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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

man. He was told that the writer wishes to
offer the device to the government free, OF
at nominal charge, and does not want 20
make money out of it, but that did not help
matters, and the government man simply
would not look at the drawings.
Nothing loath, the writer went TO the Navy
Department with another device. Again he
was promptly received, only to be told that
unless his device has been previously placed
on the market it would not be considered
He tried to argue.
But see here-was in substance what he
said-I am ready to prove 20 you the super
iorty of my device to anything that is on
the market. I am ready to make tests at
my own expense. Only please tell me what
tests you would consider as satisfactory be-
fore you are willing to consider the adop-
ton of the device.
Now, no one could offer more than this,
but all this was of no avail.
We have no time to consider new devices,
was what the navy man repeated time after
time. We are taking only what We can find
on the market, fully established.
No time to consider new devices in this
war where the entire fighting is going along
new lines. What are poison gases, lachryma-
tory shells, fame throwers, Zeppelins, aero
planes. smoke-screens, submarines, and a
thousand and one other things, but new de-
vices which Washington has no time to con-
slider?
And where will our boys be when they
come with their market" equipment and
antiquated types of everything to meet an
enemy who evidently does not consider mar
ket conditions before adopting a new device >
Frankly, it is so unfair, American ingenuity
which no other nation can equal, begging to
be useful, and Washington Dragging about
mo engineer being permitted to introduce
anything new"
A DAMN FOOL OF A PATRIOT AND
INVENTOR.
New York, Nov. z 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Where They Ought To Be

Better late than never. The Hamburg
American Line offices in this city, taken
over by the government on Thursday,
should have been seized long ago: This
companys headquarters has long been
centre of anti-American activities. Its
officers broke our navigation laws in Ger
manys interest while we were still at
peace with Berlin. It's informed ships, en-
joying our protection, were turned INTO
Matching places of plots against American
neutrality. They sheltered spies and sa-
botage conspirators and their machinery
was wrecked, under orders from abroad,
even before Congress declared war on
Germany.
The officials of the company have con-
tinued to work for the cause Of the Kaiser,
who is a large Hamburg-American stock
holder They have been putting obstacles
in the way of the prosecution Of the war
They are charged with having taken ad-
vantage of the governments. leniency in
allowing them to enter zones supposedly
barred to enemy aliens to collect informa'
ton useful to Germany. \
1t was a mistake to leave them at large,
after so many glazing instances of abuse
by German subjects of our short-sighted
generosity in dealing with the enemies
within our borders. The government has
had too much faith in human nature
certainly in German human nature. For
the German everywhere, since this war
began, has shown an absolute disregard
of the obligations which honorable men
have been taught to hold sacred. He has
pursued his own ends with ruthless indif.
ference to all restraints of decency-on
the battlefield, in occupied territory, on the
high seas and in neutral countries.
The raid on the Hamburg Americans
Headquarters should be followed by many
similar raids. All nests of German con-
spiracy in this city should be destroyed.
Dangerous enemy aliens land most OF
them are dangerously should be informed
FOR the duration of the war. We are now
obliged to detail thousands and thousands
of men to guard docks, warehouses,
bridges and waterworks. 1t would be
great economy of effort to let them guard
internment camps instead. There is where
the busy German conspirators ought to be
miles away from the seacoast, the areas
of military activity and supply and mu-
nitions centres. The government will not
have done its full duty until it puts all
enemy aliens in this country under mill
tary restraint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

for years to come, making it, in the COM
mercial and industrial period following the
war, the great and splendid creation It
ought to be.
There is an added touch of interest to
this situation in the fact that Mr.. julius
Henry Cohen, close student of port ques-
tons, has been chosen as secretary OF the
new Port War Board, 1t was Mr.. Cohen
who, as counsel for the Merchants Asso-
citation, the Chamber of Commerce and
the State of New York, successfully argued
against the application of certain New
Jersey municipalities for splitting o.
the Port of New York into two ports,
or zones. by freight differential. The
idea is unthinkabe now, when the entity
of the port has been so completely recog-
nized for the furtherance Of an efficient
port service, with a dictator, conclusive
proof of unity, for the period Of the war
But it should have been just as unthink-
able when the proceeding was begun.
Geograp hically, industrially, commercially.
the Port of New York is a unit, indivisible
There is every reason to expect that the
improvements and plans for future de-
velopment which the Port War Board will
be able to make should put aside forever
any intimation Of split in harbor which
can Weld the highest service to commerce
only as a unit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Interpreting U-Boat Figures

