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FOREIGN

Bulgaria seeking peace is report
from London.
Brazil has recognized the new gov
ernment of Russia.
Germany releasing many Belgians,
is report from Holland.
Paris citizens celebrated entrance
of United States into the war.
Germany has sttLped all mail and
telegraph communications with the
United States.
1t is doubtful that Brazil will de
clare war soon, although breaking
with Germany,
Governor ii Bahama islands fOrbids
any persons to land on the island
without pass"orts containing photo,
graph.
Austrian and Bulgarian representa-
tives are endeavoring to approach en-
tente diplomats in Switzerland on the
subject of peace.
Foreign Minister Lauro Muller has
asking him to urge all BrazIlians in
Germany 10 leave the country.
The Argentine sailing ship Monte
Protegido has been sunk off the Eu
ropean coast, according to an official
announcement from Buenos Aires.
Grand Duke Boris, a cousin OF for,
mer Emperor Nicholas. has been ar
rested at Petrograd army headquar
ters and sent TO Tsars skoe- -Selo, where
he is interned.
Details of what is known as the
Bryce scheme" for a league to en-
force peace were given out in London
by Lord Bryce, former British ambas.
sador at Washington.
Il can see peace coming now-not
peace which is the mere beginning of
an her war. but real peace" was the
salutation which Premier Lloyd
George sent to America
King George and Queen Mary will
attend the service April Goth to be
held in st. Paul's cathedral in Lon.
don in commemoration of the entrance
of the United States into the war.
Frederick c. Penfield, former United
States ambassador to Austria, accom-.
panied by his wife and Allen W Dul,
les, former third secretary OF the
American embassy, arrived in Paris
The German minister and his staff
have been handed their passports by
the Bolivian government, with note
declaring that diplomatic relations be
tween Bolivia and Germany have been
severed.
The arrival in Petrograd of Madame
Catherine Breshkovskaya was the oc.
casion OF a dramatic gathering of vet.
Grams of the former revolutionary and
terrorist times to give her an enthu.
siastic and emotional welcome All
Petrograd, in fact. turned out to ac.
claim the grandmother of the revolu
ton" on her Homecoming from Siberia,
where she had spent forty-four OF her
seventy-three years in exile.
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Eaton Forms Home Guard.

Eaton-Organizatio of home
guard company was started here ct
a patriotic meeting attended by more
than 200 people. The company will
hire guard, drillmaster and hold
regular drills.
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SPORTING NEWS

An entire baseball team has left a
church league in Cook county, H., tC
enlist for service with the National
Guard.
One hundred and twenty thousand
fans whooped the 1917 baseball season
on its way in seven opening games, ac.
cording to gate estimates of attend.
ance.
Frank Taberski, world champion
pocket billiardist, defeated Bennie AL,
len, challenger, III to 81, in the sec.
ond inning of their title match at Ak.
ron, Ohio.
Colorado College students voted to
abolish all sports for the remainde:
CT the year. Ttis action was taken in
order to allow the men more time to
devote to military training.
Jess Wilar,! figures that Carl Nor.
ris will be his next opponent for the
worlds heavyweight championship
Willard stated that when the Fulton
Morris contest was announced that
Morris would whip Fulton.
GENERAL
Man recently arrested on charge OF
seeking to invite negroes to revolt is
released.
United States customs officials
seize Austrian vessels interned in
American ports.
Tennessee bankers, railroad men.
editors, educators and farmers con
ferred on food preparedness.
New rates on policies containing
war clauses have been announced by
eleven insurance companies.
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company arranges to supply govern.
ment with 500 expert engineers.
President Wilson, in an interview in
the Yale News, pays a tribute to the
spirit OF American colleges in the
present national emergency
Gov. James Withycombe has written
President Wilson pledging Oregon's
resources to the nation and suggesting
immediate steps toward conservation
OF breeding stock, it was announced at
Salem.
The California Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, representing 10000 women,
rendered their services to Governor
William d. Stephens for whatever as.
sistance they can render in the war.
The women's club houses all over the
state are offered for use.
r. ]. Hill, charged with threatening
President Wilson, was taken to Madi.
son from Eau Claire, Wis. After ar.
raignment he failed to give $500
bond.
The Authors League of America, at
its annual meeting in New York,
adopted resolution urging that the
United States Immediately enfran.
chise women.
A report reached the head Of \
banking houne in New York that
Lloyds Of Lordon was offering 10 to 1
that peace would be accomplished
within ninety days.
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WOMAN 81
Two \
Could Do NJ
Now Strong
Man \
Chicago, III. For ,s,
l suffered from a fen,,.' !
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ordrl
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Ll.ydi,iI
V es,
nulIl
palpnl
miiassl
boeEi
mei,I
w'eLsi
-

