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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
Embroidery Materials

5rainerd & Armstrong; SC Flo SILK; a
large lot; all colors splendid for darn
ing silk stockings
Sale Price &c skeln
Imported SC o. M c. Pearl Cotton in
skeins; all colors: large lot; sizes 3
and s Sale Price &c Skeln
Small Lot r. S. c. Imported Cotton; ecru
No. 8: was 15c Sale Price sc
soc CortIceiiI Sweater SILK In green pur-
pie rose yellow, old rose cream and
black; new stock this season
Sale Price, Only 2ec Ball
Lot $500 Motor Tie and GlossIlla Silks
at age spool
Stamped Linens, etc.-A large iot-Chil-
dren's pique hats, Turkish Towels,
children's dresses and rompers
Nelope chemises. table covers, PACK
ages, etc. All One Third Less
Few Drummers' Samples Stamped
Goods at One-Haf Price
10c and 25c Direction Books for crochet
and embroidery at Only SC and &c
Hand Embodied Pieces, pillows. towels.
table covers scarfs etc
At Less Than One. aIf Price
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
HEAVY LOSSES AT SEA.
More Than Six Thousand in Mercantile
Marine Have Been Killed.

LONDON, Aug. 20-Since the out
break of the war 6,627 officers and men
of the British mercantile marine, ea-
elusive of those in the pay of the ad,
miraltv, have lost their lives, accord
ing to statement made in the house
of commons this afternoon by Sir Al
bert Stanley, president of the board of
trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
PERSONAL.

Miss Lillian C. Newton has as her guest
Miss Pauline Robertson of Manchester,
n H.
Mrs. NJ l.. Moore and Miss Mabel Snow
went Sunday to Salisbury Beach, Mass,
for vacation. Miss Lillian Newton
took them in her automobile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
GUILFORD CENTER

The river picnic will be held Thursday
Aug %, at the mouth of Broad brook.
Tables will be set this year. All are cor
daily invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
DUMMERSTON HILL.

Charles Roberts of Mount Vernon, \.
Y. came Saturday to the Betterley home
stead for vacation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21

sos Summer Dresses at So 90
S9.ys Summer Dresses at Sl.99
up to
SIC so Summer Dresses ut 1925
S2.9S Summer Dresses at S1.19
sl9S Summer Dresses ut S2.a9
sass Summer Dresses at $3.50
s. so Summer Dresses at 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21
That Sick Headache

is very likely due TO eye strain. 1t is
in most cases. Come and relieve your
self of ii by having MS supply the glasses
that expert examination will tell are the
best for your eyes. Why suffer when
the remedy is so easily obtainable?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-21

The Maine deer killed last year to
tailed 10000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
To Defy Dry Law.

Saloonkeepers in Prince George
County, Md, intend to defy the new
Maryland law compelling them to
close up on September l.
The Maryland Legislature passed
the law when it convened to consider
war measures. but it made no provi-
sion to refund license money. The
saloon keepers OF the county had had
their licenses paid up to May l, 1918
"Unless a portion of our license
money is refunded said G. W. Gave
proprietor of the Palo Alto Hotel
,'the State cannot legally close US up
and we intend to fight such course
We will keep our hotels open. and Il
we are arrested we will take the
case to the highest courts"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
COP FIRES FATAL SHOT
Bullet in Heart Kills One OF four
Men Who Attacked Officer.

Philadelphia, July 9.-StruggllnS
with four men carly yesterday IN
dar kalley near Amber and hunting
don street, Policeman Patrick NC
Keown, of the Twenty-sIXth district
who was off dut". drew his revolver
and shot enc of them through tne
heart. The dead man was William
Hess, So years cid. of No. $3.50 kerns
street. His three companions were
later arrested and held on various
charges for Court. They gave their
names as Joseph Schoultz, Charles
frost and Georga Essler. Mckeown
was placed under arrest ana later
held by Magistrate Colllng without
bail to await the action Of the Cor
oner. He was not locked up, however
but was remanded in the custody Of
Lieutenant McGarvey. of the Twenty
sixth district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
;SINMER SCHOOL
University of Virginia has Largest
Number in Attendance at Shmmcr
Sessions in It's History.

