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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
WHEAT in CHICAGO.

AS is suggested by a cotempo-
rary. speculation is a very nara
thing to suppress. If put down IN
one place it breaks out in another
The country was scandalized at the
nrice Of May wheat, and the COVER
nors of the Chicago Board OF Trade
suppressed ;the option. This has
given a great stimulus to specula-
ton in July and September wheat
But the persons who are buying
these options are betting against the
harvest. They may win, but they
may also lose. The real and only
reliable regulator of prices is the
amount. OF production. If there
should &c good wheat crop, the
spsr,,.ators who arc LOW !iu%lns July
and September grain will be heavy
losers; if the harvest should be
Door, the SPECTATORS would win.
Several years ago Germany leg
islated drastically against option
trading. There was no open market
for grain, and no public price. The
shrewdest buyers who went around
among the farmers made money
Some farmers were afraid to sell
lest they should not get enough, and
they held on to their grain, reduc-
ing the supply. Others were i'm,
posed on BY buyers and sold for less
than the grain was worth. After
experience for several years, con.
siderable notifications had to be
made in the law. It is hardly posi-.
BILE to regulate the price unless the
entire supply is controlled. There is
no use in denouncing the traders or
the boards; the farmers won't sci
if they think they can get bette,
price by holding on.
Whether wheat prices are eytor,
tionate or not will be determined be,
yond peradventure in few weeks
The new crop will begin to come
forward in about a month. It will
then appear whether prices have
been driven up unreasora5ly, which
is probably the case, and if so, the
culprits will be punished by their
losses. But the duty rests upon all
the governing bodies Of exchanges
to watch closely for all manipulation
Of prices, and to suppress efforts to
drive lip the prices Of wheat and
corn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
LEGAL NOTICES

At Corporation Court Of the City
of Alexandria, continued and held at
the Courthouse of said City on Friday
April 9th, 1917.
Present, Hon. Louis c. Barley,
Judge.
Jane VanHorn O'Leary, Complainant,
VS.. Fred A. O'Leary, Defendant,
In Chancery.
An affidavit having been duly made,
as required by law, that the defendant
is q nonresident of the State of Viz
pinia. and that he cannot be found
within the jurisdiction of this State
and the Sergeant having made a re-
turn upon the original process or
summons issued herein that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident of his BALI
wick, and application having been
dulv made in writing in open cours
for an order of publication against
the said defendant to appear and an
swer bill in chancery filed by the
complainant against the defendanr
for an absolute divorce on the
grounds Of wilful and voluntary de-
sertion and abandonment for more
than three years prior to the instltu-
tion of this suit and an order OF pup
LEGATION having been duly granted IN
omen court, it is therefore ordered
that said defendant do appear here
within Is days after due publication,
hereof to answer the suit Of complain
ant against the defendant for an aD-
solute divorce on the grounds of Will
| full and voluntary desertion and aban-
donment for more than three years
prior to the institution Of this suit
and to do what may be necessary 10
protect his interest in this suit. And
| it is further ordered that a copy Oh
this order be published once week
for four successive weeks in the Alex
andria Gazette, q newspaper publish.
ed in Alexandria City, Virginia, and
that a copy of this order be sent by
registered mail by the Clerk of this
Court, to the last known place of adj
dress. residence and abode of defend
ant, to-wit: Ills West Main street,
Monongahela City, Pennsylvania, as
stated in the application for this or
der of publication which shall be GER
tilted by the Clerk of this Court, and
that copy be rosted<at the front
door of the courthouse of this court
on or before the next rule day of this
Court.
A copy Teste:
+ NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
Robinson Moncure, P. @.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
FORCED INTO GERMAN ARMY
Americans, French and Poles Con
scripted, Socialist Deputy Charges

London, May 14.-Herr Kunart, a
socialist member of the rel .hsta-. 1t
the sitting on Friday, according to
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
which quotes the Norddeutsche Al
legmeine Zeitung. questioned the
government about the incorporation
of foreigners into the German army
He declared the foreigners IN TINS
category included North American
citizens who had been provided With
official Identification papers. Herr
Kunert asked what the chancellor
contemplated doing in connection
with this subject.
Col. Marquardt, replying for the
government, said the war minister
would communicate with military
commanders, and after an investlga'
ton of the whole question would or
der the release of any persons un
Justly. incorporated into the army
Kunert then asked whether the
chancellor was aware that the same
compulsory measure had been applied
to Frenchmen and Poles. Col Mar
uuardt's answer was that he hat
nothing to add to what he already
had said.
When Kunert insisted upon know
ing what action the chancellor in
tended to take against such viola
ton of international law and violence
| of conscience, the president inter
vened, saying this was a new ques
tion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
A DEFENSE OF THE HUNS
Baltimore SUM

