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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
ANOTHER Won WINKELRIED

During our school days DR.. W. N.
McGuffcy's series of readers were
used. The doctor was President Of
the University Of Virginia. These
books, although having long since
been rclcgated to the shelf, have
never been cXccllcd by any Of the
modern school readers. In MrGuifey's
fourth reader the exploit Of Arnold
Won Winkelricd is described graph
cally in poetry. His name has come
down to us in Swiss history. He
sacrificed his life for his country
shortly after the career Of William
Tell. IN q critical moment in the
great battle of Sempach, when the
Swiss had failed to break the scrried
ranks of the Austrian knights, Won
Winkelried, a man of Undterwaldcn
came to the rescue. Commanding his
wife and children to the care OF MS
comrades, he rushed toward the Aus
trians, gathered number Of theii
spears together against his breast
Efell pierced through and through
having opened a way into the hos.
men, though at the price of his owr
ii!e ranks for mis- fellow countrymer
though at the price of his own life
The dramatic death of the com
mander of the Italian troops thai
stormed the Austrian second line
trenches on Monte San Michele
brings to mind the career of the gal
liant Won Winkelried.
The enemy offered their most re
sistance at the second line trenche!
On Monte San Michele. The Italians
dashed forward at a run to, find on
trench still protected by wire entan
clements. The commander OF the at
lacking battalion said, "Boys, wev
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
REDUCED FARES TO FRONT
ROYAL, VA.

Account the Horse Show at Front
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.tations special round trip tickets
AUGUST Is, is and IT,. bearing final
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
HUGHES ON EXPERIENCE

AS is suggested by the Philadelphia
Record, we are very much impressed
by the argument ,of Mr.. Hughes in
favor of retaining experienced men
in office. We see many indications
that the country also is pretty well
convinced that Mr.. Hughes is right
in this, and that che present IS. the
most opportune- moment Tor putting
his teachings into practice.
Mr.. Hughes thinks that Repub-
lican who has held Office four years
has become specialist, or an eX-
pert in the performance of his duties,
and ought not to be displaced. But
we presume that the capacity OF a
Democrat to learn is equal to that
of Republican, and that the entire
hierarchy of Democratic officials,
from the President down, is now ap-
preaching that stage Of professional
education at which it would be a
genuine crime against the country TO
deprive it of their services.
The Record continuing, says what
fony it would be to discharge Wood
row Wilson, who has had a greater
amount of experience in the Presl-
dency than any of his predecessors,
and put in his place man who never
was President, who wasn't very
good Governor, and was thankful to
get out of the Office into a tranquil
life Job on the Supreme Court. Mr..
Wilson has been President at the
most critical period in the history
of the country since Washington, eX-
ceptine only the civil war. He is a
scholar, a writer of authority on
politics and Constitutional Govern
ment and the work of Congress, and
to his scholastic study of these prob
lens he has now added the unlimited
amount of experience which nearly
four years in the White House has
given him.
If Mr.. Hughes should be elected he
would not only Gust the learned and
experienced incumbent of the Presl'
dcncy, but he would turn all the Demo
cratic Ambassadors and Ministers ano
Consuls. and Postmasters and Collect
ors, out of the service and repact
them with Republicans VINO woulc
know nothing whatever about thell
duties Mr.. Hughes convinces us tina
this would be a great calamity. Ih'
present officials have been in Office
nearly four years. They have Learned
lot. They have become. experts, &C
cordlng to Mr.. Hughes They ough
to be regarded with vcncration. Mr.
Hughes has no set Of Republican,
with greater. or even with equal eX
perience, and if lie viii only read hi
Detroit speech he viii realize how
shocking it would nc 10 dcn-ive TIL
country of all these experienced SUMO
tionaries and install! in thor Places
lot of men who know nothing Of thci
duties and whose only claim 70 an
pointmcnt is that they helped cleo
Mr.. Hughes.
81 The country is going 70 adont tn
principle$ Mr.. Hughes cpuaGiatcc a
Detroit Eand apply it throughout tn
service, beginning with the Presiden
going to hold fast 20 an G,
assSsaced man, who has gone credit:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fortress,
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News ana
points south, via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
= Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers Of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and timers
Steamships for Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

rot to pass" Taking hatchet, he
cut a passage through the wire calm
lv and deliberately Just as he COM
pleted his task he fell. into the arms
If the soldiers, shot through the heart.
But the breach had been made and
the Italians swarmed through into
.the Austrian lines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
A TIMELY SUGGESTION
preston.