l& pounds and am as M, y,
! think money is well ,ss''
chases Lydia E. PinkS,-.,
Compound. Mrs. Jos i,
Newport Ave, Chicsgo, n
The success of LySi, !;
Vegetable COMPOUND, M,
and herbs, is unparsII,l-
used with perfect conSdr,
who suffer from displ,,,-,
nation, liberation, ir.r.,
odic pains, backache, bs,,.
ing, fatulency, indigso-
and nervous prostration. !,
hams Vegetable Conpr
dard remedy for fenil. 4
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Gordon Jones, Financier. Dead.

Denver.-Gordon Jones. president of
the United States National Bank, died
at hospital here following an opera
ton for stomach trouble.
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COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.

April 22-2S-Y. NJ C. A. Week In Coi'-
Tado.
NAV lT-cO-Conyention Colorado sun
day School Association ut COLORADO
Springs.
June 2l-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
vcntion at Salida.
Aug. National Convention OF Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept. l7-22-ColUrado state Fair at fu-
eblo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
PRICES STILL SOARING
Market This Morning Well-SapplieG
With Country Produce, But Quota.
tions Were in the Ascendant.

While the chilly blaS.S were being
waited through the market co,:ri
this morning. rcminiir@ IL II tht
fact that coal i scnrrt and nigh
purchasers were weni;.i" their way
from one bench to another pricin"
commodities Ct the country people.
The hope that weakening might
be apparent in some articles, how
ever. proved forlorn. as Instead Of
any tendency towards a decline, 3
decided upward movement in every
thing was in evidence. About the
only product in which plethora
was noticeable, was pears, which
were numerc-'s everywhere. but ;iS
tLey virtually contain nothing nutri
tive. and most of the varieties being
or the hard variety. they found few
purchasers even ut > cents a quarter
peck. Apples were also plentiful
but most of them were not edible
being of the cooking variety Grapes
sold at % cents per box.
1t was suggested recently that
during the present high prices of the
neccssarieS of life chestnuts could
be utilized with satisfactory results.
4 few were on the benches this
morning at 20 cents per quart.
Lima beans had jumped to 30 cents
per quart. which caused many prev
ious purchasers Of this popular vege-
table to give them the go-hy Toma-
toes were selling at 10 cents pei
quarter peck Prices of ali other coun-
try produce either showed advances
on advancing tendencies.
Butter and eggs were firm at for
mer prices-50 cents a pound for the
former and so cents per dozen fer
the latter Poultry is gradually get
ting "out Of sight" Chickens are
selling at - cents per pound. and a
few ducks were offered at 81 each.
Butchers meats were aS firm aS
ever. Scrapple. IN od-time cheap
plebian composition which in by-gonc
years sold ut & and s cents per
pound. was heLI at 20 ceats this
morning.
While the prices Of all varieties Of
country produce are at the high
water mark. groceries are tending III
thc san:c direction. Nearly every
necessary Of !;fc Supplied by the
stores is advancing sharply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
SWORN TO SINK SHIP .
[ Boats Exercise PcrSiStc cnt Search
For First American Vessel TO Sink
Underwater Craft.

At Atlantic Port. Oct. l%.-lhe
American steamer Silvershel. the
first American ship to sink subma-
rine. arrived here yesterday with
tales of being hunted by every U
boat in the German navy. The crew
of the steamer says the Germans
have sworn to send the steamer to
the bottom.
Most of the crew have armed them.
selves with rcvolvers and will fight
To death "ather than be taken prlS-
Cner by the Germans. who have N
vented new methods of torturing
their captiveS the worst of which is
slowly submerging with the s3l'vlv-
orS Of torpedoed ship on the slip
perry deck of the U-b"at.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
TRAIN CRASH KILLS ONE.
Fifty Others. Many Girl Employees
On Road Injured.

Newcastle, Pa, Oct. l3.-One
man was killed and 80 persons, many
Of them girls and women, injured,
some seriously, when Buffalo.
Rochester and Pittsburgh light engine.
stbound on the eastbound track,
crashed into a Baltimore 4 Ohio
train, composed Of three freight ca
bosses. carrying railroad employees
at Newcastle Junction, three miles
south of here Thursday. Charles
Sturdevant, aged 43, of Newcastle,
with both legs cut off died en- route
to hospital.
a heavy fog, which obscured the
view of the train crews until within
a few car lengths Of each other, is
held responsible for the wreck. al
though a misunderstanding OF Sig
mails is believed to have caused both
the light engine and the work train
to be running on the same track
Many of the girls and women injured
were employees who had taken the
places of men who had been drafted
OF enlisted in United States service
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
GERhANY'S CRISIS NEAR.
Military Machine COllapsing Under
It's Own eight--k aiser Shows
White Feather.

