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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
MILITARY TRAINING.
Action Being Taken Today at the
University of Virginia.

Action Being Taken Today at the
University of Virginia.
Captain A F. Crosby, of the Ma
tional Training Camp Association,
New York is expected at the Univer-
sity of Virginia today, Saturday
March 81, to assist in forming a Vir-
ginia organization to further the
cause of military training in the
state. 1t is unofficially stated that
the students of all departments will
be drilling upon Lambeth Field in
two weeks.
At their meeting last Friday night
the Board of Visitors, of which Judge
j. X. NJ. Norton, of Alexandria, is a
member, passed resolutions authoriz,
ing the application to the President
for establishing one or more units OF
the Reserve Officers Training Corps
Senior Division, at the University
Application has been made by Presi
dent Edwin A. Alderman, and the
governments answer is awaited tt
determine the question of arms ant
equipment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
|8OO MEN ARE WANTED CITY OF FLAGS MONDAY
Business Men Urge That Every
Citizen Gives Evidence of Loyalty
to the United States on That Day

The mere suggestion ought to DC
sufficient to cause this historic Did
c;.,. to be canopied with the Stars
and Stripes next Monday. 1t has
been intimated that Alexandria, up
to this time, has been slow to give
public evidence of her patriot
ism and loyalty to Uncle Sam
Let US all, therefore, see that there
be no further opportunity given for
intimations of such character. Some
have said, so it is reported, that 1t
was not necessary for them to wear
badge or hang out sign in order to
prove their loyalty.
Possibly that may be true. But
remember that the word has been
passed around that there are those
who will not display the United
States flag because they sympathize
with Germany, and if you, Mr..
Reader, do not put out the flag on
Monday, it may be taken for granted
that you are one of that class. Some
severe criticism has been heard the
past few days along that line. 1t
might be we'll if there were no fur
their cause given for it.
At the meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce last night which was held
under the auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce and Retail Merchants
Association, resolutions were unani-
mously adopted requesting all per-
sons to display flags Monday from
their homes and business places. also
that the city officials have flags dis
played over the various departments
which they have supervision over.
The business men Of the city are
behind the movement to pat out the
flags on Monday. Let everybody fall
in line!
Hang out the flags!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Germans May Enter Holland.

A prospective. evacuation of Bel
gium by German forces. coupled with
a drive by allied forces through
Rheims, southeast of La Fere, might
result in a portion of the German
army being compelled to retreat into
Holland, which would undoubtedly
bring Holland into the war. AT least
this is the view taken by various mill
tary and political observers in Wash
ington.
Authorities point to the recent in
dications of possible German With
drawal from Belgium. the remark.
able precautions taken by Germany,
notably the detention of Americans
in Belgium, point to some intended
military operation on a huge SCALE
either of an offensive or retiring ma
ture involving forces in Belgium.
Military experts have long predict
ed German retirement from France
They now hold that if this retirement
is maintained, or forced, and that
! if the present allied plans are car
! ried out, the German troops will NOT
be able to withdraw safely, but Wi!
be forced into Holland,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Urgent Telegram to Naval Recruit
ing Officers Received in Richmond
Yesterday.

Enlistments in the navy from Vir-
ginia must increase by about 1,2O0
per cent in order to meet the demands
of the department for men, as en-
pressed in the telegram received last
night by Lieut.. l.. S. Stewart, the
officer in charge of the Richmond re-
cruiting station and the head of the
district of Virginia. To secure the SO0
men asked for by April 20, the daily
average must be 40. Three recruits
tell the story of yesterdays work.
The total enlistments from the State
last year, aided by substations then
existing in North Carolina, amounted
to less than half the neumber desired
within the next three weeks.
After President Wilson had advanc-
ed authorized strength of the navy
to $1,000 on last Sunday, the number
required to fill vacancies was about
27 900. The call for $500 men issued
yesterday was held by local recruit
ing officers to mean that another en-
ereency increase would be made by
Congress soon after it assembled.
Additional men are required also TO
handle defensive guns supplied trans
IAtlantic steamships. The announce
ment in the telegram that American
bluejackets were assigned to duty on
liners traversing the barred zone was
the first such announcement that has
reached Richmond.
"This telegram puts the matter OF
patriotism squarely up to Virginia,
was the comment of Lieutenant Stew
art. with the States resources Of
able-bodied, intelligent, patriotic man.
hood there should be no trouble at all
in supplying the need for recruits
The State should be one of the first
IN the whole country to come up to
it's quota. There will have to be
big increase in applications, though
unless Virginia is to be Stacker
The Virginia district includes the
headquarters station in Richmond and
the substations in Roanoke, Danvllle,
Petersburg, Lynchburg, and Staunton.
There is a station at the navy-yard
in Norfolk, but it has no connection
with the other part of the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

