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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
SMASH TEUToN ATTACK
British and French Retain Captured
Positions on Flanders Front.

! Positions on Flanders frOnI.
London, Aug. 2O.-This was an
other bloody Sabbath on the west
! ern front. In the very area through
which nearly four years ago the
Kaiser's legions rushed in their head
long march on Paris, and where they
halted in their equally headlong re-
treat and "dug in," Britons and
Frenchmen today parried blow after
iblow aimed at dislodging them from
the last three days gains. All along
the Flanders front from the SAND
dunes around Dixmude down to tue
crater-dotted, blood-soaked fields on
both sides of Ypres, the troops OF
the Bavarian crown prince stofne"
forward in unceasing attacks. Ihey
hit granite everywhere. There was no
shaking the logged British hold, no
c;enting the tenacious French wall
Icf cesh and steel. With losses tHat
noel, figuring they had to concede At
tic end Of the day that the entente
gains. including Langermarch, car
not be mrcsied back.
Further down, northwest OF Lens
.tcv tried with equal bitterness ara
lu.y, and with equal failure, to win
hack some of the important billy
ground. The Canadians stood firm
as rock.
All along this front, while the
troops in the first line beat of the
blow after blow, the entente forces
went calmly on consolidating their
new conquests.
New violent thrusts were launch
ed by the Germans north OF the Alsne
and in the Champagne. Everywhere
tbev were sent back by the French
lbayonets and the famous seventy
fves."
Describing the counter-attacks the
Natin saws: "Soon after 10 o'clock
half the enemy division furiously
rushed from the Cite Saint-Auguste
and was broken against the impene-
trable steel wall of the British bar
rage fire. A mound of corpses now
forms greeny splash in the liquid
mud of the pain, marking the spot
where the futile tide Of assailants
flowed and ebbed.
"some prisoners say they had been
sent to the firing line in discipline,
one because he had not shown sulii-
Gent energy in shouting admiration
when the Kaiser recently reviewed
| his regiment.
"Merciless violence in hand to hand
FIGHTING and the fact that the Ger
mans ordered the men to die fight
ing explain the small number OF
prisoners taken.
"The Prussian Guard, utilized Tor
| \ supreme counter-attack, - declmat-
ed and strewn in heaps opposite the
! Canadian lines
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
GERMAN FARMER A SUICIDE.
Andrew Benish, of Dinwiddie County
Uses Both Gun and Rope in Ending
His Life.

Uses Both Gun and Rope in Ending
His Life.
Petersburg, Va, Aug. 20.-Andrew
Benish, a we'll known German far
mer, of Dinwiddie county, committed
suicide at his home several miles
from here Friday by hanging and
shooting himself.
Benish left the house in the morn
ing, taking with him his shotgun,
presumably to shoot crows. Shortly
afterward his wife heard the report
of the gun, but paid no special at
tention to it. Later i'm the day the body
of the suicide was found hanging
from a limb of an apple tree, with
gunshot wound through the chest.
To make double sure Of death
Benish climbed the apple tree, fas-
tened a rope to limb and after
placing his neck in moose, fired a
load of shot into his chest. He was
thirty EIGHT or forty years of age
and leaves widow and two children.
A letter was found in the dead
mans pocket in which he had writ
ten that he had four enemies and
rather than to lose his mind he pre-
'ferred death. The names of the al
legged enemies were mentioned.
Benish is said to have lost several
hundred dollars recently, over which
he had brooded, and it is thought
that his mind was impaired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

the Industrial Workers Of the World,
and 26 other alleged members of the
organization were arrested att. ". ".
headquarters in Spokane, Wash, yes
terday afternoon by company of
Idaho national guardsmen and placed
in the county jail as military prison-
ers. Rowan had ordered the gener-
al strike of /. w. w. labor in the
Northwest, to begin today. Strike
orders advising farm workers to 'let
the fruit rot on the ground" and call
ing on construction workers to lay
down their tools have been signed by
Rowan. a'@
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Telegraph Company. Foodstuffs we're
plundered by the Finnish populace
and the authorities seized whatever
supplies remained.
i Public order now is being restored
by the arrival of fresh troops
Throughout that country there has
been a series of great forest fires.
which. destroyed large areas Of
wooded lands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
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 pomin.
ION Steamship Company for New
YORK and Merchants and Miners
Ste1nships for Bostx1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect July 2, 1917.
For Washington and points north


