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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
PEACE CONFERENCE
Will Not be Held at the Instance.
NJ ra,arafn P noce

Will Not be Held at the instance %
Germany-No Separate peace.
Stockholm, Sweden, May 1.-The
Forthcoming peace conference OF the
international socialist bureau is not
% be held at the instance Of the Ger
mans and will moi work for sepa-
rate peace, said Pieter Iroelstra'
Dutch socialist leader and chairman
IF the executive committee, In an
interview today with the Associated
Press.
"That is the last thing in the
world it will do" he said. 1--WE are
not working for a separate peace
and do not desire it. What we want
IS universal peace, and We believe
The time has come when there IS a
chance. of achieving it. We are most
optimistic as to the outlook.
Gas long ago as last August the
idea of this conference had taker
shape and the executive committee
1ad begun laying plans. Some time
later we received a letter from Nor
is Hillquitt, of New York, saying
that the American Socialists de
nanded that a peace conference be
held not later than March !, anc
hat if we did not call one they
would. We asked them to wait unit
the middle of March. 1t is absolute
~ untrue to say We are meeting a
German or Austrian solicitation Of
instigation."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
Notice of Annual Meeting
PHILADELPHIA. April 9th,

Philadelphia, April 9th, 1917.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lanston Monotype
Machine Company will be held at the
Elks Home, corner Prince and Royal
Streets, Alexandria, Va. at twelve
o'clock noon, on Thursday, the Bird
day of May, 1917, for the purpose of
electing a Board of Directors to serve
for the ensuing year and transactinc
such other business rs may properly
come before it.
Transfer books will be closed on
April 23d, at four o'clock p. M, and
will be reopened on May 8th at ten
o'clock 4. m.
By order of the Board of Directors.
w. ARTHUR SELLMAN,
91-1Gt. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
Notice

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Seminole Land & IN
vcstment Company, will be held at
the principal office of the Company
No. III south Fairfax street. Alex
andria. Virginia, on Monday, May T.
1911, between the hours of 10 a. m .
and II noon, to elect Directors for
the ensuing year, and for the transac,
ton of such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
9G-td L. V. French, secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY,

Censor Prevents News of Internal
Troubles From Leaking Out. va
London May Ia dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from The Hague
says: s 81
Travellers from Germany announce
that strikes ;have been going on for
the last ten days in Westphal and q
the Rhine provinces, especial ia the
steel industry. The military nthori-
ties consequently have forbidden
newspapers to be sent out OF the
country"
Most interest is centered on what
may happen in Austria-Hungary.
For weeks past-ever since the news
of the Russian revolution-there have
been persistent rumors OF peace NOV
es from the dual monarchy, and it is
known the nation is suffering greatly
from lack of food and general wear
mess with war.
Paris, May l.-Germany is closing
her frontier tight and suppressine
newspapers because Of an epidemic
of typhus now raging, in many big in;
dustrial centers, according to belief
expressed by the Lausanne (Switzer'
land) correspondent of Information
today. The epidemic is attributed to
malnutrition. In many German cities
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.

Steamers Of this line leave Alex
andria every Monday 4:3O P. M.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TIKI
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcellah
Freight for Baltimore, philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills
of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, S3.25 re-
turn trip $3.50. State rooms one was
$1.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
KILLED BY HER PET CAT

3load Poisoning Develops From
Scratch on Hand.
Philadelphia, May blood po:s-
oninG, caused by the scratch of pet
at, caused the death in the Chest
nut Hill Hospital, yesterday of Mrs.
Eleanor NJ. s. Myers, wife of S.
Horace Myers, n lawyer, with Offices
in the Real Estate Trust Building
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
NOW
6((0)C
Licensed Osteopath in Virginia.
DIR. EARLE S. WILLARD

Former president and for ten year
professor Of Osteopathy, Philadel-
phia College, 526 King ST., Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday from 8 to
p. m.
City Phone, 335W and
Long distance Columbia, 5000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
BEACH & WOOD
Alexandria, Va,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fish, Oysters. CLANS and Crabs
Corner Of King and Union SITS. :.
Fish received daily from our nets and
prices lower than the lowest.
To be convinced give us
call.
Country orders solicited and promp-
tly attended to. Our terms-best re-
ferences or money orders.
Bell 422 Both Phone Home 81
S4-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01

llished beyond doubt that the toll q
life included:
The Vacuum's skipper, Capt. S. S.
Harris, of New York.
Twenty members Of his crew.
The commander Of the United
States naval guard aboard the Va
cum, Lieut.. Clarence c. Thomas.
Eleven members Of his naval crew.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
TO RAISE INDIAN CAVALRY.
Representative Kahn Would Use
Regiments on Border.