A reward of $1,000 has been offered
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the persons respon-
sible for the wrecking of street car
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, at Second and E
streets southeast, Tuesday night,
after the crew had been overpowered
and elected from the car. Officials
of the company also issued a state
ment, reiterating their oft repeated
declaration that they win, under no
circumstances, ever have dealings OF
any kind with the Amalgamated AS
sociation Of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
WILL SPEND S5OO.0O0.
Baltimore Conference Recommends
That That Amount be Raised for
Woman's Institution.

Roanoke, March 31.-Approxl-
mately s5O0,000 was recommended to
be raised for the Randolph Macon
Woman's College, at Lynchburg, Va,
when the Board of Education exam
ined the reports submitted by the
trustees of that institution at meet
ing here yesterday of the one hum
dred and thirty-third annual confer
ence of the Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Three hundred thousand dollars OF
this amount is to be used for an en-
dowment fund, and the remainder
will be for improvement and equip
ment. Randolph Macon Academy; at
Front Royal, Va, will receive an an
nual assessment of $4,000 for five
years, which will be placed on tne
conference.
DR.. w. F. McMurray, of Louisville
KY, secretary of the church exten'
sion fund, stated that, under his di'
rection, the loan fund capital has
grown from a very small amount un'
II
til it now is; within only $4,000 Of
the s1,OOO,OO6 goal He believed that
this amount would be in the hand:
of the board within the next year
It was pointed out that this boare
has aided in building 1888 of tht
!17,2s1 churches of the Methods
!! Episcopal Church South, an average
of FIVE and one-half churches every
week. 81.
In addition; TO tnis, it was statet
that the board has aided in th'
, erection of 1852 parsonages, more
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
HOLY WEEK IS AT HAND.
Its Observance to Begin With Palm
Sunday Tomorrow With Appro-
pirate Services in the Churches.

The end of the Lenten season has
nearly arrived and the coming week
known as Holy Week. in. Episcopa
and Catholic Churches, will be OBJ
served with appropriate services ir
the various houses Of worship OF
those denominations in Alexandria.
Christ's entry into Jerusalem will
be celebrated in the Catholic churches
with the distribution of palms, the
branches of which will be held aloft
during the reading of the passion.
The closing Lenten services will be
held through the week, Easter being
celebrated on Sunday, April 9th, one
week from tomorrow.
At Grace Episcopal.
Holy Week services will be
Monday evening prayer and
addresses, 5 p. M; Tuesday,
evening prayer and address, 5 p. m; ;
Wednesday, evening prayer and ad-
dress, 7:30 p. M; Thursday, Holy
Communion, 1880 a. NJ; Good Fri
day, morning prayer and address,
1880 a. m.; Passion Services, 1900
to 3 p. m., evening prayer and ad-
dress, 1880 p. M, Saturday, Easter
Even, evening prayer and Holy Bap-
tism at 5 p. m.
At St. Paurs.
During Holy Week services will be
held as follows; Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday at 5 p. m.; Thursday
at p. M; Good Friday at II a. m.
and Saturday, Easter Even, Baptism
at S p. m. Holy Communion will be
celebrated at the morning service.
At Christ Church.
During Holy Week services
will be held at a. m. every day
except Saturday; on Wednesday even
ing at 1880; on Holy Thursday Com
munion at 8 p. M; Good Friday ser
vice and sermon at II a. m.; and
Easter Even, Baptism at 5 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
VILLA ATTACKS CHIHUAHUA
Bandits Driven Back; $50 are Killed
and Wounded.
Hang out the flags!

