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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-19
Mrs. Post, of Rosemont, left this
morning for Kingston, New York.

Mrs. B. F. Nails and daughter have
gone to Mobile, Alabama.
Mrs. C. E. Bealle, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mrs. Mamie Sonners
at her home in south Payne street.
The members of Company B.
Alexandria Home Guards, will drill
at the armory this evening at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. Nancy A. Hall, aged 90, died
at her late home, 1006 Pendleton
street, last night. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
The Allison w. C. T. U. will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at. the
Children's home. All members are
requested to attend as special busi-
ness matters will be. brought up.
Herbert j. Baker and Miss Grace
D. Hottie both of this city, were
married last night at the parsonage
of St. Mary's Catholic Church by
the Rev. Joseph Kelly.
Martha Washington Chapter, No.
42, Order of Eastern Star, will hold
its regular monthly meeting tonight
at 8 o'clock tonight in Masonic
Temple.
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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

only in the army itself, but in that
marvellous complex of industrial and
transportation activities which con-
stitute the enginery of war. The
farms, shorthanded, are called upon
for double duty. After the war mil
lions of men will be returned to the
pursuits of peace at time of radical
industrial and financial readjust.
ments. The world will then have to
be reconstructed and the healing OF
the wounds of civilization must be
very largely brought about through
an enlightened and radically new
and progressive land and agricultural
policy.
THE world calls upon us for
new and better agriculture now
AFTER the war the situation will de-
manG the most enlightened. far
sighted and broad-minded statesman
ship
"The requirements of agriculture
after the war will be only partially
financial problems. They will be pre-
Idaminantly land problems. The
bringing of unused land into use:
the bringing Of partially used lands
into full and complete use; the abo
lition of our terrible system of land .
lor6ism; the reconstruction of rurai
life; the building up of new kind
OF rural school; the conversion of the
business of farming into one in
which a man of intellect and enter
prise may be proud to labor with his
cwr hands; the solution of our mar
keting questions; the building up ot
vast system of cooperative enter
prises among farmers by means OF
which they shall be able to solve
their problems.
There are financial problems IF
the greatest magnitude which ought
to be carefully studied to the end
that vigorous and far-reaching meas
ures may be adopted in order to meet
the needs Of American agriculture
after the war. The fact may be no
ted here that the life insurance COM
panies of the United States. CON-
manding as they d. the largest vol-
ume of loanable funds in existence
.have loaned on real estate about one
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
Weather Bureau
Predicts Freezing
Weather For This
Section By
Sunday Night

Tampa, Fla, Dec. Especial to
the Telegram)-A storm is raging
over eastern Texas and high pressure
is ever the plains States. 1t is zero
OF below in Missouri and Kansas and
freezing at Galveston.
The forecast is fair and colder to-
right with frost and temperature
of about "A. Sunday fair with a cold
wave Sunday hight when there will
be heavy frost and temperature near
I; eeZing.
Fair Weather After Monday
Washington, Dec. S.-Generally
fair weather with rising temperature
after Monday is the forecast for the
South Atlantic States for the week
beginning Sunday.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
(By Associated Press. }

New York. Dec. 8.-Declaring
that the life insurance companies
have become the largest distinguish.
able factor in the farm loan business,
Herbert Quick of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, before the Eleventh An
nua' Convention Of the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents here tc
day. urged the national need for the
appcrtionment of still more of their
fun6s for the financing of agricu,-
tural production. At present, he
said, about $1,000, 900 of policy hold.
.ers reserves are employed in this
activity.
mo greater problem ever confront
ed The American people than the ne
Cessity of increasing production and
the maintenance of permanent soil
fe~,ility," said Mr. Quick For the
economic pinch is now upon us. 1t
has come upon us almost with the
suddenness of thunderbolt.
Just at the time when the popu
larion Of the United States ha-
reached the point of absorbing al
most to the danger point our agricul
tural products. there is thrown upon
rs by the terrprs of an unparalleled
wa. the task 81 not only supplying
ourselves but for saving as best we
may for the wants of an equal mum
b"r Of people who are fighting our
battles on the sanguinary fields of
Europe and Asia. Just when produc
tion in the other agricultural coun-
tries of the world has been reduced
to it's lowest ebb, just when the
transportation system of the world
has been requisitioned for the trans.
port and supply of armies and is put
daily in jeopardy by the barbarous
methods of a powerful and unscrupu
lous enemy, the farms of the United
States are called upon to increase
their production with a decreased
labor supply.
Hundreds of thousands. nav mil
lions of men. are withdrawn from
reaceful pursuits and enlisted no
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
SAY, WHAT HAS
HAPPENED TO SAM?

