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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24
PAN-GERMAN PROJECT.

The Pan-German project of 1895
was published under the title Of
Great Germany and Middle Europe
in the year 1850" 1t did not advise
the determination of the population
of the territories to be annexed
this idea gained circulation only four
or five years ago-but it announced
that
Germans alone will govern; they
alone will exercise political rights;
they alone will serve in the: army and
navy; they alone will have the right
TO become landowners. Thus they Will
acquire TIE conviction tha:, as in the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect Nov. II 1916.

For Washington and points north
daily sos, S:23, 1888 an 1901, 1916
1928, 2:30, Through train for New
York, via P. R. r. Ola, 6;23, 1923,
1888 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, 1852 (local) and
9:47, a. m. 1916, 1922, 1882, 5:17
QocaD TOP, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at 1928, p. m. Saturdays and 1i.18 a.
m. other days Of week.
NOTE-Times of arrival and de-
parture and connections not guaran-
teed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24
NEWS OF The DAI.

Baron Beyens. the Belgian foreign
minister, in Havre yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Michael Te-
the Russian foreign min
lister in which he greeted Belgium
and declared: Russia will continue
to pursue this war not for the pur-
pose Of conquest o. envy, but TO as
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.

Steamers of this line leave Alex
andria every Monday 4:30 P: M
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcellsd.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills
of lading issued. =. ,.7:rr7.
Single fare to Baltimore, 1925 re-
turn trip $3.50, State rooms one way
$1.50.
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Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor.
folk with steamers of the Old Domin.
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Stec -nships for Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24
Classified Advertising

FOR RENT Two Desirable Apart
ments-The Jefferson, 305 south st.
Asaph, splendidly appointed, con-
veniently arranged and comfortable
with every modern convenience. $50
per month each, Graham and Ogden
Alexandria, Va. 1lT-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24

WANTED Help Male Wanted
men, or boys over 1G years of age
for permanent or temporary healthy
employment; comfortable surround
ings; bath; library; rest room, an
opportunity for advancement. Can
earn SO per day. Apply to Mr..
Pierce, Western Union Telegraph
Company, 1401 + street, n. W.,
Washington, d. c. 115-tt.
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WINDOW SHADES-Made to or
der; paper hanging and decorat-
ing. Phone or send postal and I
will call and give estimates. H.
F. Webb, 200 south Fairfax St,
Leave orders at 1877 south Fair
fax st. 18th. +. Sa.-tf
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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 a
call.
Country orders solicited and promp-
fly attended to. Our terms-best re-
ferences or money orders.
Bell 422 Both Phone Home 81
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An intelligent person may earn 500
monthly corresponding for news
papers; $40 to $50 monthly in spare
time; experience unnecessary; no
canvassing; subjects suggested.
Send for particulars. National Press
Bureau, Room 1924, Buffalo, N. Y.
11S-tf.
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LOST-Gold bar pin SET with sap
nhires, on north Washington Or
King streets yesterday. Liberal re-
ward if returned to Apartment I,
The Fairfax. 124-3t.
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WANTED-Typist, with some ex-
perience of stenography. Splendid
chance to gain experience. Reply to
N. R. j.. care Gazette 124-3t.
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LOST-This morning on King street,
between St. Asaph and Pitt streets,
small black fountain pen Had
been suspended from chain. Reward
if returned to the Gazette Office.
124-3t.
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FOR SALE-One three burner Of!
stove, practically new and one por-
celain lined refrigerator in good
condition. Apply at Mrs. Anderton,
Braddock Heights, Va. 124-2tI
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WANTED-Small house or suite of
four rooms with bath in Rose
mont. Address Renter, Gazette Of
flee. 1855.
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LOST-One package or laundry list.
Kindly return to Alexandria Laundry
Inc, 1910 King street. 123-35t.
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BOARD-Desirable rooms with board
will also rent rooms without board.
Small flat on first floor for rent.
Apply 220 North Columbus st.
1926.
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FOR RENT-Room convenient to
bath, in private family. centrally
located. Address K. Gazette. 124-5t.
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FOR SALE-A galvanized Corrugat-
ed Iron Garage, A bargain. Apply
Secretary Chamber of Commerce.
120-6t.
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WANTED-Position as bookkeeper.
assistant bookkeeper or clerical
work. Five years wholesale eH-
perience. Good references. apply
221 S. Pitt st. 122-3t.
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GIRLS WANTED-Four dollars per
week paid at the start. Apply at
Alexandria Laundry 1910 Queen
street. 120-6t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24