London. Oct. l3.-The German
military machine is collapsing under
It's own weight.
Desperate measures reSorted to
ny the military whips of the kai-
ser have failed to quel! the revolt
that appears imminent in many
quarters. The lash Of the whip which
in the past has proved so effective
in assuring discipline today is driv-
>ng German soldier. and sailors 10
nutiny.
Even the Kaiser has been proved
a coward. Just before his departure
for the conference at Sofia to pacity
Turkey. bulgaria and Roumania,
who are threatening revolt unless
Germany makes an early end of the
war. the German Emperor ordered
the soldiers at the Flanders front
TO parade without their rifles when
they passed in review. Such an act
WA. unheard, of in the history OF the
Hohenzollerns.
But the Kaiser. better than any.
knows that the crisis is near. He
knew that only last week the SOL
derS had "booed", Hindenbure ana
hcaped insults upon him, forcing the
cutting short Of an inspection.
These conclusions are borne out
in authoritative dispatches from all
fighting fronts. and it is safe to as
sumo that internal conditions IN
Germany are even worse than the
Kaisers strict censorship will per-
nit being made public.
Proving that they believe the Ger
mans cause IS a hopeless one, thou-
sands of men and boys Of military
are have managed to escape to ad-
ininin" neutral states in spite OF
viriIant guards on duty on the from
ierS.
Germany admits through official
dispatches that army deserters maze
bnen more numerous during the last
saw months than at any time since
the beginning of the war.
The Kaiser'S appeals for loyalty
on the one hand and the Ia III of the
iron hand of commanders on the
other. instead of strengthening the
lighting machine have caused thou
sands of fighting men to strike back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
u,r,ld Lakewood and VIM. Russell
Tonight.

"lInder Handicap at the kE;h-
mond tonight is a story oi Ne"
York-and the desert. princlpalig
the desert. 1t shows the workings OF
,ipantic reclamation projects, tae
problem of wrestling great Eiits 1fo'i
nature. It's greatest lesson IS per-
hans that to wln from nature re-
m,ires grit and strength, both moral
and physical. It IS partly DeeauSe
lockwood plays are so clean tna'
the public has learned to trust theh!
and want more Of them.
Al the Surprise VIM. Russell VIII
no seen in :"The Masked Heart, =
gripping drama Of love and @ntri-
que. in which strong man barely
escapes the allurements OF Va'"
and selfish woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
HIGH COST or LIVING KILLS.
Ten Cents for Glass of Beer is Too
Nuch for a Mans Heart.

Chicago, Oct, l$.-,Sometimes the
high cost Of living results Fatally
Peter Kelly. 30 years Of age. went
;rt, Otto Byels' saloon Thursday,
a. he had been accustomed to d" Tor
many years, and ordered Scuttie
Of suds. When it was served there
was mighty little beer and lots .'i
foam. Kelly laid down dime ana
the ba,keeper swept it into the caSh
REGISTER. bemoaning the hard fact
that between the war and suha'y
other things it was necessary 10
charge ten cents for IA glass OF beer
Kelly. who was Just reaching TOR
his .lass. keeled over and fell dead.
The beer for which he hal just pa'd
ten cents remained untouched.
.phvsician called it heart disease
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Mysterious Explosions. i.

New York. Oct. ia series OF
mysterious explosions followed by
fire early today wrecked the war
rlant of the British American Chem
icaI Company. at College Point
Long Island.
Thirtv-ve men were at work IN
the plant at the time, but so far all
ore said to have escaped injury.
Tie fire Which followed, the ex-
ploslen spread to. an aeroplane fac
tory on one. side and rubber fac
tory on the other. but neither was
seriously damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

Pittsburgh. Pa, Oct. 13.-NrS.
Michael Muha. arrested following
dcathbcd accusation by her husband
,h,t she had saturated his clothing
with oil AMI then applied burning
roysnaner was released Thursday.
by Deputy Coroner George Ambos'
The deputy refused to commit the
woman and her II year Old daugh-
FOR who was also under arrest, to
iail after hearing the pit:ful tale OF
abuse told by the woman.
A commitment charging the woman
with murder had been made out ana
nrcnarations were being made to take
her to jail. when she related her pitt
ful story, saying she was subjected
70 beatings day after day. was often
knocked down, kicked and tramped
,non. that she was subjected to other
..buse and was forced to work IN
RAG factory to support herself, her
- year old daughter and two young
er children. both in a home. Her
husbands abuse drove her to part
with her two younger children. she
said. ."
An,bos tore up the commitment
and turned the woman over to a city
missionary. pending an inquest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Notice.