Bandits Driven Back; $50 are Killed
and Wounded.
Chihuahua City, March 3l.-Fran-
cisco Villa, at the head Of a cavalry
force of $500 men, made Il determin-
ed attempt yesterday to capture Chi
huahua City, but was driven back
with the loss of 500 prisoners and $50
in killed and wounded.
The battery on Santa Rosa Hill, the
key to the city, which Villa took by
rush in his successful attack last No
vember, opened fire on the attackers,
aided by battery at the central rail-
way station. Gen. f. Hernandez, by
a flank movement, broke up an enl
of the Villa line and took 200 pris-
oners. Col. Mora intrenched in ting
old cemetery, repulsed three charges
by the enemy troops. The Villa pris-
oners taken there raised the total to
500. More than 200 saddle horses,
three machine guns and quantity of
arms were captured: -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Train Wreck, Many Killed, in ''Dia
mond Seuuel.'

Fifty or more persons dead and in
jured, Pullman cars piled up in con-
fused masses of twisted wood and
metal, with fire raging in the
wreckage, are the gripping elements
that enter into the new Mutual spec
Ia! chapter play, "The Sequel to the
Diamond from the Sky at the
Richmond Monday.
Few dramas in the history of the
screen have presented so many
thrilling features as does this e,r
crossing continuation of the most
popular motion picture, chapter play
yet produced. and there appear:
every reason to believe that it will
enjoy a vogue equaling that of its
famous predecessor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
|ALL THROUGH VIRGINIA
Paragraphs of News Picked up Here
There and Elsewhere in the Various
Counties of the Old Dominion.

Three hundred men went on strike
in the Seaboard Air Line shops ,ir
Portsmouth Thursday. They are help
ers in the boiler, machine, black
smith, foundry, pipe fitting and tir
shops. and in the roundhouse. Refusal
of demand for an eight cent IN
crease in hourly pay was given as
the reason for the walkout, which
thew claim has stopped work. Offlc-
ials say that the vacancies will be
A. NJ. Chichester, of Loudoun, has
announced his candidacy for the
House of Delegates in competition
with DR.. B. f. holland, the incum-
bent Although no announcement has
as yet come from Delegate Noland,
it is assumed that he will be candi-
date to succeed himself.
Negroes of Virginia, the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and North Carolina or
ganized in Richmond, Friday the
Colored Citizens Patriotic League,
aimed to arouse the negro race for
national defense and to urge them to
remain at home and at work.
A dispatch from Danville says
Elias Emmanuel has been arrested in
Reidsville, N. c., by an inspector Of
the immigration Department charged
with fraudulently canvassing funds
for war orphans in Armenia. En-
manuel, it is charged, is wanted in
many of the Southern States, as
we'll as Canada, where he travelled as
as special agent of Bishop Maha
Gava, of Asia Minor" Besides al
legged credentials from the .Asiatic
bishop he had numerous letters
from clergymeen in this country.
City Attorney H. R. Pollard, of
Richmond, yesterday underwent a
serious operation at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. Mr.. Pollard was suddenly
stricken several weeks ago, and he
was removed at once to the hospital
where he underwent a minor, but
emergency operation. 1t was said at
that time that it would be necessary
later to perform major operation.
The Russian revolution was cheered
in the German Reichstag yesterday.
Germany, in the carefully selected
and highly significant words of DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the chancel-
lor, virtually held out to the Russian
people the olive branch for a "peace
honorable to both sides"
Shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning watchman making the
rounds of the House office building
in Washington, discovered fire in the
room of Representative c. Bascom
Slemp, of Virginia. Employees of the
building extinguished the free. The
origin of the fire is believed to have
been due to the dropping of a lighted
cigar or cigarette in a waste paper
basket
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
BRIDGE PLANS REJECTED
War Department Objects to Span
Planned for Lower Potomac

War Department Objects to Span
Planned for Lower Potomac
The War Department has rejected
plans of the Washington-Newport
News Short Line for railroad bridge
across the Potomac river between
Riverside, Md, and Metomkin Point,
Va. -.
The rejected plans called for
bridge with a pivot draw providing a
200 foot opening in the channel for
passage of Potomac river steamers.
The company was informed that a
bridge with a draw of the bascu!e
type, providing a vertical clearance
of 800 feet, will be permitted.
The company is expected to submit
new plans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
u. c. V. CAMP SITE SELECTED.
Tents for Old Soldiers Viii! be
Pitched Between Washington Ter
,;nal Station and the Capitol.