The Germans themselves will hardly be
satisfied with the official explanation Of
the figures lately given out in the British
House of Commons by the First Lord of
the Admiralty. Sir Eric Geddes was per-
fectly clear on certain essential points.
He quoted, for instance, the German fig
ures for August and September, covering
the supposed losses Of all nationalities, and
stated unequivocally that the total tonnage
actually destroyed in the former month
was little more, and in the latter little
less, than half the tonnage claimed. His
conclusion was that the Germans are not
at all sure of what they are doing.
The answer is that the British figures
relate to net losses and the German to
gross losses. Allowing for this distinc
ton, as also for the deliberate omission in
the British estimate Of certain ships sunk
in the Mediterranean, the two sets of fig
ures, it is insisted, correspond pretty
nearly.
This is obviously absurd, fer Sir Eric
Geddes was dealing with the losses Of
Allies and neutrals as well as British
losses and could not possibly have under
taken to estimate the requirements abroad.
He spoke clearly of the tonnage destroyed,
and the only possible way of justifying the
German figures was by roundly denying
the truth of his statement. To reconcile
two sets of figures so widely different was
a manifest impossibility.
The fanciful character of the German
figures has, indeed, long been established
in many instances where the tonnage of
ships specified by name has been grossly
overstated, and in many more where the
submarine commanders were unable to
identify their victims. Moreover, large
rumber of submarines never return to
their ports, and to these, no doubt, consid-
cradle bags are attributed at hazard. At
all events the Germans have convinced
their foes that the estimates published by
them are either deliberately false or
largely imaginary, and nothing could be
more foolish than TO attempt to establish
their correctness by quibbling. over the
British figures, which may conceivably be
false, but are not offered In an equivocal
form, and cannot by any means be made 20
tally with the German figures.
II Is worth noting that the latest British
returns are the most encouraging pub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

General Maurice recently made the fol-
Io,cinq comments on some German er1t':
cispls relating to the progress Of the Brit
ish army IN France.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

Entered 4. tn. POstOmcs at. Nv- Yort " Second Class
Mall Mater.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

pers have attacked both the Chan
cellor and the Vice Admiral for their
statements.
London, Oct. 13.-The inactivity
of the German fleet in the Baltic sea
recently, when there were obvious
opportunities for attacking Russia,
according to a dispatch to the Daily
Chronicle from Amsterdam, vas due
to the mutinout outbreak in the Ger
man navy. The outbreak affected at
least six important units OF the ilcet,
putting them. out of action and caus-
ing the authorities to doubt, the dis
and loyalty of the crews of
other large ships. 1t was impos-
siblc, the dispatch adds, to take
stern measures. on a large scale
against the offenders, because that
would have increased the evil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
CAPELLE QUITS.
Charges Against Socialist Members
Eo,,owed Battieship Mutiny.

Amsterdam, Oct. 13.-Flce-Adm!-
raj van CapelIe, the German Min;ssc.
of Marine, has resigned, ACCORDING
70 ;he Frankfurter Zeitung.
Vice-.AdmiraI Eduard Won Cap@''e
was one of the administrative d.
rectors in the Ministry of Marine ne
fore the war and had served as d
r~,ntain at sea. In March, 1916, ne
succeeded Admiral Won .Tirpitz as
Imperial Ministe. Of the Navy. Se7-
orol times since then Won Capelie
has appeared before the Relcns'aS
with optimistic statements regar"-
ing the progress of the unrestricted
.ubmarinc campaign, as late as A"%-
ust 26. 1917, defending the U-r"2;
nolicy of his predecessor ANA NM
self at a meeting Of the k@lchs'as
main committee.
Vice-Admiral Won Capclle an
.pounced in the Reichsta@ last wed
nosdav that a plot had been discover
cd in the navy to ~paralyzc the eli
cheney Of the fleet and force the Gov
crnmcnt to make peace. Ne said t'at
the guilty parties had received tncl'
lust deserts, and attempted to INK
Socialists with the plot. The impcrl-
n German Chancellor. DR.. MI"haclis'
also spoke of the existence of a con-
s~piracv in the navy and asserted that
certain deputies we're involved in The
revolt.
The Socialists and their ncTspa-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13

