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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
PORTO RICO HELPS
Fine Patriotic Spirit Is Shown In
Our Island.
1000 IN NATIONAL ARMY,

Training Camp For Officers Reserve
Corps Will Have About 200 Who Viii
Get Commissions as First and Second
Lieutenants-Officers From the Unit
cd States and Native Regiment.
San Juan, P. R.-The training camp
Tor the Porto Rico contingent of the
officers reserve corps opened with 200
candidates in attendance. These ap-
plicants will be trained by officers sent
from the States and by some of the Of
hcers of the Porto Rico regiment who
have been called from the canal zone
TOR the purpose. 1t is presumed that
The officers who come from the States
will remain to serve with the national
army brigade which Porto Rico is ex-
pected to furnish. This brigade will
number 1000. Most of the applicants
at the insular training camp will re-
ceive commissions as first or second
jeutenants. few gaining higher rank.
The course of instruction will be
IDENTICAL with that of the camps in the
states and will last three months. The
candidates will enlist for that period,
1t the same time agreeing to take what
,ver commissions may be offered them.
The commission calls for an enlist
ment of five years, unless sooner dis
charged by the war department. though
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
RIsKED U BOAT FOR PIG.
Germans Got Porker, but Barely Es-
capped Destroyer's Shell,

capped Destroyer's Shell.
An Atlantic Port.-A desire for the
luxury Of pork chops and other savory
attributes of the pig inspired the COM
mander Of German submarine on
June 20 off the Azores to risk his boat
to make fine. squealing porker pris-
oner Of war. The pig belonged to the
Norwegian sailing ship Siraa. and the
men of the submarine chased it around
the deck several times before they cap
tured it and bore it squealing to the
submarine.
An enemy destroyer had been sighted
bearing down on the submarine, and
she got below the surface just in time
to avoid shell that struck close to the
spot where she had taken the pig pris-
Oner
The destroyer took aboard the crew
Of the Siraa. which had been destroyed
by bombs. and they arrived at an
American port
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Jacob S. Johnson. deceased
Pursuant to the order Of Frank F.
Wallace, Surrogate of the County OF
Cumberland, made on the twenty-sev-
enth day of August, 1917, on applica-
ton of the undersigned Executor OF
said deceased, notice is hereby given
to the creditors of the decedent to
bring in to the subscriber their debts,
demands and claims against the es-
tate of said deceased, under oath,
within nine months from the date of
such order, or they will be forever
barred from prosecuting or recover
ing the same against the subscriber.
dated August 27th,i 1917. g
GEORGE EBNER, Executor
of the Estate, Of Jacob s.
r, :, e., johnson, Decd
~ =. Il H..
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
SCOUTS ARE BEST BOYS.
Steady Decline In Delinquency is Due
to Outdoor Life.


Minneapolis, Minn.-The boy scout
movement has caused a steady decline
In delinquency, according to the state.
ment Of E. F. Waite. district judge Of
this city, who was one Of the organ.
izers Of the movement here seven years
ago and since that time has been par.
ticularly interested in the activities OF
the organization.
He pointed out that in spite of the
increase In population there has beer
a noticeable decrease in the cases OF
delinquency which are reported among
boys Of the scout age and declared
there Is every reason to believe ths'
the romance and outdoor life Of tb,
boy scout are the underlying reasons
for the decrease.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Walks to Enlist.

McAlester. Okla.-Just because he
mistrusted railroad John F. Dunham
walked thirty-five miles to reach an.
other line on his Journey to enlist.
When Dunham reached here he was
sockless and coatless. He made his
journey in three days.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
NO SECOND DRAFT
UNTIL The SPRING
Men Called Now Will FIJI
Every Camp.
TRANSPORTATION IS TAXED

New Definition of Married Man's Stat
US and That of Aliens ls a Matter to
Be Worked Out Before Another Call
= Is issued-inequities of System to Be
Shown by General Crowder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
ST. LOUIS BACK IN PORT
Armed Liner Completes First Round
Trim Through War Zone.