+. In these days of ever-ascending
prices of white paper the newspapers
in order to live, must reduce thelr
tize. The New York dailies have en-
tered into an agreement to hold their
entire output, including their Sun
day editions, to 100 pages week.
The Philadelphia papers will also re-
duce the number of their pages. Inc
Richmond Virginian says not only IS
this a move in the right direction III
the ncws-print emergency, but shouio
remain the permanent policy OF the
papers. Generally speaking, they are
too large. Stories worth a couple OF
inches are padded out to hall
column, with inconsequential and OF
ten unnecessary detail. The Virginlan:
continuing says we would have re-
porters and correspondents to speed
up and boil down-give the basic fact,
cut out coloring, comment and re-
portorial opinion. When you have
told who, what, where, when and how
YOU have generally told the story.
Epitomize. Let your sentences be
meaty but crisp. Give them the punch
and don't set them to slow music.
We have hymn-books to sing from.
Life is too short and periods too
plentiful for long sentences. Tell your
story and stop. Leave the firstly and
secondly and lastly to dry-as-dust
pulpiteers. Boil it down. And re-
member this-a hundred words TO-
day on a story while it is news is
many times more valuable than a
thousand tomorrow when it's history.
The good book suggests that what
we can do for the good of man we
should do quickly. We might also re-
that what we have to say
for the good Of man we should ut
ter quickly and in few words. We
are all grow tired of verbosity. Tho
man who elongates everything he
has to say, entering into all the de-
tails of an uninteresting recital
wearies his friends. Writers do the
same when they occupy much space ir
saying what could be expressed Ia
Newspaper editors generally are
the first to vince at long recitals. Ii
being their business to cut off al
both ends and contract in the mid
die, they are inclined to yawn wher
they find a man is bent upon going
into minutea of some trivial matter.
The Gazette from time immcmorial
has erdcavorcd to give the news of
the day in the most abbreviated form
Half a century or more ago, the
editor of this paper con-
Quoted department which he headed
multum in parvo-much in little. He
gave a summary Of everything of any
going on in the world.
He always taught those under him
to describe an event in as few words
as possible.
In this busy day thousands Of per-
sons have neither the time nor incli-
nation to read everything in full. The
heart of the story is about al they
desire. 1t would require week tc
read scmc of the bulky papers pub
lished in this country. Many readers
content themselves by scanning the
headlines only. But few take the time
to digest unnecessarily long articles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

bly through orGeals such as 10 pro-
vious President was ever subjected TO-
and will not put into the Presidency
"a green man whose chatter about the
office is not making a favorable I'M
preston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

August Meinhof, 46, who conducts
a cigar factory in Allentown, Pa,
stood or a railroad crossing Tues
day evening discussing the; war with
a friend, and became so engrosscd
that he disregarded the warning of
an express train. The friend side
stepped, but Aieinhof was sideswip-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT

FOR RENT -Six-room house with
gas and bath, 32l south Columbus
street; So per month. Apply to
owner, 4O6 Prince street, 1S4-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Because q II year old girl, Lcita
Patrick, refused to marry him,
Charles Davis, aged GO years. shot
and killed both the girl and himself
1t her home near Lamison. Ala. With
in few hours his body had been
buried in a rough pine box by infuriat-
ed neighbors. Davis was a dentist
and was reported to have wife and
children in Birmingham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

WANTED---Tcn girls at klats SIX
Mill, Wages S. so per week while
learning; experienced hands can
earn from Sc 90 to $7.00 per week.
Steady wori; guaranteed. Apply
at mill, corner Pitt and Wilkes
street. loo-ooL'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

With only ninety members voting
out of a total of 435 and without a
recall the House yesterday accepted,
the confcSccs' report or the army
bill, appropr;ating S2G7,000,00o for
he national defense on land and low
oring the age Of enlistment for the
regular army and National Guard
from 81 to Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

FOR RENT-Rooms with board also
table boardcrs, at So week. APP
ply Mrs. G.. w. Ramsay, OIL
C.mnr,n strcet 1S0-Gt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
70 to II Per Cent Invest
meT1tS.

Frame tapped lents l0r Soo
month. S1,25O 90
Queen ST. six frames Rents Tor Sl9.oo ana @
monthly. Price $4,000. r,,r.-
ST. frames Rents Tor So.oo eac per
month. $500. 90 each.
Washington St. frame dwellings, Good "e "alei
on premises. $40. 90 monthly. Price Sl6Oo
Columbus condition Rents Tor $oo per
Month. Price 100000.
722-724 N. Columbus St., frames Price SloOo.oo
Store dwelling St., Cor. Pendeon Dwelling
bath. for $1,000 month Price S0ooOo.
G-11S Prince St. story BRICK Rent 900 month Price
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

FOR RENT -Six-room House, S07
Fraaklin street, newly papered;
gas, sewer connections; $l2.3O per
month. Apply to sit south Wash
ington street. l64-ot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

A dispatch from Chihuahua City
states that in d fight Tuesday at
Noria on the Torrcon-DurangO rail
Dad between Nillistas and Carranz-
istas, eleven Of the latter were kill
ID, including the Carranzista gener-
ii, Aguilar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

