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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
NOW FOR THE CIRCUS
Everybody Invited 10 ''See the Sights
at the High School Grounds Sat

Everybody Invited 10 ''See the Sights
at the High School Grounds Sat
urday.
The ladies in charge Of arrange
ments for the circus to be held Satul-
dav afternoon at 3 o'clock on the
high school grounds, are putting
forth every effort to make the af-
fair a success and the present in
dications are that their efforts will
be rewarded. The baby show should
be drawing card. for who does not
like to see an array Of pretty. chubby
babies? Other attractions will be a
wrestling match, "Wild West
show, clowns. riding ponies; band
of English gypsies and other numer-
Gus to mention.
The boy scouts need more room
and these ladies are working to Sc
cure them more commodious quarters
and also to have the new rooms hit
ed up for the convenience of the
soldiers. There are many soldiers
stationed in this section at present
the various camps will be occupied
for some time to come and these
men coming into town should have
some attractive place to rest and
read. Friends will contribute naga-
zines and papers, and with the boy
scouts in charge to see to the COM
fort of the men, there is no reasor
whv the room should not be of the
greatest benefit to Uncle Sans sol
dier boys.
Outside of the fact OF the circus
being benefit performance, the
good show promised should insure a
hacked tent, as Alexandrians al
ways love home talent; it is always
pleasure to see the townspeopie
in a benefit show and Saturday be-
tween two-thirty and three o'clock
the crowds should be vending then
wav to- the high school grounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
Red Cross Committees Working In
dastriously to Bring Alexandria's
Offering up to the Mark.

Another thousand dollars was ad-
ded to tie Red Cross subscriptions
in tile city yesterday, bringing the
total received up to today to oven
$500. At least $4,000 more Is
needed to secure the amount which
) the committees desire to see AleXan-
dria contribute. Word was received
this morning TO the effect that the
little village Of The Plains, in Eau
quier county, and the surrounding
community had given $4,000 and 1t
would surely seem that. this city
oupht to do as well. And it can if
everyone will do his or her duty.
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, one of the
earnest workers for the cause, says
that only short time ago Bishop
Brent told her that he saw surgeons
and nurses at the front in France
who were forced to bandage wounds
with paper because there was
dearth of'linen for dressings. Such
things out not to be when men are
giving up their lives for the right
for freedom and liberty.
Splendid generosity is being shown
by the people in practically every
hamlet, town and city throughout
the land, A subscription to the Red
Cross fund means that your name
will be placed upon roll Of honor
for real patriotic service. II you did
not "raise your son to be a soldier"
or bring your dollars out to buy
bond, you can at least aid IN TINS
work Of mercy by contributing some
amount, however small, to relieve
the suffering of those VINO sorely
need your help.
Miss Katherine Stinson of Chicago
is to fly from Buffalo to Washington,
by aeroplane, distributing Red Cross
literature in the various .owns. Sne
was to leave Rochester this morning
enroute to Albany and New York,
and expects to arrive in Washington
Saturday where she viii present the
first contribution to Secretary Oh the
Treasury McAdoo on the steps o.
the treasury building that day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
OVER s2,5OO RECEIVED ON TRAIL OF SLACkERS
limited States Marshal Asks Virginia
Police to Aid Roundup all Delin-
quents.

Acting under special instructions
from the United States attorney gen
/ eral, United States Marshal Saunders
has requested the police Of Richmond
and all other cities and the sheriffs
of all counties in his district TO con-
duct an intensified campaign Tor
rounding up slackers. 1t is under
stood that the movement to speed up
on the activity against the dodgers
of the registration requirements
comes direct from Washington.
Accordingly Richmond police will
keep more v;gilant eye on all pool
rooms and patrolmen, especially those
having beats which lead past drug
stores and soda emporiums and other
favorite lounging places of the ado
lescent male youth of the city, have
been directed to question closely every
young man who appears to be within
the military age anl ii cases where
no satisfactory proof of registration
or age is forthcoming to gather the
doubtful ones into the strong arm of
the law. 1t is the special purpose
of the Stacker campaign begun yester-
day to make all arrests under the
military registration law by June 30.
United States Marshal Saunders to-
day issued the following appeal to
Richmond people: while a number
of arrests have been made in the dis
trict and federal officers are using
every effort to ascertain and appre-
hend all who come within the age
limit, and are being greatly aided in
this work by city and county officials,
all persons who have any knowledge
of the failure of anyone to comply
with the provisions of the registra
tion law are urged to communicate
their information promptly to the
nearest federal officer, in order that
such men may be apprehended at
once and not be permitted to shirk
their duty, and thus add to that of
the men who have come forward III
answer to the country'sS call.''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
PASSES EX EXAMINATIONS.
Thomas l.. Wattles Enters United
- States Naval Academy-!Sworn in
This Morning.