II there is still any sense of jus
tice in the world, it is certainly high
time that protest be registered
against the dissertation of the men,
DRY of the Huns by the gratuitous be-
stowal Of their name upon the race
which is so busily engaged in at
tempting to tear down all the struc-
ture OF civilization. ...u .s...s-.
This German nation of today which
takes not only physical but men
tai pleasure in wanton destruction,
this people which considers its con-
tinued existence not too dearly
bought at the price Of the extinction
Of other peoples and the destruction
of all the slowly evolved ideas IF
Fundamental human decency is much
too highly complimented when the
epithet "Hun" is applied to it. We
feel quite sure that any follower Of
Attiia who was able to think in alb
stract terms at all would have been
revolted at the idea of "civii!2ea"
people who could consider the de-
struction of the Lusitania "a glorious
victory" could exalt such a senti-
ment as the order leave them moth
ing but their eyes to weep WITH"
could gloat over reducing to the con-
dition of desert" the land of a
neighboring people to whom-in their
heart OF hearts--they know them
selves to be illimitably inferior.
The Germans have not "won for
themselves the reputation of the
Huns of Attila." There is not enough
nobility in them to do so. They have
merely furnished mankind with a new
name for an indecent kind Of self
made barbarism which honorable
people for millenniums to come will
apply to tiendish and inhuman acts.
They should no longer be called
"Huns" To call them so is to pay
them an undeserved compliment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14

we'll supplied with money. Starting
ostensibly from Bristol to Johnson
City in an automobile, he left the
car at Elizabethtown and proceeded
afoot in the direction of the hydro
electric power dam of the Watauga
Power Company, which plant sup
plies. Bristol and other towns with
electric current for lights and manu-
featuring plants, The prisoner de-
MES he is of German descent. He IS
reticent as to his presence here.
George Williams. locomotive en-
gineer and son-in-law of NJ. B.
| Dickson, of Dayton, four miles west
| of Harrisonburg, is in jail at Cass,
Pocahontas County, w. Va, charged
with killing, on Wednesday night,
Thad Hall, trainman at Ronceverts
| ". Va. 1t is said that Hall had just
attended moving picture show with
Mrs. Cora Dickson Williams, who is
a former resident of Dayton. Mr..
and Mrs. Williams were married n
Horton, w. Va, where the DICKSON
family lived before coming to Rock
ingham. Hall was shot four times
Williams has been an engineer on
| the Cheat Mountain Railroad FOR 4
number Of years.
The police of Mount Vernon, n.
Y, were informed Saturday night
that jewelry valued at approximately
100000 was stolen some time Friday
from the home OF Frederick H. AL
len, a wealthy retired business man
at Pelham Manor. One of the pieces
taken was necklace recently pur-
chased in Paris by Mrs. Allen and
valued at nearly $4,000.
Announcement has been made in
Danville, of the wedding in Jackson,
vile, Fla. on April 80. Of Lieut..
Joseph N. Wheatley, of Danviile, tt
Miss Shirley Courtney. The mar,
riage was the elimination of an ac.
quaintance of two years ago, wher
the couple met at banquet giver
in honor Of officers of the fleet o.
New York and is one of the man!
weddings in military circles hasten
ed by the war. Lieutenant Wheatley
i,who is attached to the United State:
ship Dolphin. was cited for gallantr!
in the Tampico landing. Shirley
Courtney is known as an exponent
of Russian dancing. Size was in the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

