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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-27
HIRED GROOM
FOR WEDDING
PENNILESS INVALID IN CHEAP
LODGING HOUSE PAID TO
MARRY AN HEIRESS.
BRIDE HAD TO SAVE
SEVERAL MILLIONS

Husband" Well Rewarded, Agreed
Never to See 'FWife" After Cere'
mony, Which Insured Her Hindu
MilIionaire's Money. A Most Re-
markable Story.
A young heiress married a penni-
less invalid in a Chicago lodging
house few days ago that the terms
of her wealthy uncle's will might be
fulfilled. This is the remarkable sto-
ry as told by DR.. Gilbert H. Willis,
the trustee Of the wealthy uncle, who
managed the strange romance.
Miss Philippe Hartley, of New
York, Is years old, was the bride.
John Colfax, % years old, who is
suffering from a lesion Of the heart
and who is said to have only a short
time to live, was the bridegroom.
Heiress to $5,OOO,OOO.
Miss Hartley is the niece of Garlic
ton Hannah, of Bombay, India, where
he has an estate the value Of which is
estimated at $5,O0O,000 Being old
and i'll and tired of managing his
large property Mr.. Hannah made his
will and appointed DR.. Willis, also of
Bombay, as trustee.
The story told by DR.. Willis was
that Mr.. Hannah bequeathed to Miss
Hartley 5000 payable at his death
with the provision that she either be
married at the time of his death or
within three months thereafter. If
she married she was eventually to re-
ceive the entire estate. If she failed
to find husband in the specified time
time she was to be disinherited.
Sought Dying Man.
DR.. Willis went to Chicago, where
he had to file several documents, and
at once set about the work Of filling
the requirements of the Bombay mil
lionaire's strange will. He determin-
ed to find an invalid whose lease on
life was soon to eXpire-a man in the
last stages of tuberculosis or some in
trinity equally fatal. The man must
be willing to take sum of money
to marry the heiress and to leave his
bride Immediately after the ceremo-
ny, never to see her again.
DIR. Willis began a search through
the lodging houses on the North Side.
He found John COlfax in one of these
places, poorly clothed and weak from
a lesion of the heart. The doctor
made sure by examination that Col
fax would not live long. He unfold
ed his scheme. 1t was accepted with
smiling eyes. DIR. Willis then sum-
moned Miss Hartley from New York
city. When the girl arrived in Chi
cago the pair took out a marriage IL
cense, then were hurriedly conveyed
to a North Side minister, where they
were married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colfax started then
on a taxicab honeymoon which lasted
less than Is minutes. The first stop
was at the lodging house, where the
bridegroom was dropped out of the
cab and out of the life of the heiress.
Three hours later Mrs. Colfax had
packed her belongings and had taken
a train back to New York.
81 never will bother her anyway"
said Colfax at his rooming house.
'They wanted to be sure l would die
soon. | will, al right-but I've been
we'll paid"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-27
You Need spring laxative.

remove the accumulated wastes of
winter from your intestines, the bur
den of the blood. Get that sluggish
spring fever feeling out of your sys-
tenn, brighten your eye, clear your
complexion. Get that vim and snap
of good purified healthy blood. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are a nom
gripping laxative that aids natures
process, try them tonight At all
druggists, 25c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31

the natural result Of all the suffering:
sacrifices and hardships that Europe
has endured through foEsy-two
months Of war. The pecpe feel that
neither the miitarists nor the polit,-
clans have made good to, date.
Measured by the ordinary stan
dsrds, modern warfare has. proved
a colossal failure
Now the people know they must
make further investments, they are
asked to send more men into the
firing line. they arc called upon te
economize in the consumption OF tic
food, they are told they must expec1
higher taxation, So they ask for :
promise from the government that
no effort will be spared to obtain 81
honorable peace,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31

fight between bandits and United
States troops and Texas rangers on
Saturday at San Jose, Mexico, CO..
posite the Indio ranch, which is ~
mics south of Eagle Pass, accorl-
ing 10 an official statement here to-,
day At military headquarters. The
Americans had crossed into Mexico
on the trail o. Mexican cattle thieves,
There was no American casualties.
After the bandits, said 80 have
numbered 50, were routed, the Amer
;cans returned to the Texas side. The
pursuit Of shot trail'' across the
border followed a series Of raids on
she Indio ranch, in which it is estl-
mated that 1000 or more head OF
cattle mad been driven across The Hio
Crande.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
WHO WILL DICTATE PEACE.
Birmingham Press