For Washington and points north
daily sos, 1923, S:33,. 1898, lo:45 a.
m. 1901, LIS, 2:30, Through train
for New York, via P. r. RI 5:14,
$50, 1923, 1888 p. m.
Saturdays only, 4:41 p. m, and
Sundays only sos p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, TSP Cocal) and
9:47, q. m. 1916, e:22. 1882, 5:17
ilocal). 1902, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
1l:18 a. m. daily and c::l5 p. m. Sat-
urdays. Night :rain Leaves 1880 p.
m. daily for stations Lorton to Fred
ericksburg inclusive.
NOTE-Times of arrival and de-
parture and connections not gua:an-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
Notice!

We have been selling some fine In
qestment property, in and around
this. City, and have some splendid
deals listed with US. No need to lend
your money at 6 per cent when we
can give you the safest and best IN
vestments, that will net you from
10 to Is per cent. In view OF the de-
mand for houses it is q good time
to buy home or property as an in
vestment. We can always rent good
houses, as we are having daily calls
for them. Call and let us talk this mat
ter over with you.
CARTER BROTHERS
Real Estate and Insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

nor did they ask under what charge.
The girl may not recover. The men
are cousins, it is said, of the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
TO NINE COAL FOR RUSSIA.

American Commission Urges In
crease of Output.
London, Aug. 20.-Great revolts
have taken place in the leading towns
OF Finland. according to advices re-
ceived at Copenhagen through chan
nels opened by the raising of the
Russian news embargo On the frontier
of Sweden and Finland, and wired by
the correspondent Of the Exchange
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Insure the home NOW-don't de-
lay another day. This is the season
in which most fires occu.. Insuring
through this Agency means ALSO
Lutte PROTECTION at regular
rates.
LAURENCE STABLER
lis Prince Street. Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
THE WASHINGTON .YIR.
GINA RAILWAY co.

In effect June IT. 1918.
Subject to Change without Notice.
Leave Alexandria For WnshtnGton--
DniIy Except Sundays and Holidays.
A. MIS- 90. 40, 6 90. s 90, 40,
6 55, 10, 20. 80, 7 40, I SO, 8 90,
10. 20, 40. Q 90, 9,20, . 80; 10 co..
10 20. 10 40. II 90. II 90. IL 40. Noon
12 90.
P. M.----12 20. IL 40, 90. i 80. 10;
90. 90. 40, 3 90, 3 20, 40. 4 90,
90, 40. 90, 90 40. 90, 40.
Z 90. 20. IS, s 90. 8 80, 90. . 80.
10 90, 10 80, IL 10. II 55
Sunday and Holidays, same as aDove
except trains at 90. 40. o 90, 20,
40, 10, I 80, z SO, and 8 10 A. u
and II 55 P. NJ.
Leave Alexandria For Mt. Vernon.
A M.---WeIk DayS---5 49, SIS, SIS,
8 SIS, 10 80. - 30.-P. M.--12 30, 80,
2 80, 3 80. 80, 35. 40. ! So, 8 So,
10 90. IL so. g..
Sunday as above except 80 and
Q SIS \. NJ. and II SO p IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

CARTER BROTHERS
Real Estate and Insurance.
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
Black Soldiers Acted Well.

Camels evidently despise bullets.
The camel transport corps was In
action recently. somewhere In Meso-
potamia, and received its baptism of
fire. No shell or bullet can excite the
stolid. contemplative animal; but II
might have been expected that the
camel drivers, unarmed and unframed
for war, would have run for II at the
first sign of attack. Yet, In fact, most
Of them responded admirably to the
call of their British officers and stuck
to their animals while bullets whizzed
around. With Characteristic simplicity,
or IL may be obstinacy, when told to
bring in their camels to shelter they
insisted on taking with them the blank
cts which are issued to every man, lest
they should be stolen In their absence.
Some wanted to mount a hill under
FIRE to get their money from their tents.
The contempt which Soudanese stall
wart feels for the modern long-range
fighting was expressed by one head
mantle more warlike Soudanese reg
ularly act as headmen over the Egyp-
tan peasants, who remarked, as the
shells burst, that In. his country they
fought IL out with knives"
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
Stuned Tonastoaa.