The grand cncampment and depart
ment council of Virginia, Patriarchs
Militant, 0. o. f., will meet in
Petersburg the second Tuesday in
June. 1918. instead Of at Hopewell as
heretofore arrcIaaed. The following
Officers were elected at the depart
ment council, held at Bristol this
year: Charles Pohlig, department
commander, president; W. J. Martin,
vice-president; N. 3. Harlow. treas
urer; H. NJ. Reinhard, chaplain; II. H..
Harlow, assistant adiutant general;
George E. Bright. first battalion; W.
E. Latham, ST., second Battalion;
W, j. Steward, third battalion; NJ.
Davidson, sentinel.
Bayview. the fine, old colonial man
sion and the ancestral home Of one
branch of the Ball family, situated
in the southeastern part Ct North
cumberland County overlooking the
Chesapeake Bay. was destrol ed by
fire Friday. The house was occupied
by Miss Maria Lou Ball, her widowed
sister, !Irs. Edwards, and Mrs Ed
wards daughter, a fire had been
kindled in one room and the women
had Ia,d down 10 rest when it was
discovered that the house was in
flames. There was no man OF the
place az the time, and only Se;eral
trunks and few bedciothas were
saved. Many valuable anl highly
priced family heirlooms were lost in
the flames. The fire is believed to
have caught on the roof from the
burning chimney.
While there has been no haste in
the organization Of additional batter
les to complete regiment Of field
artillery for Virginia, sufficient ap-
rlications have been raceived 70 as
sure success. The late:tt cities 10
con1; forward with bate les are Roa-
Ic!;e an Danville, N1:!e Richmond
e d Norfolk are also strong contend
ers for additional batteries. That
the regiment Will be formed, there is
no doubt. Both Roanoke and Dan
vile organizers have secured the
minimum number of men, and in both
cities the municipal authorities have
given assurances that armorial facil-
tiles will be provided Richmond,
too. is making a strong bid for an
additional battery. and a high cali
Der of men has been signed up.
a man giving the name of. William.
Richardson and his home as Nash
vile, Ca, is held at Elizabethtown.
Tenn, under suspicion OF being a
German spy. Ee is saG 70 hare. been
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
Toll OF THE MAILED FIST

A dispatch from Stuttgart says:
"Crazad by TIE -epert that her hfth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
HOLLWEG TO DISCUSS PEACE
Makes Trip to Austria After Con
ference With Kaiser.

Berlin, May IA. = Dr.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg, the German imperial
chancellor, left Berlin Saturday night
for Vienna tc confer with Count Otto
kar Czernin Won Chudenitz, the Aus
tro-H Hungarian foreign minister.
His visit to great headquarters and
his trip to the Austrian capital were
made in connection with the chan
cellor's declaration covering The war
aims, which he will submit TO the
reichstag Tuesday. Both the govern
ment and the middle road parties are
DESTROYS of avoiding an extensive or
acrimonious debate, and representa-
tives of the latter will unite in a joint
statement or present indep endeAt
coinciding declarations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
BOSTON GREETS VIyIANI
Former French Premier Evokes III
thusiasm Viii, Two Add. esses.

Boston. Nay 4.--Boston gave a
warm grea;,:.., yesterday 20 Rene
I'jviani, former Premier of France
and head Ut The French War Mis-
son to the lifted States The fis-
Itinguished v:,,or. coming a day after
the city hal cutstretched its arms to
Marshal Jo.fre. was feas::cc toasted
and cheered " thousands.
Notwithstanding a coI;, irizzllng
rain that fell al day, NJ. VIA and
his party were taken thro.i.l streets
decorated WITT the colors of France,
Great Britain and the UriEad States,
and were al ,auded enthusiastically
wherever thag went. Grow is nr4:sd
the elements 10 get only glimpse of
the guest as lis automob'.e dashed
from place to place in the busy days
program.
According gracious we'cor1e by
Governor Mc( oil. Mayor Cur!cv, and
other State and city, ofacialS;. the
French, stateuian later was the centre
of suniqu, reception in the. Dos;on
Public Library. a visit to the home
of Lawrence Lowell, president Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
TAIL OF THE kAISER'S KITE

