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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
ALLIES ENTHUSED
Repulse of Germans at Verdun and
Russian Drives Bring Confidence

British Headquarters in France,
June 19--The contrast of the news
today of Russian successes to the news
last year of Russian reverses is re-
marked on all sides as proof of the
turn in the tide in the third year, as
Kitchener predicted, and reassu-
rance that the cooperation of the al
lies on all fronts will end the war, not
by the blockade and exhaustion of
Germany alone, but by a decisive mi
litary victory.
Universally considered as commit
ting herself to the Verdun operation,
Germany dealt her own death blow
So far as the correspondent can learn
Germany still maintains enormous
forces against this front and continue
to hold the eastern front with thin
line. 1t was known for long that the
Russian front gave better oppor-
tunity for an offensive than the
heavily held and fortified western
front, but it was not realized how
magnifcently Russia could come back
This and the heroic stubbornness of
the French at Verdun and the increas
ing strength of the British army have
resulted in the heeriest feeling the
length of the British trenches since
the war began. No compromise oil
peace is heard. Only opinion is hearc
when the war will end. 1t depends
whether the Germans will fight
through the third bloody summer be.
fore coming to terms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
GERMANS. ARE
FORCED BACK
New Attack Against French
at Verdun Proves
Failure
RENEWED ACTIVITY
Berlin Asserts Allies s'Assaults Broke
Down. and That French We're
Driven From. Trenches

London, June 19-Fresh attempts
by the Germans against the French
positions northeast and northwest of
Verdun met with no success, says the
French war office, and the Germans
suffered heavy casualties in their at
tacks-delivered against LIE Mort
Homme and Thiaumont sectors.
Again there has been considerable
activity in the Argonne forest and in
the Vosges mountains, where the
French in the former sector used their
long~range artillery effectively against
German positions, and in the latter
sector put down a surprise infantry
attack southwest of Carspach.
Paris. June 19-Several attacks by
the Germans on the new French po-
sitions in the Dead Man Hill region
northwest of Verdun, were repulsed
the French maintaining their recent
gains, the war Office announced yes
terday afternoon. The Germans suf-
fered heavy losses, as they did also
in futile attacks on French trenches
in the Thiaumont sector to the east
of the Meuse.
Berlin, June 19-Thc war office an
nounces that on the western front a
French attack in Thiaumont wood
north of Verdun, broke down. The
French were driven during the night
from 5 mail first line trench which
they had seized.
The statement says:
"On the right bank of the river a
French attack on German positions IN
Thiaumont wood, preceded by artil-
lery fire lasting several hours. broke.
down. A small first line trench taken
by the enemy was cleared during the
night.
"!Air attacks against military works
at Bar lie Due were again repeated.
A French biplane was brought down
near Lassigny by our antiair craft
guns and smashed to pieces. In the
region of Bezange Ia Grande, south
of Chateau Salins, Lieut.. Wintgens
shot down his sixth and Lieut..
Hoenderf his fifth aeroplane. The
occupants of one machine were kill
ed -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
DEATH Of Won MoLTKE
Former Chief of German Staff Vic
tim of Apoplexy

Amsterdam, June 19-Lieut. Gen.
Count Helmuth Won Moltke, chief OF
the supplementary general staff OF
the army, died of heart apoplexy yes
terday afternoon during, a service OF
mourning in the reichstag for the
late Field Marshal Won der Goltz,
says a Berlin telegram tonight.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Won Moltke was
a nephew of the late Field Marshal
Won Moltke, the great stratcglst, who
directed the victorious movements of
the German armies when they achie'
we'd their memorable triumph in the
Franco Prussian war of 1870. At the
time of his uncle's death in 1891 he
was major, but in 1899 he was made
a general, three years later a lieut.
enant general and in 1902 chief of
the general staff, in which last named
office he has been credited with hav-
ing perfected the splendid Organiza-
ton of the German army.
During the fall of 1914, announ-
cements of Gen. Won Moltke's i'll
ness were followed by reports that
he had been superseded as chief of
the general staff. These, however,
proved unfounded, but in December
of that year he retired from the post,
his failing health, it was said, pre-
venting his return to the front. He
was succeeded by the present head
of the general staff, Gen. Won Falken-
hayn. In the January following he
was appointed chief of the supple
mentary general staff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES

