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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

vestieation showed that coal oil had
been poured over the wood structure
. at the damaged end before the
match was applied. 5asers
Fourteen years. ago William Fry
and wife lived in Luray. An es-
arrangement occurred and the woman
left for pittsburgh. Fry remaining
/ in I.uray, Fry says that some re-
ports came to him that his. wife was
dead; others that she had married
again. About two years ago he mar
.ried another woman, Retta Broad
dus, a WIDOW. Thursday wife No
! appeared in Luray and had a
warrant sworn out for the offending
husband. Fry is held for the Page
! county grand jury under bail.
Locked up in the Luray jail with
officers refusing to allow him to at
tend Saturday the funeral of his
wife. whose death is shrouded ii
mystery, William Ford, of Iuray
will he called upon 10 explain hcl
sudden death. The wife, Fannie
! Fori, a few days ago made arrange
| nents to accompany l.nray tamil!
to summer resort on the Blue
Ridge. She was to be taken along rs
a domestic Before leaving she
| phoncd: to her husband: Of her. pur
pose of going. TO this the man i
said to have made" objection. TIL
woman, however, made the trin, an
! when she returned she was met b.
her husband. Witnesses say tina
an the way to the Ford s.hnme the.
we're heard qaanreling. 1t is nj
lecgd by friends of the dead. woma
.hat when they reached lionel
spot near the Ford home the hus
band knocked her down. She die
soon afterward. Ford protests hi
| innocence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
PLANS FOR NEW RUSSIA.
National Conference Assemblies {
Consider Neess.

Moscow, Aug. 27.~RusSia is pass
ing through a period OF moral dan
ger, Premier kerensky told the Ma
tional Conference which assembled
in Moscow Saturday to consider the
present situation Of the country and
plans for a new national govern
ment. He declared that any attempt
to take advantage Of the confer
ence for an attack on the national
power, as embodied in the provis-
ional government, would be reprcsscd
pitilessly "by blood and IRON"
The conference was opened at 3
o'clock with the Premier's speech.
Representative of important politi-
cal, economic, commercial and scien-
tifc organizations and persons
prominent in public life are in at
tendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
MARTIAL LAW AT END
General Bell Informed of Sentiment
Against Any More Negroes Being
Encamped Near Texas Town. y

3
I Houston, Tex, Aug. 27.-Martlal.
law in Houston, enforced because OF
the killing of seventeen persons dur
ing a raid on the city Thursday
night by negro soldiers OF the twenty
fourth Infantry, ended snrtualIy last
night.
After q conference between Major
General George Bell, jr, and Bfiga-
der General John A. Hulen, OF the
Texas National Guard, it was an
nounced that all saloons and other
drinking places could reopen today
tomorrow morning.
Although the Chamber Of Com
merce has expressed itself against
the Eighth Illinois Infantry, negro
regiment being brought here when
other Illinois gaardsmen come to &C.
cupy Camp Logan, there has been nc
formal action taken. Scores Of teie-
Grams from citizens are being sent
70 the Texas delegation in Congress
= skiing it to work toward divertlng
! the Eighth Regiment to some other
locality. General Bell has been IN
formed of this sentiment, and So
have acknowledgements Hill and
Foster of the Illinois National Guard
General Bell said: ut is a matter
that Washington must attend to.
will saw. however, that ! do not be-
lieye any more negro troops should
be sent here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
KILLED IN, JUMP FROM TRAIN
Cincinnati Man Was Stealing Ride
On Freight Car.

~ ~" - III -. 49, So"
!, Cumberland, Md, Aug. 27.-A
man about 80, years old, we'll dress
ed, who was known as Harry Brown,
Of Cincinnati, where he; said his
father kept a saloon on Race street.
was killed early Yesterday morning
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
just west of; Cumberland, With, q.
E. Borror, he boarded a freight train
with the intention of going to Bor-
ror's home at Keyser, but when, he
found he was on a train to Pitts
burgh he jumped, sustaining fatal
injuries.
. AT Homecoming Brown had been
painting the Presbyterian Church.
had. done odd jobs here, such as
painting and acting as waiter in a
restaurant. He said he had served
also in the army and navy. He had
photograph Of a woman with two
children, who, he said composed his
family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

