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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
NEWS OF THE DAY

The Italian government now is
convinced that the Italian Dread
nought Leonardo Da Vinci, the 22,-
OOO-ton battleship which was sunk
while at anchor a month ago in the
harbor of laramie, was sent to the
bottom as result of an explosion
caused by a conspirator aboard.
For the first time in history, SO
the Department of Commerce an
nounces, merchant shipping in Anne
rican yards is almost equal to that
in British yards. Reports show that
on October l there were AIT steel
merchant vessels with a gross ton
mage of 1,454,27O under construction
or contracted for.
Villistat bandits defeated and
routed a force of 1000 Carranzistas
in a battle Saturday near San An,
dres, according to passengers arriv,
ing at Juarez, Mexico, from Chihau-
hua City. The passengers reported
their train was fired on by bandits
near Caorralitos, but the engineer
speeded up and escaped.
Elimination of the word "obey"
in the promise of the women in the
marriage service was recommended
in a minority report of the joint
commission on common prayer sub.
mitted to the house of deputies OF
the Protestant Episcopal general
convention at st. Louis yesterday
The house of deputies referred back
to the commission on prayer book
all proposed changes in the marriage
ceremony, in the catechism, and: in
the institution of clergymen. These
questions cannot come before the
general convention again for three
years.
Fred H. Gilmer, and his second
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN. RAILWAY
PREMIER CARRIER OF TIE
IN EFFECT MARCH 1, 1915

SOO
IN EFFECT MARCH l, 1915
N. B.-Fol]ow1ng schedule figured
are published only rs INFO information
not guaranteed.
Trains leave Union Station. Alex
andria.
1887 A. NJ, Daily--Local between
Washington ano Danville, delivers
connection daily except Sunday at
Orange to C and O., No. 403 for Ger
louisville and Richmond.
sat A. M. Daily-Local for Har-
risonburg and way stations. Buffet
parlor car.
OFT A. NJ. Daily-Mail train,
coaches for Manassas, Warenton,
Orange, Lynchburg, Greensboro and
Charlotte.
1922 A. n. Daily-U. S. Fast
Mail stops only for passengers to
roir.s at which scheduled to stop
Coacnes ana Sleeping cars to Atlanta,
New Orleans, Birmingham. Sleeping
ear Salisbury to Ashville. Coaches
for Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Dan
g;l!e, Greensboro, and Charlotte.
4:22 P. M. Daily-Local for Char
lottesville connecting at Calverton for
Warrenton.
ASP P. NJ. Daily-Birmingham
Special. Sleeping cars between New
York, Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham,
and Augusta. Through first class
coaches between Washington, Allan
ia ard Birmingham. Dining car SER
vice. Tourist to California daily.
I 400 p. m.-Daily local for Harrison
burg and way Stations on Manassas
branch. Pullman Buffet parlor cars.
| 5:22 P. NJ. Local for Warrenton.
7:17 ?. NJ. Daity-Augusta Special.
Through train with sleeping cars to
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken and Au.
gusta. Through Sleeping cars to Ash,
Vile.
1902 P. M. Daily-Washington
and Chattanooga Limited (via Lynch
bu-g) Firs7 class coaches and sleep
ing cars to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga, Sleeper to New orleans.
| Washington to Roanoke, Dining car
service.
/ HOP P. M. Daily-Ncw York and
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars to
New Orleans Dining car service.
A:27 A. NJ. Daily-Memphis spe-
cial, Sleeping cars and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Nashville, Chat.
tanooga, and Memphis. Dining car
service. Washington sleeping cars
open 10 p. m.
For detailed schedule figures. tickets
reservations. etc. apply to
S. D. SHELTON
Union ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
Z. H. COAPMAN, Vice-Pres., and
gen. Manager.
II. r. CARY, Gen1 Pass, Agent.
w. H. TAYLOE, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
C. W. WESTBURY, Gen. Agents
705 18th Street, N. W.. Washington
D. G..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17

