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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
oysters For Sale

look for the Peoples Oyster
Honsa o12 King street Phone 552
W. have now started our oyster boats
and are receiving fresh loads every
week and can furnish fresh shucked
oysters delivered to any part Of the
r;tv c II. McKenncy. @I2-l2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

Geo. E. Price G. Co., will have sea
bass. Potomac black bass, rock h:h,
white perch. Jersey trout, lake trour
and pollock for sale tomorrow aEo
the balance. fthe week. Phone
221J. 2'4-lV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
british WARSHlP SUM
Destroyer and Small Monitor SenE
Down by Submarine, With Loss OF
Thirty Three Men.

London, Nov. IA British DC
stroyer and a small monitor ~hlch
were operating in Palestine nave oesh
sunk, it was officially announced 1his
evening. A total Of thirty-tasee men
from the Two vessels are missing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Rnnd This NuM

Tie one rot looking for style can
buy last years coats OF suits fo-
ladies or children for one-half and
less of last years price. Rosenfelds,
5lS King street. 1855.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Fish Day Tomorrow.

Potomac bass. large yellow pefch'
Jersey trout. stead pollock, medium
yellow perch. lake trout. salt water
and Potomac oysters. Sanitary Fish
Market. Stall 2, City Market. Open
until 5 p. nj. Phone 735.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
I:Ilneral Notice.

The funeral service Of Mrs. Frede-
rick Kramer will be held at her late
home, la North Fayette street,
Friday. Nov. l6, at II o'clock a. n.
Friends are invited. 214-lt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Mrs. George T. klipstein has re-
turned from weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Charleston, West
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

The report Of the superintendent
of the Alexandria hospital for the
month of October shows that thsre
were % patients in the hospital on
the first of that month. FiIty-cignt
were admitted and forty-four were
discharged during the same month.
The average number for that pcri3a
was 90. There were nine births and
three deaths. Free cases admitted
70: free cases treated Is: number OF
DAYS of gratuitous nursing. ina;
operations. (majorl Il; operations.
tminorl II; new diSpcnsary cases.
%: old. Q: free. Is: paid. cases. t.
During the month of November one
third of all cases are free. 4 :arga
amount of free work is constantly
on hand as may be seen. the GIT
of tray-rack for use in the kitrn-
en-, from Robert s. Jones. was much
appreciated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

The junior German Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon AZ the Eiks' aud
:torium. The special feature for the
afternoon will be Gancc by little
Miss Evelyn Pickett, interpreting Il
French maids thoughts concerning
her soldier boy sweetheart. This
was one o. the most applaudcd num-
bers Of the May Ball last season, and
!: repetition has been especially re-
qucstel. she will dance in costume
This evening the entertainment IN
the Lyceum hall will be under tic
auspices of the Daughters of Isabel
la. rha Washington Courts, Of the
order have been invited and IN Gle
boratc program await the visitors AZ
The festival. 1t was announced two
days ago that the proceeds of next
Wednesday evening would he iurn-
ed over to the Alexandria chapter #
the Red Cross. The committee de-
cided however. to let the proceeds
of every evening 20 toward the orl-
pinal purpose. the l.yceum rebuild
inc fund. but it was decided to bcAe-
fit the Red Gross in another manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Make Every Shot Tell

should be Your MOTTO in business. Sac
that your printed matter IS "there'
with originality.
HARRY W. WADE.
90 King street Phone 50
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

Mrs. Annie Ulrich, daughter of the
late Joseph l.. Skinner, native of
Alexandria. died at Hagerstown. Md !.
Yesterday. She was II her list
year. TIL" deceased was cousin or
George A Nowland, Of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

Fred +. McGrudcr. Courtian!
Shackelford and Austin IL. l'homp-
son. the three drafted men who are
supposed to complete the draft quota
from Alexandria city and county,
left the city yesterday for Camp Lee
nj Petersburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

Salt Water and Potomac Oysters.
T Erill, No. 2. King street. Phonh
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

II you want to reach the
people in the homes in Alexan-
dria and its suburbs place
your announcements in the
Gazette, IL your goods and
prices are right you will set
the customers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Suffraget Picket
Returns Home Here
Undamted by Jail

