, 621 XII street l'-"'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-19
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT

FOR neutrality-suspicious., front con-
tanning seven large airy rooms, 1or
$1,000; and back containing three
rooms and bath, for $500. Apply
GOT Queen street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg.
POLICE RAID HOTELS:
SEIZE SOME BOOZE

been issued. The police are
searching for him.
Woodwork forfeited his bail Of
$50 in police court today, and
Judge Evans ordered the police
to confiscate his liquor.
Komoto has retained Attorney
Harry Lea to defend him, and
will be tried Wednesday.
This raid was the worst out
rage | ever heard Of" exclaimed
Attorney Lea today. The police
went through every room of the
hotel. frightening the occupants
and causing all manner OF excite
ment. | wonder if the police
would conduct such raid in the
Tacoma hotel or the Olympus.
Although my clients hotel is
operated by japanese, it caters
almost entirely to the trade of
white persons and is very re-
spectacle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
ARMY
READY
Balkan Nation
Reported On
the Verge of
Joining Allies
zoe 900 ARMED

ROME, Feb. 5.-Rumania,
hitherto aloof from the struggle in
the Balkans, is reported ready TO
plunge into the fray on the side
of the allies, according to private
dispatches today.
Her army, under a decree is
sued Thursday. calling the class
of 1896 TO the eolors in advance,
is being modified to nine-tenths
Of its full war strength.
support of Growers.
More than half million Ru-
manians are massed on the Bull
garian frontiers. Already BuI-
gara has closed the Rumanian
frontier.
England's purchase of $4,000
cars of Rumanian grain for $780,
100000 in gold won the support
Of the grain growers because it
convinced them of the strength of
the allies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05

Successful for the first time
since Jan. /, force of nine de-
tectives and police officers last
night raided three downtown
hotels, confiscated quantity Of
contraband liquor and made
three arrests.
Out of 20 raids conducted
by the police since the dry
law went into effect, this
was the first one that has
brought any results, and the po-
lice were jubilant today.
The hotels raided were the
Arcade, 18th and Broadway; the
Hiroshimaya, japanese hotel at
18th and Market, and the New
Tacoma, 1917 1-2 Broadway.
Search Was Thorough.
Starting out on their round up
at s o'clock last night, the force
of detectives did not complete
their work until $3.50 this morn
ing.
Their plan of attack at each
hotel was to station guards
at all entrances. Then the re-
naming officers made a syste-
matte search for booze in every
room of the hotels.
At the Arcade, four quarts Of
whisky and a number of empty
whisky bottles we're confiscated
in the room of w. d. Woodwork.
Woodwork was not In his room
at the time, but was arrested on
a warrant today and released on
$50 cash bail.
Plenty Of Saki.
A two-gallon bottle of saki was
found in the room of N. Komoto
in the Hiroshimaya hotel, owned
by John 8. Baker. Komoto was
arrested and held on 500 bail.
The New Tacoma was the last
hotel to be raided at 2 o'clock
this morning. Three gallons Of
saki and 10 quarts of beer were
confiscated from the room OF a
japanese for whom q warrant has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
AFFECTS
$50 MEN
In Addition, so
Workers Who
Have BeenOff.
Get Jobs Back

The Northern Pacific
Railway company announced
today the return of full
time' to a MAJOR portion of
its big shops at South Taco
ma, and that II would take
back many of the men who
were laid off early last year.
The increase will affect $50
employees in the locomotive de-
partment, besides bringing ba tx
to work so or more men who
have been under lay-offs.
Practically all of the men are
heads of families.
The locomotive department iu-
cludes machinists, mechanics,
blacksmiths and boilermakers.
Watch Payroll Swell.
For nearly a year the n p.
shops have run with force of
employees below normal. Prac-
tically all of the workmen en-
ployed only worked eight hours
a day, five days a week.
Beginning today, however, the
45O men in the locomotive works
resume nine-hour, six-day
week, with a possibility OF over
time.
The old workmen will be taken
back Monday.
Supt. F. w. Malott of the n.
p. shops was emphatic today in
announcing that no outside work
men would be taken on.
He was anxious that it be ex-
planned clearly that only former
employees, who had been laid off,
were being taken back for the
present.
To Be Permanent.
IF the wrong impression gets
out, we will be besieged with men
seeking work." explained the
superintendent.
And in fairness to the unem-
ployed, l hope that proper
statement is made Of the situa-
tion."
The resumption of full time at
the Northern Pacific shops is
due to an increase of traffic, ac-
cording to N. P. officials.
The change is to be permanent
so far as they know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
What's Doing
Today

Today
Benefit afternoon dance and
tea; Tacoma hotel; for war suf-
ferers; $3.50 to s p. m.
Tomorrow
Sacred concert of 30-piece or
chestra; Epworth Methodist
church; 1880 p. m.
Address by Rev. M. H. Marvin,
with concert; at Y. M. G. A.; 4
p. m.
Address by Prosecutor Re-
Mann; First Swedish Lutheran
church; 6:45 p. m.
Lecture, Adella M. Parker,
THE Six Social Problems" $3.50
;. m, Labor temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
SOC SWITCHMEN
WILL WALK OUT