compiled yesterday from the various
lists issued in Berlin. Nearly 1900
900 Germans have been killed in bat
tie. The balance represent men lost
as prisoners or wounded.
Norfolk detectives and several pa
trolmen hunting for whisky illegally
brought into Virginia dug into the
coal bunkers on the Chesapeake Line
steamer City of Baltimore yesterday
and unearther 604 pints of booze"
The police, evidently tipped off from
Baltimore that the steamer had more
whisky than the law allowed on
board, searched the vessel from
stem to stern without finding any.
As last resort they dug in the coal
pile, the deeper they dug, the more
whisky they discovered. No one
claimed ownership Of the whisky and
no arrests were made.
Replying in the British house Of
commons yesterday to criticisms from
Russia of his speech on the war
aims of Great Britain. delivered May
lie Lord Robert Cecil. minister of
blockade, said they were based on
an entire misconception Of what he
said: 81 laid Stress, he 5sxplainedd,;|
son the fact that our aims and as
pirations were dictated solely BY our
declaration to secure peace founded
on national liberty and international
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
WITH THE EDITORS
WHEN WOMAN WANTS.
portland OrgOnian)

The ,suffragetts who are silently
picketing the White House might with
some profit consult the registration
figures in Oregon. that is if they are
capable Of reasoning by analogy.
One-third Of tie women voters in
Oregon do not dare enough about the
franchise privilege to exercise it. The
sexes are about Numerically the same,
but 1871 1871 men are on the permanent
registration. btsAs and only l21,57S
women.
1t is far from our intention to imply
that twO-thirds Of the women should
be denied the right to vote because
he other third prefers not to vote
The point to be made, rather, is that
when tWo-thirds, of the women want
the voting privilege, the men, as Ore
gone has demonstrated, are quite like
ly to grant it. al,
In those ST ties where equal suffrage
has not been conferred it is pretty
safe guess that a majority of the
women are Indifferent about it.. This
is known to be true in the south, par
ticularly. The ,suffragettes are pro
selyting in the wrong place Their
best chance is in the benighted states,
instructing their sisters in the bless
ings of participation in government
Once woman really wants a thing she
will get it. ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
Benefit CONCERT.

Every seat of the Auditorium should
be filled next Saturday evening, when
a benefit concert is given for the mem
bers of Companies A and l, the band
and the headquarters company of the
Second regiment.
The same spirit should be shown
which raised more than $4,000 for
the Red Cross in Burleigh county.
These companies should have fund
now that will assist the boys in secur-
ing more than the government rations
permit. Seventy-fve cents day in
these times of soaring prices means
barely enough of plain food without
any trimmings.
Proceeds from this concert should
form the nucleus of a company fund
that will be increased from time to
time. 1t will be necessary to form
home auxiliary to administer fund
for the benefit of the Bismarck boys.
That can be worked out later and the
plan Of securing contributions deter
mined when the pressing emergency
arises.
But the organizations are without
mess or special funds now and this
concert will assist materially in tiding
things over until some form of per-
manent company fund is evolved. Z
The band is meritorious Bismarck
has been delighted with the form it
has shown and the caliber of the pro-
grams given 1t will be source of
delight for the boys in the training
camp and later when they are some
where in France preparing to fight
the battle that is going to make this
world safe for democracy.
Everyone pitch in If you cannot
60 send your dollar
Should you not know where to send
the dollar, The Tribune will be glad
to receive any donation and place it
in the proper hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
THE GERMAN PR ESS.
New York Times.\ :


When we come to the German-lan-
suage press we have to wonder whom,
in this country, it represents. The
president of the German-American AL.
lance of Tennessee writes that many
of it's members have stopped their sub
scriptions to such papers, It was a
natural thing for loyal men to do.
Much of the German-language press in
this country has been and is steadily
proc 1t has been eager for
German victory. 1t throws cold water
on the American cause and the Amer
lean preparations for war. 1t abuses
and sneers at the allies, especially
England Now that the German plan
of world-dominion is hopeless, the Ger
Inan-language press, as whole, seems
to be working for German peace, for
the status quo ante, for the salvage of
as much as is possible of the German
hopes. A peace victorious for democ.
racy and ending the German terror to
the world is not to the mind of most
of the German-language papers. By
direction and indirection, by suppress.
sion of the truth, innuendo, in many
ways it seeks to bolster up Germany
In the midst ola war with Germany,
this is curious attitude, an attitude
that can hardly continue.
Z. Is the German-language press loyal?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
THAT ERICH MANS WAR;"
independent =

This is rich mans war and a
poor mans fight" is the stock phrase
of the anti-war 'agitator and few peo-
pie have taken the trouble to investi-
gate it's fallacy. But moments re-
Election should convince anyone capa-
BILE of though that a war fought by
means of compulsory military service
is not only the poor mans fight. In
fact. the proportion of poor men who
will be exempted by the selective
draft is very much greater than that
of the rich. The average son OF Croe.
sus, aged 20, is at college or doing
nothing in particular or learning the
ropes in business office. The aver.
age poor boy all that age is hard at
work on the farm or in the factory
and stands good chance of being ex.
enpted. The average wealthy married
man has a wife with an Independent
income. The average poor man Of fam
lily has dependents who must look to
him for support. He, too, may be ex-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
CREDIT is DUE.