The kaiser'S proposal 10 have tie
var ended by = meeting Of the =o:-
.r:gns Of Europe shows the p&ths:i:
inability Of the f'russian ruler 70
grasp lie principle for which his Toes
IRE lighting. The sove-eigns Ct E"-
.orc: It males on American smile.
Napoleon. the rarvanu, anxious %
attain recognition in the select c:r-
les of European royalty, enioyeE
dealing directly with the monarahs
# his day. They had nc more lEtsr'
;gence, though they had more poIFcs,
han modern kings.
But El?e Kaiser, unless NJ Is -
victim Of his Own deficient sense q
hu,aoe, knows that royalty outside q
Germany represents little 1nocs tl:=n
the :,ilded wooden 1gurehesd Oh IN
Aow Ct the ship Of state. and ne
ought 10 knov-though az maybe
aoesn5-that men II England and
I:a!v are not dying, Is his stup!a;J
devoted Germans are. . enhance the
~lo~r- Of :5::.e;r roya: rulers.
We think. !.owever, that The SOY
.raic.s o. Il: r.or.5 VII. IT. ore Wy
or another, Il: TIE TERMS o re7c~.
But wher The Kaiser quits tie scers
o. ais tco.t.ica; 1a2Ee-5e!;eve pe2-e
council on the Russian 5-o-t, ar
faces the req! peace TERMS, as VII
End that they have been dictated by
the sovereign people
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
THE COST OF WAR.
States,

Tie ANNA! review published ~
he banking house % Henry Clews
2ad Company, New York, gives some
grewson?s figures On TIE present var.
t directs attentio. 70 the $act that
yvec 50.oce,n0e men are -ncer
eyes y Europe, whose energies have
oeea turned sror, pcoo,ctioa &c de-
.t.vc:ion. Over $4,000, 900 :oer,
tove oeen killed o~ permanently IN
iured since the war, BEGAN, tbs .iiiet'
slone numbering over 1000 900. Over
100000. 100000 have already been
expended by the nations a5 war. and
at present rate OF rising expenditure
the cost wil exceed s15O,00o,000,o00
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
- -
IS GERMANY SINCERE?

DISPATCHES from Europe have dur
Ing the past forty eight hours been
of great Significance. They state tina
the Kaiser has authorized Chancel-
lor Won Hertling 10 negotiate peace
terms. N-flilc Washington ofticialdon
cretenGs 10 treat this announcement,
with unccncern. many prefer 20 pc
live that the Kaiser IS being puanec
10 ths wall, and that the time ia
come when he must bring about peac.
negotiations OF the German peopl:
rill-
The aims Of the Russian BoisheviA'
ard tie labor socialists Of Grea
E-:ts:-s 7vho t>-.or moderate peae
formula. together with The demand
CT csm,2a socialists, are believed .
Nave t!!.s::- influence. and the inces'
SAINT cry FOR peace, which IS bscom
i,4g louder and louder in Germany
ard Austria. s believed 10 be respon
s:o:s Tor tins concession on the par;
Ct the Kaiser.
According to the dispatches -eter-
red g, = peace 5 not only q possible
~ bat now almost certainty, thoug'
i: is imrcsz!h!e 70 calculate Just when
: will come,
The new .=saE i IS asserted "!
fna Europe 1eL.r2ing to sanity an
slowly recovering her prospective
Every serious suggestion toward an
honorable peace vii receive serious
consideration. Instead Of branding
every snsmv utt=-ance IS peace
.rap ara wa~i.:g Gs!de every @Er-eEc-
y Gesture. their burden Of resaonst-
a:.:tv vii force statesmen 70 s.Tf
close i,ea6 and satisfy the people
.t.ev are using every means 70 reach
aa ao=or&5,le decision
-n,5are.::s,., territorial! agsrane!-e-
:,,e... ard inaer-..aitiss ere gradually
disappearing end n their places ere
-..ss,,e zy,cn .e.l,.s as national security,
es=:a.y ot nations ard reoe:aS.o:::.
Taa working CLASSES il Europe aate
-ss;l;varisnl IN every So-7', ard Saey
hsts :. ..cw IS never before, and thar
is why 5l,c. advocate so strongly Sss
;, -, fnr a league Of nations. TIE
eroy7.!. Of nleisGatt.o.i S no. dcs 70
am syd,.en change Of spirit: i IS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
when the end Of the fourth year is
reached next August.