ITO pay a fine would b, an admis-
sion OF guilt" was the answer given
by Mrs. Kate Stafford, when asked why
the sufiraget picketerS who were ar
rested last week in Washington, pre-
ferred to serve time in jail rather than
pay the fine OF twenty-five dollars.
Mrs. Stafford returned toe the city
Thursday afterserving sohort term
in the federal jail
Mrs. Kat. Stafford, 2l9 East Ninth
streeht, was one of iorty-one women
representing eighteen states of the u1-
ion who marched TO the White House
gates in battalions Of nine and ten,
on the tenth of this month, carrying
banners.
Mrs. Stafford concluded by saying
I'VE love our president and are in
hearty sympathy with him and his poi
cies, but we do not want or cause
overlooked Our spirit is undaunted
and we shall keep right on until We
reach our goal
Mrs Stafford will speak tonight al
! 10 before the woman's party in The
Hotel Skiryin.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Germans Continue
Attack on italians
Associated Press War Review

Except on the short stretch between
the Brcnta and Piave rivers, there has
been no marked activity on the front
from the North Sea to the Adriaue,
Although their losses have been heavy
the Austro.G Germans continue their
strong attacks In an effort to break
the Italian northern defense. In hard
fighting Just east Of the Brents, the
enemy has gained Col Caprillc, Al the
head Of the San Lorenzo valley, after
two attacks had been repulsed. The
invaders have not yet reached the val
ley, further efforts here and elsewhere
having been checked by the Italians.
British troops on the Cambrai front
have repulsed raids by infantry and
bombing parties on the southern end Of
the new salient. South Of Lens the
British improved their positions. The
artillery battle has bec, more marked
south OF the Scarpe, in the Arras area,
and north Of Langsmarck in Flanders.
In Champagne north OF the Chemin des
Dame and south OF St. Quentin. Ger.
man efforts have been checked by the
French, while intermittent artillery ac.
tiyity has continued over a greater part
OF the front from ST. Quentin to Swift.
kerland.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Fines Divided;
Red Cross 81,
City Balance
Police Court Recruits Christ
mas Membership Among
Prisoners,

II there is man in this town who
refuses to Join the Red Cros,, get him
arrested and. he will have to join, as
Judge w, O. Mitchell OF the municipal
court announced today that every per-
son who faces.him during the week and
is guilty Of a violation OF any city ordi-
nance will Join the Red Cro"
II is Judge Mitchell's plan to have
one OF the Red Cross agents in the
court room al each session and when
he fines prisoner he will set aside
81 for the Red Cross and al the same
time the fine is paid the Red Cross
agent will give the prisoner receipt
for the Red Cross membership and a
button denoting that he is a member Of
the Red Cross
81 will not raise the fine to cover
the Red Cross membership said Judge
Mitchell today but instead OF .iring
a prisoner IS and costs, will fine him
81 and costs and a Red Cross member
ship"
Moyar Overholstr and W. b. Nichols,
chief of police, are heartily in favor OF
Judge Mitohell's plan TO obtain mem
bers for the Red Gross. II will be put
into effect at this afternoons session
of court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
.Danage>Suit Filed
and Judgment Won
in Less Than Hour

Petition for 5000 damages against
the Mesa Drilling company OF Tulsa
was filed this morning by Mrs. Re
becca Olive Lyle answer was filed
by the company and judgment rendered
for Mrs. Lytle in le" than an hour this
morning
Mrs. Lytle sued for 5000 damages
for the death Of her husband Harry
Gleason Lyle, who was killed last
September while unloading a heavy
band wheel He was then employed
by the drilling company The petition
alleged that not enough men were pro-
vided by the company TO do the work
asked Of them and declares thai hs
death Of Lyle was due to the careless.
ness OF the company.
Argument was made before Judge
Oldield. Attorneys of the drilling
company did not fight the case. Judg.
ment for Sl,0lS was rendered in favor
oi Mrs. Lyle.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17