Governor Frazier, Adjutant General
Fraser and Senator McCumber de-
serve special credit for the energetic
manner in which they secured recog-
milton of the Second regiment. Briga-
der General Mann has admitted his
error and absolved local military au-
thOrities from any blame.
But North Dakota might have lost
the unit unless the governor and his
military aide, assisted by Senator Nc
Cumber, did not step into the breach
Governor Frazier has made an es-
pecially fine appointment in Colonel
White Of Valley City, who is every
inch a soldier. He will see that the
regiment is 100 per cent efficient
Politics will not enter into regimental
administration when once Colonel
White is firmly in the saddle
The Second regiment gives fine
promise of bringing new glory to the
state. 4
But let US give credit where credit
is due for protecting this unit and
giving North Dakota a second regi-
ment of national guard, fit recOgni-
ton of the growth and importance of
the state in national defense.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
MAKE SERVICE WORTHY.

President Wilson has aptly defined
this war on Prussianism as a war to
make the world safe for democracy.
AS the greatest democracy, we have
joined France, Great Britain and their
allies, believing that to keep America
safe for democracy we must make the
world safe for democracy.
We have become convinced that to
maintain our economic supremacy we
must be as strong military nation
as. we are strong industrially and eco
nomically. That is our only peace
insurance.
Our military organization cannot be
absolutely democratic Russia recent
ly tried that with disastrous results.
So. It cannot be monarchial or aristO-
cratic, since a nation can no more be
half democratic and half monarchial
than it can be half free and half slave.
Our military organization, then,
should be democratic enough to de-
velop the largest number of men po-
tentially strong as rulers, rather than
few men to direct and many blindly
to obey the mOnarchial plan.
OUR SOLDIERS, FROM THE Low.
EST RANK TO THE HIGHEST,
MUST BE RESPECTABLE AND RE.
SPECIFIED.
The common soldier should be so
cially the equal of the men in the
class from which he is called to the
service
He must be assured a wage large
enough to enable him to secure and
enjoy intellectual culture
There should be universal obliga-
tory service. That is. every young
man should be subject to army serv-
ice, to begin not earlier than the first
of his eighteenth year and not later
than the first of his nineteenth Each
year not less thar half million young
men should be called to the colors.
These young men, during their legal
minority, should be- clothed, lodged
and fed by the government, and re-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
Hy MILTON BRONNER.

Washington, D, C., Aug. lo.-WHAT
OF THE ALIEN?
| While we are drafting native and
naturalized Americans for our armies,
are over 100000 aliens of draft age,
enjoying all the liberties and privi-
leses Of this country, to so scot-free
Of war dutiess
This question, among the knottieSt
of the war, is constantly being fired
OF the president. the war and state
departments and the congress, and is
stil far from solution.
When it. tackles the subject, the
government has to recognize that in
temational law protects this alien
from military duty and also that Their
! are three Kinds of aliens: -
| l. Natives Of countries at war with
| Germany. 49,. ~.<
:, Natives of Germany or allied
| countries -
3. Natives of neutral countries.
So far only one affirmative action
| has teen taken. A resolution by Sen.
ator McCumber of North Dakota has
beeL adopted directing the president
| to negotiate with European nations at
war against the central powers, TO
draft their alien citizens in this coun.
! try for our armies.
The president and state department
| both favored this resolution, applying
to natives of Great Britain. France,
Italy, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Ruma-
MIA and Portugal.
1t would effect the French-Cana-
dams and Portuguese so numerous in
New England, and about 100000 able
bodied Italians 1t would not apply
to Poles, Bohemians, Croats, hugo.
Slavs. etc, numerous in Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and the middle west They are
subjects of Austria-HungaIy. ii draft.
ed in our armies and captured, they
might be subjected to the death pen.
atty as traitors.
Similarly the McCumber resolution
does not apply to aliens from Norway,
Sweden. Denmark, Holland, Spain and
Switzerland The Scandinavians are
especially numerous in the northwest.
Their countries are neutral, and 1t
violates international law TO force
them out of their neutrality.
Senator Chamberlain, military al
fairs chairman, intends to push his
own joint resolution, aimed to reach
, d far larger class than the McC ',mber
resolution. Chamberlain proposes to
take citizens of our allies and of the
neutrals, and even to use aliens from
enemy countries.
His resolution fatty provides that
al, aliens resident in this country
more than year shall be subject to
draft provided they. are not subjects
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10