reached next August.
Nhar it is remembered that for
every man at: the front from three to
five are required at the rear for na
support, it follows that between l5Q,-
100000 and 2oQ,0oo,ooo men have been
withdrawn from the normal chan
r,els Of production into the abnormal.
No wonder that the world is facing q
serious economic famine, not only IN
food AMI clothing, but also in the IN
Vulnerable material required Tor hui
l1an comfort and support. The loss
m life and money only partly meas
urcs the colossal bill for damages,
which will be crushing burden ior
generations. Such > bill must also
include the setback to moral ana
spiritual forces, the Inheritance q
Bitterness, the detrimental effects
lnon art, literature, science, ednca-
lion and all the varied social and po-
litical activities which are part Of
I'm civilization. These are losses
that will leave thair impress upon thT
nations for many future decades. The
material losses such as destruction 81
factories, railroads, ships, cities: etc.
.hcugl, less important than those JUS
nentione;h. are visible ard more read
y offset by new energies and rcaour
.es that viii promptly dcvelor with
ne advent OF peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
pADrA BOMBED FROM AR.
Heavy Damage Done TO Historic
Edifces in New Air Raid.

Rome, Dec. 31.-The war Office com
munication issued Yesterday says:
along the whole front there have
been only artillery actions, ThcF
were particularly intense on Enc
Monte Tomba sector,
AT Pieve di Zoligo British airnen
brought down ore o. the eneuny cap
tive balloons. Saturday evening enc
my aircraft repeated their raid on
Padua, dropping over twenty eGrI'-
sive and incendiarr bombs. Ihfe2
persons were killed. Including one
child. and three we're wounded, m
Guiding one woman. Much damage
was done &c monumcnts, private
dwellings and others buildings ar
-wo hc,p;tals. Fire bro';a cut N tho
St. Valentino Church, which was hit
The fine Calrniae Church was part
tally burned"
Berlin, via Londcn, Dec. 5l.-Iaf
German statement yesterday re1e-
ing 10 ti.2 Italian front. says;
italian tarasar-0n the flcnt y
Tomba ridge and III the Pave sect@i
IN both sides of Pederobba aioleni
artillery and minc-throwing engage
neAts developed in the afternoon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
puBLisaEp EVERY AFTERNOON
OLD AND NEW YEAR.

The year 1917 is III extremis. and
shortly before midnight It's death
kneil viii be tollcG out IN the City
Hall steeplc. As the public time
piece begins TO strike the midnish.
hour there vii! BE- more Or less ring
';ng OF bells. sounding Of steam
whistles, Tin horus. etc. Generally
the discharge Of guns and pistols
and the exposicn Of fn'ecrackelis form
incidents TO the advent Of the new
year, bat as Mayor Fisher has Tor
bidcen This ancient display on what
the Scotch call "tlle first night" this
feature will not &c IS much III eVr-
dence as upon former occasions.
The latter part OF the year 1877
will long be remembered as the
coolest, probably ever experiences III
Alexandria. The mercury ~ ther-
momctcrS twenty miles Hest OF tbs
city was Il dagre-s below zero at IT
early hour Yesterday morning. L
-wes savtcal n.!9w III hlcSi.ul.2';a. II
Washington thc cold vas 50 INTENSE
that sevcra! persons fell u Che
streets and would surely have fr"He!'
% t,aot6 hAd they nct beer picked "
Immediately ard rushed 10 hospitals.
While it has 5ee,i necessary &
conserve Inicl IN Sh.s CITY, enough
coal to meet immediate demands has
seatlglIy been available, and, so far
rs NC knew. ri,rsc has been no, rcal
suffering. Of course, II many IN
stances It was impossible 10 Get
enough heat in some houses TO render
Indoor conditions comfortable. IN The
yarrer cities hundreds rro'ra5|v
thousands-f1ad nothing to burn
teilr. unable to procure q hushel 81
coal,
Will. -hc bleak wind is roaring at
cur doors and the wolf is pecrin2
through the crevasses in other habi.
tatiors IN the world. the terrible waj
cloui still hangs low pnd many BE-
liave that this terrible conflict is Z
BE continued. at least anothc'' year.
The United States has felt out little
o. the pinch Of war so FAR, but who
can tell wnaL we may lie called upor
TO endure before The "bseqlies o The
year 1918?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31

The forces under Gen. 3llenby IL
Palestine havo advanced another 3
miles along the Na3lus road. accord
mr. t. the of>icial statement issued
II London last night. and after stub
born resistance nave occupied Birch
lie ancient name Of which is Reeroth.
Test of the road Eizmahserei was
taken; vest Of the road tlie ridge OF
Rawllal and Khett;rich was occupied.
IN the center Of the line mounted
ri, a3-al,ced &c Birrhetha. Thu
.aritt md Dc;rail;ue:lis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
THE DEPARTED.