Washington, March 31.-The big
plaza between the Terminal Station
and the Capitol has been chosen as
the tenting ground for the Conted-
crate Veterans Reunion here in June
by the local committee on arrange
ments. The convention hall finally
selected is two miles from the camp
site, and special street cars and au-
tomohiles will carry the veterans be-
tween the two places.
Formerly it was planned to pltch
the tents, 667 of which will be sup
piled by the War Department, on the
cambus between the White House and
Washington Monument, but the Ter
minal Station plaza was found more
accessible. The convention hall vii
seat 5000.
1t was announced that a cavalr!
company of Virginia farmers woult
be organized to act as escorts for the
veterans in the opening parade OF th'
reunion. The local committee on en-
tertainment has arranged a series O.
excursions down the Potomac to Mt
Vernon, automobile rides about tn
city, band concerts and several re
ceptions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

than one-half of all the parsonages
in the church.
Dr.. McMurray told of the annuity
Rfund of the Board of Church Exten-
sion, by which property is made over
to the board; the board, in turn,
paying to the donor interest on the
property during his lifetime sufficient
to enable him to live comfortably,
and at the same time relieving him
self of all payment of taxes on the
property. At the death of the donor
the income from the property is
used to aid in the advancement .ot
the annuity fund Of. the board.
It is highly probable that the
conference will vote on the unifica.
tion of Methodism today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Special Notice.

Lafayette Council Knights Kadosh
No. 2, will hold a called meeting,
Monday, April >, 1917, at 1880 p. m.,
in the Masonic Temple for the pur-
pose of conferring the 30th dgree.All
members and visiting knights are
cordially invited to be present.
Frank W. Latham, 80 degree
T7-2t Recorder
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
To Meet in alexandria.

Upon invitation extended by Prof
C. T: Ryan and Miss Nellie Payne
delegates to the Eighth Congressional
Teachers Association, which met in
Orange, Va, this week, the next an,
nual meeting of the association vii!
be held in Alexandria on March q
and %, 1918.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
CUBAN REBELS PRISONERS.
Main Insurgent Band Surrenders to
the Government.

Habana, March 31.-Virtually all
the soldiers and civilians comprising
the rebel forces of Rigoberto Fer
nandez in Oriente province, about GOO
in number, surrendered to Col. Va
roma at Guantanamo early yesterday
In surrendering the rebels gave up
10000 rounds of rifle ammunition
and 10000 rounds of machine gun
ammunition, together with sixteen
dynamite bombs.
Fernandez himself is still at large
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