tiers reports that in the Alt. river3re
gion the troops of King Ferdinand
have occupied several positions held
by the Teutonic allies. On all the
other sectors of this front, attacks
were repulsed by the Roumanians,
except in the Burzen valley, where
the Roumanians were compelled to
withdraw slightly farther south.
Reports from Amsterdam assert
that two warships, one British and
one Italian, collided in Messina chan
mel during a heavy fog. Unable to
distinguish each others nationality
the two vessels shelled each other
one being heavily damaged. Other
reports are to the effect that the
Italian battleship Regina Marguerite
blew up at her dock.
Capt. Paul Koenig, of the German
subsea freighter Deutschland, will
repeat his trip to the United States.
Replying to congratulatory messages
from Hamburg, his native town.
Capt. Koenig, said he was engaged
in preparing for second journey
across the Atlantic, to be begun soon
The man-power board has reach
ed the conclusion, according to the
London Times, that every young man
in the country must be definitely
placed in the national service. The
Times says it is probable that the
.. board will recommend before long
that all men under o certain age must
be put at the disposal of the military
authorities or of the ministry of
munitions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
SEES wALKovER FOR WILSON
Mccormick Predicts Presidents Re
Election by Overwhelming Vote

Chicago, Oct, IT. Vance G. Nc
Cormick, chairman of the Democrat
ic National Committee, at Western
Democratic headquarters yesterday
issued statement, which follows,
in part:
"The campaign has progressed to
the point of crystalliation. l am alb
solutely confident of the Presidents
reelection by a vote so overwhelm-
ing that there can be no mistaking
the sentiment Of the people as be-
tween the party of performance and
the statement of constructive ACHE
vement, on the one hand, and the
party of promises and the candidate
of destructive criticism, on the
other.
"The American people have q
ssnse Of proportion no less Fe
their sense of jstice and fair play.
They have not been deceived by the
inconsistent, evasive, deceptive and
destructive Mr.. Hughes, who has of
fered nothing definite, and who is
unable to say what he would have
done in the same circumstances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17

wife, Della Gilmer, sof Garden City,
Kan, are: held for investigation IN
connection with the sudden death OF
his first wife, Mrs. Hanna S. Gil
mer. -Four days after the first wife's
burial the second wedding took place
and was celebrated with a dance,
according. to reports.
Democracy will have a national
temple at the national capital which
will be the Federal home OF every
Democratic club in the United States
when plans of the jackson Democrat
IL ,Association of Washington are
completed
Culebra Island naval station, off
the Porto Rican coast, was almost
completely destroyed last. week by
the hurricane which swept that VI
cinity.
The heaviest snowstorm of any
fall in the last 10 years prevailed in
! the Calumet, Mich, section OF the
copper country yesterday. At noon
two inches had fallen. Lake Supe-
rior shipping was forced to seek
shelter.
The entente allies have formally
! recognized the provisional govern
ment of Greece in the Island of
Crete, set up by former Premier
Venizelos.
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine lei
tung a semiofficial newspaper of
Berlin, published full page appeal
in large type signed, among others,
by Chancellor Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg and Rudolph Havenstein, presi-
dent of the German imperial bank,
in behalf of the committee formed
under the presidency of Grown
Prince Frederick William for the
collection of gold ornaments to be
melted into coin.
While both the Vienna and Berlin
war offices announce merely con-
tinuation of the fighting on the
Pennsylvania front between the Aus
tro- German forces and the Rouman-
Iians, the Roumanian army headquar-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
] a o ]; INCH Il AID I BURN 1--WE
sRsssdents Of NP adasali KY Kill !
eeooi1,Negru Accused Of Assault and
co.. g 2 9 mother Who Approved. h

O. Paadtah, KY, Oct. II On the heels
sof two sNnchings here Yesterday
55P i "a dGg prepared for possible 1tarth-
1enry ttffo1b1e last night BY ordering its
saloons !, to remain .cloaeai nand by
sweating in extra peace Sffcers:
The authorities, it was stated. fear
ed that the lust for blood among the
employees of a large railroad might
be whetted by the summary execu-
ton during the day of two negroes
whose bodies afterward were burned
One of them was charged with at
lacking the wife Of one of the en-
ployes; the other expressed sym
pathy for him and, it was said, laud'
ed his act.
Followed by crowd estimated at
5000 persons a large part of them IN
automobiles, the negroes were taken
to the home of the woman, about two
miles away. While one of them was
presented to her for identification
the other was taken to a tree, rope
thrown over a limb, his neck en-
circled in moose and an automobile
attached to the other end. AS soon
as the other negro had been identi-
fled as the assailant of the woman
he was led to the same tree and the
process repeated.
After assuring themselves that
both negroes were dead the members
of the mob lowered the bodies ano
placed them on a blazing pile Of
brush.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17