All members of ]. R. N. Curtin
Memorial Baraca Class OF the rirs'
Baptist Sunday school are urged to to
n,oet at the church at two O'CLOCK
SUNDAY afternoon to take part IN
the parade. Men not affiliated VIII VII
anv other Sunday school are cor
dially. invited to meet with the class
at the Sunday morning service. l ne
teacher ana officers will endeaVor 70
make it a pleasant hour for you
Come one and all.
246-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
TRAIN BANDITS KILL EIGHT
Russians Tear up Rails and Shoot
p.ssenpers With Rifles.

pctrograd. Oct. l3.-Eight pas
sanpers were killed and % wounded
by u band of 10 criminals who de-
lied a mail train on the Rost"V-
ridis line at Vaidikavkaz, according
to the Moscow newspaper Ranneye
Outro.
The robbers tore up the rails ana
,f,sr the train had been wrecked,
attacked the passengers with rineS'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Roberts Chapel.

Rev. h. A., Carter. of Washington,
will preach at the II o'clock service
at Roberts Chapel tomorrow morn
ing. The Epworth League will meet
at 4 D. Ms, and will be- addressed by
.F,sH. NJ. Murray. The third quar-
terlv service will be held Monday
night to which all members OF, the
church are invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
JAILED FOR SINKING SHIP.
Newspaper Man aud Liebenfels
Captain Are Given Two Years.

Aiken. S. e.. Oct. l3.-Paul WierSc,
editorial writer Of the Charleston
IS. c. American. and Captain kiat-
tcnhoff. Of the German steamship
I.ebenfelS. were convicted in Fedora!
Court here Thursday Of conspiracy
to sink the ship in Charleston har~
Dor and sentenced to two years in
the Federal prison at Atlanta and
to pay fine of $1,000 and costs
each. The LiebenfelS was sunk Just
before the diplomatic. break with
Germany, presumably on orders of
tte German Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
WAGE DISPUTE ADJUSTED.
T .oneshoremen at Norfolk. Newport
News and Hampton Roads in Ne"
Agreement for One Year.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The long
shoremen's wage dispute at Norfolk.
Newport News, Hampton Roads ana
vicinity has been adjusted By Labor
Department concil!ators with ne"
contracts effective for one year.
About $500 workmen were directis
affected and the same number lnol-
rectly bv the settlement, which was
a compromise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

| this morning from Roanoke, Wnefe
she has been attending the u. d.
C. convention.
Christian E. Bales has sold to
Everett Rogers ami wife the house
and lot known as 100 north Payne
street.
Mrs. John A. Marshall, of New
York is visiting her sister Mrs.
Peter Francis on Prince street. She
will be in town for few weeks.
Master Robert l.. Payne, Jr of
Rosemont, who has been very sefi-
ously i'll with pneumonia, is reported
Scme better today.
Rev. Dr.. John Lee Allison will
preach at the morning and evening
service of the Second Presbyterian
church tomorrow. botn OF which VII!
be held in the Westminster building.
s. d. DeVaughan has been award
ed the contract for remodellng the
residence Of NJ. l.. Horner at the
corner of Duke and st. Asaph
streets, formerly known as the DR..
Gibson residence
Two cases were on the docket of
the Police Court this morning. A
white man. charged with being drunk,
forfeited his collateral by failing to
appear. A colored man, charged
with disorderly conduct. was dismis-
SGD.
Friendship Council, No. %, Sons
ard Daughters of Liberty, held an
il teresting meeting last night, at
which one candidate was initiated.
Arrangements were completed for
the autumn dance which will be
given at Odd Fellows Hall on Tues
day night, October Both.
The sale of the residence of the
late Herbert Bryant, on north Wash
ington street, has heretofore been
stated in the Gazette. The deed for
tie same was entered in the clerks
office Of the corporation Court to-
day. Harry R. Burke ct al, execu-
tors of Herbert Bryant, deceased.
sold the property to D. J. O'Connell,
Bishop of Richmond. 1t is said that
the building will be converted into
a boys school.
Two most excellent addresses in
regard to the Liberty loan bonds
were delivered at the opera house
in this city last night by Mr.. A. E.
Seymour and United States Treasur-
er John Burke of Washington. Con-
vincing facts were cited giving
abundant reasons why every real
American citizens who has red blood
flowing through his veins should
lend the government money In ex-
change for the bonds. Eloquent, tell
ing arguments were presentd py
both speakers which brought forth
earnest cheers from the large ana
attentive audience present. They said
that if the country was stingy with
its money now it would have to be
extravagsnt with it's brave boys. Leo
P. Harlow presided over the meeting
and number of the, bankers ana
we'll known business men OF the city
oc.upied seats on the stage No -ef-
fcrt will be spared to have every
Alexandrian do his duty before the
month is over, and buy one or more
bonds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Miss Louise Dixon. Of 2l3 north
Fairfax street who has been seriously
II with typhoid fever. is reported to
be out of danger and slowly improv-
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
TOMORROW PARADE.
Officials Expect $500 Will Take
Part in Sunday School Demonstra.
ton Tomorrow Afternoon.