per, who retired as county treasurer
on December 81, 1915, did not coll
lect the taxes. In. 1916, John 7. Fitz-
patrick, the present treasurer, took
cnarer of the office, and in 1916 81.
lected from Mr.. Ryan State taxes
assessed against him and also the
! sum Of $10O. 125 covering county and
| district taxes for the years 1912, 1919,
and 1911, but he failed, the bill re-
cites. to collect the taxes due for the
years 1904-1911, inclusive, the whole
amount of which remains unpaid
now.
Among the allegations of the bill
are the following:
Your complainants are not adj
yiscd of the reasons prompting the
said C. NJ. Kemper, treasurer, 70
wholly fail and refuse to perform his
duty in respect to the collection Of
said taxes prior to the end of his
term on December 81, 1915, as the
law required and as he should haze
done. Certainly his failure was in
violation of his official duty as such
+,oa ure And he and his ,sureties
official bond are liable of sad
dereliction Of duty.
.Your compliments allege that
the said John 7. Fitzpatrick, treas
urer. has held in his hands the said
tax tickets ever sircc he took them
over from the hands of c. NJ. KEN
,,er. Treasurer, on or about the first
law of January, 1916, and he still
holds them in his hands uncollected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
NEGRO RUNS AMUCk.
He Stays Wife and Policeman anu
Wounds Deputy Sheriff.

Danville. Va, Oct. 13.-WaltHr
! Clark. a negro, who murdered his
wife in their home yesterday and
afterward b~arricaded himself in a
house, where he shot and killed a
policeman who attempted TO arrest
kim, and then probably fatally
wounded Deputy Sheriff BoiSseau,
was killed when he attempted to es-
cape from the building in which he
had taken refuge.
Fire was set to the building and
the negro was forced by smoke and
flames to leave the structure. His
boiv was riddled with bullets.
Andrew J. Parkinson and William
Wells, wounded in the fusillade, were
removed to a hospital, as was Bols-
seau, who is probably in Il dying
condition.
Several thousand persons sur
rounded the house in which was the
negro. There was Il terrific tusillade
nith score of guns blasting away.
Mayor Harry Wooding and the lu@g"
Of the Corporation Court soon arriV-
ed on the scene. Meanwhile dEna.
,litc had ncen brought to blow UP
the house. Fire, however, proved Ct
fectivc enough to bring the negro {"
the front door. where he was killed.
M.Rac was killed after Clark de
.2anicd to sec the warrant for AIS
arrest. The officer turned his head
momentarilu and was shot. Deputy
Sheriff Boisseau fastened tc tie
scene and was covering up the dead
policeman when he was shot.
The situation was serious for tw"
or three hours. as the Danvillc Home
Guard. unarmcd, was handicapped in
attempting to restore order. Bust
ness houses were closed and mer-
chants rushed to the scene OF the
tragedy. The roofs of buildings rcAr
thc scene o.. the Alll,ny wer" crowded
with men. women and children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
.'Thc Store Of Greater Service
! M9,h1,MunIa'}l1s
Washington, d. {.
IN PROGRESS OUR
57TH
ANNIVERSARY SALE

This sale surpasses ali
other sales Of this kind for
vaIuc-givinr.. The reason fox
this is that manufactures,
iobbcr.: and wholesale -mcr-
chants have co-operatcd, more
than ever before. with US to
make this the biggest "ra!uc
carnival" of the season
Then too. VIC have been CON
tinually on the market an!
placing contracts, some OF
which dating back to last
wear. Only last week were
the last of these contracts
completely filled.
For these facts you car u'l-
dcrstand better what IS Of
fcrcd in this remarkable sale.
In many cases the mcrchan
disc we offer can not be dup
Heated. Think what it mean
to buy here.
When you come to town
remember Lansburgh e. Bro. Is
where you can save money.
MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE
PROMPT AND CAREFUL
ATTENTION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
SUIT AGAINST ]. r. RYAN.
Brought in Circuit Court oi
Nelson County On Behalf of Tax
payers.