+ < - L
Even a prophet PROCESSING 10 oe
the earthly representative Of God IS
not permitted to speak or hola meet
ing on. the streets of Richmond un-
less he has permit. Such was the
stern and uncompromising ultimatum
of a patrolman delivered to an IN
kempt and uncouth ind-Vidual ~
front of Murphy's. Hotel Saturday
night. This character claims ti'as
he is a Tishbite, such as EllJah Oh
old, preaching the Gospel and teach
ing lesson of sacrifice and sel1-abne-
cation. This strange descendant oil
Elijah the Tishbite is conspicuous
enough in his dress and conduct 10
attract the Immediate notice OF the
average passcrby. Uncouth ana
dirty looking, with long, matted hair'
carrying a heavy knotted cane, dress
ed in an old tunic, and barrel ootea
he has attracted much attention on
the streets for several days past.
Snakes in large numbers and OF
fighting stock are appearing
throughout the fIarrisonburg end OF
the Valley. On the Cell farm hea'
Linville, last week. l04 snakes were
killed in three raids on nests A
black racer, four feet in length; pun
up stiff fight before ne was
downed Near Lacey Springs laS'
| week two girls put fifty-four serp
ents out of business, and just cas-
Of Harrisonhurg i two housewives
dispatched sixty-six IN one drive
Numerous rattlesnakes have beer
killed. Most people attribute th'
appearance of snakes to the extreme
hot weather this summer, and some
cid folks declare that the war spirit
gets into them during all great con
flicts.
Lieutenant Governor Ellysm's race
fer governor of Virginia cost. hin
exactly $S,965.5O. according to &
certified statement filed ny hin
with the clerk Of the hust!nGs court
Of Richmond.
An effort was made early Satnr.
day might to burn the viaduct bridge
of the Pine Beach division of the
Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany, over which the trolley line tt
the new naval base at the old expo.
siticn grounds is operated. 1t was
the third attempt made since the
inauguration Of work at the new
base to burn this, structure. An in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
RUSSIANS DIED IN MASSES.
Gen. Yanushevich Tells OF Terrible
DAYS in the War.

Petrograd, Aug. 27.-Gen. Yamu-
shevich, formerly chief of general
staff, testifying before the CESSATION
department Of the senate at the trlal
for high treason of Gen. Soukhom-
linoff, the former minister OF war,
and the ministers wife, charged
with being an accomplice, drew a
graphic description Of the terrible
position of the Russian army when
it suddenly found itself almost COM
pletely without shells or rifles. Ur-
gent demands by the hundreds, lie
said. were sent to Souhomhnoff, hut
all were answered simply with rcas-
snring promises. and nothing was
done.
Russian soldiers persisted in mass
es and, i'm view Of the utter impos-
sibility Of resisting the enemy, fled
into tie interior Of the country.
Knowing that the Russians were
without ammunition, the Germans
frequently brought up guns close to
the Russian positions and bombardcd
at close range, working terrible
havoc.
Testifying in answer to this, Sioux
homlinorr said that. while Germany
haf been preparing for war for 40
years, Russia had done virtually
nothing in that time to meet such
an eventuality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
LEGAL NOTICES
IN VACATION

Commonwealth Of Virginia, in the
Circuit Court Of the City Of Alex
andria, ON the 9th day Of August,
1917.
James II. Marshall VS.. Sadie Smith
Marshall. In Chancery.
Upon the application of the Com
plainant stating specifically the last
known place Of abode of the Defen'
liant the Clerk doth on the 9th day
of August, 1917, enter the following
order Of publication.
The object Of this suit is to OBJ
tain Cor the complainant an absolute
divorce from the defendant on Lht
grounds Of wilful and voluntary dc.
sertion and abandonment for more
than three years prior to the filing
Of this suit, and for general relief.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendant, Sadie Smith
Marshall, is not resident Of the
State Of Virginia, and the Sergeant
having made 4 return upon the or!-
ginal process issued herein that The
defendant is not resident Of MS
haiIwick, and application having
been made in writing to the Clerk Of
this Court for an order Of publca-
ton against the said defendant to AZ
near and answer Il bill in Chancery
fled by the Complainant against Tie
defendant as above stated, it is or
dercd that she do appear within !if'
teen days after due publication o
said order of publication and do wha
is necessary to protect her interes
in this suit.
And it is further ordered that
copy Of said order Of publication 1T
published once q week for four sue
ccssve weeks in the Alexandria Ga
zcttc, 4 newspaper published in Alex
anGria. Virginia, and that copy
be posted ut the front door of. tn
Court House Of this Court on or be
fore the next succeeding rule da!
after this order is entered and 4 copy
of said order of publication shall b'
maird by registered mail by In
Clerk Of this Court to the last !,nowl
residence of the defendant, to-wit
Washington. d. {.
A Copy Testc:
NEWELL. s. GREENAWAY. ClerI
Edmund Hill, Jr., 7. 9.
lS7-4w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
MacMillian's Party Safe