A report received today in Juarez
from Chihuahua City states that
-,cn Jacino Trcvino has seized the
nitro state of chihuahua, proclaim
,np that the people of that state will
n longer be governed by the laws
If Carranza, and that hereafter
MERCHANTS will be free to place their
own valuation upon all issues of
Mexican moneys in exchange for
heir goods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Representatives of the railroad
,otllcrhood yesterday agreed to sub
nit their differences with the rail
yavs to the Federal board Of media
ion and Cancellation and the danger
If a strike was temporarily avcrted.
rho action of the employees means
chat a strike of 100000 men that
would tic up nearly all the railroads
n the country, cause losses of mil
ions of dollars, and inflict some kind
If damage on nearly all of the 1OO,-
400 600 persons in the nation has
,een postponed indefinitely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
NEWS OF THE DAY

A French torpedo boat destroyer
las torpedocd an Austrian submar-
nc Tuesday north of the sland OF
;orfu. 1t is considered certain that
he submarine sank with its crew.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

FOR SALE-Two late 1914 Ford
Touring Cars-one: with dcmoun-
table rims. Both first class condi-
ton; $225.o0; either car. Fletcher
Domaine Co, 121 S. Alfred St.
lS1-Ct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Acting Chairman Matthew Hale,
IF the Progressive national commit
zee, assailcd Charles e. Hughes, yes
;crdav in New York, and practically
declared for the reelection of Prcsi-
lent Wilson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
WANTED

WANTED-Good steady boy, to help
gardener on place in Braddock
Heights. apply at G12 King street,
or phone I'll. loo-oI'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
STEAMBOATS,
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.

Steamers Of this line leave Alex
andria Monday, Wednesday ard sat
urdays at $3.50 z. NJ.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALI THE
USUAL RIVER LANDlNGS:
Cuisine and appointments uneXcell II
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills
IF lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, $500 re-
turn trip 81 90. State rooms one way
81 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
MISUNDERSTANDING
RAILWAY co.
rr effect Iunc II. 1aIn.

Ic effect Iunc II. 1911.
Subject to Change Withou. Notice.
leave Alexandria For WnshinSfoo-'
Daily Except Sundays nrd Holidays
~ Ms 90. 5 40. 6 90. 6 20. s ~.
IS, 10, 20, 30. 40 so, 90:
: ~. s 90, s 40. 8 90. . 20. Q 40. 10 OF:
20 90. 10 40. Il 90. II 20. II 90. Noon
z 90.
r. Me- 20. ~ 40, 90, I 20. 40
? 90. 2 90. 9 40, ; 60. ; 90. 5 40; 90;
20, 49, 0r. 5 20. ) 40, 6 %, G So;
I CO, %, 35, 90: 8 80: 2 %: Q 30;
10 90. 10 80 il 10. II 30.
Sundays aud Holdings. HnIpc M aboVs
except train. mt 6 90. 40. 0G. 90,
,nd II 55 Z. 81.
Leave hIc1nn1rIH Fur Nh. VcrnaD,
A. N..-Wcch Days 80. 6 al. IS
as, 10 30. II 30:--P. MP &c, -
30: 80: 30; 80: 40 70, W.
10 20; IL so.
Sundays as above except as ans
g A. NJ and !! SO
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
ID bv the locomotive and was pickee
I'D dead.

Twenty-eight persons were killed
md. more than 10 wounded in Pc
trorrad during serious disorders
which took place there, July 80, be-
,ause. of almost complete exhaustion
of the food supply, according to
Stockholm reports. Many houses and
hons were looted during the distur-
5ances, which were finally repressed
" the military, the advices add.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-CroceIy store stock and
fixtures, consisting of ice box, cleo
trio coffee mill, cash register, OIL
tank and nump, show cases, scales
tables and other fixtures ready Tor
doing business. The store is located
opposite the market. B. Abramson
cor. King and st. Asaph st. 1S4-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

That the English government is
contemplating the confiscation of all
lie German-owncd property in Eng
and in retaliation for the execution
If Capt. Charles Fryatt, of The Eng
'ish liner Brussels was revealed in
the House of Lords yesterday by
Lord Lansdownc. He stated that the
government was consulting with fin
ancial houses as to the advisability
of taking the step. Tie German
property in England runs into many
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

The Berlin Tageblatt announces
hat the German submarine Bremen
vhich was to have arrived at an
American port, has been sunk
through an accident to her machinery,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