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5. = Al ;
o'clock tonight 900 switchmen on
the Wabash railroad system will
go out on strike. Officials claim
the strike will not affect traffic
to any great extent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05

Greetings, have you
thought up a suitable punish
ment for Weather Man
Cover?
Wonder IL the poet who wrote
"Snowbound" could have been re-
ferring to Mr.. 7. III. Martin?
There's talk of strike I'm
the central coal fields. Page
the gunner of Ludlow.
Those who live above their cir
cumstances in little while have
to live beneath them.
In order ito make a good
'front.'" some people put ev-
erything ON their backs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
SAYS MEN TRIED
TO DEFRAUD HER

Madeline Dewey filed a CROSS
complaint yesterday in suit for
divorce brought by her husband.
She charges her husband, Harold
Dewey. and his father schemed
to defraud her out of her share
of the family property.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05

Don't Let Foxy Boys Use Bad
Rule to Get Control Of New
Cub; Instead, Amend the Rule

Consider what happened last night meeting of the taxation and
legislation bureau of the New Commercial club
mighty significant showed fault the organization
scheme which reeded before another election place. the
club is to retain the magnificent public goodwill
This meeting the familiar
disclosed the old gang the
community trying to get back into the saddle
The Times giving the matter this great prominence today simply be-
believe in the recognized club
We fought the old club when it did things for the benefit of the few
the of the The old collapsed
ed old Now has the magnificent We speak
this word of friend to friend If this club shapes
fair works first all the time
ely whole will be mighty
building We firmly believe it will do all this.
IT, the other hand permits itself be of the selfish it
fall reOundig the old That would
be nothing less than a calamity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
WORK TO PREVENT
A COAL FAMINE
5.--Rotary

ROSLYN, Feb. 5.-Rotary
plows are working desperately to
remove the snow blockade which
has tied up the coal traffic. Sew
eral cities are threatened with a
coal famine unless the railroads
are opened.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-05
SHE'S I'm
DUTCH!.
Adelaide Hates
Teutons, Yet
Must Marry
One of Them

LONDO.N, req. 0.-llOW WOulu
you like to be the prettiest royal
maiden in the mountains of one
OF the most beautiful countries
in all the world and protected
from the horrors of war by the
solemn promises of your bigger
neighbors never TO violate your
territory?
BUT WATT
Before you answer listen to
the, other side of the story-the
side that makes poor little Grand
Duchess Marie Adelaide of Lux
emburg the unhappiest girl in all
the world.
Suppose, when you least eX-
pected 1t, great hordes of gray
clad warriors, armed to the teeth,
burst in upon your peaceful
land, swept you and your. tiny
ari,af aside as If YOU had been a
merlS peasant woman, trampled
your royal garden under foot and
reduced your people to the verge
of starvation.
You would hate these men, no
matter how many times they told
you it was all "disagreeable
necessity of war;
Bnt would II not crush
you entirely to learn that
you had to become the wife
Of one Of the very princes
who led the armies that had
caused all your trouble?
Snch is the plight of beautiful,
yonng Marie Adelaide.
Although she publicly voiced
her hatred of her conquerers, she
apparently MUST marry one of
their princelings. There does
not, seem to be an eligible candi-
date outside Of Germany and
Austria.
Marie Adelaide doesn't want to
get married at all. But that
doesn't make any difference;
she's grand duchess, and very
important, and she's GOT to get
married.
The neutral princelings are all
too younger they're protes-
tants. And in 1907 a law was
passed which forbade any grand
duchess expecting to reign over
to carry a protestant.
Naturally she cannot accept a
Russian or an Englishman be-
cause, the Teutons are now in
full charge of her. little coun-
try's affairs, or an Orleans or
Bonaparte prince Of France.
When the present war broke
out the young duchess heard Ger
many intended to violate LuXem-
burgs neutrality by marching an
army across it.
She dashed to her garage,
boarded her little electric run
about and sped to a bridge on
the border over which the invad-
ing armies would approach.
Three generals rode up.
Her eyes flashing, her
breast heaving, Marie Ade-
Eaide, 2t and every inch
: grand duchess, babe them
detour.
"YOu cannot march
through my territory" she
tuld them.
The army came on. The
generals told her, I'm effect,
to go back to her play-palace.
She did. There was moth
Ing else for her to do.
And the grand duchess and ner
five sisters remained, semi-pris-
oners, in the palace of their an
cestors, while red war ragged all
about them. ,
Now 1t is decreed that Marie
Adelaide must marry. Among
the Austrian princes who are con-
sidered the most eligible for her
hand, count these:
Archduke Macmillan,
Younger brother of the Aus
TRAN heir-presumptive.
Archdukes Leon and VIII
helm, sons OF Emperor Franz
Josef's granddaughter, Arch
duke Karl Stephan.
Archduke Rainier Karl,
son or another Of the em-
peror's grand nephews,
Archduke Leopold Salvador.
Archduke Leon is going
ON %; the others are not
yet ~.