Twelve large. smooth tomatoes, on
teaspoonful Of salt, little pepper. one
tablespoonful Of butter. one of sugar
one cupful Of bread crumbs. one tea
spoonful Of onion juice. Arrange the
tomatoes in a baking pan Cut a thin
slice from the smooth end Of each
With a small spoon scoop out as much
Of the pulp and Juice as possible with.
out injuring the shape. When all have
been treated In this way, mix the pulp
and Juice with the other ingredients
and al the tomatoes with this mixture
Put on the tops. and bake slowly three
quarters OF an hour. Slide the cake
turner under the tomatoes and LII
gently on to q fat dish. GarnIsh with
parsley and serve.
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
Ham ana Sweet Peppers.

Canned or sweet peppers are very
nice to combine with minced ham. Put
the hang through q meat grinder. also
some sweet peppers. To three cup.
fuls Of meat use half q cupfui Of pep
pers. In deep bowl mix the ham
peppers and one tablespoonful OF
minced parsley. Put into Q deep bak.
ing dish, sprinkle the top with bread
crumbs and bits Of butter, and bake
In q quick oven half an hour.
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
Stunned Green Penner..

Cut stem end on, scoop out seeds
put cups thus cleaned into cold water,
and when they have boiled Is minutes
take on the stove and drain. Mix
stufing as follows: Equal parts OF
pressed ham and bread and small
onion run through meat chopper.
Stun peppers with this mixture. put q
piece q butter on top Of each and
bake Is minutes In pretty hot oven
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
Entered as Seeond-Class Matter Aug.
10, 1909, at the Post Once at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act Of March 8, 1879.
Advertising Solicitor
Newspaper
Wanted

A live newspaper advertising solicit
tor; one who knows how to hustle for
business wanted. For further infor-
nation, address the editor Of this paper
or phone, Wentworth 2597.
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
go Mater MItheut ! Flrs.

II II disagreeable TO keep q fire dur
ing The warn summer months merely
for het water. have the timer make
q 3acket ont q galvanized Iron, giye
It q nning a. asbestos and place Il
around TIE hot water tank. The iron
b Of mch Eidth that two pieces WIN
cover TIE sntirs tank ana extend far
enough ADORE % held . layer Of sshss.
ne vatsF nm stsy hot p heurA
The broad ax., 1917-12-08

IN tie lhadoN q TIE iofty noun
tains q re csrso q MS iupraeasrs
white altar e nav . priest 4 Gle
bratins military masa HIs e1ngre-
gzfion z made Up q Italian scIGIera,
who are bathing IN ne snog-clad
mountains to wrest lands peopIed b
Italians from the dominion Of the Ans
TRANS A broad ray Of TIE sun va,
not down through me snow-coyered
mounfain peaks and has beautifulIy
Illuminated tie altar IN irons a. which
ne priest Is Draying. 80,
The broad ax., 1917-12-08
PHONE WENTWORTH 1857.

JULIUS r. TAYLOR, Editor and
Publisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
DIFFERENCES OF BOARD
SEEM TO BE ADJUSTED
Statement of Chairman Denman on
Shipping Plans Indicates Unity
on Future Construction.

I've are all agreed that steel ships
are the best" says Chairman Denman
OF the shipping board. IF we can get
the steel and have the ships construct
ed in time, steel ships are what we
want. When We cannot get steel ships
in time we will build wooden ships"
This statement is taken to indicate
adjustment Of differences existing be-
tween the chairman of the shipping
board and Maj. Gen. Goethals. general
manager of the shipping boards Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. as to the ship
building plan. 1t is reported that Gen.
Goethals has finally assented to con-
structton of wooden ships in quantities,
The President is supposed to have
ironed out the differences that at one
time took on a magnitude that pre-
saged personal rupture and perhaps a
serious disturbance of the progress of
the plans for building ships. The ship
ping board and Emergency Fleet Cor
poration now seem united in their en-
ergies to get out as much tonnage of
steel and wood as can be produced in
short order.
The fact that an additional $500. :
100000 is to be asked of Congress by
the shipping board Is accepted evidence
that friction over the award of con-
tracts has passed and that the program
will not be further impeded by fac
tional issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
CHANGE IN RECRUITING
REGULATIONS DISCUSSED
Reasonable Mobilization in Re-
quirements Is Favored in Report
to Army Officers.