Nothing could be more perfunctory
or less aggressive than the tone of
the tote from the Minister of For.
eign Affairs of Austria Hungary, an
nouncing the severance of diplomatic
relations with the United States. No
accusations Of i'll treatment, no al
legations of Immortality. are brought
against the United States. "You
have broken with Germany, therefore
we, her ally, must break with you.''
IS the sum and substance Of the note.
AS is suggested by the New York
Sun, this is of piece and part with
all the actions of the Dual Monarchy
during the war. 1t has been the tail
Of the Prussian kite, the servile echo
TO the voice of Wilhelmstrasse In no
reasonable mind does there iinger
longer any doubt that the violent and
provocative ultimatum dispatched to
Serbia and ushering in the war was
dictated in Berlin. The tool of the
Kaiser in bringing on the war, the
autocrat:c Government at Vienna has
done nothing since except take or
tlerS from the same source. That
there is widespread discomfort in Aus
tria-Rungary over this attitude Of
sscvility is generally known.
Indeed the hostility to German do
mination III imperial political affairs
was menacing in Austria Hungary
long before the storm of war broke.
International politicians had long ey-
pectel TO see the empire iaII with the
cath of Francis Joseph. and it is
not expected that his heir, Emperor
Charles, will be able long to delay the
dchacla after the end of the war, II
indeed it shall not come first. The
empire is populated by nine more Or
less antagonistic peoples, who have
been held in a loosely knit coalition
by the dominant races. the Germans
ard the Magyars.- j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14

At a Corporation Court Of the City
of Alexandria, continued and held at
the Courthouse of said City on Friday
April 9th, 1917.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14

Harvard University, and to the VIDE
liner Memorial Library of that irs'l-
tuition, together with another recap-
ton and dinner at the Boston City
Club, made up days entertainment
such as seldom has been provided here
|, for foreign visitor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14

cast of the "Whirl of the World" at
the New York Winter Garden, but
is now appearing in motion pictures.
They will make their home in New
York city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-14
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.

Steamers of this line leave Alex
andria every Monday 4:30 P. M.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TRP
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcsllad
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care Through rates and bills
Of lading issued. !
Single fare to Baltimore, 1925 70
turn trip $3.50. State rooms one was
$50.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
PLANS FOR FIVE CENT BREAD

Food Administration Hopes to StabiI-
ize Conditions in Trade at Early Date
With the price of wheat stabilized
and scale of profits adopted by -four
manufacturers, the food administra-
tion turned its attention Monday to
plans for reducing the cost of bread.
A dozen leading bakers, comprising
the War Emergency Council of their
national association. meeting with
food administration officials, were
given an outline of what it is hoped
to accomplish through elimination of
wastefnl practices in the baking in
dustry and by cooperation of the
bakers themselves. Food Administra-
tor Hoover believes bread prices can
be brought down fully 20 per cent.
when the new wheat crop begins to
move freely through the -four mills.
Bread now is selling at a variety of
prices throughout the country and in
no city are loaves the same in size.
The food administration hopes to es-
tablish a standard loaf of sixteen
ounces to sell at six cents and another
of fourteen ounces to retail at FIVE.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
TO WIDEN THE c. & D. CANAL

State Commission to Secure Additional
Right of Way for U. S. Government
In order to make it possible for the
Federal government, in taking over
the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, to
convert it into a ship waterway, a
commission has been appointed by the
court to aid the government in secur-
ing the necessary right of way in this
State. The commission will hold a
meeting in the judges parlor at the
Public Building, Wilmington, to-mor-
row, Thursday. The commissioners
are Governor John G. Townsend, Mayor
John w. Lawson, DR.. Samuel C.
Mitchell, president of Delaware Col
lege; William B. Megear, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Jeffer-
son B. Fnard of Middletown, Edwin
R. Cochran, Richard S. Rodney of
New Castle, Hon. John C. Higgins of
Delaware City, T. Roseby McMullin
Of Newark, former Mayor Horace
Wilson, Charles D. Bird, Jr., and
Captain Philip Reybold.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
COAL PRICES TO BE FIXED
Fuel Administrator Garfield Will Name
Retail Rates at an Early Date

Fuel Administrator Garfield Will Name
Retail Rates at an Early Date
Retail coal prices will be announced
for every city and community in the
country, DR.. H. A. Garfield, the
fuel administrator announced Monday
night, before the end of the month.
The price will be fixed on the recon-
mendations of local committees to he
named by state fuel administrators
cit is obvious" DR.. Garfield said,
"'thst the prices will vary consioer-
ably between localities and between
city and country districts. Care will
be taken to include all items which
ought to be included, for there is no
disposition to deprive the local dealer
of his fair measure of profit. 1t may
be necessary to make the prices ten
tative, as in the case of prices fixed
at the mines." John P. White, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers of
America, was named special assist
ant to DR.. Garfield. A representative
of bituminous operators will be named
also within few days.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
EXEMPTION BOARD AT DOVER