AS result of the injuries he re-
ceived last Friday, when he was run
over by a switch engine in the
Southern Railway freight yards,
where he had employment as a car
repairer, o. Christian Bredup, a ma
tive of Norway, died yesterday at
noon at the Alexandria Hospital,
he had been taken for treatment af-
ter the accident. The deceased was
72 years old and unmarried, and is
survived by two sisters, residing in
Milwaukee, H., ond one nephew,
whose residence is in Richmond, Va,
to which city the body will probably
be shipped for burial from Demaine's
undertaking establishment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

on9their way to; Mexico.
The call of the president on the
militia of the nation for service on
the Mexican border has caused great
enthusiasm.
The men began mobilizing today at
Forty Myer. Those in the government
service will be given indeterminate
leave of absence. 1t is expected that
private concerns will grant the same
sort of leave to their Guardsmen
employees.
BY nightfall hundreds of tents will
be pitched on the fields lying just out
side the fort at the foot of Radio,
the government wireless station, and
the men will have begun the service
which some of them believe will even
tually lead to the capital of Mexico.
Richmond, Va, June 19-Virginia
has $500 officers and men completely
equipped and ready for immediate
service. Gov. H. C. Stuart made this
statement last night, pledging the
Old Dominion to it's full duty in the
Mexican crisis.
eve are ready to move at any time
declared the governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

time of Sergeant Wilkinso was taken
up in entering the cases upon thepsot'
ter. A dozen policemen were scouf-
ing the city for violaters and tney
brought in names if they Wereaun'
able to secure evidence. &
Business men over the city were
as a rule, careful to see that tne
provisions of the law were carried
out and there were few open Vio-
,ations of the law. Milk dealers and
ice dealers filled their orders as usual
but they contended that the law
would hold them blameless, as they
declare it has been determined time
after time that the delivery OF milk
and ice on the Sabbath was necees-
sary labor. News dealers were ike
wise confident that their work was
necessary in view OF the many decls-
ions of the courts holding that tne
publication and delivery OF news
papers on Sunday were necessary
Garages remained open, but the men
employed there were given a day-oh'
Owners of cars had to get their own
cars out. clean them and make such
adjustments as were necessary.
Gasoline was only sold when it was
shown that the buyer was compelled
to purchase it for pourney OF nee
essity." Automobiles were hired only
for trips to the railway station, hos
pital or some similar place.
All the drug stores were closed and
the proprietors refused to sell any
article except medicine. The soda
fountains and cigar cases were clos
ed tight and patent medicines, toilet
articles, etc., were taboed. The drug
stores experienced their first Sunday
hours, being closed for the entire
day except from 9 to II in the morn
ing, 2 to 3 in the afternoon and to
8 at night.
All of the cigar stores, barber
shops, and shoe shining establish
ments were closed. The restaurants
and lunch rooms remained open, but
only for the serving of meals. At one
restaurant the proprietors refused to
sell a plate of ice cream unless
meal was ordered and the ice cream
served as desert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
DYING FATHER RAISES CAR
Falls Dead Aiding Rescuers to Re-
move Raby From Under Auto.

Pittsburgh, June 19.-Councilman
Joseph Leland. of Butler. met death
yesterday evening, when his auto.
mobile skitded near Bakerstown. this
county, and rolled down. the side Of
a rocky r.jly. With his two young
sons and John Couthworth, 3 brother
in-law, h YVES riding home from Tar
entum. S.uthworth and Thomas o.
land, aged five, were thrown clear
Of the car.
Although pinned face downward
rnder the machine and mo-taiiy hurt
Leland, seeing Bud" his year old
son, beside him, mustered all his
strength and raised the machine IN
til the child hade been rescued by
!s;uthworth. Then he fell back dead
Both chi! ire:. though severely hurt
sre expected 20 recover. The aIto-
mobile was smashed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