Massey. Of Newport News, Father
Haier, the pastor, and the assist
ant pastor, Father Theado, both OF
Petersburg. DR.. Major, of Richmond
sang the high mass. The new church
is, a brick structure erected at
cost of $4,000 and has a seating
capacity for 45o.
From CuIbertson, Montana, Tuck
er C. Moore, a resident of that town
has written to Sheriff Herbert Mer-
Ger. of Richmond, making inquiry
concerning the identity of Grover
Cleveland Sperling, whose parents
are believed to reside near Richmond,
Sperling, who was "a years old was
killed in difficulty September 5.
Harrison Rusmiselle, a magistrate
in Bath county across the Augusta
(.line from Deerfeld, shot and instant
" killed Forrest Britt, young white
man, following fight at a lawn
party Saturday night. Britt gave
Rusmisselle a beating and the latter
threatened to send for the sheriff
after vainly trying to deputize men
at the party to arrest Britt. When
his opponent heard the threat he
attacked Rusmisselle again and recieV
ed pisol shot in the back of the
head. Rusmisselle fired three shots
while on the ground, only one taking
effect. Rusmisselle was arrested and
Jailed at Warm Springs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
YIRGINIA NEWS
Paragraphs Picked Up, Here and
There Throughout the State.

I ,. -
United States Senator Thomas S.
Martin, and Judge Thomas W :5Har-
risoon, of Winchester, Democratic
candidate for Congress from ON the
Seventh district, s addressed the
voters of Harrisonburg yesterday al
ternoon. This was Harrison open
mo sneech in Harrisonburg and
MARTINS first visit to Harrisonburg
/ in is years. At the same time Dr.
= C. Garrison, the Socialist candi-
date for Congress, addressed the
voters from the Court house steps,
John Paul, Republican candidate for
Congress, spoke yesterday at Stand
ardsyille, Greene county.
Capt. Bowles Edward Armistead
aged 70 years, of Upperville, Eau
quier county, died yesterday after
noon at the home of his son-in-law
DR.. Mott Otey Burke, in Richmond
Captain Armistead was a son OF the
late Gen. Walker Keith Armistead
| u. S. A., and a nephew OF Major
George Armistead, hero. of Fort Nc
Henry. He served through the Civil
War as a member of Company A
Sixth Virginia Cavalry, and was pro
NOTED three times for bravery, the
rank of captain being given him or
the Winchester battle field by Gen.
William H. Payne. Cert. Lewis
Armistead, of Gettysburg fame, was
a brother.
After an all-night ride from Balti'
more to Norfolk, Charles E. Owen
lone of the official court stenograp
hers of Baltimore, was married las,
Tuesday night to Miss Winifrec
! Luck, of Norfolk, while she lay II
bed i'll from pneumonia, with no hope
held out for her recovery. The wed
ding had had been set for yester
day. A minister from a nearo!
church was summoned and while
Miss Luck'c fever was at lob TIT
ceremony was performed. Atte'
THAT the groom essayed the role O.
nurse.
A cooperative buying organiza
ton, such as is proposed by tn
Maryland. and Virginia Milk Pro
ducers' Association in connection
with their campaign for better mill
prices and better milk for the con
sumner, is already in operation among
small group of Virginia farmers
| it is: learned. The organization
the Dairymen's Association Of Fair
fax and Loudoun counties and ha
been doing business for the last 81:
months. The organization is mad
up of fifty or sixty producers.
Virginia Democratic leaders be
lieve: that representative Bascon
Slemp, Republican, will be defeated
this fall in the Ninth district. Sena
tor Thomas S. Martin has received
several hundred letters telling hin
of the strong Democratic sentimen
in the G. o. P. stronghold in Vir
GINA land expressing the opinion
that Mr.. Slemp is. weaker toda!
than in any previous campaign
President Wilson is very strong il
the Ninth district, and the Demo
cratic leaders believe he will brins
many votes to Lee Trinklee, thu
Democratic nominee against lMr.
Slemp. Senator Martin will go t.
the Ninth district this week to ale
Mr.. :Trinklee's campaign.
| St: James Catholic Church, a
Hopewell, was dedicated Sunday by
the Ri. Rev. D. J. O'Connell, Bish
op of Richmond, assisted by Father
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
"TIN SICKNESS" IN GERMANY
Blood Poisoning Ascribed to Use of
Preserved Food.