Representative Kahn, of Califor-
MIA, who led the fight in the House
for the military draft bill, introduced
bill yesterday to authorize organiza-
ton of 10 or more regiments Of In
dian cavalry, to be designated "the
North American Indian Cavalry
They would be under regular army
officers or Indian officers appointed by
the chief of staff of the army.
Mr.. Kahn said his idea was thai
they be used on the Mexican border.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-01
OIL STEAMER SUNK.

Thirty-One Americans Believed to
Have Perished.
New York, May |. -Thirty-one
American lives are believed to have
been lost when the armed American
oil-carrying steamship Vacuum was
torpedoed and sunk by German sub
marine off the north coast of Ireland
last Saturday while en- route from
a British to an American port.
Newspaper dispatches from London
and cable advices to the ships owa-
ers, the Vacuum Oil Company, of
New York, were somewhat conflict
ing, but late tonight it seemed estab-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
SOUTHERN FARMERS DIVERSITY


Washington. Dec. Recommending
on tho report OF the United States
agricultural department on the area
" winter wheat sown this year in
companion with last year. President
Harrison. Of the Southern Railway
company. said:
The ngures show q gratifying ten
dsncy In the direction of crop divorsi-
ncation. In every Southern State
travsrsed by Southern railway lines,
except Kentucky and Tennessee, the
acreage reported this year shows a
substantial increase over last year.
Kentucky shows q decrease and the
acreage In Tennessee Is the same as
last year. The largest increases are
shown ! n Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
ssssippi-States into which the cot.
ton boil weevil has spread. Georgia
n Alabama show increases of Ia
per cent. over last year. while Mis-
sissippi. which has heretofore grown
little wheat. shows an increase OF
1s7 per cent.
These increases in wheat acreage
are In line with increases in Other
crops and with increasing the numbe,
and improving the quality of farm an
imals In the South and show tina
Southern farmers are making rea
progress In the way OF producing, a,
far as possible. everything consumed
ON the farm and Of having othe,
things besides cotton and tobacco eo,
sale"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
PLAN TO PREVENT SLIDES.
Getting Gaillard Out on Panama Ca,
nal in Good Shape.

Washington, Dec. 29.--The channel
through t~reacherous slides Of Gail
lard cut in the Panama canal is now
in better condition than ever before.
The work of clearing the passage
with hope against recurrence against
the slides is far advanced. The la
test official statement says:
1.-The central cut through which the
vessels pass, known as Hailing cham
mel, has a minimum depth of thirty
three feet. This is opposite the rock
known as Gibraltar, at the foot Of the
East Culebra slide. At parts between
the Culebra slide and at Curcaracha
slide, as we'll as the channel, has been
dredged to at least thirty fee for the
full width of 800 feet between the
prism lines.
THE dredges Corozal and Paratso
are at work in the slide area cutting
in behind it to prevent it's being
pushed forward. A lumber of drills
are engaged every day, including Sun
days, on the work of drilling and
blasting the rock for the dredges to
remove it. 1t has been considerably
reduced in size. and now extends
only about thirty feet above the sur
face of the water in the cut. The
smaller dredges have been withdrawn
because only a few can work to ad-
vantage in the area to which dredg.
ing is nov confined, and the large
~dredges can operate less extensively.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
SECOND IN GOOD HEALTH.
Springs Treasures Friends In South
Carolina.