The University Of Virginia Sum
mcr school opened its session on
June 10 and has an enrolment OF
l14S students. which SurpasSes the
REGISTRATION Of all preceding years
at this time. Thc students come from
twenty-five different states, W.
ginia having the largest representa-
ton with Maryland and North Caro-
linz coming scconi and third rcspec-
lively. The enrolment from each
state is as follows:
Virginia $50, Maryland 43, North
Carolina 50. South Carolina 70,
Georgia -, West Virginia 10, Penn
sylvania 9, Tennessee I, Florida e
Alabama 5, District of Columbia a.
Ohio 4. Arkansas 5, Indiana 3, Ken
tuckv 3, Mississippi 3, Louisiana 2
Arizona |, Missouri /, New Jersey },
New York !, and Texas 1.
The following are attending from
Alexandria: Miss Leila D. Beattle
Miss Nettie II. Chauncey. Miss
Mamie NJ. DaTis. Miss Sue. q
Florence, Miss Cora Pullman, MISS
Virginia 2oxbury. 3;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
FIFTEEN HURT IN WRECK
Tossed About Like Peas
In Pod During Descent Of 30
Foot Embankment.

Wilmington, Del, July 9.-Fifteen
perosns were hurt. several of them
seriously, AL r any othe"'- wee
bruised ard ,ha~en yester>!ev morn
ing about II o'clock when 'psssen-.
ger train on The Philadelphia and
Reading Railway, due in this city at
1870, jumped the track q short dis
tance above the station at Granogue.
The locomotive and the. smoking car,
the first coach Of the train. rolled
down a 30-fOot embankment. turn
ing over several times in the descent.
The second car was derai!ed and one
end hung over the top of the steep
bank, but did 'rD. tumble down. The
cause Of the accident, according to
the local officials of the railroad, has
not been determined. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
Charlie CHAPLIN Tonight.

In "The Immigrant at the Rich
mond tonight, Charlie Chaplin comes
across with about five big, spontan-
eous splashes of laughter and tidal
wave of gigg1es. In the latest Mutual
Chaplin we get /: new, and. if pos
sible, funnier idea of the famous
Chaplin walk. This happens when
the boat rolls. In fact, the rolling OF
the boat furnishes Charlie with op-
portunities for laughmaking all dur
ing the first reel. There is some up
roariously funny stuff when the
bunch of immigrants go to the mess
roon for eats.
Holbrook Blinn will also be seen
in "The Weakness of Man." a start
ling drma. If you think you have a
big strong heart End strength to bat
tle through life n big way, or il
life to you is even a greater problem
than it was to David Spencer. do moi
fail to see "The Weakness OF Man
"a story that is iull of the tang ans
favor of the worlds greatest city
softened by romantic touch of tn
"tall timber" country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
NEGROES HOLD UP COUPLE
Escort Goes for Ransom and Brings
Police TO Rescue Girl.

Chester, Pa, July 9.-Strolling
about a roadway leading to Grocer
Park. Margaret Ewing, IS years Of
age, of Paramount, and Leroy
Brown, of this city, were accosted by
six negroes, one of whom flashed Il
police badge, and said the couple
were under arrest for .rcspassing
on private property. One said that
Brown could win the girls release
and. save her from being sent to Jail
by passing over So to each man.
Brown pleaded he had no money, but
assured the negroes. that he could
obtain SOME cash from a friend, who
resided near by.
Instead of hunting up the money,
Brown informed Patrolman McCaf-
ferry. Several officers were dispatched
from police headquarters in the
police patrol. They found the girl in
corn-field near by, where, she
claims, she was dragged by the men.
The police arrested George Nit
chell and Birth Pollck, negroes, and
thev we're identified by Brown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
Mntinn OYerruled.