by Hermann Hagedorn of The
New York, Dec. s.-There IL
trouble in certain homes in New
York City. One of these days, if tho
government isn't more careful in the
way It grants furloughs to its men at
Yaphank, there are going to be
riots in certain sections of New
York City.
For there was wailing and gnash-
ing Of teeth when the boys were
dragged unwillingly into the army
of the United States; but there Is
going to be worse wailing anu
gnashing of teeth one of these days.
Because
The boys are beginning to come
rome on furlough;. and having been
trained to regard certain matters
from a fresh point of view, they are
boxing with new eyes upon certain
familiar aspects of their homes.
They are taking the coal and
klndling and potatoes and empty
cans out of the bathtubs and using
these bathtubs for BATHS.
They are shopping around and
picking up papers and things off the
/ roor and shoes and things of tho
mantelpiece.
They are talking about hygiene and
sanitation.
In fact. they are making a blamed
nuisance of themselves.
The family are awfully glad when
they come. but no one knows how
glad they are when they go back.
"say what has happened to Sam?''
This has happened; he has become
an American soldier.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
|ARN|S1|CE SUSPENDED FOR
A week; RUM0R HAS IT
THAT CAR Of RUSSIA
HAS MADE HIS ESCAPE
WAR TO END IN TWO
YEARS, SPIRITS SAY

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. S.-Delving
into the dim and darkened past and
uncannily foretelling the future, the
once popular Ouija board of mystic
fame has been revived in Springfield.
The consensus of opinion Of the
board of Inner shrine" is that the
wal will terminate in two years. The
question was asked the Spirits by
many persons possessing the conjur.
ing soothsayer here.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
: "HOOvERIZED" MENU

Athens, Ca, Dec. S.-Two hundred
and sixty-fve students of the Un1-
versity of Georgia have presented
petition to the director of their
"beanery," the cooperative Denmark
Hall, asking that the menu be Hoov-
erized in the latest approved conser-
vation method. They ask for one
wheatless day each week, three din
ners each week with only corn pone
served as bread and other edibles
boosted by the food conservationists.
The petition ends up with this in
junction.: swat the Kaiser on the
bean. Sign this, fellows!" and they
did.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
COTTON REPORT
Ginnings by States include Geor-
gia, 1,642, 900 bales; South Carolina,
i,055, 400; Florida, 43,400.

third of their funds. am advised
that 40 per cent of these real estate
loans are on farm property. In
amount, these farm mortgage loans
OF the life insurance companies to-
tai about s7O0. 900, 900. The insur-
ance companies have thus recently
become the largest distinguishable
factor in the farm loan business. In
entering this field. the insurance
companies have been true to the in
terests of their policy holders. am
Of the opinion that more and more
money Of the life insurance COM
psnies ought to be loaned to the
farmers in the interests of the COM
panies themselves. of their policy
holders and of the nation.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
STOLEN WATCH SAVES
HIM FROM DEATH

Kansas City, Kan, Dec. S.-A
watch stolen few minutes before
probably saved the life of George
strickley, who was arrested charged
with the theft Strickley was found
by passer-by hiding behind the
counter of store.
The police were notified and two
detectives hurried to the scene. The
robber pulled gun and ordered the
detectives not to come closer They
fired at him and the bullet from the
gun of one of the detectives struck
the stolen watch It's course was de-
flected and only scared the body Of
the robber.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
LEN MORE MEN GO TO
CAMP JACKSON, COLUMBIA