Thomas L. Watties. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wattles, who went to
take the physical examination for
entrance to the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis yesterday,
passed the tests in fine shape, and
was sworn in as midshipman in
the United States navy this morning.
Mr.. Wattles was appointed by Con-
gressman Charles C. Carlin.
This is the third midshipman that
Alexandria has placed at the Aca-
DENY within the past thirteen months
the other two being Midshipmen Fer
guson B. Bryan and Stewart King.
The former was sworn in June II
last year, and the latter, who had
been appointed alternate in the
mental examinations, passing the
same. but failing to enter because OF
the success of his principal, was call
ed from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, where he was a cadet the past
winter to the physical examinations
a principal appointment having
been secured for him.
1t is expected that the enrolment
of the fourth class, or plebe class, as
it is more generally known, which
Mr.. Wattles entered this morning
will comprise 760 members, the
largest in the history Of the Acad-
emy. The first class of 1916 was
graduated early in April, on account
of the war, and the second class vii
be graduated June %, little less
than a year ahead of time, by the
order of Secretary of the Navy Dan.
iels. Another class will be graduated
in the fall. and there will only be
left two classes at the Academy, in.
cludng the one which will be sworr
in this summer after the results Of
the physical examinations now being
taken by successful candidates il
the recent mental tests.
The third class, or the one to bt
graduated next year. year ahead Of
time, is now on the summer cruise
the whereabouts and details of which
| are being kept secert by navy offic
ials. F. B. Bryan and Stewart King
of this city, are on this cruise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
START CANVASS TODAY
Recruiting Campaign of Light Infan-
try is Launched Captain John
son Urges Men to Enlist.

ICanvassing for recruits was begun
this morning in earnest by Company
G, First Virginia Regiment, under
the direction of Captain Conrad
johnson and Sergeant Julius f
Niles, of the regular army, who is
assisting Captain Johnson in the
work of recruiting and drilling the
new men. Ninety men are on the
company's roll at present and sixty
more are needed to bring it us to full
war strength.
A recruiting Office was opened at
$50 King street and prospective
rockies can sign up there or else
at the Armory on south Royal street
where other men of the company are
stationed.
Captain Johnson asked a represen
tative of the Gazette this morning to
nut in strong plea for the sixty
men that are needed. BY joining the
Alexandria Light Infantry, those
ELIGIBLE for the first draft recently
registered under the conscriptfon act
have an opportunity to see service
with their home company instead OF
being thrown with "conscripts" ITO"
all over the country.
Captain Johnson and men IN tne
company will make an earnest can
yass to bring up the quota of the
company to it's full war strength Of
80. Recruiting will probably be con-
tinued until orders to stop are re.
ceivcd.
The office at $50 King street, which
is the place formerly occupied b!
Lozano's dry goods store, has beer
fitted up in military manner Dlt
fercnt accoutrements of the soldiers
line the show windows, and imlnedl
atelv inside the front door Is stacH
of guns behind which is miniature
tent. Signs indicating that recruit
ing is on have been placed about thu
\ entrance.
The Light Infantry, through its Of
ficers. wishes to thank the Alexandra
merchants who have aided them IL
the fitting out of their King stree
recruiting office Among these mer
chants they wish to thank Preston q
Cockey for the donating of the u.s.
of the store in which they are located
]. NJ. Reid, for the use Of victrola
which will be used for entertainment
of rockies. and B. Abramson, TO
chairs.
Indications are that the recruit
should begin to come in pretty fast
/. Do your. patriotic bit and join tn
colors now!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

The charge that 10000 Poles have
been hanged by orders of German
military authorities was made in the
Austrian Reichsrathacc according to
dispatch from Zurich quoting the
Arbitier Zeitung. Of Vienna. The
declaration. it was said, was made by
the Polish Deputy Doszinski. Addi-
tional details pictured the scene in the
Reischrath as stormy one. While
Deputy Sstriberny was describing
teh harsh treatment given BY the
Germans to political suspects. Dep
uty Heine, a pro-German shouted:
"They have not used the rope enough.
All of them ought to be hanged" +"
Polish and Slav members rushed to-
wards Heine an d,iotous scenes were
enacted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
RIDS HERSELF OF COUNT
Chicago Heiress Who Wed Russian
Nobleman Secures Divorce.