Judge Frank 3. Whiting, of Berry
vile. sitting for Judge J. B. 7. Thorn
ton in the circuit court for Alexan-
dria county, in the suit of Miss Anna
E Deahl against the Washington
Virginia Railway Company, on Sat
urdav oyerruled & motion of attorneys
for the defendant company for new
trial. Miss Deahl was recently given
a verdict against the company for
S. 900 for alleged personal injuries.
She is represented by Attorney Leo
P. Harlow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
STAGE BOAT RACES MUST CLEAN UP GRASS
Police Now Notifying Occupants OF
Houses That Unsightly Growths
Must be Removed.

According to annual custom, the
members of the police force are 1lotl-
fying occupants of house in the city
to remove grass and other growths
from their sidewalks and cutters.
The city law makes it obligatory
upon the renters for occuplers OF
houses to keep the sidewalks and
cutters clear of grass or weeds, un-
der penalty.
It would seem that those inter
ested should not wait for an officer
to call their attention to neglect IN
this matter, yet many pay no at
tention to the law until forced to
comply with it.
The Civic League several years
ago attempted to impress all people
in the community of the Importance
of keeping their premises tidy and
prizes were offered those who could
present the cleanest yards. This
organization made crusades against
grass in cutters or upon pavements,
as we'll as trash (old paper. etc.,
found on streets or in front OF
houses.
Alexandria in recent years has had
many squares of improved pavements
constructed, and the good work is
still going on. Allowing rank
srowths to flourish, or trash or rub
bish to appear upon the same is to
condemned.
While the good book does not tell
US that cleanliness is godliness, as
many suppose, there is nothing that
appeals to strangers more than tidy
pavementS and sidewalks. 1t is hoped
that all concerned will comply with
the law, so that nothirg in the way
of a nuisance will be found upon or
near the premises of any 'one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK

Steamer Massapequa, Sent Down o't
French Coast---Crew OF ~ is keS-
cued.
London, July a.--Sinking of the
American steamer Massapequa by a
German submarine on Saturday was
announced by the admiralty today.
The crew was landed at the llde dc
Sein, an island off the northwest
coast of France, twenty-eight miles
southwest of Brest.
The Massapequa carried a crew OF
thirty-one, of which eight were
Americans. Capt. A. H. Strumm was
in command. The ship was loadeh
with grain.
The MassapeJna was a 322 feet
steel steamer of 3,193 tons, built IN
1893, and owned by the New Yofh
and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany. Her port Of registry was Ne"
York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
FRIENDSHIP COUNCIL.

New Officers of Friendship Council
Installed at Meeting Friday Night.
Friendship Council, No. %, Sons
and Daughters of Liberty, held an
interesting meeting in their hall last
Friday night. One candidate was
initiated and one new member
elected.
The following officers were in
stalled by R. H. Prender, State
Council Deputy.
Junior Exalted Commander, Mrs.
Honora Nails.
Junior Exalted Assistant Com
mander, Daniel Tyler.
Councillor, Frederick Baker
Assistant Councillor, Mrs. Minnie
V. Spilman.
Vice Councillor, Miss Edna Hen
derson. !
Assistant Vice Councillor, William
E. Dawson.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Flora
Courtney
Assistant Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Kate Grimm.
Financial Secretary, Charles r.
Herbert
Treasurer, ]. F. Pettey.
Guide, Miss Maybelle' Wood.
Inside Guard, Mrs. Gleone Butler,
Outside Guard; Miss Cora Shafer
Trustee for eighteen months, Mrs.
Lula Lee. - -.
Trustee for. twelve. months, Daniel
Tyler.
Trustee for six months. Miss Lucy
Pettey.
State Council Representative two
years, George w. Crump.
State Council Representative one
year. Mrs. Flora Courtney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
EXCITEMENT IN STREET
Soldier Alleged 10 Have Offended
Negress Arrested by Several of
Her Friends.