KS is the usual custom Of the Ca
.ctte l expect tonight to read IN
names Of those uhc, during the year
last. have pail their last dcb:. The 9
ire solemn thoughts that arise as "c
stand on the threshold oil q rcN.
pcr:od in the calendar. We: too, haze
advanced one step nearer the grave,
wtose :nexorah!c portals stand eve
opur TO receive The '1mumerahic
caravan" swiftly and surely pass
NJ on to the dark gateway. Inc pe!!-
II the old year will ring the EneA
nelhaps. Of many Of or friends L
he past has its losses. i also nas
Is lessons. We cer guide OH SILT
he better If memory's log book Erui7
.ccarts tic cour5cs &c have sailed
md mcmorv's chart preserves tne
:hoais which menace danger, and rne
,u..oas which Guided rs arlghS.
rcnda.!y, therefore. let rs 'aE shf
ia Year in his grave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31

J. ond ncn,rry now recalls ii" fc2n-=
Df those we loved. though passe@
away,
!:ar IRON The troubles and the storms
That here bc3ct the niigr'rn way
Eonc tread i t!,orniess path hclo".
Though roses greet us throi&h me
shower:
and in the genial, SUNLIGHT GLOW.
Oft sorrow turks beneath The flower.
Though specious phases life may
Wcar
And many pleasing mash put 81;
4ow soon will fade the bright "ni
fair.
How soon lfc's Golden horn &c 2one.
The dear companions OF our way.
Who fought the fight, whose race
is DER,
lave borne the burden Of the day,
And safely reached that far-ois
shore,
let memory wil! recall the forms
Of those we loved, now passed
AVA;
Tar from the troubles and the storms
That here beset LIES transient
day.
Geo. II. Hayden
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
ZIo.1sTs ASK 100000 FUND.
Begin Campaign Today in 100 Cities
in Tuitad States.

New York, Dec. 3l.-Preparations
were completed last night for launch
ing today the nation wide Zionls@
campaign to raise .>1,000,00G as q
preliminary fund fcr The rc-establish-
merJ Of a Jewish state IN Palestine
and the restoration Of The Holy Land.
Local organizations nave been formed
IN 400 cities throughout the country.
The first fund. it was announced, IS TO
be expended in ascertaining needs
1or reconstruction, costs Of perlna.
neut establishment ami other sur
vcr work. Zionist organizations late-
.-ill undertake 10 raise huge tun1
IN 81! parts of the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
Annual Nectire.

The arnua. meeting o. tie stock
holders u tie Columbia Granite ;.
pre5ging Corporation VII, oe Aald a.
Eoo-s { e z, Aleca.o-;a Noc:o.a.
sanE Building, slexsnd-i2, V;-gin::-.
or 1I::c-sday, yIaIul-y y, 1919, a.
Y osc,ock -oo., io- tic election .:
Directors e-,5 tie transaction e 5ucG
other business IS ray properly come
before said meeting.
A. c. Bonnet, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF COAL
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u ta % Fuel administration 1 Vga@ = o:Ie-
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-31
Kill CATTLE TIE" rs

L. $. Troors Use Machine Gu" OF
Amhushea Border Rardits.
Earle Pass, Tex, Dec Gi.-At le25;
six Mexican bandits were iillcd IN 4
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Classified kdvs:a Using

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ternorts. 30 and 81 Clon0>o
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-06