empted. The average wellto-do man
is physically fit because Of his outdoor
sports and hobbies. he stands less
chance of exemption tnan the ten-dol
lar-a-week clerk or factory operative
who tends a machine indoors the
whole day long. D..
How about the first clause of the
phrase. In what sense is this rich
mans war? For every wealthy man
whom war makes weather. 1t ruins
ten. This war is conflict between
the political system known as democ-
racy and that which rests on heredi-
tary caste, deciding which of the two
shall dominate continental Europe to
begin with, and afterward the world.
Who has the more ut stake? The rich
man in a feudalistic system can pur-
chase honors and dignities; if he finds
political conditions oppressive he can
buy his way into the ruling class or
spend his life in travel His chief in
terest in free government is altruis-
tic 1t is the poor man who would be
helpless in the grip of kaiserism. 1t
would not be wholly accurate, but it
would he much closer to the truth
to say that, This is poor mans war
and rich mans fight"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10

4.
That is a matter OF, public interest, Tt
is to be regretted that the National Sc.
curity league has put the Confession
of Faith to which it asks the Ger.
man American papers to subscribe in
language which, considering the per.
sons to whom it is addressed, seems
superfluously harsh and offensive.
None the less, there is not an article
in it to which any loyal American, of
whatever descent, should not be able
to say Amen! We shall await the an
swers with interest. Meanwhile a
translation into English of the pecu'
liar utterances of some of the German.
language newspapers may serve, in
some cities, as it did in Cincinnati, to
check, at least for time, their dithy-
rambic fervor for Germany.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
MAJOR SETTLE RECEIVES
PROMOTION GRATIFYING
TO FRIENDS IN BISMARCK
Chief mastering Officer for North
Dakota Advanced to Lientcn-
ant Colonelcy

Major Douglas w. Settle, who has
had charge of the mastering of North
Dakota's state troops, was advised to-
day of his promotion to be lieutenant
colonel OF the 41st infantry, his rank
to date from May Is, 1917. Major
Settle came to Bismarck several
weeks ago to assume charge of the
muster, and his courtesy and effici-.
ency have won him many friends
among the capitals military family.
1t is understood that another federal
officer has been appointed by Gen.
eral Barry of the central department
to finally pass upon the Second regi-
ment before the latter's recognition
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10
THE ALIEN.

What has struck the thoughtful
American in connection with our war
preparations is native and naturalized
Americans are being made to bear
their full part in fighting the coun-
trys battles, while the alien enjoys all
our liberties and privileges and is sub
ject to none of the duties. The draft
applies to Americans born here or
made citizens, and not to the man who
did not think enough of the blessings
he enjoyed here to cease being an
alien
OF course, no one wants alien enc
mics in our armies and we are ready
and willing tc acknowledge interna-
tional law forbids forcing natives of
neutral countries to help fight our
battles and thus take part in a quar-
rel from which their rulers have re-
Trained
But the same thing does not apply
to the hundreds of thousands of aliens
who are natives of countries at war
with Germany. If they were at home
at the present time they would be in
the armies of France, England, Rus
sia and Italy. 1t is, therefore, no more
than right and just that they be COM
PEELED to do their part in this fight
for democracy.
The McCumber resolution adopted
by the United States senate looks to
that contamination. It provides the
president shall negotiate with the al
lies for consent to draft their nation
ais in our armies The government
has already started negotiations and
these should be pushed to conclu-
sion with utmost rapidity.
When millions OF men OF the allied
countries are In trenches and we are
preparing to send millions of our own
boys to battle, it should not be diff
cult to reach an agreement with the
allies whereby another great source
Of man-power might be tapped for the
common cause. Every able,bodied
young Englishman, Frenchman, Rus
sian and Italian in this country, not
naturalzed, should be available for
military purposes.
We can't afford to ship them across
to their native lands so they can join
the home armies, but we can certainly
make use of them in our own military
bodies. By fighting with us, they will
also be fighting for their native lands
They will be fighting the kaiser They
will be doing their bit They will not
be in the position of specially favored
sfackers, protected in their immunity
from service both by America and the
allies. They will not he left here to
take the pick of the jobs, while real
Americans are doing the fighting.
They will not remain here to do all
the prospecting, while other men make
al the sacrifices.
y Their place is on the firing line.
America wants them there alongside
her own sons. And the allies, doubt
less, want them there too. The allies
could not hold a rod in pickle for
the Stacker at home and, at the same
time, encourage and protect the slack
er abroad.