Considerable excitement was
caused. on south Royal street and
later at Prince and Fairfax streets
about half past seven o'clock yes
terday evening by several negroes
taking into custody soldier. The
blacks had bound the soldier and
were in the act Of conducting him TO
the station house when number Of
other men in uniform rushed to his
rescue, took him from the negroes,
placed him in &n automobile and
whisked him away.
The negroes, after having their
prisoner taken from them. were
wrothy, and many soldiers soon
gathered whcn caused no. little
alarm, as it was feared race riot
would follow. .eople at this time
were running from every direction
toward the intersection Of Prince and
Fairfax street, which was congeSted
with men, women and children, most
Of whom had no idea what had
brought them together.
Chief Goods, who was some dis
tance away, boarded an automobile
and was soon uDon the scene with
several officers, and the crowd was
subsequently scattered.
It is alleged that the soldier had
approached a colored woman and
used insulting language towards her
Her husband became incensed and
other negroes arriving on the scene.
they took it upon themselves to ar
rest the soldier. The latter's COM
panions, however, came upon the
scene and as stated above released
the captive.
During last night number Of sol
diers were founl on south Pitt
street endeavoring to locate the home
of the negro who had made the ar
rest. Chief Goods with severa! Of
ficers appeared and scattered the
gathering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS
Of EiSorderly House and
Inmates Taken in Raid at Early
Hcur Sunday Morning.

Sergeant Wilkinson and Officers
Bell, Rawlett, Roland and Snellings
at an early hour Sunday morning
made descent upon house on the
south side OF Prince street, near
Fairfax, and arrested the proprie-
tress. Rose Hamilton, and fourteen
others, male and females, who were
found therein. Two bottles Of whisky
were found upon the kitchen floor.
Three of the women and three OF
the men left collateral for their
appearance in the Police Court this
morning, but they failed to appear
and forfeited the same.
The investigation of the case occu-
pied nest of the time of the Police
Court this morning. 1t was shown
that the house has long borne the
reputation of being disorderly, and
the owner has served notice upon the
occupants to vacate immediately.
The proprictresS OF the place was
fined $50 and the men and. women
before the BAR were assessed IS
each for disorderly conduct.
One Of the women and a man
taken in the raid. and who had been
released upon leaving collateral,
were found by Officers Roland and
Henderson occupying room in a
house in another section OF the city
at an Early hour this morning. They
were re-arrested and fined SO
each.
Several other cases of minor i'm
portance were disposed of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
BAN ON SUNDAY BALL
! Official Will Not Even
Permit Game for Charity.

Hagerstown, Md, July, 9.-"There
will be no Sunday baseball in Hagers-
town." said STATES Attorney Omer
T. Kaylor, yesterday. He stated that
the State could not permit even the
exhibition game Of baseball here be-
tween the Baltimore Orioles and the
Hagerstown Blue Ridge League Club,
for which arrangements were making,
the proceeds to 30 to the Red Cross
fund.
States Attorne Kaylor said that
while there may not be much oppo-
sition to one exhibition game. here
on Sunday. for some charitable pur-
pose, yet it would mean an entering
wedge for Sunday baseball in Hagers-
town, and that it would not be Al
lowed.
The official stated that as long as
the laws are on the statute books he
proposed to see reasonable enforce
ment of them. ANY attempt to play
Sunday baseball here will probably
be met with arrests and fines said
the States Attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09

Miss Maud Brown, who has been
spending some time in Shipman, Va,
has returned to her nome here.
Mrs. Thomas w. Robinson is spend
ing several weeks in Westmoreland
county.
J. F. Birrel!, of Norfolk, former
resident Of this city, visited friends
in this city during the past week.
Gilbert ]. Cox, Jr.., who has spent
the past year at Norristown, Pa,
returned to that city last night after
being the guest for the past week
end of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert J. Cox, in Prince street.
A deed was recorded in the office
of the clerk of the corporation court
today conveying 4 house and lot on
the east side of st. Asaph street, be-
tween Gbbon and Franklin streets,
from Robert B. thompson to Joseph
A. Wootten.
Should the weather he rainy. the
lawn festival announced to be held
this evening at the home Of Miss
Lucy Graves, on south Fairfax
street. for the benefit Of the Child
ren's Home, will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at the same place If the
weather permits.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah +.
Lyles, wife of City Marketmaster
Lambert D. Lyles, was held at her
late home, l24 north Fayette street,
this afternoon at 4:30. The Rev. E.
V. REGISTER, pastor of the Methodist
Church South, was the officiating
clergyman.
Numbers OF children are VlSHlnS
the playground on the grounds OF
the Washington school for boys on
south Washington street daily, and
great deal of good work is being
accomplished by the committee in
charge in atfording recreation to the
children of the city. Miss Dorothy
Johnson, of this city, is in charge of
the playground, and the committee
desires to have as many children
as possible take advantage of the
recreational privileges under her
direction. y program of races and
athletic events is scheduled at the
playground for this week Friday,
and it is announced that all who
expect to enter the lists should go to
the playground and begin practice for
them Immediately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
WON An KILLED IN CRASH
Meets Instant Death as Motor We
hicIe Strikes Tree Near Port Ken