Chicago HeireSs Who We'd Russian
Nobleman Secures Divorce.
Chicago, June 20.-Countess Flea
nor Patterson Gizycha, formerly
Miss Eleanor Medill Patterson. of
Chicago, testified in her suit for III
vorce yesterday telling story OF
neglect and unhappiness on the lone
some Russian estate of her husband,
Count Josef Gizycka, that finally won
from Judge Charles NJ. Thomson the
! announcement that he was satisfied
she SHOULD receive her decree.
The ancestral estate Of the Rus
sian nobleman, which he had descrlb-
ed vividly before their marriage in
Washington in 1904, proved to be 4
tumbledown, ramshackle castle, sur
rounded by peasants huts and hve
miles from a railroad, Countess Giz-
ycka testified. The imposing array
of 70 servants promised proved to
be horde of Russian peasant boys
and girls, who received no pay but
their food and trifing present at
Christmas.
She declared that her husbands
| life was centred on hunting, drink
| ing and women; that his father hac
Idied insane, that the servants lived
in constant terror of him. and that
he married her solely for her money
The Countess stated tnat she
wished to be known as Mrs. Gizycka
and wanted to lose her title forever
All of her income of $4,000 a year
had been used to maintain her titled
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
BOYS TO ENTER COLLEGE
Young Men in This City VIII Matri-
culate at Higher Institutions
Others Will Return TO College.


DESPITE the fact that schools all
over the country have just closed
i.for the summer, several of AleXan-
dria's young men are making pre-
parationS to enter various colleges
next fall, and those who have already
entered upon work at collegiate in
stitutions are arranging plans IN
most cases to continue the same. Of
this years graduating class at the
Alexandria High School, Francis
Summers expects to enter the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, and Waller
Barrett. the University of Virginia,
academic department. Elwin Braw
ner, president of the class which
graduated last night, expects to en-
ter upor premedical work at the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Among those attending the Epis-
copal High School, Johnson Mcclure
and Gardner L. Boothe, H., will enter
the University of Virginia. Allan
Roberts, of this city, who graduates
this year at Friends School in Wash
ington. will likely enter Cornell
University, at Ithaca, n. Y.
Clarence J. Robinson and c. Bruce
Morton. who started their pre-medi-
cal work at the University Of Fir-
ginia this year, will be back next
session to finish their second year of
.'pre-med" and expect to enter the
department Of medicine at Virginia
in the session 19lS-l9. Albert V.
Bryan will start studing law next
year. having been enrolled in the
COLLEGE at the University for the past
wear r. Tupper Barrett Will continue
academic work nc>t year ard Francis
E. Johnson will rcturn 10 :he Univer-
sity next session.
Among those who have been study
ing engineering at the University
and who will probably be back next
year are Charles p. Sullivan, Joseph
E. Chauncey, and James NJ. Duncan,
II. rhe-- fo+mer-;s stu::, ing electrical
engineering, and the latter two, civil
engineering.
A large number Of young men in
this city who are students at George
Washington University, IN Washing
ton, will undoubtedly keep on with
the work they have started upon.
Among these are Ashby Warield,
who has been taking re-hed" this
year and viii enter the department
of medicine. Ashby Bladen, who will
either continue academic work or
enter law and Vernon n. Warfeld,
who is studying pharmacy.
Barton Phillips, who went to the
University of Virginia for one year
several years ago, will probably re-
enter this fall, matriculating in the
law department. His brother, Will
liam l.. Philips, made his degree IN
mechanical engineering this year.
The latter was member of the
Raven Society. for scholarship. and
the Sigma Beta Phi engineering
society. Robert f. Knight. III. VIII
also return to continue his work IN
the college department. next fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
The Pony Contest.