Lynchburg, Va, Oct. 15.-Suit ha:
been instituted in the Circuit Cour'
of Nelson County by Aubrey L
Strobe, Edward Meeks and Volney
E. Howard, attorneys for r. X. An
derson and thirty-two other tax.
payers of Nelson County against
John L. Fitzpatrick, treasurer OF
Nelson County; the United States
Fidelity Company; c. NJ. kemper,
former treasurer of Nelson County;
the National Surety Company, the
Board of Supervisors of Nelson
County and DR.. w. NJ. Tunstall and
Forest Coffee, members of the
Board of Supervisors, to compel the
present treasurer and the former
treasurer of that county to account
for and pay to Nelson County the
sum of $239,250 taxes alleged to be
due the county by Thomas F. Ryan,
the New York financier, as the re-
suit Of a compromise agreement.
now pending, in another suit recent
Nv instituted in the same court
against MI. Ryan and the authori-
ties of Nelson County.
In this more recent litigation,
Judge B. T. Gordon has granted al
temporary injunction against the
Board of Supervisors of the county
from making any further settlement
or taking any action or proceeding
relieving or tending to relieve John
T. Fitzpatrick, the treasurer, from
liability for the taxes alleged to be
due bv Thomas F. Ryan for the years
1904. 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, l90',
1910 and 1911; aggregating S259,-
23O. to which is to be added penalty
and interest. The injunction, unless
sooner dissolved, is to be effective
the first day of the November
term Of the Circuit Court Of Nelson
Recently taxpayers OF Nelson
County instituted suit against N.Y..
Ryan to require settlement OF an
amount arr! naen for lack tx
and attacking the constitutionaIItE
pf m act Of the last General As
Of the State. by which Inc
county vas prevented from max
ing collection Of the taxes. the con
being that even If the act
IS held to be valid, Mr.. Ryan is liable
for the amount under the CON-
promise agreement which was en-
tered into by his attorney. the late J.F
rinsley Coleman, Of this city.
The bill ~rccites that c. NJ. KEN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
SUBMARINE LOSING GRIP.
Norway Has Week Without Loss
French and Italians Escape.

London, Oct. l3.--Noi one Norwc'
gian ship was sunk last week by
German submarines for the first lime
in more than a year, according 20 4
dispalch to the Morning Post rom
Christiania. The Tidens Tcgn, ol
Chrf.tiania, prints a diagram por-
portine to show that Norwegian
siukinrs have decreased as the ell.
cicnrv of the allies in dealing with
submarines has increased,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Stockholders Nc"l:n".

Notice is hereby given taat trc
annual meeting 81 TIE stockholders
OF the Washington Safe DEPOSIT
Company. Incorporated, will BE- hclj
at the office Of the company, 10.
III South iiairfa% street. in The cit
Of Alexandria. Stasc of Virginia, o.
the sixth day Of November, 1917. d;
II O'Clock noon, for the purpose Of
clccSing a board Of directors for thc
ensuing year. and FOR the transac,
ton Of .urn "ih"r business as MAJ
properly come bc:or" the said meet.
ing.
JOHN {. SCHROEDER,
2A3-12t. Asst. Sec!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Notice Of Annual Meeting Of Stock
holders.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of Union Building Co., Inc.
will he held On the 18th day of Oct
1917, at II O'Clock. 81. H.. 1T the
principal Office Gf the company. in
the STATE of Virginia. 10 South
Fairfax street. Alexandria. Virginia.
for the purpose OF clecting a board
Of directors and receiving and act
ing upon the report of the officers,
and for the transaction of such
Other BUSINESS az may properly come
before the meeting. Dated the 10
day Of Oct. 1911.
LOUIS BEYEE. IT.. Secretary.
2ii-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
Auction Sale o. a Desirable Hohsc
And Two Lots in ST. Elmo, Alex
ancria County, Virginia.