Army recruiting officers are seriously
considering the Availability OF chang
ing the recruiting requirements by re-
ducing the minimum height from hve
feet four inches to I'VE feet one inch,
and, correspondingly, the minimum
weight from 1928 to 100 pounds. A
committee on anthropology of the ma
tional research council recently made
an exhaustive study of the subject and
reported in favor of a reasonable mod
ifcation of the requirements:
The report points out that many
European nationalities. most Of which
are we'll represented in this country,
have an average height of two. three
or four inches shorter than that of
Americans of small statures. signifying
normal variation according to racial
differences rather than degeneration.
The Russo-Japanese war showed con-
clusively to every military expert that
the small man may be made into a
magnificently capable soldier. The av-
erage Jap appears physically insignia
cant alongside the burly Russian. but
his fighting qualities are in no way
inferior. Less marked is the physical
difference between the French and Ger
mans. but the latter are decidedly the
larger men. When it comes to indi-
| vidual lighting. however. the Marine.
Verdun and other battlehelds have
over their Teutonic enemies. The Eng
| lish bantam regiments which are
| composed entirely Of men under the
original English height requirements,
are also said to have shown conclusive
| Iy that size is not essential in a soldier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10

Styles that are decidedly
different and much apart
from the commonplace. iii
the way of bathing suits.
They are mostly of plain
black or navy blue taffetas.
satins, fables and moires.
Mostly one-of-a-k kind mod
els. Trimmings are of silk
and piping of bright colors.
PaIais Roynl-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10

cease II the United States IS to con-
tinue to furnish the neutrals with
foodstuffs. For that reason 1t Is con-
sidered likely that license will be
chases unless Denmark is ready 20
como to definite understanding re,
Earding dairy exports and perhaps FOOD
exports of all kinds.
Neutral countries that have made
large purchases OF grains in the United
country before the export control be
came operative, have been thwarted, IL
was learned. by the British govern
ment. which has declined to assure
safe voyage for food cargoes. Many
cargoes awaiting shipment in Ameri-
reason. The Danish meal cake. 1t is
said. would have been on the high
seas already, but for the British
action.
Americas control of neutral COM
merce. it is pointed out no matter to
what extent it is enforced, will be legal
because the American government has
the right to refuse permission for the
export of any of its own commodities.
In this respect the American export
control will differ from the British
blockade in that the British intercept
ed another nations shipments. The
United States will be intercepting only
it's own shipments.
Heavy German purchases. 1t was
brought out, have been made in TINS
country during the last year and carrier
for the purpose OF confusing American
markets. The Germans. 1t is said, had
planned to hold their purchases for use
after the war, but the trading with the
enemy act when passed by Congress
will give this government power TO
dispose of the commodities bought.
Personnel Of the Board.
The exports councils. advisory board,
created to relieve members of the coun-
Gil Of details of operation of the act,
is made up as follows: Edward N. Hur-
ley. former chairman Of the federal
trade commission. representing the De-
partment of Commerce; Vance G. Nc
Cormick. representing the State De-
partment: DR.. Alonzo E. Taylor of the
University of Pennsylvania, represent
ing the Department of Agriculture; b.
D. White. representing the food ad-
ministration. and DR.. E. E. Pratt. chief
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. as secretary. 1t is probable
that a representative will be named
later from the shipping board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
board IS CREATED
TOGUARD EXPORTS
U. S. Completes Plans to Pre-
vent Supplies From Reach
ing Germany.

Machinery for controlling exports of
the United States has been complete ted.
The advisory board for the export
council has been organized.
About one hundred applications for
licenses already are on hand. One of
them is expected to give some indica-
ton of how the United States will han
die the shipments of neutrals. 1t was
request from the Danish government
to export ten cargoes of meal cake for
use as cattle feed.
There is no fear it has been pointed
out. that the cattle feed itself will
reach Germany. but Denmark has been
exporting to the central powers large
quantities of dairy products.
Officials of this government hold di :
terglng views on the general principle
involved. Some want to stop the ship
ment of every class of supplies from
the neutrals to Germany. while others
believe that course would be unjust
and desire to prevent shipment to Ger
many of only those goods which are
replaced by American commodities.
Plea of British Government.
The British government, meantime. is
urging that the United States make
an effort to prevent all supplies from
of large shipments of war supplies,
particularly from Sweden. the British
insist that this trade should be ended
by refusal on the part of the United
States to give the neutrals any class
of supplies unless the neutrals give
assurance that no goods of any char
acter will go to Germany.
Officials agree that food exports
from the neutrals to Germany must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
Cabinet Members to Address Camp.