| The campaign among Lie coioreu
citizens of Alexandria to raise S5OO
to furnish the colored wards of the
! New Alexandria Hospital is proceed
ing with gratifying results.
The pulpit, of Trinity NJ. E. Church
will be occupied by Charles E.
Pierpoint at the II o'clock service
tomorrow morning. In the evening
the Rev. J. C. McFadden will
preach.
Mrs. John Augustine Smith has
returned to her home in Charles
Town, West Virginia, after visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. R. Maurice Wiki
| ms, at their home in north Colum-
bus street.
Mrs. James Duncan Hunter and
Mrs. T. Herman Droste, of Ash
land, are the guest of their broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Keith Carlin, at their home in
north Columbus street.
Services in Grace Episcopal Church
tomorrow will be Holy Communion at
7:3O a. M, Sunday school at $3.50
morning prayer and sermon at IL
o'clock, also the celebration of Holy
Communion; evening prayer ani SER
mon at 7:30 o'clock.
Payne street Chapel Christian En-.
deavor Society will hold its regular
meeting in the chapel tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock The topic for
discussion will be "The quiet ways
of Gods providence. Mr.. O'Meara,
superintendent of the Sunday School,
will be the leader. This will be April
Conservation meeting, all members
are urged to be present and every
body will be given hearty welcome.
Mr.. William D. Ogden of this city,
died at the George Washington Uni
versity Hospital this morning after
a long illness. He is survived by
his wife and one son, Kenneth w.
Ogden. Mr.. Ogden was for num-
Der of years connected with the firm
of Tackett and Marshall, who con-
Quoted dry goods store on the
northeast corner of King and Pitt
streets.
Right Rev. William Cabell Brown,
Bishop Co-adiutor of Virginia, will
preach and administer the Rite of
Confirmation in Emmanuel Chapel,
Braddock Heights, at 1880 o'clock to-
morrow evening, and the offering at
this service will be for the Education
society. The Rev. William Jackson
Morton, rector of Christ Church, will
assist Bishop Brown, and the even
ing service in Christ Church will be
in charge Of a student from the
Theological Seminary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Death Notice

At George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, WILLIAM D. OG-
DEN, aged So years. Funeral from
Fairfax Apartments, Monday, April
80, 1920 a. M, Friends invited.
Interment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

Friends of Master Donald Edward
Jameson are glad to know that he
has so far recovered from his recent
severe illness as to be able to get out
of doors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

| The services III CT. du4 D Ohui III
tomorrow will be at 7:30s a. M, IL
a. m. and at 1880 p. m. The Sunday
| School and Bible Class at $3.50 a. m.
The members of Post F, Of the I.
F. A., will hold their annual meeting
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
tonight, when officers for the year
and delegates to the annual conVen-
ton to be held at Petersburg in May
will be elected.
Funeral services will be held in
Christ Episcopal Church tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock for Mrs.
Georgia Padgett, wife of Mr.. Edgar
Padgett, and will be conducted by the
rector, the Rev. William Jackson
| Morton.
This is the second week of the
revival service in the Free Method
ist church, being conducted by the
lady evangelist of Maryland, Miss
Jennie Rigney, assisted by the pas
tor. the Rev. Van Ness. Services
will be held every evening at 7:30
during the coming week, except
Saturday. The Sunday services
will be at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The steamer Fenimore, which will
be used on the new line between
Washington and New York city, was
brought from Washington to Alex
andria today and put in berth at
the Cameron street wharf where it
will remain until wanted for SER
vice. The Fenimore is nearly if not
quite as large as the steamers on the
Norfolk line.
1t was learned at the Alexandra
hospital this afternoon at 2 o'clock
tnat Clarence E. Crown, the brake
man who was shot by Detective a.
F. Cannady at the Potomac
railroad yards yesterday, is still liv-
ing. Notwithstanding the fact that he
has eighteen perforations of the intes-
tines caused by bullet wounds, Mel
vim hrs s !. Nay ynush ana L. NJ. Gundy,
the two other men taken prisoners
with Grown, have been turned over
to Sheriff W. Field, of Alexandria
county.
In the Methodist Protestant
Church tomorrow Sunday School will
be held at $3.50 a. M, Hustler's
Bible class at 9:45 a. NJ, with the
Rev. Edward T. Kirkley as teacher.
At the morning service at II o'clock
the subject will be Humility" The
Christian Endeavor will meet at
7:l5 D. M, and the evening service
at 7:45, when the subject will be
"The Loneliness of Christ" In the
Sunday School railroad contest the
bows, red, gained 200 miles. The
standing of the teams now is girls.
blue, 29OO miles; and boys, red, J.
900 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31
Alexandria City and Suburbs

The store at the corner of Fair
fax and King street, sold at auction,
has been bought by the Leadbeater
Drug Corporation for $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

Miss Lottie Larmond returned to-
day to her home in Richmond, after
a visit to her cousin, Mrs. Alexander
E. Slaymaker, at her home in north
Columbus street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W. Smith, l07
north Fairfax street. l-l2-u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-31

a large hospital ship passed Alex.
andria on its way down the Potomac
this forenoon from Washington.