The Pony contest which will de-
eide what boy or girl is to get the
Shetland pony, harness and cart, to
be given away by the merchants in
town. will close tomorrow night at
six o'clock. See advertisement else
where in this issue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

Austria is threatened with SER
Gus political shake-up. The premier,
Count Clam MARITIME, and his entire
cabinet are reported to have tender
ed their resignation to Emperor
Charles. The reason gwen IS tie
refusal of the Poles in the Austrian
Parliament to vote for the budget.
Berlin advices indicate much un-
easiness in German. political quar-
ters over the Austrian crisis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
MEETINGS AT MANASSAS.

People Attend From lhrty Miies
Around-Judge Barley Speaks to
Men.
Manassas, Va, June 2O.-Judge
Louis c. Barley, of Alexandria, ad-
dressed large meeting OF men at
the Gypsy Smith tabernacle here
Sunday night Judge Barley came
TO Manassas at the request Of the
evangelist and was the guest Of Judge
and Mrs. ]. 3. T. Thornton.
Two thousand persons from neigh
boring towns between Alexandria
and Warrenton attended the evange-
listic service Sunday night, when the
Rev. Gypsy Smith. Jr, preached
his famous sermon on The Mora!
Leper.' Many of the ninety-tive au-
tomobiles parked in the block around
the tabernacle brought parties from
points thirty miles away
The service will continue every
night save Monday. July 25, to the
closing service on Sunday, July 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

husbands establishment, she contlnu-
ed.
"He thought he would get hold Of
our fortune when he married me,
she said, "and he Immediately tried
to do so, but failed. had an In
come of $4,000 a year. Ten thou-
sand I gave him to use, and at dlf-
ferent times | gave him parts OF the
other half with which to pay house
hold bills, but he never pald them'
and the bills came back to me.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
VIRGINIA WOMEN TO ACT
Registrars to Make Canvass of the
State VIII he Named at Once, to
Work With Defense Council.

Richmond, Va, June 2o.-4A spirit
of cooperation and willingness to
work along all lines suggested for
the good of Virginia and to make
: this State real factor in the pre-
parations for war and the times that
will follow prevailed at the meeting
held yesterday by women of Virginia
in the Senate Chamber.
At the call of Mrs. B. B. Mum
ford, temporary chairman for this
State, 60 women met yesterday morn
! ing. They were welcomed by Cover
nor Henry c. Stuart. Gen. E. ".
Nichols. superintendent of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute and chair
man Of the State Council of Defense,
also delivered an address. The wo-
men organized the Virginia division
of The Woman's Committee Of the
Council of National Defense.
At the meeting today Of the Vir-
ginia State Council of Defense Mrs.
Munford's report of the women'S
organization will be presented. When
approved by the State Council the
| women's organization will become" an
auxiliary of the State Council and
will work in cooperation with it.
The officers and heads of depart
ments will constitute the executive
committee of the Virginia division
of the National Woman's Committee.
The first meeting will be held in the
Senate Chamber next Tuesday morn
ing. The first undertaking will con-
sist in carrying out in Virginia the
plans Of registration Of women as
outlined by Herbert c. Hoover. the
Federal food director. This WORK
will be started at once, the first step
to be taken this morning, when re-
registers will be named for every part
of the State.
Officers and heads Of departments
were chosen as follows: q.
Chairman Mrs Beverley r.. Nun"
ford. Richmond.
Honorary Chairman--Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, Washington.
Vice -Chairmen-GIrs. ". W. Sale,
Richmond; Mrs. John Hagan. Dan
vile: Mrs. William Ruffin Cox. Rich
mond; Miss Alethea Serpell, Norfolk;
Mrs. S. A. Riddck. ;smithfield' and
Mrs. Lucien Cooke. Roanoke.
Secretary and Trcasurer-Mrs. =.
Randolph Williams, Richmond:
Department Heads-OrganiEation,
Mrs. E. C. Minor, Richmond; regis
tration. Mrs. John Lewis, Lynch.
burg; food conservation and nome
economics, Miss Ella Agnew, Biacks-
burg; women in industry. Miss Lucy
Mason, Richmond; child welfare,
Mrs. William A. Burrows, Richmond;
maintenance of existing social agen-
cies. Miss s. H. Cabaniss, Richmond;
education, literature and speakers,
Mrs. st. George Bryan, Richmond;
information and organization of
training classes for women, Miss Vlr-
ginia McKenney, Petersburg, and
Mrs. NJ. s. Motfett. Radford; Liberty
Loans. Mrs. Egbert Leigh, Jr., Rlcn-
mond: home and foreign relief. Mass
Gabrielle Page. Richmond; safe
guarding of moral and spiritual
forces. Miss Katherine Hawes. Rich
mond; finance, Mrs. Fairfax Harr!-
son, Richmond; publicity, Mrs. Sally
Nelson Robbins. Richmond. and pub
lie health, Miss =. Agnes Randolph
Richmond.
There also will be department on
food production, the director OF
which will be named later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
TINY BOY SHOOTS HIMSELF