Sydney, N. s.. Aug. 27.-Donald
B. MacMillian's Arctic exploration
expedition arrived here last night or
the relief steamer Neptune, after
four years spent in the polar regions.
Macmillan, who was one of Rear
Admirals Peary's lieutenants on his
successful dash for the North Pole,
confirmed previous dispatches from
him that there was no Croker Land,
such as has been reported by Peary.
Peary's mistake was due to a mi
rage SO real that the Macmillan
party had been deceived by it for
four days, he said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
STRANGLES CHILD.
Guatamalan Denies Crime WheI
Confronted With Corpse.

Confronted With Corpse.
Paris, Aug. 27.-r-Lured from her
playmates by Il well dressed stranger
who met her outside her mothers
door, little, bright-eyed girl Of Z,
named Carmen Bcrmann, has just
come to a terrible end.
When her disappearance was re-
ported the police searched the city
in all directions, and a dentists as
sistant named Antonio Guerrero y
Guerrero, a Guatemalan, was arr
rested on suspicion. He denied ever
having seen the child. Later a pack
age, left at the Care du Nord under
a seat, was found to. contain the
corpse of little Carmen, who had
been strangled.
To her torn dress was pinned a
scrap of paper bearing the words,
"This is revenge" When. confront
ed with the corpse, Guerrero denied
the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
IN VACATION OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF ALEXANDRIA CITY,
VIRGINIA. IN THE CLERK )
OFFICE OF SAID COURT.

Sophie w. Welbert. complainant,
VS.. William We;bert, defendant. Or,
der for order of publication.
Upon the application of the COM
plainant, stating specifically the last
known place OF abode of the defend
ant. the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Alexandria City, Virginia, on the
10th day of August, 1917, doth enter
the following order of publication.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a divorce vinculo matrimonii, div
orc!ng the complainant from the de-
PENDANT, on the ground of desertlon,
and for general relief.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendant, William
Welbert, has not been found within
the jurisdiction of the State of Vir-
GINA, and that he is not resident
of the State of Virginia, it is ordered
that he do appear within Is days
after due publication of said order
Of publication. and do what is neces-
sary to protect his interests in this
suit
And it is further ordered that q
copy of said order of publication be
published once week, for four sue
cessive weeks, in the Alexandria Ga
zette, 4 newspaper published in the
City of Alexandria, State of Virginia,
and that copy be posted at the
front door of the court house of this
city, on or before the Goth day of
August. 1917, that being the next
succeeding rule day after this order
is entered, and that a copy Of said
order of publication shall be mailed
by the Clerk Of this Court, address
cd to the said nonresident defendant
At l440 list street, Brooklyn, n. ~
his last known place of address:
Signed in vacation of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria City, Virginia,
ut Alexandria City, Virginia. on this
the 10Th day Of August, 1917.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
Clerk Circuit Court, Alexan-
dria City, Virginia.
r. c. L. Moncure and J. T. McHale.
P. Q. 196-4w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
THREE LIVES LOST
Young Hero Gave His Life in Vain
Efcrt TO Save Companions.