New York, April 9.-The AmeEi-
can liner St. Louis. first armed pass
enger vessel flying the American flag
to make round trip through the Ger
man submarine zone, docked here to-
day and landed sos passengers. The
liners three. big navai guns stood
g!istcn;nc and menacing, but the gun
crew stood frowning because they
had not been given chance to try
their Workmanship. The voyage was
without sensation. Lieut.. II. +.
Knaupp, from the battleship Arizona
and a gun crew of twenty men kept
I'D a constant watch for underwater
craft ali the way across, but saw moi
even an oily spot on the water, Watcn
was maintained day and night over
the two guns forward and the single
cannon aft.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
CAPITOL IN DANGER? CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Captain Conrad Johnson Asks for
One Hundred Men to Enlist in
Alexandria Light Infantry.

CAPTAIN Conrad johnson is in re-
ceipt of a communication from Col
onel Perry, of the First Virginia Regi,
ment, requesting him to proceed at
once with the work OF recruiting
Company G, known as the Aiexan-
dria Light Infantry, up to full wal
strength, which is $50 men.
In order to make sure of getting
the full number, Captain Johnson set
about his task today and wants 100
recruits. A recruiting Office
will be opened in the Armory, on
south Royal street, tonight, Another
recruiting station has been opened IN
the rooms of the Chamber OF Com
merce. corner of King and Washing
ton streets.
Captain Johnson said this morning
that # more men were obtained than
are needed for Company G, they coula
be mustered into other Virginia COM
mands. 1t is said that some fifteen or
more young men have signlhed their
intention of enlisting already ana
that more are expected to follow,
now that the orders have come from
headquarters.
CAPTAIN Johnson has also received
orders to the effect that recruits can
onlv be accepted up until the time
the company is ordered out. He re-
quests that all young men desiring to
ioin Company G, do so at once.
Should they wait until the company
has left Alexandria they may be as
stoned to such commands as the War
department may designate, which
MIGHT take them among strangers IN
stead of their being with friends as
they vii! be if they enlist here and
now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
Warming Sent TO Washington to
That Effect From New York City
Last Night.

Washington, April 9.-The United
States Capitol last night was sur
rounded by cordons of policemen, es-
tablished for protection against
threatened attack by dynamiters.
EARLY in the evening police headquar-
tiers. received message from New
York, of which the following is a
paraphrase:
Attempt will be made tonight
to blow up the United States Capitol
Look out for two bomb experts VINO
left New York today for express pur-
nose of wrecking that building.
The dispatch had been transmitted
through the United States secret SER
vice, it was said. The police express
ed the belief that no harm could come
to the Capitol, owing to the eXtraor-
dinary guard protection and that IN
illumination as bright as day has
been arranged at the Capitol building
ready to use nightly ever since
March l.
Police and secret service watchers
at the Union station failed to identity
or apprehend the alleged bomb on
perts up to midnight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
TO INCREASE FOOD CROPS.
Extensive Campaign Planned fO
Southern States.

Extensive Campaign Planned for
Southern States.
Atlanta, Ga, April 9.-Plans for
an extensive campaign to increase
the food crops of the South as war
measure were being laid in a series
of conferences participated in by the
Atlanta and Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, the Southern Cattlemen's
Association and the Special Food
Crops Agricultural School, an organi,
zation of women.
Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture, sent South to oper
the Federal governments campaign
for increased food crops. addressed
Joint meeting of the Atlanta ano
Georgia Chambers of Commerce. The
Southern Cattlemen's Association II
convention here also has invited Mir
Vrooman to address it.
Special stress has been laid OF
statements made by government OF
fcials that unless the Southeastern
States raised more food crops th'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
PLOT TO POISON RATI0NS.
Employe of Chicago Packing House
Arrested by Secret Service Men.