Found Fathers Revolver and Dis
charged it in Play.
Philadelphia, June 20.-Jose2h
Gilman, 4 years old, son of Jacob
Gilman, constable for the late Magis-
trate Call, shot and killed himself
yesterday with his father srevolver
The child found his fathers re.
volver in a bedroom and while play.
ing with it the gun was accidentally
discharged. The bullet pierced the
boys chest killing him almost in
stantly. His mother heard the snot
and running into the room, found
Joseph lying in pool of blood. She
screamed and tainted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
SIMS IN COMMAND
American Admiral Will Try His
Hand at Clearing Irish Waters of

German UnderSea IerrOrS.
London, June 20.-Vice Admiral
William S. Sims. U. S. n, has been
appointed to take general charge Of
the operations of the Allied naval
forces in Irish waters. Admiral Sims
will act in this capacity while the
British naval commander-in-chief is
absent from his post for period,
the official announcement OF his ap-
-pointment explains. The American
admiral's flag, meanwhile, has been
hoisted as, the Allied senior officer
in these waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20
NOTICE.
enacted.

We have advanced payment mer-
chandise cards that sell for $5 which
entit!e YOU to 5000 votes in the
Pony contest which closes June q,
at 6 D. m. Use BurchelPs coffee.
Brawner Brothers. 700 King street.
Phone 29S and 90. :
lA5-3t. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

Miss Constance Boush and Misses
Collins Mckay jones and lsobel Bos-
well are spending some time at Vir-
ginia Beach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

| Siiilo DcrNh'
Captain Wallace Fawcett, OF the
United States military engineering
corps, left the city this morning for u
business trip to Canada.
Miss Catherine Jones of Richmond,
and Miss Myrtle Waddell, of Middle
burg, Va, are guests at the home Of
Mrs. George Roup, 621 Duke street.
Henderson lodge of Odd Fellows
of Richmond will send delegation
here on Friday evening of this week
TO attend the lodge in this city at
which time the third degree will be
conferred upon candidates.
Miss Alethea Serpell of Norfolk,
state regent of the National Daugh-
tcrs of the American Revolution,
WHO has been attending the meetings
of the Virginia Council of National
Defense in Richmond, is the guest of
Miss Elizabeth A. Deakins, at her
home in Prince street.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy A. Hall
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
) o'clock at 433 north Patrick street.
The Rev. DR.. w. J. Morton, rector
of Christ Church, will oficiate. The
deceased was 90 years cd anG IS
survived by son, three daughters
and several grand and great grand
children.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, who re-
turned Monday night from Fargo, N.
D., where she spent the past week,
returned home again last night after
spending yesterday in Richmond at
tending the meeting yesterday Of the
Virginia Council of National Defense,
representing various women's organi-
cations of which she is member.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

The Del Ray, Jefferson branch OF
the Alexandria Red Cross, will give
a dance on Friday evening of this
week at the home of Mrs. J. a. Tom
lin, at Mount Ida station. The dance
will be free but refreshments Will
be served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

Hard shelled crabs. deviled crabs
and crab meat at ]. .BrilPs, No. 2
King street. Phone 307J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

Preparations are being made by q
number of bankers of this city to
attend the annual convention Of the
Virginia Bankers Association to be
held in Norfolk this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

Captain Wallace Fawcett, OF the
United States military engineering
corps, left the city this morning for
business trim to Canada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-20

MRS. Charles B. Vance and son,
Charles B. Vance, .Jr.. have left Tor
Harrisonburg, Va, to visit friends
and relatives.