WATERFOWL. n. r, July 1o.-Two
Of tho cabinet members will address
the 1000 members of the Oficers Re-
serve Corps now in training at Madi-
son barracks. Robert Lansing. Secre-
tary Of State. will speak under the
auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at the camp
tary of War. will speak at a date yet
. to be determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
FLIERS KILL 100 KRUPP WORKERS:
INJURE HUNDREDS, IS REPORT
Quarter of Great Essen Plant Destroyed by
Allied Bombs, Say Dutch y French
A..A TIL. Il D.., D.1

ures marking the places sighted and
the hours of arrival. The last entry is:
Essen. 1t is there" Showing that
he reached that point on schedule time.
Is Thirty-Eight Years Of Age.
sergt. Galloie. who is thirty-eight
years OF age, served in the Dragons
short time in the squadron and was
then sent to the hospital whore sick
horses were cared for. He tried to ex-
change to the auto-cannon battery, but
was told he was too old. He applied
four times for the aviation corps I'M
fifth application, although he had no
knowledge of flying He rapidly
learned plotting and overcame the diff
EQUITIES in night flying. which enabled
nm to carry out his latest expedition
with success. He took part in several
lines
his comrades, Lieut. Addison and
Sergt. Durand. both returned to the
rrench base. having gone as far as
treves. when they found that their
supply OF gasoline would not permit
All their bombs on Treves before flying
home.
Fourth Man Fails to Return.
1t is believed that the fourth man
eached and bombed Essen, but he
1as not returned to the base
when Gallois landed he was unable
70 get out Of his machine owing to
fatigue and semi blindness, but to-
day is quite recovered and is prepared
70 undertake further expeditions. He
told the correspondent that he had
never been great sportsman. except
SO Tar as concerned cycling, but when
called to arms was anxious to do his
best for his country
Military Detectives First.
The official communication issued
from headquarters tells the story Of
the performances of other bombing
squaorons the same day.. They are al
ways busy bombarding the enemy's
Hiunltlon depots, railroad stations and
gun emplacements, to which they are
largely conf1ning their attention. Ex-
perts say. however. that they could
at any moment gather together hun
oreos or alrplanes, which could pro-
ceed IN sWarms and throw many tons
OF explosives on German cities that
could be easily reached from the
french front lines. But the entente
ailles up to the present have refrained
from doing this. as with, them mill
tary detectives take first place.
another branch of French aviation
namely, the fighting machines, which
come more before the public view,
nave made a wonderful record during
Ine A1sne offensive. They fought 1888
air duels within the German lines.
whittier they went to seek their on
ponents, while the German airman
fought only 312 duels within the
french lines in the same period,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10

A license tax Of $1,000 year on cafe
hat checking is proposed in Kentucky
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
WASTING MACHINERY.

From a car window on the %" rail-
way the other day the writer took a
hurried inventory of the farm inple-
ments standing in a grove near a
barn. There was what appeared to be
Ia harvester, mower, a corn planter,
two cultivators, seeder, hay rake
and loader, couple Of plows, a
manure spreader and corn harvester
Something like an investment of
$1,000 Is permitted to stand out in the
weather all winter and until the ma
chinery is needed this spring or sum-
mer.
Announcement is made that all farm
machinery will advance at once in
price, ranging from 20 to 4G per cent.
This means that the farmer will have
much larger investment in farm i'm
plements in the future. The weather
is harder on such things than service.
In every section of the state farm ma
chinery can be seen out in the wealth
er for weeks and months at time.
Such practices eat up the profits of
the farm. What would the farmer think
of the manufacturer who neglected his
machinery? The manufacturer would
be a mighty poor business man, yet
the farmer, who is the greatest pro-
Queer. allows his machines to rust and
go without care.-Iowa Farmer.