Employe of Chicago Packing House
Arrested by Secret Service Men.
Chicago. April 9.-Agents of the
Department of Justice have taken
into custody here an cmploye OF Will
son & Co.. packers, on q charge OF
plotting to poison meat sent out OF
the stock yards on Government or
ders.
Poison in large quantities was dis
covered. and as result the stock
yards are being turned into a
stockade, surrounded by barbed wire
carrying heavy voltage Of electric
itv and manned by 100 extra guards.
Elevated trains are not being run
into the yards between Z o'clock p.
m. and $50 a. m.
Others arrested include an assist
ant foreman of the International Har-
vester Company's plant, two clerks
in State street stores who had taken
photographs of important railroad
bridges, an employe of Wilson & Co.
packers, and three Hindus employed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
FLAGRAISINGSATURDAY
Two Thousand People Present to See
.'Old Glory" Swung to the Breeze
by Southern Railway Employees

The flag raising and patriotic den-
onstration held on Saturday after
neon by the employees of the South
ern Railway company at the round
house at Wolfe and Henry streets
called out some two thousand or more
people and presented scene that
will long be remembered by all who
participated.
Never before in the history Of the
world has that flag meant so much
to humanity as it does today" said
Representative Charles G.. Carlin,
in the patriotic address made by him.
Willard X. Blewett, student in the
Alexandria high sIhool, also deliver
ed an address.
AS cold Glory" was raised TO the
top of the staff, by little Miss Myra
Harmon, assisted by Eugene Fuller,
master mechanic. the call to the
colors was sunded by bug!er J. C..
Weitzman, of Troop c, Second Cav
airy, of Fort Myer, and the band
played "The Star Spangled Banner"
followed by "Dixie," and other patrio-
tic airs, amid great enthusiasm.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. E. 7. Kirkley, pas
tor f the Methodist Protestant
Church. The speakers were intro
duced by J. w. Collins. president of
the machinists' union. Frank Morri-
son, secretary Of the American Fede-
ration of Labor, another speaker. said
that the wage earners of the country
are solidly behind the government
and that they wanted peace but only
with honor. The flag is nine by
twenty feet in size and floats from a
pole eighty feet high.
The High School Cadets and
large number of students were in at
tendance as we'll Music was furn-
ished by the Indian Guard Band.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
TO HAVE NO LABOR STRIKES
Gompers Back of. PrOmise-Dcfense
of Country to be First Considera-
tion of Laborine Organizations.


of Country to be First Considera-
ton of Laboring Organizations.
Washington, April 9.-No strikes
or labor disputes of any kind during
the war is the program of the labor
committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense advisory commission.
headed by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of Labor.
In report unanimously adopted
bv the council and commission, and
made public last night, the commit
tee declares :'the defense and safety
of the nation must be the first con-
sideration of all patriotic citizens.
and proposes that whenever emergen-
cies arise requiring change OF stan
dards, such changes should be made
only after investigation and approval
by the Council of National Defense.
This action is interpreted as giving
the United States promise of com
plete freedom from industrial disputes
such as hampcred England early II
the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
Tonight at Richmond.

Few American writer's for the
stage have caught the real spirit ef
what the people want better than MIR.
Cohan and broadway Jones' which
will he seen a. the Richmond tonight,
is particularly happy choice as his
initial screen vehicle. The subject
gives him an opportunity to shine in
the very kind of thing he can do bet
ter, perhaps, than anyone else OF to-
day. namely to present a swiftly
moving. interesting and dramatic
story about topic universally known.
Knowing his own talents better than
any other. he has given himself We
hicle in broadway Jones" which al
lows his characteristic touches, Sc
we'll known throughout the country
ample play.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
: BOARDWALK CROWDED.
Easter Parade Attracts 10000 WISH
tors to Atlantic City.


tors to Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, N. j., April Sit is
estimated there were nearly l30,Oot
visitors here yesterday for the big
annual Easter parade on the board
walk. All the hotels and cottages
are filled to capacity. Washington
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York sent large numbers.
A beautiful morning succeeded an
evening of dazzling moonlight. There
was a tinge of winter. wind in the
air and furs were seen here and
there. Velvets and furs, small hats
and hats of lofty height and unusual
shapes. and of varied colors, contrib
uted to Tie brilliancy of the parade
The feminine tendency to yellow
and green this season amounts al
most to a passion. Every shade OF
these colors was seen. Blue was
next in evidence; then soft gray and
delicate browns; but there was COM
paratively little red. Hosiery and
CATERS followed surprisingly con-
scrvative principles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
REUNION AT V. p. |.
Eypect to Organize Company of vol
unteers From Faculty and Town
Deople for Drills.