AttCt.fU Cdl' ~. ri i't9''""'' '"''
And Two Lots in ST. Elmo, Alex
aAGria County, Virginia.
Pursuant to the terms Of q Iced
Of trust bearing date on October .,
.lalI. and duly recorded among lhe
land records Of the County OF Alex
andria. Virginia. in Deed Book ia.
page ass. given by Charles A.. val
entine and wife to the Undersigned
Trustees, TO secure III Indebtedness
Of fifteen hundred dollars. default
having been made in the payment 9!
said SUN. 1T the request and by ta@
direction Of tie holder Of tho az
note the undersigned will offer :oI
sale at public auction, on the pr
mjscs, on Monday, October 23ti,
1917. at j o'ciork +. Nj. those LOTT
or parcels of ground, with the bu'i'-
;nrs and improvements thereon,
knny-n AS lots 175 and 10. in a TER
tain plan of lots called st. Elmo,
a plat of which is dui" recorded
among the land records Of Aiexan-
dria County. Virginia. in Deed Book
O No. 4. pages 440, ct seq.
This property is improved by q
modern six room frame house and
| bath.
Terms of sale CASH, CoEveyanc-
ing at the cost of the purchaser.
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
c. S. TAYLOR BURKE,
Trustees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-13
SPECIAL NOTICES
MOI ice.

The Southern Railway Company
a.. Washington and Oh DOMINION
Railway will apply 70 the Stat" Cor
neration Commission at Richmond,
va. on Wednesday,, October 2lth, at
~ o'clock Il. m. for authority 70 AZ.
NV an GROUND limestone. carload, TIC
Alexandria. Va, combination Of spe,
cial proportional rates in lieu 81 tac
pr".ont published rates between 81
iIons in Virginia. the propose
charges will involve both advances
ard reductions.
ri3-It.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-02
smueuIed pepper In elk.

Smuggling pepper into Germany has
tnxed the ingenuity of the German
mind, but Teuton recently evolved
the Following method: A bicycle be-
longing to workman who was riding
Into Germany was seized by the swiss
authorities ana on examination II was
found that the framework was filled
with pepper Customs officials who
later raided the workman's dwelling
found large quantities of the same
condiment. apparently waiting for a
favorable opportunity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-02

again then simmer on the back part of
the stove. season to taste, add few
tabiesDOonfuls of cream or an egg
beaten and added to a little milk.
Serve with croutons. French cooks
often brown the chestnuts In a little
fat before cooking them in. stock, this
changing the flavor as well as the color
somewhat. A bouquet of herbs may
be used for seasoning.
Cooked chestnuts used with apple
and celery as In Waldorf salad is
most tasty salad. A few other nuts
may be added for flavor IL desired,
which will improve the salad.
Chestnut Sauce to Serve With Tur-
key.--To three tablespoonfuIs of the
fat left in the roasting pan add two
tablespoonfuls of -four. stir until
frothy, scraplng the pan TO remove all
the glaze. Pour into this cupful
Of potato water left from the potatoes
when cooking, as this is rich in min
eral salts. stir and cook until thick,
season with salt and pepper, and add
pint Of mashed chestnuts which
have been well cooked, together with
a teaspoonful of chilli sauce Pour
into a sauceboat and serve with the
turkey.
Chestnut custard.-To cupful of
chestnut pulp. add the yolks of three
eggs, one beaten white, one cupful of
rich milk, little flavoring and sugar
to taste. Pour into n buttered dish
and bake slowly. Make a meringue
with the other two whites and two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, spread it over
the custard and brown in the oven.
Chestnuts preserved In a lemon sirup
make most delicious conserve to add
to various frozen dishes or as a gar
nlsh for desserts.
Where the nuts are plentiful, just
boiled then skinned and mashed add
ing butter and salt, they make fine
vegetable to serve with meats.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-02
Education Work

Help keep the boys in school. is 10
be the slogan this year of the club
women of Massachusetts. Mrs. Herbert
]. Gurney president OF the Massachu-
sets Federation of Women's Clubs,
having formed plan of service that
seems admirable, says an exchange.
Club women throughout the stnte will
keep In touch with the high schools in
their vicinity. When It is discovered
that boy has left school, the club
women, Informed to that effect by the
teachers. VIII investigate the matter
If 1t Is matter of money that makes
1t necessary for the boy to leaye. the
club women will provide the money
from their own funds. They consider
u n matter of preparedness to see tbat
the young men OF the future have the
advantage of the schools of today.