Somewhere in Oklahoma City a WON
an lay i'll. Only a few rags which
might have been bed covers were over
her thin form There was no gas. Cold
winds swept around the corners OF the
house, bowling The woman shivered
and imagined il might be the wolf
the wolf that her husband was trying
so desperately to keep from the door
Three of her babies were crying dis
mally. They were cold and hungry,
from the oldest who had seen five cold
winters TO the youngest, three months
old. who lay beside his mother. He
was too young TO know what II was all
about, but he was cold--and little ba
bies should never he cold They die
when warmth is taken from them
Has TO Sell Bed.
A doctor had been called TO see the
mother. She must have eggs, he said,
or she would never grow better. The
husband cared at his wife through a
mist of tears
Eggs he said to the doctor.
ERHA MY buN, 1 ndNNH NNNil SNNll "i'
egg for weeks, and I've forgotten how
one tastes !"
He told how about three months ago
he himself was taken III and how IT
became necessary to sell even the bed
in order that money might be obtained
to keep the spark Of life in himself, his
wife and their babies After getting
partly well he found work, OF kind
peddling from house to house. Some
weeks he made as much as Sl2l Then
the cold came and he couldn't work in
hi, weakened condition
Such conditions actually exist IN OK,
lahoma City, unbelievable though they
may be In this intsan;e Rev. W H. b
Urch, pastor OF the Pilgrim Congrcga-
tonal church, and administrator OF The
Times Santa Claus fund, was asked to
give assistance to the family lie called
in physician, obtained the ncccs,ar,
egg, lor the mother procured bed
clothing and rlolhc, iu, the children
and laid in supply ol food and coal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Oklahoma Will Double
Its Quota of 100000
Red Cross Memberships
GOVERNOR OPENS
RED GROSS DRIVE
bY SlonlNo GARD

Governor Robert L. Williams
launched the Christmas drive Of the
Red Cross membership campaign
at 9 o'clock this morning when he
signed the first membership card in
his offices at the state capitol. The
second membership card was signed
by United States Senator Robert L,
Owen,
In signing the card Governor VII
lams rendered a check for $50 to
l.. f. Phillips, state chairman Of
the Christmas Red Cross campaign,
for the payment Of his dues as a
life member Of the Red Cross
Senator Owen already is life
member Of the Red Cross but he
signed up to be a member Of the
local chapter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Do NOT HOLD
ENEMY CHEApLY,
OWEN WARNS
Germany Worthy Our Finest
Steel, He Says,
SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS
Senator Sees StatehouSe for
First Time,

"Do not underestimate the enemy,
was the admonition which United
States Senator Robert l.. Owen had for
Oklahoma City today when he stopped
off here on his way to Enid where he
will talk tonight
Foe Is Mighty"
"Whle we are getting lOO percent
ready and everything is moving along
with precision to the moment when we
will throw down the gage of battle in
earnest. let us remember that the foe
is mighty and strongly entrenchcd in
his fortrcsscs lie is worthy OF our
finest steel and let us temper II well
Senator Owen says he is well salts
fled with the progress OF affairs IN
Washington. The capital in war IS
typical of the nation in its busy hustle
he says. and anyone who gets out oi
tho harness is in danger OF getting run
over,
Visits Statehouse.
In company with Governor Williams
a trip through all of the offices in the
state capitol was made by Senator
Owen today II was the senator's first
visit to the new statehouse since rs
completion and he had words OF wonder
and praise for the great building
At noon Senator Owen was the gueS
OF the Chamber OF Commerce
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
QuESTI0NNAIRES Are
Being MAILED Mere

Questionnsires are being mailed to
registered men OF the second and third
districts. The third district board is
sending out l2S today and will continue
to mail this number daily until one
has been mailed TO each Of the 2,Slj
registered men of the district The
clerk Of the second district board is
mailing lS4 a day
Under no circumstances will the
questionnaire be delivered in person
to the registrant, and the clerk Of the
board will not receive them from the
registrant after they have answered
all Of the questions An envelope
is enclosed in the queStionnaire when
it is mailed Tor the purpose OF having
il mailed back TO the exemption board
The questionnaires must be filled out
and mailed back to tle local exemption
boards within seven days from the
date they were mailed Failure to
comply with these instructions is a
misdemeanor and tables a registered
man to term in the federal peni-
tentiary Of from two to five years and
besides a fine Of from 81 10 500
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
GARFIELD WOULD
BAN HOLIDAYS TO
GET MORE COAL
Michigan HousehoIders to Col
Factory Supplies,