Il IN
unteers From Faculty and Town
people for Drills.
Blacksburg, Va, April 9.--The third
and last term of this session at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute began
March 81, and will continue until
Friday, June s, the first day OF COM
mencement week. A committee OIL
the faculty is, now arranging the
program for finals, and II II. Hill,
executive secretary Of the alumni
association, is busy with plans to
have the biggest reunion of old stu
dents in the history of the college
at that time. Mr.. Hill visited the
alumni chapter in Bluefeld on Sat
urday ane will 60 to Richmond
shortly for a conference with the
members of the chapter there.
Captain Clifford C. Carson, United
States Army, has taken up his du-
ties as commandant of cadets at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and
the war spirit now abroad in the
country is reflected in the kind OF
drills that are held each day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
TEAR DOWN GERMAN FLAG.
Foolish Servant Girl Causes Near
Riot in Merchantville.

Merchantville n. j. April g. A
large German flag hanging from the
front of the home of C. II. Cook, al
Cedar and Centre streets, caused a
crowd to collect and d committee was
named to ask that the offensive flag
be hauled down at once. The Ge--
man servant girl who came to the
door said the flag would stay where
it was and. Barbara Frcitchic-like
she declared they could shoot her be-
fore she would remove it.
Mayor Mc.AlIister was waited on by
the crowd and said he would not per-
nit a German flag in Merchantvil!e
When the crowd had decided to tear
down the flag by lassoing it with a
rope. Mr.. Cook came down the street
and he invited the crowd to take the
FLAG and do with it what they wished
He cut the ropes and the emblem ot
the Kaiser fluttered to the street
where It was soon in flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
TO Hold Patriotic Meeting.

A mass meeting is to be called in
this city in the near future at which
time Representative Carlin will dis
cuss the issues Of the war and it is
also stated that a movement is on
foot to organize ''home guard com
panv among the men Of the city
who have had military training for
the protection of property, In case
of an invasion, in the absence OF the
Alexandria Light Infantry which it
is expected will be called away at any
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
100000 CARPENTERS READY.
Union Offers Their Services Wherever
Government Needs Them.

Indianapolis. Ind, April 9.-The
services of the entire organization of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America. which has
a membership of about 100000, will
he offered Immediately to the Govern
ment in the war, pursuant to reso-
luton adopted Saturday by the Exec
utive Board of the brotherhood, in
session here. The resolution says
the service offered is that of mechan-
les in whatever manner they may be
most needed. e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
BR AZIL TO BREAK?
Entire Press of That Country De-
mand that Relations With Ger
manY he Served

mand that Relations With Ger
many he Served.
Rio de Janeiro, April S.-The en-
tire Brazilian press today demands a
break with Germany as the result OF
the receipt of telegram from the
captain of the Brazilian steamship
Parana to the effect that the vessel
was cannonaded by the German sub
marine after being torpedoed on
Cherbourg. The German legation has
fully packed up" and IS prepared to
depart for Montevideo Immediately
after the rupture, which is now be-
lievcd inevitable, The archives OF the
German envoy here will be handed
over to the Spanish legation, which
will be asked to represent German IN
terests in Brazil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
Guests in City.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Craighead
and twin sons, Masters Frank and
John Craighead, who nave been the
guests of Mrs. Craighead's mother,
Mrs. John r. Johnson, in north
Washington street, have returned to
their home in Falls Church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Johnson and Master
Albert Johnson, who have also been
the guests of Mrs. John T. Johnson,
have returned to their home in Albu-
Gueraue. New Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
ARTHUR WEIGH PARDONED.
His Case Was TO Have Come up for
Trial Today Before Judge Barley.

Arthur WEIGH. who entered plea
of guilty on the charge of selling
liauir in violation of the state liquor
law. whose case was to have come up
in the Corporation Court today before
Judge Louis c. Barley. received
pardon from Governor Stuart and
was discharged. after giving a bond
for $500 not to violate the law again
for one year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

Miss Mary Hughes, who has been
the guest of Mrs. William \. Smith.
at her home in Rosemont, has re-
turned to her home in Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

Lieut.. John X. White, Third Field
Artillery, N. G. N. Y, of Buffalo, New
York, was the weekend guest Of
Miss G. Pauline Dolan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
T.BOAT FAILURE MEANS END,