Some excitement was caused on
Lee street, south of Wilkes yesterday
afternoon. A young man, who was
drunk, had been carried home once,
but he soon left the house, when he
was taken in charge by Sergeant
Scott, who was conducting him back
to his home, when the young man
turned on the officer and struck him.
He also tore the sergcant's clothing.
The youngster was then arrested and
brought before the Police Court this
morning. He was fined SO and warn
ed that if brought to the bar again
the penalty would be materially in
creased.
During the progress Of the case
an did resident of the ncighborhood
testified that people living in that
section were rendrede miserable by
the assembling Of noisy. drunken and
vulgar persons on Sundays. Those
who seated themselves in front of
their doors to enjoy the cool Of the
evening had to listen to disgusting
language and witness dsorderly con-
dIc:: He appealed to the police to
crirg about more quiet conditions.
The court admonishe;l those pres
ent that should other cases he report
ed the offenders would not only be
fined but compelled to give security
for their good behavior.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
Austrians Attempt to Halt
Muscovites in Their
Rush
CAPTURE CZERNOWITZ
Russians Claim to Have Taken Over
Two Hundred Thousand, Including
20 Officers

London, June 19.-With Czerno-
WITT, capital of Bukowina, III their
hands land some Of the cavalry units
already far past it to the north IN
fanking attacks on the retreating
Aus:,ians, tire l.ussians have re-
newed the fury of their attacks in the
region of Brody, opposite Lemberg,
If the drive in this region is sue
cessful the Russian line from the
Lutsk region to the Roumanian bor-
der will be Strengthened out A
heavier resistance than that of
Czernowitz is expected here, as the
line can be radily re-enforced by
means of the railroad from Lemberg
Furious fighting continues in the
Kovel region, with the Russians slow
ly but steadily advancing despite
the most stubborn resistance of the
combined Gerr.an md Austrian troops
With Kovel and Lemberg taken the
military critics predict a general re-
treat of the east front forces Of the
central powers.
London, June 19-CzernowitZ, capt
tai of the Austrian crownland OF
Bukowina, fell into the hands of the
Russians Saturday evening, after one
of the most furious battles Of the war
lasting more than week.
"The enemy entered Czernowitz.
We evacuated the town. reads the
official admission Of the Austro-Run-
garian war office in it's report.
The fate of the city was sealed
when the Russians stormed the bridge
head. on the left bank Of the Pruth
Saturday afternoon.
Petrograd announces officially that
with the capture of the bridgehead
more than ! 1000 prisoners were taken
adding that gums were captured In
Czernowitz, thur supporting the the
ory that the garrison escaped.
The Russian war office asserts that
although the Teutons are desperate
ly resisting" and are making "furI-
Gus counter attacks. Gen. Brusllotf's
offensive continues without check.
Apart from the capture of Czerno-
witz. however, Petrograd gives no
specific data indicating any gain of
further ground.
The statement says violent battle
is in progress on the Styr where thus
far 2.07O prisoner including 70 Off
GERS, have been counted. Signs of an
Austro- German counter-of offensive on
the Strypa. in the southeastern strip
OF Galicia proper, are contained ~
the Russian official statement that
north of Buczacz the enemy was re-
pulsed. "
A counter-blow dealt to Gen. Bru-
siloff's center in the region between
Lutzk and Kovel, where progress for
the Russians now is essential to Sc
cure the southern wing against flank
attack and subsequent. Developments,
is reported by the German war Office
In this sector, Berlin asserts, 5,44G
Russian soldiers and II officers were
captured, as well as some cannon and
10 machine guns. This constitutes
the most substantial success thus far
attained by the Teutons in their ef-
forts to stem the Muscovite tide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
NOTICE

Pursuant to resolution Of the
Board of Directors, special meeting
of the Stockholders Of the Seminole
Land and Investment Cmpany will
be held at it's principal Office, Ill
South Fairfax St., Alexandria, Vir-
ginia on Wednesday, July 5th, at II
o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose of con.
sidering an offer for the sale of the
real and personal property of the c..
and for the transaction of any other
business that may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
L. V. FRENCH, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
RETURN ENGAGEMENT

Martha Washington Chapter, No
az, Order of the Eastern Star of this
citv. has secured for its benefit a
return engagement of the Phi Mu
Sigma Players in "The Time of His
Life" This play, three act comedy
when given last month made big
hit with all who saw it and was sue.
cess in every particular. The play
will be repeated on June 27, at thee
Young Peoples Building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
DEATH NOTICE

DIED-On Sunday June 18th, 1915
LENNIE C. SMITH, beloved wife
of Harry S. Brown. Funeral Tues
day June GOTH, 1916 at ) p. M,
from her late residence, 1Olt
King street, Alexandria. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
FINED TWENTY DOLLARS.