Philadelphia, Aug. 27.-Loslng
their balance while foolishly rocking
a rowboat in which they were hav-
ing a merry outing early yesterday
afternoon, two young girls were
brown into the Delaware River off
Bridcszurg and drowned. A boy who
was with them, but who could not
swim, bravely dived into the water
for an attempted rescue, and also
lost his life. The fourth occupant of
the little craft, girl, sat spellbound
Enable to offer helping hand until
the boat, which had not been over
turned, was lowed to short by an un-
known man.
Those drowned were Cecilia Kuntz,
Is years. old; her cousin, Margaret
Kuntz, years old; and Walter
Funk, IS years old. Catharlne Gill;
Is years old, was the fourth person
in the boat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
sFTo IGNORE PROPOSALS
Novo,es' Vremya Views Note as Only
Piece of Paper TO File.

- <. r. f. y
petrograd, Aug. 27.-Fhs ohieta!
news agency gives. out the following;
.The provisional government has
thoroughly deliberated the question
Of Pope Benedict's note with regard
to peace pourparleys., dr
an view of the fact that no men,
ton is nsael in the papall aSk OF Rus,
STA, the provisional goSetnment has
unanimously decided to ignore the
intervention of the Pope.
"This decision will be communicate
ed to the allied powers.
Press comment here on the Pope's
note is ON the whole cool. The Novoe
Vremya says:
"Rome would have rendered a con
siderable service to humanity II II
had addressed itself directly to the
culprits and told them that nothing
but complete reparation and restl
tuition can account for their crime.
s"The present declaration is mere
" another piece Of paper to be filec
away in the archives of diplomatic
documents"
,Sovrem Slovou says it cannot 81
doubted that the papal intervention
was instigated by Austria-Hungary
Reich observes that the papal pro
posals are advantageous only to thu
central powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
ITALIANS VICTORIOUS.
Austrians Lose One Hundred Thou
sand Men During Recent Engage.
ments.

Rome, Aug. 27.-The battle be-
tween the Italians and the Austrlans
still RACES, with the Austrians stub
bornly retreating at many points,
including the lower. Carso. Numerous
messages from the front received by
ministers indicate that the Italians
are making swift strides toward vic
tory.
The prisoners thus far number GOO
officers and $4,000 men. The Italians
have captured rs guns, including two
305-milometer mortars and many
guns of medium caliber, a great num-
Der OF horses, an airplane in perfect
condition, many trench mortars and
machine guns and all kinds OF war
material, including several motor
tractors loaded with ammunition.
The total losses Of the Austrians
from all causes are reckoned at
nearly 100000, the most important
of which, in the Carso region, have
not yet been officially announced. 1t
is said that among the losses OF the
Austrians are many men Of the fam
Gus Twelfth division, popularity
known as the "iron division"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
Washington Southern Ry.

Schedule in effect July 2, 1917.
t'or Washington and points north
daily sos, 1923, 1888, 1898, lO:45 a.
m. 1901, 1:2S, 2:30, Through train
for New York, via P. X. R.) 5:l4,
$50, 1923, 1888 y. m.
Saturdays only, AZ p. m, and
Sundays only sos p. III.
For Fredericksburg. Richmond snd
points south at 4:37, 1852 (localj ana
CAT, a. m. 1916, :s22. s:a2, 6:l7
(local) 1902, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
11:1S a. m. daily and o:l5 p. m. Sat
urdays. Night .rain teaves 1l:30 p.
m. daily for stations Lorton to Fred
ericksburg inclusive.
NOTE-Times Of arrival AMI do.
psrture and connections not guasan-
te
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.

Steamers of this line leave Alex
andria every Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday. at 4:45 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE, AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments unexcelr-
ed.
freight for Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York solicited and
handled with care. Through rates
and bills of lading issued.
Single fare, to Baltimore, 1925;
with return trip $3.50. State rooms
one way $500 and up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
POLITICAL POT BOILING
Active Canvass Being Made Against
C. A. Sinclair for House of Dele.