London, Oct. 17.-"According to
travellers from Germany" says the
Exchange Telegraph's Amsterdam
correspondent, "a remarkable disease
is spreading in many parts of Ger
many, especially in Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich, and Cologne, caused by CON-
tinual feeding from preserved foods.
The sickness is described as tin sick
ness, 1t is considered a serious form
of blood poisoning.
Thousands of cases are reported
in every large city, although the au-
thorities exercise strict control over
the tin used for preserved foods"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
To All Democrats:

The undersigned were appointed by
the National Democratic Committee
as Auxiliary Finance Committee, Tor
the CITY of Alexandria, and have re-
ceiycd an urgent request that We call
upon all Democrats to help the cause.
Alexandria Democrats have thus
far done nothing.
We, therefore, call upon every
democrat in Alexandria and sur
rounding country to send us such
contribution as he or she can, wheth-
err large or small.
Send something, if only few
cents, and show your interest. We
will thankfully receive any aid
whether 500 or 10 cents.
Remember that this is big coun-
try and that there are many close
and doubtful states; and the Nation
al Committee must have large means
to carry on successful fight.
The Republicans have large inter-
ests that contribute to their over
flowing treasury.
The Democrats must depend upon
voluntary offerings, and mainly upon
a great number of small cnes, to
make up their necessitous treasury
Send your contribution to any men,
Der of the Committee, and, whether
it be large or small please send at
once.
1t is greatly needed.
This is a call to women rs we'll as
men. Respectfully,
J. X. M. Norton,
Gardner l.. Boothe,
Charles Bendheim,
William A. Sweeney,
Howard W. Smith,
Clinton Ballcngcr,
Thomas l.. Fisher, 240-St
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect HAY 2s. 1876

Schedule in effect May Is. 1916
For Washington ard points north
daily sos, S'23, S:33 m 1901, 1916
1928, 2:30, Through train for New
York, via T. II. r. GIG, 1858. II So
p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond ard
roints south at 4:37, 7:53, (local) and
9:47, q. m. 1916, 2:22, 3:32, 5:17
(lcca) G:57, 9:47, p. n. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
ut 2:23, p. m. Saturdays ard ii .lS q.
m. other days of week.
Local from Richmond arrives Go?
p. m. Teell days and 6:G7 p. N.
Sundays.
NOTE-Timcs of arrival AMI de-
parture and connections not gnaran-
tecd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
Chronic DySentery.

IAN old gentleman Of this town
who was almost at the point of death
with chronic dysentery some time ago
and had given up all hope of recovery
was induced to try Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
One dose stopped the discharge, and
after taking few more doses he was
completely cured" writes ]. l.. Baer
West Manchester, Pa. "Many resi-,
dents of Baer's Station can testify tc
the truth of the above and were aware
of the old gentleman's condition.
Obtainable everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17

"My son nineteen years of age suf-
fered frequently from bilious attacks.
My husband brought home a bottle
of Chamberlain's Tablets and began
giving them to him. They helped him
right away. He began to eat heartily
and picked up right along" writes
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Kirkville, N.
7. Obtainable everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
Cured Her Children of Colds.

During the past winter I had oc-
casion to give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to my two children, who were
at the time suffering from severe
colds. 1t proved to be the very medi-
cine they needed" writes Mrs. My
ron J. Pickard, Memphis, N. Y. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
SELL 1000 HORSES A WEEK.

East st. Louis Has Marketed 225, 600
Since War Began.
East St. Louis, ILL.,, Oct. 17-Ap-
proximately 225,OOO war horses have
been sold here since the war began,
The total sum paid for the horses is
about 100000, OOAAbout 1000 mules
have been sold fora total Of $685.
600. The Italian government has re-
Gently made a contract for 3,ooo
horses to be filed in 80 days.
British, French and Belgian buyers
and agents for the United States
Army are taking a total of 1000
horses a week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-17
"0nly 'Gets.F' for
Ne After This ! /"
Il "Gets" Every Corn Every Time.
Painless. Nothing More Simple.

'Ill tell you what, I've quit using
toe-eatinG salveS for cornS, I've quilt
making q package out Of my toes
with bandages and contraptions-
quit digging with knives and scis-
sors. Give me 'GETS-lT' every time"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
POTATO PLANTING.