Springs Treasures Friends In South
Carolina.
Columbia, Dec. 30.--Word that
there 10 no serious sickness among the
officers and men Of the Second South
Carolina infantry. In camp at Ell Paso,
Texas. Is conveyed in a Telegram
from Col. Holmes b. Springs. CON-
handing. to The State. The message
says that the regiment Is now back
In camp and that everything has been
done to minimize exposure.
Col. Springs message reads:
"In view Of many anxious tele-
grams being received regarding
health Of men please announce that
there Is no serious sickness at this
time. Regiment back in camp. Tents,
mess halls and kitchens are foored
and walled. minimizing exposure 10
weather conditions. Every effort is
directed to care Of the men. Regi-
ment sends seasons greetings to the
good people Of South Carolina"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

any fraud, misrepresentation, forgery
Or improper use Of warehouse, certif-
Gates or licenses.
The new United States grain stand
ard act approved August II, 1916, re.
4uires the secretary of agriculture to
establish official grain standards ap-
plicable to all grain shipped in inter-
state or foreign In &C
cordance Herewith, the official stand
ards for shelled com were promulgat-
ed September ., in effect on and after
December 1. The official standards
will quickly follow for wheat, rye,
oats, barley, 1aXseed and other grains
Already government standards are
universally applied co cotton for ship
ment in interstate or foreign COM
merce. No federal law as yet requires
official standards for wool and tobac-
co, but the next session of
Will be asked to authorize United
States official star dards for these
crops. also for other nonperishable
produce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
TO CONTROL
New Committee Appointed by Great
Britain.

London. Dec. 29.-It was officially
announced today that owing to the
constantly increasing requirements of
alcohol for the production Of NUM-
tons and for other war purposes,
the minister Of munitions had ap-
pointed a committee representing the
distillery interests as we'll as the GOV
eminent departments to consider the
best means to adopt t O secure ade-
quate supplies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
TO LIQUIDATE POWER COM
PANY.
G~rcenville- Carolina Concern to 30
Absorbed by Big Merger. .

Grcenville- Carolina Concern to 30
Absorbed by Big Merger. .
Greenville, Dec. 2S.-The Green
ville-Carolina Power Company, which
erected and controlled the Saluda dam
and power plants near here. will be
liquidated at once according to O de-
cision reached here today ut a meet
ing of the stockholders. Holdings
will be transferred to the Southern
Public Utilities company affiliated
With the Southern Power company and
the Piedmont Northern railway, of
which J.. B. Duke is the head. The
preferred stock is to be paid for ut
par with accrued interest, the amount
Of which is approximately $500, 900.
Most of this stock, however, was al
ready owned by the Southern Public
Utilities company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
FLYING SCHOOL FOR AIKEN.
United States Sends Officer to Report
on Fitness for Military Aviation
Academy.

Washington. Dec. 29.-The first
step toward establishing an aviation
school at Aiken was taken by the war
department today when Capt. Thomas
Dew Milling, Jr.. military aviator, sig
nal corps. was detailed to 60 to Aiken
and make a close investigation of
the physical and geographical condi-
lions and report to the department
at once as to the availability Of the
proposed site at Aiken for the school.
Capt. Milling is now on his way to
Aiken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
FAVo': s$tE OF BONDS.
IN GIVES ASSENT TO THIS
METHOD OF MEETING
DEFICIT.
Preparedness Account, Shipping Plan,
Nitrate Plant, and Danish West In
dies Said to be Responsible for Ex-
cess of Expenditures.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Tentative
approval having been given by Pres
ident Wilson to PLANS for a bond is
u to meet a part of the prospective
deficit at the end of the next fiscal
year, administration leaders in con-
gress are preparing to bring in their
revenue bills as soon as possible after
the holiday recess. 1t became known
today that they lave urged that the
president deliver a special message
or adopt some other means to spur
both houses to prompt action so that
the necessary legislation may be
passed before the end Of the present
session.
1t has been agreed that n bond
issue shall be charged to the ac-
count of extraordinary army and
navy expenditures. Representative
Hull of Tennessee, author of the in
come tax law. outlined TODAY a plan
he has drafted fer the consideration
of the ways and means committee for
separating the preparedness account
from the ordinary expenses and re-
ceipts OF the COVE rnment. He figures
that ordinary expenses this year and
next will be less than the estimated
ordinary receipts and that special
taxation and bond issues will be need
ed only to cover excess disbursements
for various purposes, including army,
navy and Notifications extensions.
Mr. HulTs plan contemplates the
issuance OF $125, coo, 900 Of Panama
canal bonds for army and navy en-
penses, 100000 900 for expenses un-
der the shiI Jing act and for the pro-
posed nitrate plant, and $25, 900, 600
to pay for the Danish West Indies,
or a total of $780, coo, 600.
Treasury officials today figured that
the plan Of Representatives Gardner
Of Texas, to be pressed by him in
COMMITTEES, for e 20 per cent, ad va
klsssAE-sssxEenA - taapeEss91ssxxSs
and s per cert. increase Oh air sarti-
cles now dditable would add $685.
639,895 to the for the period
between March ], next, and July 1,
1918, provided imports continued ut
the present rate. Strong opposition
to this plan already is apparent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
GIRL KILLS HER BROTHER,
weapon Discharged While Children
Were Playing With 1t.