1t.fEE-ls. 80 is-zi ~.
gates. qqsf ~
II Manassas, Va, Aug. 27.-The poll
tical caldron which has. been seeth-
ing in Prince William county Tor
some time is now boiling more furl-
ously than ever.
c. Meeze, who failed to qualify
in time, as d candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the House of
Delegates, and who lost his appeal
before the democratic committee, is
making an active canvass against c.
A. Sinclair, the democratic nominee.
The republicans have held meet
ing to determine upon the advisable
ity of nominating a candidate TOT
the House of Delegates. While no
formal resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing Mr.. Meetze, as an indepen-
dent candidate, the general feeling
among the members present was
that republican support of Mr.. Meetze
as an independent, would tend to
disrupt the democratic party. 1t was
thought that at later day the policy
of the party could more safely be
determined on. Therefore the com
mittee was vested with the authority
of making a nomination later, if, in
its Judgment, such nomination was
deemed TO the best interest Of the
republican party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of deed of trust from
Kate McDermott and others to the
undersigned trustee, recorded in deed
book 63. page 10 Of the land records
of Alexandria City, default having
been made in the payment of the
principal note thereby secured. and
at the request Of the holder of said
note, | will offer for sale at public
auction on Saturday, September first,
1917, at IL o'clock noon in front Of
the Royal Street entrance to the
Market Building the following prop
erty:-
1st. All that lot Of ground improv-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON

Frederick County Man Worried Over
Draft.
Frederick, Md, Aug. 27.-Worried
over the excitement Of being called
before the County Exemption Board
for physical examination, although
exempted, Stanley Shankle,, q son
of D. o. Shankle, of Harmony. rove,
took poison Friday and died Satur-
day night. He was before the exemp-
ton board on Tuesday but failed to
pass the test.
Shankle hid himself in the hayloft
of "a barn ON, Friday afternoon, and
he was not found until Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
10000 CARS RELEASED.

High Mark Set in Saving of Space
In Loading During the Month of
July.
New Yor. Aug. 27.-Shippers are
cooperating so well with the rail-
roads in their efforts to further
freight movement through efficient
carloading that the space saved in
July alone amounted to virtually
100000 cars, according to a state
ment: issued here by Fairfax Harri-
son, chairman of the railroads war
board. The movement was effective
in all parts of the country, and in
cluded every commodity from coal and
iron to food.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
SUGAR TO COME DOWN.
Food Administration Issues Cheering
News to Housewives.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The Federal
Food Administration announced yes
terday that the beet sugar producers
of the United States have agreed to
limit the price of their sugar to a
basis which should result in a re-
duction of about / 1-2 cents a pound
from the present prices and save
$30,000,000 to the consuming pub
lie between now and the first of the
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for Ne"
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamship for Boston,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
70 the Stockholders of the
Howard Lumber Company, Inc.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Howard Lumber Com,
pany, Incorporated, will be held al
the principa Office of the company.
No. iii S. Fairfax Street, AleXan-
dria, Virginia, at 1l:OO q. m. lu Is
day, September a, 1917, to elect ~,
Frectors for the ensuing year, ana
for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come De,
fore the meeting.
81 JAY P. FELT, Secretary,
itf99-td.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-02
PERFECT WOMAN FORTY
 AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN
She Is Athletic, Meehanlcal PlsuS, Pa"
 triotie and a Politician.

Liverpool.-"The perfect woman" has Just been defined by a conference here of teachers from girls schools through out England. Here is the result Ot their united efforts:
 The perfect woman is forty, is mar rled and Is the mother of five children. She lc in happy circumstances, living in a beautiful part of the country a few mil,s from big town. She is the center of a good home, in which there is a high standard of cleanliness and comfort and where good taste Is every where visible in furniture, carpets, cur tains. wall paper, ornaments, clothes.
 The ideal woman Is sensible and businesslike, and her home Is a place of peace. She is patriotic and inter- ested in politics and does all she can to remove the causes of suffering among the poor. She Is a delightful COmpan. ion and has a gift for friendship. She Is religious and tries to fulfill her duty toward God and toward other peO- pie. She takes walks, rides bicycles, climbs, swims, dances, skates, rows and plays games. She can ride horse and drive motorcar. She Is proficient in many branches of practical learning. She can do anything and everything about the house. She has some knOwl. edge of the law, knows how to invest money, can use a typewriter. She is a great reader; every day she reads some serious book as well as a newspaper and novel. She speaks three Ian guages beside her own and reads for eign books. She is fond of gardening and has learned several crafts-wOOd- carving, metal work, bOokbinding and embroidery.