county has sent forward an
lot of its sturdy young men as
ther contribution toward Uncle
new National Army.
keen men, whose certifications
|een delayed by the District Ex-
|pn Board. left Tuesday night on
Eos A. C. Il. train for Camp
|pn at Columbia, S. C.
bre, after the preliminaries Of
nations and tests they will be
bed to some unit of the new
which is in training.
party was in charge of Charles
hilton of Lakeland, one of its
>ers. In addition 1t contained:
rs. w. Rainey, Lakeland.
Very B. Tillis, Fort Meade.
INK C. Langford, Frostproof.
C. Dodd, Crooked Lake.
b. W. Mckinney, Barlow.
Pin R. Rich. Fort Meade.
|Fid H. Mortonk, Auburndale.
In B. Rhoden, Lake Wales.
ftram W. Smoot. Barlow.
hilbert Lisle. Haskell.
pley S. Singletary, Fort Meade
|G. H. Allen, Frostproof.
Ri J. Eddy. Lakeland.
lnce A. Adler. Ft. Meade.
|eir going was not marked with
ceremony which had attended
rsend-offs" of earlier and larger
|es. This was because their certi-
)ons were received on such shor'
Fe as only to permit of their as,
hing here shortly before the tins
|aving.
|fore leaving each was given
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
U. S. DESTROYER CAPTURES SUB

Washington, Dec. S.-American
destroyers will soon be operating in
the Mediterranean Sea- A high ma
val official made this admission to-
day when he said, United States de-
stroyers are, or soon will be every
where enemy submarines are at
work"
The announcement from Paris that
a supreme inter-allied naval commit
tee is to be formed to secure unity
of action among the enemies of Ger
many on the seas was confirmed by
the navy department.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
Over 10000
Italians Have
Been Taken
By Teutons
HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN
| FRONT CONTINUES; NO FUR
THEIR NEWS FROM RUSSIA
(By Associated Press. }

London, Dec. S.-A Russian gov.
ernment dispatch dated Thursday re-
ccived here by wireless, announces
the Bolsheviki, Foreign minister
Leon Trotzky has sent all allied EN-.
bassies- and legations in Petrograd q
note intimating the armistice negO-
tiations with the central powers has
been suspended for a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
|RfUL COLD ADDS TO THE
Offering Of THE 10000
Of halifax.
| FAMINE SEEMS PROBABLE
FEET Z INCHES NOT
TOO TALL FOR ARMY

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. S.--W. E.
Hale. farmer, appealed to the loca!
draft exemption board to discharge
his son, w. P. Hale, because the lad
is lust naturally too tall for the
army" But the board rejected the
application. The young soldier is six
feet and seven inches from the soles
OF bis feet to the top of his head.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
American Destroyer
Torpedoed; Half OF
Crew PeriShed
(By Associated Press.


Washington, Dec. S.-The Ameri-
can destroyer Jacob Jones has been
torpedoed in the war zone. Half o!
her crew perished.
Thirty-seven survivors were takeD
Of in RATS. The sinking occurred
tho 9Th of December. at 8 O'Clock,
while the ship was on patrol duty.
She was commanded by Lieut.. Com
mander David Worth Bagley, brother
of wife Of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. Bagley's brother was the
first American officer killed in the
Spanish war. The Jones peace-time
complement was petty officers and
81 men.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
ath List Is
Estimated
From l,5OO
To 1000
STORMS HAVE IMPEnED
)GRESS OF RELIEF; TRAINS
kRYING TO THE CITY
.(By Associated Press. }

(by ASSOCldIcu FTeSS.)
FAX, Dec. 8.-Blinding north
y" snowstorms continued to
De city in its grasp today, add
Nv terrors for the survivors of
ly's disaster, impeding the
bs Of relief trains hurrying
lith urgently needed supplies.
lnds of men, women and chill
|assed the night suffering. The
is declared to be a
serious problem. There is
b for immediate needs, but un-
pmmunication is opened soon,
ty faces the possibility of a
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
LAKELAND FLORIDA SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1917
TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT
MIDDLE WEST HELD
Up BECAUSE OF
SNOW STORMS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. S-Snow through
out the entire northeastern section Of
the country with the cold wave
the Middle West is extend
ing southwark to the Gulf. causing
lauch discomfort. 1t has delayed the
of traffic already badly
congested. Cold wave warnings have
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
REVOLUTION HAS
BROKEN OUT
fBy Associated Press. ]

Madrid, Dec. 8.-A revolution has
broken out in Lisbon, the capital of
Portugal, according to dispatches re.
Ccived here via Oporto. Outbreaks are
also said to have occurred at at
Oporto.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
Czar Reported Escaped
(By Associated Press. }

Washington. Dec. 8.-The Ameri.
can consul at Tiflis today reported .
rumor that the former czar of Russia
has escaped, though he has no con-
nrnation of the report. No other
news has been received from Russia.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