for the annual Sunday School parad
" the Sunday Schc 5 Gf .ile.ilcGr..
ron,or: ow at , o'clo"'' ind shW..n :h'
day be fair the number in line j
i eypected to exceed those Of an.
previous year.
The expectations is that at leas
$500 will take part this year. The
Of new classes and the
growth of the schools evidently make
this possible. The number partici
pating IN previous years has beer
around 5000.
The officers feel that on this one
cav, when the schools come before
the public, every member should be
in line from the cradle roll to the
home department.
Order of Parade.
Escort Police.
Flags Our Country, Our State, the
Church.
Twelfth Field Artillery Band.
Virginia Highlands Sunday School
St. Johns Episcopal Sunday School
Del Ray Methodist Sunday School
Del Ray Baptist Sunday School.
Salvation Array Sunday School.
Grace Protestant Episcopal Sunday
School.
Methodist Protestant Sunday
School.
Indian Guard Band.
Christ Protestant Episcopal Sun
day School.
Emmanuel Chapel, Braddock Sun
day School.
First Baptist Sunday School,
Second Presbyterian Sunday School
Payne Street Mission Sunday
School.
Coast Artillery Band.
NJ. E. Church South Sunday
School.
NJ. E. Church South Mission Sun
day School.
Second Baptist Sunday School.
Trinity NJ: E. Sunday School.
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Sunday School.
The head Of the procession will
form at Fairfax and Prince stree:
and the route of march will be or
Fairfax to King, to Washington
north on Washington to Wythe and
,ounter-march to King and dsland
Upon disbanding the schools vii
be narched into the churches as fol,
lows:
Virginia Highland, st. johns
Del. Ray Methodist, Del
Ray Baptist and the Salvation Army
10 Grace church.
Methodist Protestant, Christ P. E.
Emmanuel Chapel P. E. to the FicSi
BAPTIST church where the Rev. a. E
Speilman will preside and the ad.
dress WILDE by MrmH.,.S. Omohun'
lrc. /, IT,.
The First Baptist, Second Presby'
.erian and Payne st. Mission school,.
Will march to Trinity M. E. Churcr
where the Rev. E. B. Jackson vii
., cside and the address will be y
Pew. Howard j. Stewart. D. D.
The M. E. Church, Second Baptls
Trinity NJ. E., and st. Paul's
schools will march to st. Paul:
church where the Rev. E. V. Register
will preside and the address wilt te
cy the Rev. E. X. Hardin, D. n,
''he primary grades" in the school:
will be dismissed as the schools en-
ter the churches.
The schools are arged to observe
the following rules:
To take only such room as !:
necessary for the r,nper formatlo!
Ct their schools. 20 keep distance
between schools closed. To report, t
the marshal their ARRIVAL, in line an'
numbers. To follow written ins.rlc
tioas in securing ther places in line
TIC remember that tie parade start:
promptly at 3 o'clock
Autos which bring the 18th felt
Artillery band from Camp St. Asapi
will disembark them at Prince an
Fairfax and are requested to pari
on the north side of Prince. facin:
Columbus, between Washington an
Columbus, to expedite their returr
and avoid confusion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
meet in the Westminster building TO-
morrow evening at 7:l5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

Mrs. w. l.. Martin left AleXan-
dria Yesterday morning to join her
husband. Lieutenant w. J.. Martin.
who has been transferred to Char
lctte. North Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

Salt Water and Potomac oysters.
]. Brill. No. .. King street. Phone
3O7J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

Judge and Mrs. j. K. NJ. Norton
left yesterday for Richmond where
they will be the guests of their
sister, Mrs. A. H. Sands, and ne
phew, Dr.. Hatley Norton Mason.