Pamplico, Dec. 2s.-While playing
with a shotgun on the front porch of
their home, little Rosie Lee Hyman
shot her tweive-year-old brother. The
little boy dice in a few minutes. The
children had taken a shotgun from
the house and were playing with it,
when the gun accidentally discharg-
ed and the entire load entered her
brothers side just above the heart.
The community Is saddened by the
distressing incident. The parents of
the children are Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Hyman, who live about 1 1.2
miles from town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

Of Hrinson, ahd who is from e,ie,sol
the Oldest Ana most respected sami-
lies OF this community. leaves a wife
and four children. He had been q
rural free deliver ycarrier from Brun-
son for about six years.
Keb Nettles, who was about "a
years Of age, came to Hampton coun-
ty from Colleton county, and has been
a tenant on the Lightsey place for
about two years. He, too, leaves a
wife and several children.
Perry w. Lightsey. about SO years
OF age, is a native Of this county.
He has large family connections and
Is a man Of influence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
Makes Record Through Canal.

washington. Dec. 29.-The recor,
time for passing a ship through tn
Panama canal has been lowered L,
six hours and twenty minutes. o.
December ~ the Pacific steam navi.
cation liner Acajulta passed through
In that time. which was FIVE minutes
better than the previous record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
Don't Forget to Spray.

Have you made your attack on
the San Jose scale yet? Remember
that this is jus: about the worst
enemy of fruit trees in South Caro-
lima, and that the only effective way
to control it is to spray your trees
during the Writer months while
there is no foliage on the trees.
Commercial limo-sulphur, in the
proportion of r gallon to nine
gallons Of water, is the spray TO
Use
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
CONEERENCE ON RAILWAY
PROBLEM OF NO AVAIL.
Roads Decline to COncede Wage
Schedule Arrangement and Efforts
Come to NOught.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Conferences
between representatives of the rail-
roads and the fou brotherhoods of
railway employees at which were dis
cussed the possibilities of a settlement
of the eight hour controversy were
discontinued abruptly today when It
became apparent IN agreement could
not be reached.
1t was announced by both sides that
there would be no more meetings
until after the supreme court hands
down its decision on the constitution
ality of the Adamson act.
The break came, it was learned,
When the railroads representatives
refused to cOncede the demands of
the brotherhoods chiefs for an agree
nent toward the enforcement of the
new wage schedule fixed by the
Adamson law, which goes into effect
January l..
h brotherhood chiefs held, it was
said, that their men had the right t
begin drawing wages according to the
scale provided by the Adamson law
Immediately after the law became eff
f~ective. irrespective of the suits
brought by the railroads to test it's
| validity.
A statement issued by Elisha Lee,
chairman of the conference commit
tee of railway managers, covered the
position assumed by the railroads on
this point. The statement said:
The railroads will await the deci-
sion of the supreme court in III
Adamson law test case. BY agreement
with the department of justice at
Washington the railroads will keep q
record from January l of the wages of
all employees affected by the Adam
son law, in order that, if the law is
upheld by the court, the employees
will receive the extra back pay due
them. The rights of the employees in
the interval will thus be amply pro-
tected.
4sESE0e. 4eetemeqf .1e2s
the press that 5he ae6sS<
mittee has been aiding in prepxrih9
a bill to be supported by the railroads
and the employees alike, and to be Of
fered as a substitute for the legisla-
ton proposed by the administration
to hold strikes in abeyance until after
an investigation by a public body. The
national conference committee has not
been a party to such q programme"
The railroad managers said it would
be- folloy for them in view Of the
award made last week by a board Of
arbitration in the case of the switch
mems union to pay the $4,000 SWITCH
men who are members of the broth
erhoods at the rate Of ten hours pay
for an eight hour day, when the
award grants only nine hours pay for
eight hours work.
Other than to say that they expe It
to return to their homes in "a hours,
the brotherhood leaders refused to be
quoted after the meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