A wave of wife beating seems to
&C sweeping the eastern section OF
Baltimore and no one seems to b"
.blc to give any reason for it. Some,
however, advance the opinion that
t is due to the hot weather.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Continued on Page FoGr).
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Mrs. Emma Mimic, Of Sultland,
Md, shot herself above the heart last
hight at her home and died at ProvI-
lcncc Hospital, Washington later.
Mrs. Mimic was Il sufferer from an
.pilcpt:c fit, it is said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Five hundred milk wagon drivers
who went on a strike yesterday in
It. Louis for an increase in wagca
from S14 to SIS a week, forced 10O,-
100 consumers of milk to visit the
lairies for their supply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Twelve men were killed by an en-
,losion in the new No. 5 mine neal
Tcrnic, 3. c., yesterday. The eXplo-
sion is supposed to have been caused
" lightning striking signal wire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-10

Since Tuesday the famous old
French city of Pcronnc has been un-
Ter French artillery fire, resulting in
great connagration, which threat
Ems to wipe it out. Already the fine
collection OF paintings of Italian and
Flemish masters has been destroyed
" shells which landed squarcly in
The city hall, where the most valuable
,rt objects from the museum had
,cen housed for protection.
Lightning struck and instantly
:illcd, Joseph Dey, % years old, son
# Matthias Dcy, Tuesday afternoon in
Iightstown, n. j., on the farm of
us brother Harvey Dey, with whom
le resided. Dcy and his brother were
hurrying 10 get two horses under
shelter from the fast-approaching
storm. They had just gotten them in
the building when the lightning
truck it. Dey and one of the horses
vcrc killed instantly. His brother
vas not hurt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-13
RANDALL TO ARRIVE
FOR WORK MONDAY

Prof R. J. Leonard, head of the
industrial survey, said today that all
the field work in connection with the
work has been completed and that the
local board is ready for conferences
with representative committees.
j. H Randall, the government agri-
cultural expert. will arrive Monday to
take up the agricultural conditions.
He will study particularly the posi-
bilities for truck gardening within the
city limits. He will come to Rich
mond from Ogden, Utah where he has
been conducting a similar survey for
the government.
Prof E. M. Smith. of the state di.
vision of agricultural education, is ex-
pected here Monday morning as a
member of the advisory committee
The plan of survey will be outlined at
this time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-13

As a tribute to the memory of their
popular brother officer. Sergeant Scott
B. Winter, who died yesterday at Reid
hospital, members of the police depart
ment will wear bow of black ribbon
above their shields for the next thirty
days.
Winters body will also be carried to
his last resting place in Earlham GENE
terry, Friday afternoon, by six mem
bers of the police department, Officers
Westenberg, Staubach, Vogelsong,
Lawler, Wierhake and Little. ...
The following resolution, adopted by
police department members, has been
adopted and inscribed. upon the de-
partmental records:
LAS the Grim Reaper has taken to
himself Scott B. Winter we feel, as
members of the Richmond Police De-
partment, that it is incumbent upon
US to have spread upon our records as
our everlasting reminder of his loyalty
and devotion to this department, and
to his family and friends, tribute to
his memory. To that end the follow
ing resolution is submitted:
BE it resolved that we, the mem
bers of the Richmond Police Depart
ment, feel very keenly the death of
Scott B. Winter and wish to hereby
convey to his family and friends our
most sincere sympathy, and trust that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-13
MExICANS Get
ARMS FROM U. S.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 13.-More
than 100000 rounds of ammunition
for small arms have been shipped this
week from G. Douglas to the Mexican
front. The ammunition is for use OF
the Mexican de facto government
troops. The shipment has been made
through the United States custom
House with a special permit from
Washington on request from General
Gales. A large part of the ammuni-
ton is being sent TO troops under
General Gomez. now on their way from
Mocelos to Chihauhau, route which
will bring the Mexican troops close
to Pershing's line of communication.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-13
HIGH OFFICIALS
DECLARE U. S.
MUST WITHDRAW

Ell PASO, April 13.-Orders from
both Washington and Queretaro ap-
parently silence official comment here
and in Juarez today on the crisis re-
sulting from Carranza's demand that
American troops be forthwith gotten
out OF Mexico. Officially every thing
was calm but underneath the surface
commotion was in evidence.
High Mexican officials here private
ly told me today that they regarded
the situation as distinct diplomatic
triumph for first Chief Carranza They
believe that President Wilson cannot
keep the American troops in Mexico
without violating the international
agreement
American officials were silent.
A high Mexican official on condition
that his name be withheld gave the
following to the Information News
Service today:
President Wilson will have to with
draw the Pershing expedition. There
is no other answer. We can handle
Villa ourselves. We have known all
along that this was coming.
1t has long been the habit of the
United States to look upon our diplo-
mats as pelados Glow class Mexicans)
but this situation has indicated our
agents.
We now have more troops in the
field than the United States. We feel
that the Pershing expedition really
was an invasion, but that it was all a
mistake and will be forgiven II with.
drawal comes quickly.
And IL it doesn't was suggested.
All" with smile and shrug.
Who can tell?"