(By Associated Press.)
bhing gton, Dec. S.-Dr. A. d.
b, chief of the Bureau of AM
hdustry, died here last night of
mary hemorrhage, aged 50.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

box of eats and comforts by the good
ladies of the Red Cross.
With these men gone, Polk coun.
tvs quota of white men for the first
draft is practically complete, only a
few remaining scattering cases be-
ing yet to be passed upon by the
District Board.
No orders for negro Selects have
vet reached Florida.-Bartow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

Pig-knitters is what college girls
cali the girls who knit on bright.
co,ored wool, making sweaters for
themselves instead of for the SOL
diers. But wouldn't it be genuine
comfort to the soldiers IL some girls
would buy sweaters for the soldiers
and knit them for themselves rather
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
AUSTR|A-HUNCAR|AN
ENEMIES IN us.
ARE BEING
ROUNDED Up
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 8.-The round
up of Austro- o-Hungarian enemies be-
gan today throughout the United
States with agents of the Depart
ment of Justice being assisted by To-
cal authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
(By Associated Press.)

London, Dec. S.-The number Of
Italians captured by the Teutons in
the new offensive in northern Italy
now exceeds sixteen thousand, ac-
cording to the official Austrian an
nouncement Strong points east OF
Asiago have been stormed, the state.
ment says.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
(By Associated Press.)

4 (By Associated PreSS.)
flax, Dec. S.-(From q Staff
)pondent of the Associated
"A Massachusetts, relief train
b here today. There is abso
no way to estimate accurately
hmber of dead. Fifteen hundre
figure generally accepted by
nthorities. Investigation shows
are almost twenty thousan j
nte.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Of JERUSALEM
REMOVED
(Bv Associated Press.

London, Dec. S.-All American citi-
zens residents of Jerusalem have
been moved to the southeast, accord
ing to a Reuter- dispatch from the
British army headquarters in Pales.
tine.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
1000 Coffins Ordered
(By Associated Press.

herst, N. s., Dec. 8.-Estimate
)r thousand dead are contained
private telegram received from
ricken city by an undertaking
here. The message asks that
|housand coffins be sent to Hall
once.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
Sewers
Relations With
Germany
(By Associaesd Prsss. }

(By Associated Frsss.)
Quayaquil, Dec. 8.-Ecuador has
severed diplomatic relations with
Germany, the government officially
announced today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
SEC. DANIELS
OFFERS RELIEF TO
RED CROSS
FOR Halifax
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. S.-Secretary
Daniels today offered the Red Croes
a quantity of supplies for the relief
of Halifax including blankets and
stoves.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

than vice versa? We are TOLD that
there is some fierce knitting under
way.-Miami Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08
PHYSICIAN
HELD IN JAIL
PENDING DECISION
GRAND JURY

Arcadia, Dec. 8.-This city was
plunged in great excitement and sor.
row last night when DR.. J. A. SIM
mons, one of this city's leading ply
sicians, struck and almost instantly
killed Mr.. Leon A. Stroud, assistant
cashier of the DeSoto County Bank.
The killing occurred in the Harry
Cross Drug Store over a trivial mat
ter, the details of which have not
been made public.
DIR. Simmons was arrested and is
being held in Jail pending the decis-
ion of the Grand Jury, which hap.
pened to be in session and to whom
the case was at once referred. Up
until 3 o'clock this afternoon the
Grand Jury has returned no decision.
The tragedy occurred about 8
O'Clock last night and was observed
by no witnesses. 1t is said that DR..
Simmons struck Mr.. Stroud the first
blow, behind the ear or near the tenn
pie, with the result that he was at
once rendered unconscious and died
within few minutes.
The killing is looked on here by
many as having been purely accident
al, and the many trends of both fam
lilies deplore the terrible tragedy. Mr..
Stroud leaves a wife and one child
and was about 80 years of age. DR..
Simmons is proprietor of local SAN
atarium; is about As years of age and
has wife and three children
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

been issued for the South Atlantic
States.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-08

The body of Mr.. Stroud will be
shipped to Lakeland for interraent,
Mr. Stroud having been a former
resident of Lakeland in it's early
days. The body will arrive on the
il o'clock train tomorrow morning
and will be met at the station by a
delegation of Masons and escorted to
the city cemetery where interment
Will be made.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
Q BITUAR Y
MRS. J. P. ANDERSON.