their deep and beautiful emotions.
cried careleSsly. well, so long.
chief and turned quickly away when
they dropped his hand
Organized In 1914.
Richard Norton Organized the
American Ambulance Corps in Sep
TENDER. 1914. when the retreat 20 the
Narne and the rise OF the French in
that battle made it obvious that the
need TO serve the wounded was dire
He went from Paris 20 London. where
he overhauled some friends in a club
and con- Wandered their automobiles
In the name of the need Of the hour
He began with two cars and four
men. and gradually the service grew
to four cars then five cars then ten.
and the section now known as section
seven. which is this week being mus
tered out was formed II was the
mother section Of the corps. In il are
men who have been with MI Norton
from the beginning Its members
time and again have been decorat ted
by France for valiant service. and
Mr. Norton three times has received
recognition from the French govern
ment The section was in the battle
or HebEterne IN 1918. at the Cham
payne drive ~ the autumn OF 1915.
all through the defense Of Nerdun.
and in the action about Cheuin des
Danes The story Of section seven is
one or the many splendid chapters IN
the American history Of the great
war, which may be written OF may be
forgotten. but which on the hearts Of
thousands or wounded Freuchmen al
ways will be engraved in gratitude.
For the service OF these men was
service purely altruistic. They pun
ished no enemies. they glutted no
vengeance. got no gains. had no re-
wards II glory They stood and walt
ed under shell fire and they also
served
The Corps seIf-suppOrtinE.
Beginning hack Of the Arras sector
OF the line with ten cars and : men.
the American Ambulance Corps IN
corpora ted as the American Nolun-
teer AIotoy Ambulance Corps under
the laws Of Great Britain and went 10
work. It's books were inspected by a
public accountant. and its lawyer So W
that ran a straight legal course It
operated with the British Red Cross
until the winter Of 1918. when the
English withdrew. leaving the Ameri-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-06

every bit as enthusiastic At the hands
or the audience as 10 was upon the
occasion OF the premiere at the Globe
the preceding year.
Laurette Taylor. the star. is quite
as charming and clever in the role
OF 'Aunted Annie as she had been
upon the 1irsr engagement OF the PLAY
mere and the rest Of the company Is
Just as adequate i'm every particular.
MISS Iaylor's cockney IS a thing 10
conJure with, and il turns green with
envy tnose aspiring lnGuists in the
audlence Who'Ve undertaken the study
OF european tongues since our ad-
vent into the war Their French and
ltaiian Made Easy volumes contain
no index to Miss Taylor's voca bularv.
and. while she might be translated
with great ease, she cannot be imi-
tated, except by those OF dyed-in-the-
wool cockney origin.
The Riviera Girl
The Riviera Girl" made her New
J ork debut at the New Amsterdam
theatre Winsome, sprightly. viva
cious. sonEful, she promptly took her
place as the leader Of her set
II the immediate future is 10 be
judged by the recent past-and the
wise ones OF all ages have assured US
10 may be-there will be few TO dis
pute the honor with her this season
II would be almost within bounds to
a4AN sue - " QMQEE. ENHE gorgeous
costumes fairly dazzle the eve Her
hitting melodies-and no music rack
viii be complete without some Of
them during the coming Winter
enarln the ear with perpetual cadence.
Her dancing captivates.
Certainly no musical comedy seen
here this season has made more Of a
whole-hearted appeal TO the theatre
going public than this new extreva-
CANA offering Of Messrs. Kiaw & Err
larger. It must have cost a goodfy
sized fortune to stage the piece The
effect Is almost glittering.
Love O'MIke- to Boston.
After a successful run OF nearly a
year on Broadway, the Elisabeth
Marhury and Lee Shubert production
OF Love O. Nike" at the Casino the
atre, is in its last week here and
VIII open next in Newark for a weeks
engagement before being removed 10
Boston Love o Nike" is a comedy
with music in two acts and a pro-
logue. It was written BY Thomas
sydney with the lyrics BY Harry B.
smith Jerome Kern wrote the score.
The Very Idea" with Ernest Truck
and Richard Bennett in the principaI|
roles, has turned out 70 be such an
InquallIled success that It is planned
10 keep il at the Astor theatre for
the remainder Of the season Sea ISL
are now selling two months in ad-
vance and the desire to see William lie
Baron's eugenic comedy shows no
signs OF abatement Messrs Truck
and Bennett have able aides in Dor
othy Mackave. William r. Carleton.
Josephine Drake. Florence Oakley.
Pournell Pratt. Mabel Allan and Ruth
Collins.
An Original Comedy.
G.. NJ Anderson and l. Lawrence
Weber have accepted for early pro-
ductlOn a comedy drama with an
original theme named Yes or No"
by Albert Goodrich 1t will be placed
in rehearsal at once. Malcolm Dun
can. Wiletts KershaW and Frank
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-06

Il is in melodrama that the multi
seemed act has returned. In The
Masquerade" in which Guy Gates
Post pronounees the word coward
like "cod"-the line is. to be exact,
"A while ago You called me a cod
and incidentally gives a sterling per
Torrance in his dual role, the first
act has three scenes, the second three
and the third act two scenes. In
The Scrap OF Paper" Robert billiards