WASHINGTON, Dec. ITO keep
coal production at a maximum, Fuel
Administrator Garfield is preparing to
appeal to operators and miners to fore
90 the usual Christmas and New Years
holiday. Every idle day in the mines
costs the country nearly 100000 tons
of fuel
Authority to shut down industries, if
necessary, 10 supply householders with
coal, was granted by the fuel admin
istration today to W. X. Prudden, fed
eral fuel administrator for Michigan,
Many Michigan cities are said to he
almost entirely without supplies for do
nestle needs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Coy Was Crippled
Earning Joy Ride
Is Alleged in Suit

Charges that workmen OF the NJ X,
g. r railroad, while repairing the tracks
at the crossing at Broadway and South
Robinson last summer, permitted small
boys to ride on handcars II they would
help ush the loaded cars were made in
q damage suit filed in the district Soutt
this morning by Henry WildS as next
friend OF Walter Wilds l0.year old boy
who was injured according to the pcti-
tion, when handcar ran over him
Judgment for 5000 is asked from the
railroad
The boys feet were injured and he
was severely bruised, according to the
petition His left foot, the petition al
leges, is permanently deiormed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Enthusiasm With Which Cam
paign Is Started Leads to
Goal Being Boosted for State
and Texas Panhandle 10
One Million Memberships,
MURRAY REACHES QUOTA
Three Hundred Persons Out of
a Total Population Of $50
in Piedmont Become Mem
berS Before 7 O'clock in
Morning of First Day,

One million Red Cross memberships
for Oklahoma and the Texas pan
handle is the goal set for the Christ
mas drive this morning by |. f. Phil
lips, state campaign director. This is
double the original quota of 10000,
based upon the population and wealth
Of this district The revision was made
when reports of great enthusiasm be
gan pouring into state headquarters
from all parts of the district this morn
ing
Piedmont, a town Of $50 people in
Canadian county, was a typical ex-
ample By J o'clock today 800 of the
population OF the town had taken Red
Cross memberships and a special mes
senger was on his way to Canadian
county headquarters for more supplies
Murray at Maximum.
Murray county which had been al.
lotted a quota of ESQ, had subscribed
its maximum at 10 o'clock and wa.
sending to Oklahoma City for 5.W
more buttons The county, according
to advices from Sulphur, its count,
seat, will treble the memberships ex
pected of it.
Three hundred and fifty women cap
tains and lieutenants and $50 men cap
tains and their teams were working II
Oklahoma City this morning, and ir
every rural neighborhood the work o
the Red Cross Christmas drive wa.
under way Beginning tomorrow Al
noon, tabulated reports of the work &C.
complished are to be made at Red
Cross lunoheons in the Chamber oi
Commerce.
Tabulated reports from every district
in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandl,
tcontlnusd on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
COCKTAILS MAY Be
. .QUARTERMAsTER
GENERAL OF ARMY
Shake-up in War Council Or
dered by Baker

WASHINGTON, Dec. IN ar 4
rangement Of some OF the high com
mands in the war department was in
dcated today by the detachment OF
officers designated by Secretary Baker
to sit in the departments war council
Il became definitely known today tina,
Major General Goethals, builder OF the
Panama canal, has been offered tn,
mace OF quartermaster general, to suc.
coed Major General Sharpe Provost
Marsha General Crowder is the only
officer assigned to the war council who
will not be detached from his present
office
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
ONE DEAD AND FIVE
MURT IN AUTO SPILL

One man was killed and six persons
badly injured yesterday afternoon when
the automobile in which they were rid
ing overturned near East Thrty.third
street on Grand boulevard The dead
man is George n Herring, Frisco
fireman 2S years old The injured, all
Of whom reside at 52l West Chickasaw
avenue, are g. W. Herring his father,
Mr. and Mrs Shelby Fisher, Mrs, JOS
cph Clough and Mrs. Madge Everett.
They will recover
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
BRITISH VESSELS
FALL VICTIMS TO
ENEMy'S FORCES
Six Merchantmen and Destroy
or Sent to Bottom,
ALLIES STRIKE IN ITALY
English Assistance Launches
Attack at Germans,