Meets Instant Death as Motor We
hicIe Strikes Tree Near Port Ken
nedy.
Norristown, Pa, July 9.--One per-
son was killed End Is injured, one
of them seriously, when an auto
moile truck containing about 20
PhiadeIphians. on their way to at
tend family reunion at Valley Park,
near Valley Forge, coilided with a
tree on the roaI near Port Kennedy
and the machine was telescoped.
Five of the injured were rushed to
the Norristown Hospital, where
three still remain. The others had
their injuries dressed and were DIS
charged. -
The dead woman is Mrs. Susan
Rogers, so years cid, Of Philadelphia
She was instantly killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
POWDER MAGAZINE BLOWS UP
Nine Killed and Many Hurt in En-
plosion at Mare Island Navy Yard
Houses DESTROYED


plosion at Mare Island Navy Yard
Houses Destroyed.
Vallejo, Cal, July 9.-The back
powder magazine at the south end Of
Mare Island Navy Yard blew up to-
day. At least line were killed and
forty injured.
Workmen declare that nearly all
the houses use,. as residences by
workmen and o:fcers in the imme-
diate vicinity of the magazine were
destroyed OF badly shattered.
.Ambulands have been going back
and forth from the main part of the
navy yard TO the s:ere of the expo
sion. 1t is. impossible to get details
because of tha strict censorship
which was. established by the Navy
Department at the beginning of the
hostilities with Germany and which
is still in effect.
The magazine is located at the ex-
treme southern end of the navy yard,
directly across the straits from South
Vallejo. More chan 100 men have
been employed there.
4 few minutes after the explosion,
all the naval officers at Mare Island
and about 10000 marines and other
recruits were hurried to the scene to
fight the fire which was expected 70
result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
NOTICE

There will be meeting of Alex
andria Lodge Nc. 75s, 3. r. .. E.
at the Elks Home on Prince street
at 7:3O this evening. By order of
Erwin G. SCHWARZMANN,
100 II Exalted Ruler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
RUSHING WORK At QUANTICO.
Marine Training Camp. With !4c-
commOdatons for $500 Men, Ready
by August |.


by August !.
The marine training camp at
Quantico, Va, consisting CT approx
m,.:eIy 30 buildings, with accommO-
datioMs for $500 men, will be ready
FOR occupancy by August l, accord
ing to present prospects.
Majcr Seth Williams, Of the ma,
rine corps. said yesterday that the
buildings are nearly completed, and
1000 men can he accommodated
now. The camp ilcludes barracks,
mess halls, powe-house, base hospital
and ether buildings.
OalN fifty. luen will ,De. .qparteted;
in. each. building. as . precaution
against possible spread, Of contagious
diseases. . =.
1t also was stated yesterday that
the Port Royal. S. c.. camp will be
prepared within week to accommp-
date 5000 men. All buildings are
completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09

4 special meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Alexandria Hos
pital has been called for 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. July II, 1917,
at the Chamber of Commerce, to take
action on matters pertaining to the
new hospital.
ARTHUR HERBERT, ir., Secty.
161-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-09
KILLED IN CARD DISPUTE.

PLAYER Who is Alleged to Have Fired
Bullet Escaped.
Coatesvlle, Pa, July 9.-FolIowing
a dispute over u card game, Nick
Domcpico was shot and killed here
Saturday night. James Rosie, al
legged to have fred the fatal shots,
escaped.