State Body Sat in Dover Thursday, Re-
turned This Morning to Hear Others
The Delaware District Exemption
Board. in session at Dover, Thursday,
practically cleared up all the certified
cases by Kent county's local exemption
board from the first draft of $50.
The cases disposed of by the board
Thursday. included the following, in
addition to what had already been dis
posed of and published: Charles Pat
terson, Cheswold, exempted on ground
of dependents; Roy Rattray, FELTON,,
physical disqualification; Clifford
Kelley, Milford, dependents; Certified
to the acknowledgement Joseph H.
Benson of Smyrna and Edmund Russ
of Harrington. The board again met
in Dover to-day to begin the consid-
GRAFTON of the cases certified from the
local exemption board of the second
200 drafted men who have been ex-
amined.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
ELECTION OF W.C.T.U.O OFFICERS
Miss Annie w. Sutton Elected Presi-
dent of Smyrna Union for Ensuing
Iear-DeIegates to Convention

ue"t OF smyrna Union TOT Ensuing
Year-DeIegates to Convention
The annual election of the officers
and Superintendents of the Depart
ments of Work of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was held at
Asbury M. E. Parsonage last Monday
evening with the following results:
Honorary President, Mrs. Kate E.
Smithers; President, Miss Annie. W.
Sutton; First Vice president, Mrs.
George C. Williams; Second Vice.
president, Miss Mary Lyman; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. William
A. Stevens; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Mary Cantwell; Treasurer, Mrs.
Andrew D Cole; Superintendent Of
Evangelistic Work, Mrs. Amanda
Truax; Sabbath Observance, Miss
Susie Hudson; Superintendents of
Temperance Work in Sunday Schools i:
Mrs. James P. Hoffecker, of Asbury M.
E. Sunday School, Mrs. Ida Cavender
of the Presbyterian, and Mrs. Levin
Hirons of the Episcopal Sunday School !;
Flower Mission Snperintendents, Mrs.
Mary Cantwell, Mrs. Name Cooper,
Mrs. Amanda Truax, Mrs. Rebecca
FAIRIES, and Mrs. Charles W. FARRELL !;
Superintendents of Social Meetings
and Red Letter Days, Mrs. Edward
T. Porter. and Mrs. James Wright i:
Mothers Meetings, Mrs. c. W. FARRELL ;
Anti-Narcotjcs Department, Mrs.
William A. FAIRIES, Literature, Mrs.
Name Cooper; The Press, Miss Annie
w. Sutton; Collectors, Mrs. Harry
Collins, Mrs. George Robinson, Mrs.
Herschel Helm, and Mrs. Frank Arm
strong. Mrs. Edward T. Porter was
elected musical director. One dele
gate, Mrs. Mary Cantwell was elected
at the meeting to the 38th Annual
State Convention to be held at Sea-
ford October 10, IL, IL, 18th. And
two alternates were elected, Mrs.
Amancs Truax and Mrs. William A.
FAIRIES. The Honorary President nf
the State Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, Mrs. Kate E. Smithers
is delegate by virtue of office, as is
also the President of the Smyrna
Union. Another delegate and an al
ternate tn the convention will be
elected at the next meeting of the
Smyrna Union. Four new members
have recently Joined the Union. -
Press Supt.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-12
Henry Walls Dies at spruance City
PHILIP SCOTT IN ACCIDENT

His Team Run Into by a Doctors Auto
of Dover on State Road Near Blackbird
What might have been a fatal acci-
dent was miraculousIy avoided Satur
day night about eight O'Clock on the
state road just above Blackbird hill
when the roadster, said to be owned
by DR.. Cahall Sipple of Dover, ran
into the rear of the dearborn of Philip
Scott, a we'll known farmer near
Blackbird, demolishing his team
throwing him out on the road. Mr..
Scott was picked up, taken home and
a physician summoned. 1t was found
that besides other bruises his scalp
was lacerated and several stitches
had to be taken. For time it was
feared his skull was fractured but he
recovered sufficiently to dispel this
fear and while still feeling the effects
of his fall, is getting along as nicely
as can be expected. The dearborn in
which he rode was almost completely
demolished. while his driving horse
YVES cut and bruised in several places.
The automobile outside of bent fend-
ers and a Few other scars was hardly
damaged and was able to proceed on
its own power to Smyrna and later
broke down while trying to turn
around near Lake Como.