LONDON, Dec H-One British and
five neutral merchantmen. British
destroyer and four mine sweepers have
been sunk in the North sea by German
naval forces,
The losses were the result, Of an at
tack on a convoy bound from Scotland
TO Norway, Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
Of the admiralty, announced today The
total tonnage Of the lost merchantmen
was 5000
Two neutral merchant vessels and Z
trawler were sunk of the Tyne OIL
Dec u by German des,royers. Thomas
J, Mcnamara, financial secretary to the
admiralty, announced In the house Of
commons today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Big German Drive
Called Advertising
in Baker Review

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7-Reports
herslding an imposing German often
sive on the western front are attributed
to bold enemy advertising" by Secrc-
tary Baker in his weekly review Of the
military situation published today.
The German higher command is un-
usually eager to have US believe he
is about to win a great victory" says
the statement, "but no element in the
military situation should lead us to
conclude that the initiative in the west
has passed from the allies to the
enemy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Raiders Near Philippines.

MANILA, p. l., Dec. l1.-Officiah
OF the Philippine government have Vs.
sued warning to ship owners TO be-
ware Of German raiders suspected to
he near Singapore. one OF the Straits
settlements" American and British
warships, il is announced. are co-ope-
rating in guarding the shipping routes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
TOO MUCH RED
TAPE IN GETTING
MONEY FOR Guns
Crozier Shows Congress How
Appropriations Are Spent

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-lnquir,
into alleged delays IN supplying IN
army guns and the eurtailnent OF fund
recommended BY the ordnance burea,
for that purpose, was taken up agar
today in open session by the separat,
military committee after q two-day ex.
animation of Major General Crorier
behind closed doors. Mr. Crorier wa.
still on the stand today
Too Much Red Tape.
General CroIier decuared there was
entirely too much red tape getting
money" While an emergency appro-
pristion request for a lump appropria-
ton of S2oJ2, $500 made by the war
department April 5-s day before war
war declared--is was June before CON
gre" made appropriations under the
estimates.
But YOU had millions OF dollars
left OF appropriations made before,
interrupted Chairman Chamberlain, u
have not been. entirely satisfied with
any explanation made for this matter
For instance, you had money appro-
priated for machine guns and you
haven't III. guns yet. We appropriated
for small arms and you spent the money
for pistols, instead OF rifles"
I'VE were far shorter of pistols than
rifles" General Crozier answered "and
we are not going TO be slowed up in
thi. war in the slightest degree on &C
count OF rifles"
Orders Placed In Advance.
How prospective appropriations by
congress were anticipated, was recitet
by General Crozier Ror instance, h,
said, orders we're placed for o.0O0,W
rounds of ammunition early last sprins
before any funds were available NJ
detailed how many new factories tha
had never before made gun forging
were given large contracts, to increase
ordnance production
I'VE have placed orders OF more thai
81 ,S00,0000O0 since the war began,
General Crozier explained, citing III
magnitude of operations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
Congres. Recess Tomotrow

WASHINGTON. Dec H--Arrange
ments for congress to recess from to.
morrow until Thursday, January ), were
made final today when the senate adopt
ed the house resolution to that put
pose.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-17
times CHRISTMAS FUND DONATIONS
SAVE MOTHER AND CHILDREN FROM
DEATH BY STARVATION AND COLD
Invalid Husband Tells How He Had to Sell Bed to Buy Fooc
for Sick Wife and Three Babies Contributions Now
Bring Fund otaI to &7199

This aid was made possibly by contribu-
tions TO Mr.. Urch and to The Times
fund.
The Times hopes to collect enough
lmoney to insure that no one in Okla
homa City is cold, or hungry, or un-
clothed, or unhappy Christmas night
Send your checks or cash to the Santa
Claus Fund Editor of The Times.
Ialrsi contributions arr