Get rid of all boarder cows. They
reduce your profits. Feed is too
high to he feeding poor COWS. The
BabcOck Tester will tell YOU if they
are paying you n profit. Test your
cows. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

1ktsr yaitSths 64mAndss cf the Allies
have been atisfisd.
The German navy to be handed
over and distributed among Entente
nations.
x"As . guarantee against future wal
the Allies are to insist upon the de-
mocratization OF the German govern.
ment.
THE Kiel canal to be n~eutralized
under an international nom German
commission. including the Entente
countries. the United States and other
neutrals."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03
SPAIN REJECTS PROPOSALS.
Will Not Cooperate With United
States.

London, Dec. 30.-A Madrid dis
patch says Spain has notified the
United States that she cannot support
President Wilson's peace efforts. It
should be noted that other dispatch
es indicate that Spain will join the
United States and other neutrals in
The effort TO bring about peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

kaf s1l(fS cs&srevefuy Into
- eonsrsIs Tor s~stslsnnsnt
r1tae1aU % part Of the prsstdsnt's
tsosESmms will begin before the sem
~ coznmerts sommittee next Tues
day. Witnesses for the roads. the
brothsrhoodB ana the general public
have been advised to appear then to
present their views on the PROPOSALS
TO prevent threatened strikes pending
Inquiries ami to authorize the presi-
dent to take over railroad. telegraph
And telephone lines In times OF mill
tary necessity.
Brotherhood men. aided by the
American Federation Of Labor. will
night the proposed strike postpone-
ment amendment vigorously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-03

~ w tN Ah4A f&Alo
condition Of such product. Hence,
such receipts ARE easily and widely
negotiated as delivery orders or as
collateral for loans. and therefore of
definite assistance in financing crops. .
Now let the farmers who produce
these crops unite to own and operate
their W United States bonded ware
Houses in which these crops are stored
and from which they are sold. This
will give producers the same facili-
ties for selling or trading in their
products that are enjoyed on the
board of trades in the great cities.
For instance, warehouse receipts are
issued n Chicago. New York and 9TH
err terminal cities by warehouses oper-
ating in accordance with State laws.
Such warehouse receipts. or railroad
receipts representing the same stuff
in transit to market, are used as COL
lateral for loans or advances, or the
receipts are bought and sold, to the
extent of millions of dollars daily dur
ing the busy season.
Applying the same principle to the
farmers W warehouse, under the
new federal act, may prove Of even
greater advantage to farmers than
similar c~Onveniences have been in the
commerce of our cities and the export
trade. The new law will do for tho
marketing Of these products much the
same service that modern banking
does for facilitating m by the
well-nigh universal system of paying
bills by personal checks.
To comply with the law, the ware
house itself need be only sufficient to
protect it's contents, but the best will
be the cheapest. One structure may
contain any or all grades of the pro-
duce named in the act, but grades
must not be mixed.
Farmers need not store all their
stuff in the bonded warehouse. Each
grower could put in a goodly supply,
leaving word with the warehouseman
how much more he had of each grade
or article back on his farm. This
would save storage charges until the
stuff was called for to be marketed
when it could be stored or pass
through the warehouse for certifca.
ton as to grade.
fiOn IS to grade.
Nothing in the federal law shall be
construed to interfere with State laws
to warehouse, warehousemen,
wcighers, graders and classifers or
with similar federal laws. On the
contrary, the secretary Of agriculture
is authorized to cooperate with State
officials i'm the enforcement of State
laws in order to carry out the prOvi-
Of the United States warehouse
act. Heavy penalties r imposed for