"Do not put barnyard manure,
lime of woodashes on the potato
ground" This is American expert
ence, with an average production of
|15O bushels to the acre. Lime
potato ground moderately and use
woodashes, if available" This, Ger
man experience with an average pro-
duction of $50 bushels to, the acre.
What is the meaning OF this contra
diction? 1t means only that scab
infested seed develops scab faster
than potato in sweet soil, although
the healthy potato in healthy soil
only grows generously when the soil
is sweet
Why is this true? Because the
potato is heavy potash feeder
Potato fertilizers contain ten per
cent potash. You cannot get such
this year, and you are therefore
compelled to get the potash from the
soil hoard. This is only possible
with lime. The American farmer
is, therefore, between the devil and
the deep blue sea-" and he must
steer a middle course. Lime
moderately and be sure to- kill all
scab and little potato fungus on
the seed.
For this purpose, mix one pint OF
formalin from the drug store with
thirty gallons of water. Hang the
seed potatoes in sack in the barrel
for two hours, then spread on clean
floor washed with the same solution,
to dry before cutting. Where "stem
rot" 81 feared, as well as scab, dis
olive two ounces of corrosive sbli-
mate in two gallons of hot water.
When dissolved, pour into twelve
gallons of water in barrel and hang
the sack of potatoes in for one and
one-half hours. Dry on clean
floor, wiped with the same solution
before cutting, and do not forget
/ you are handling poison and must
wash your hands after using the
liquid and cutting the potatoes.
If potatoes are planted in a rota-
l ton and do not follow the same crop,
Lii the soil is well aerated by Guilt
lvation and the seed disinfected,
Timing the soil in without danger
and this will supply the heavy potash
needy Karl Langenbeck, Chem
list, the Lime Service Bureau, Wash
| ington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
Dangers OF Draft.

Drafts feel best when we are hot
and perspiring. just when they are
most dangerous and the result is
Neuralgia, Stiff Neck, Sore Muscles
or sometimes an attack of Rheu-
matism. In such cases apply Sloan's
Liniment. 1t stimulates circulation
to the sore and painful part. The
blood flows freely and in a short
time the stiffness and pain leaves.
Those suffering from Neuralgia or
Neuralgia Headache will find one or
two applications of Sloan's Liniment
will give grateful relief. The
agonizing pain gives way to a ting
ling sensation of comfort and
warmth and quiet rest and sleep is
possible. Good for Neuritis too.
Price Use. at your Druggist.
An Ideal Spring Laxative.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
we;ohino Machines.

Weighing machines and scales OF
some kind were in use 1900 B. G., for
It is said that Abraham at that time
weighed out" 400 shekels of silver.
current money, with the merchant to
Ephron, the Hittite, as payment for a
piece Of land, including the cave and
all the standing timber lin the field
and in the fence" This is said to be
the earliest transfer of land of which
any record survives and in which the
payment was made in the presence OF
witnesses. The original form of the
weighing scale was probably a bar
suspended from the middle with a
board or shell suspended from each
end, one to contain the weight, the
other to contain the matter to be
weighed. The steelyard was probably
so called from the material of which 1t
was made and from its former length.
It is also known as the Roman bal
ance and is of great antiquity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
Entertaining Himself.

In Clayton Hamilton's "On the Trail
Of Stevenson is this quaint passage
between the boy and his nurse, Alison
Cunningham:
when little Louis was about five
years old he did something naughty,
and 'Cummy' stood him up in a corner
and told him he would have to stay
there for ten minutes; then she left the
room. At the end of the allotted period
she returned and said, Times up. Mas
ter Lou; you may come out now But
the little boy stood motionless in his
penitentiai corner That's enough;
times up, repeated Dummy. And then
the child mystically raised his hand
and, with a strange light in his eyes,
Hush he said, Pm telling myself a
story
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
District Of Maine.

Long before the Revolutionary war
the ttle to what is now the state Of
Maine was In dispute between Eng
land and France. In 1853 France re-
lnquished her claim to England. and
In 1888, at the close Of the Revolution,
the British claims were coded to the
United States. From 1893 till 1920,
when Maine was admitted to the On
ion as q separate state, it formed a
part Of Massachusetts, and was called
q province or district. There were no
Maine soldiers in the Revolutionary
war; they were Massachusetts, soldiers
from the district Of aine,-Philadel-
phia Press.