MRS. J. p. ANDERSON.
The past few months have seen the
passing of an unusually large number
of the old pioneers of our county. This
week it becomes again our sad duty
to chronicle the death of still another
Of the early and honored residents of
the county. Mrs. J. P. Anderson of
New London died last Wednesday at
the age of eighty-twO years.
MART Lena Anderson was born at
Crawford sOcken, Elfsborgs Ian, SWed-
en- on Dec. II, 1884. She was married
to John P. Anderson (Winquist) on
Christmas Day, 1861. They emigrated
to America, coming to Carver county
this state in 1864, and two years later
became residents of our county, taking
a homestead in section 30, town Of
New London. Here, with her husband,
she lived. for thirty-seven Years, shar>
ing the hardships of the frontier life,
and rearing family of four boys, all
of whom became respected members
of the community. About fourteen
years ago, she together with her hus-
band moved to New London where the
latter died April 30, 1905.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by three
sons, Albert j. Anderson Of Spicer,
Andrew and Fred Anderson of Pen
mock. Her eldest son Oscar died in
an accident at New London some years
ago. She leaves nine grandchildren.
The funeral took place at New Lon
don last Sunday. Rev. A. F. Almer
officiated The remains were laid to
rest besides her husband in the Leb-
anon church cemetery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
lohnson.Q'QonneIl.

Tuesday morning at eight o'clock oc.
Cured the marriage of Wayne O'Don.
nell, daughter of Michael O'Donnen of
DeGraff. and Arthur Lewis, youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. John.
son Of this city. The ceremony was
performed at St. Mary's church, Rev.
Father McDevitt officiating. Only i'm
mediate relatives were present. The
bride was attired in white georgette
crepe and carried bouquet Of lilies
of the valley and roses. She was at
tended by her sister Anna, who wore
a gown of old rose georgette crepe
The groom was attended by his bro
Their John. At the conclusion of the
ceremony a sumptuous wedding break
fast was served at the home Of the
groom's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left the same
afternoon for short trip to the cities
They will be at home after June Is al
159 Becker avenue East.
Both of the contracting parties are
popular young people of our city, and
this paper joins with their many
friends in extending heartiest congrat
ulations.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
FARMERS PICNIC
FRIDAY next week
Non-Partisan League to Hold
Gathering at Spicer Park
June 18th.

A big Kandiyohi County farmers
picnic is being arranged for by the
Farmers Non-Partisan League, to be
held at Spicer on Friday, June 18th.
ALL the farmers in the county and their
families are invited to come and enjoy
the day at the lake, taking their own
picnic baskets with them. The League
has promised some good speakers for
the occasion. The program will be
given after the dinner. According to
the local organizer, big attendance
is almost assured.
The members of the committee are
Messrs. James TAFT, Jr., of Kandiyohi,
Hemming Nelson of Atwater, Gabriel
Stene of Lake Andrew, Albert Van
Buren, of Raymond and L. A. Metcal1
of New London.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
DELEGATES to SYNOD Meetings.

The trains to the cities are well
loaded with delegates enroute to at
tend the big Norwegian Lutheran
church meetings which come to eli
max at the St. Paul Auditorium Satur-
day when the formal unification Of the
Synod, the Hauge's Synod and the
United Lutheran church bodies take
place. AS far as the Tribune has been
able to learn all the churches of these
bodies in Kandiyohi county will affilf-
ate with the new organization, except
the Green Lake church, a former
Hauge's Synod congregation, which at
a congregational meeting held two
weeks ago refused to follow the
Hauge's Synod into the new merger
and voted unanimously to join the
Free church. Rev. Nicolay Nilsen Of
Willmar will have temporary charge
of the church. The Norway Lake
Hauge's Synod church voted to join
but will give up its identity, the men,
bers to join Rev. Sotendahl's church
or Rev. Mus church as they may pre-
fer. These two last named churches
will continue to be conducted as sep
arate congregations for the time being
or until their memberships otherwise
decree. The Long Lake church of
Dovre, the Zion church of Spicer, and
the Zion church of Irving will con-
tinue to remain in one passionate, and
be served by Rev. I. A. Johanson until
in August when he moves to Duluth.