A young man living in the northern
part of the city was arrested yester-
dav on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. A pistol nearly a
foot long was found in his possession
The accused was brought before the
Police Court this morning and fined
$50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

FOR SALE-Several used
automobiles in first class
condition with starters
:: and. electric lights. Must
be sold. Bargains. Cen
tral Automobile Co., lis
north Washington St.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
CONCERT
LYCEUM HALL
Duke Street
TONIGHT, JUNE 18th
Benefit Building Fund
TICKETS 25(
70 THE OWNERS or DOES

70 THE OWNERS OF DOS.
Notice is given to all persons own
ing or harboring dogs within the cor
porate limits of Alexandria that the
license tax of S1.50 on each dog is
due and payable to the City Auditor
before July 1st., next. The police
force will be instructed to report all
delinquents after that date to the
Police Court where they can be fined
in addition to being required to take
out the license.
THOMAS A. FISHER.
17-6t. Mayor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

Mrs. C. F. Glaenzer has return
cd to her home in Irvington, Va, af-
ter visit to Miss Effie Clapdore in
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

Miss Nora Hefilin, of Linden, Va.
is the guest of Miss Margaret Greene
at her home in north Washington
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19
LOCAL BREVITIES

ChautauGua tickets may be secured
at Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-19

list
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28

courts. When the person is keeping
or storing for his own use or that of
his family, says MIR. Davis, there is no
violation of the law as it is construed
by the courts. The Legislature has
not attempted by the local option law,
or by any other regulatory legisla-
ton to prevent a person from obtain
ing liquor for "his own use or his
family's use" where such liquor has
been sent direct to the person using
same
In most instances, he says, the
amount of liquor being kept, stored
or delivered for or to other persons
would have determining effect, but
not always. Any delivery made to
person who violates the law by sell
ing is fraught with danger to him who
makes the delivery. A delivery Of
large consignment is equally danger
GUS. The Springfield Court Of Appeals
held a woman guilty who tried to de-
liver two pint bottles Of whiskey, say
ing, Every keeping consciously for
another is prima facie unlawful"
No class Of persons are exempt
from this statute. Station agents are
not protected because of their posi-
tons. Deliveries of reasonable
amounts can be made safely provided
there is no Knowledge on the part of
the delvorer that the person receiv-
ing the same is using the liquor I'M
lawfully or that there is no reason to
think that such person is using the
liCuor illng9llv
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28
SPECIAL CIRCUIT COURT
Rapist and Burglar Get Theirs--Grabac
Local Option Case Decided

Judge Huck held a short special
term Of Circuit Court here last Sat
urday and disposed of two the
negro, Charles Cunningham, who out
ragged the little eight-year-old daugh-
ter of Sandy Taylor (colored) several
weeks ago, and Ed Hill for burglary
at Bismarck. they beth pleaded gull
ty to the crimes with which they were
charged, and also to their successful
but brief escape from Jail, an account
of which was given last week. The
Judge assessed the punishment of the
negro at 20 years in the penitentiary
for rape and two for breaking Jail.
Hill got four years for burglary and
two for breaking jail.
Another important matter that oc-
cupied Judge HuclSs attention was the
case of Safe against Grabac, in which
he rendered a verdict against the de-
PENDANT and assessed the penalty at
$500. This decision of the court in
wolves the right to deliver intoxicants
in local option territory. The statute
under which Grabac was conviced is
section 1927 Revised Statutes Of Mis-
souri, 1909, and reads as follows:
mo person shall keep, store
or deliver for or to any person in
any county that has adopted, or
may hereafter adopt, the local op-
ton law, any intoxicating liquor
of any kind whatever"
This section is broad and sweeping,
but it is limited by section 1928 Of the
local option law, which is as follows
Nothing in the next two pre-
ccding sections shall be construed
to prohibit any person from or
dering liquor for his own or fam
ily's use, where such liquor is
sent direct to the person using
same"
AS to the meaning of the decision
Prosecuting Attorney Davis says the
sections quoted are rather plain and
have been freely construed by the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28
Boy Shot and
Badly Wounded