Socialist Paper Says All Knew This
From Start.
Amsterdam. April 9.-The Chemnitz
Socialist paper, Volkstimme. frankly
admits that if the unrestricted sub
marine war should prove failure
Germany is lost.
eve all knew this on the day un-
restricted submarine war was an
nounced,' adds the paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

A total of 81 persons were III AZ
tendance at the First Baptist Sunday
School yesterday.
George A. Norris has been award
ed the contract to place new rooi
on the Armory on south Royal street
at a cost of about 81 ,0O0.
Mr.. Eugene Branch is spending a
| week with his parents. MI. and MIS-.
Patrick Branch, at their home at
| Margo Terrace, in Ashcville, n. g.,
and will later return to the Episcopal
High School at Alexandria where he
is a student.
Suspicions were aroused here yes
terdav bv a stranger who was seen
to be taking pictures in the vicinity Of
the water front near the Alexandria
gas plant and the Alexandria County
Lighting plant. 1t was reported to
the police.
St. Mary's Dramatic club will give
the three-act farce comedy "Prof.
Pepp," in the Young Mems Sodaiity
Lvceum hall tomorrow and Wednes-
dav evenings. The comedy is said to
be replete with funny situations anu
pleasant entertainment is assured.
The children of the city who had
planned to go to George Washing
ton park today to enjoy their annuai
cgg-rolling as has been the custom
for years at Easter time, were dis
appointed to find snow on the ground
this morning.
A resolution providing for the pur-
chase Of "Colross," the handsome
colonial residence Of VIM. A. Smoot,
IS expected will he adopted by the
citv council tomorrow night, at
cost of $4,000. The property VIII
be rcmodeled into school for col
orcd children if it is bought.
An automobile driven by Wayne
Lynn. of Indian Ecad, Nd, in which
were s people, collied with tree near
.North Braddock yesterday afternoon.
when an attempt was made to pass
a machine going in the opposite hirec-
+;cn Tie automobile went down
four-foot cmbankment and was con-
siderably wrecked. Mr.. Lynn wac
bruised and cut about the lace as
were several of the others, including
Anna Schriner. Miss Marion Schrmer,
Miss Thelma Spivey and Mrs, Marie
Spttle. It is said that President VIII
son. who was passing in his automo-
bile. stopped and directed the secret
service men who were with him to
assist the party.
After the social quictudc of the
7 Jenten season the Easter week les
tivit;es will begin tonight with
dance rivcn by Miss Ruth Roberts
and Miss Jean Harmon Rooefts
at the home of their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, in
West End. Tomorrow evening the
Junior Assembly will give dance
in the auditorium of the F.lks' Home
Wednesday evening will be the dance
o fthe Assembly, in the Elks audi
torium. Thursday evening the oio
Dominion Boat Club will present
black face burlesquc, in the Opera
House, from which ten per cent o.
tie proceeds will be given to the
Red Cross, and the members OF the
ladies' auxiliary will act as ushers'
FRIDAY evening. in the Elks' auditor
ium the members Of tire German
Club will give an extra subscription
dance. beginning at o'clock. While
the Junior German Club will holo
their scmi-monthly dance Friday at
ternoOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

A total of 81 persons were IN at
tendance at the First BAPTIST sunday
School yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
Long Expected.

The action of the Austrian govern
ment has been expected ever since
the United States declared state of
war to exist between this country
and Germany.
Whether the break with Austria is
to be followed by war with that coun-
try. will be question for the Austrian
government to answer. Despite the
fact that the Vienna authorities sub
scrbed by formal note 10 the German
submarine decree which led to a
break and then war with Germany.
the American government has been
willing heretofore to maintain friend
", relations so long as no active part
was played by Austria in the subma-
rine campaign.
Thus it may De assumed that un-
less Austria herself declares war, no
action of this sort will be taken by
the United States unless it is pro-
voked by an act of war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

section might prove a liability in case
of war. 1t was stated that this sec
ton spent S600,000,O00 for food grown
in the West and Middle West last
year. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09
WE SPECIALIZE

Printing of the Highest Quality.
Commercial Press,
H. W. Wade,
Printers -. Phone so. - Publisher
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-09

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W. Smith. 107
north Fairfax street. 1-12-tf