Floyd Hise, the 12-year-old son of
l.. b. llise Of Flat River, was careless
" shot and dangerously wounded with
target rife last Tuesday evening BY
another boy, Minor Strauss. aged
about is, near Doe Run junction. The
ball entered near the left shoulder
blade, passed through the left lung
and ranging downward lodged Just
under the skin near the lower left rib.
There was q party Of five or six
boys from Flat River who had gone
to the Junction on the II a. m. train
on sort CT outing and fishing frolic,
and were 10 have been joined by some
older pacplc in the evening. Between
five and six O'clock the boys were sit
ting around, when young Strauss
picked up target rife and made
some remark about shooting, imagin-
ing CT course that the gun was not
loaded The gun was discharged and
the serious damage done.
Oibria Hise, an elder brother cf
floyd, at once phoned his father at
Flat River and then started for De-
Lassus 70 summon a doctor. Meeting
Vernon Doss in his car he told him
what bad happened, and Vernon
speedcd to Pennington and sent Dr.
Weber out, who brought the unfor-
tunato little fellow into town and
placed him in the hospital. Floyd's
father also came in to be with him
yesterday morning he was resting
quite well, his respiration was good
and he had very little fever. The
chances Of recovery, if 60 complica-
TORS set in, arc hopeful.
Will 6oys never learn the dancer
cf carelessly handling guns and point
Ing them at others, however much
they imagine the gun is not loaded?
Nine times out Of ten the gun proves
to be loaded, and il is a crilninally
foolish thing for anybody to do.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28
Pageant and
Homecoming

The Pennington Pageant Associa-
ton met last Friday and determined
on the dates for the Pageant and
Homecoming.
The dates are September IL, 10, Ia,
10 and 10. The Pageant features viii
be on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, and the concerts On Wednesday
and Thursday OF that week, at the
Ozark Business College Athletic Field.
The Association organized by elect
ing Mayor L. J. Mckinney, President;
Mrs. M. 2. Cayce, Vice-President.
Clyde Morsey, Secretary, and Mrs.
Anna Lloyd, Treasurer.
Mrs Harry Danman and Mrs. T. d.
Fisher were placed in charge Of the
advertising, and Mrs. Frank Weber
was appointed Pageant Director.
The following committees were APP
pointed;
Pageant Book-0. w. Bleeck, Miss
Susan Beeson and I. D. Fisher.
Arrangements. J. Croke, NJ. P.
Cayce, Barney Petty, H. w. Guessing
and Henry Marley.
At meeting Of the Association last
Tuesday, the following additional
committees were appointed:
Directors Of Costumes-Mrs VI. P.
Cayce and Mrs. Clyde Morsey.
Property Committee--Henry Dalton
and John Neidert.
Scenic Artist--Robert Forsyth.
Committee for Securing ADVERTISE
ments or Program Harrington, Miss
Emma Lang; Flat River, Barney Pei
ty and Albert WuIfart; Bonne Terre.
Lawrence O. Wells and E'irman Halle.
The committees are all onthusias-
ticaily at work, determined to make
this the most Interesting and attrac-
tive event in the history Of Farming
ton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28
GOOD TINES HERE

On Saturday evening negro went
into q certain store IN Pennington and
called for two hers. The proprietor
who CHANGED to be standing near, heard
him, and knowing something of the
negroes usual financial straits. in
terrosed with the suggestion: ASam,
you don't want two hens; hens are
too high now TO ent.' Sam replied:
Use don't care how high dey is; Ise
got de money to pay To- dem and |
wants two hen chickens
Two hens were brought il, weighed
and amounted to $4,000 cents each.
Sam put down $500, received 20 cents
in change, and ambied away with his
two hens, apparently much pleased
with his purchase.