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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
GERMAN SOFT.HEARTEDNESS

Signs multiply Of gradual but
certain decline in German thorough
ness and efficiency, says the Ph;ladel-
phia Record. The firm and determir-
ed spirit so strongly in evidence at
the beginning of the war, when thous-
anGs of Belgian civilians We're mur-
dered and Belgian women ravished for
the glory Of the Empire, received
fresh impetus at the time of the Lusi-
tan;a massacre, and continued uR-
daunted throughout the period of the
Zeppelin raids upon provincial Eng
land, the earlier days of submarine
piracy and the Belgian deportations.
Hut of late there have been several
indications of soft-heartedness and
leniency which i'll comport with the
traditions cf the German military
caste. Two or three relief ships sail
ing under German guarantees have
actually been permitted to reach their
destination a few Belgians who had
leen sent to Germany to work have
been returned to their homes after
starvation and exposure had untitled
them for service, though it would
have been much more economical to
have Knocked them on the head and
buried them in Germany And now
a German submarine commander, al
lowing the dictates of humanity to
get the better of his sense of duty,
mas permitted number Of his captiv-
es to swim for an hour or so for their
lives. :s;
The submarine had captured and
sunk freighter. Instead of shooting
the crew when they took refuge in the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
CONSTIPATION
AMI; Soar Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

aIeadorsville; Ky.-Nrs. Pearl Pat.
rick, of this place, writes: 81 was
very colstipated. I had sour stomach
and was so u1com::---t abla. I went to
the doctor. lie gave re so.nn Ills.
They weakened ne and seemed to
lear UP ny digestion. They woulj
gripe re and afterwards it seemed
l was inore ccEs:Inated than before.
heard OF Blac!i.Draught and de.
cided to try it. icund it just what I
needed. IL vas an ca5y laxative, and
not bad 10 swallow. Ny digestion soon
improved. got well OF tie sour stom.
ach, M bowels soon seemed normal,
&c more gripping. AID 1 would take 4
doSe now and then, and was in good
shape.
| cannot sa- too much for Black.
Drausht lior it is the finest laxative
one car Use"
TheGford's BInck-Draught has for
many years been found of great value
in TIE. treatment Of stomach, liver and
bowel; troubles. Easy. to ltake. gentle
and reliaale in It's action, leaving no
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
HARRISON urges DRAFT
New Virginia Representatives.
Maiden Speech Yesterday APP
plauded.

REPRESENTATIVE Thomas W. Harrl-
son, of Winchester, Va, who sue
ceeded Judge James Hay in Congress
and as a member of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, yesterday de-
livered his maiden speech in the
House and was given an ovation for
the telling hits he made in behalf of
selective draft.
Judge Harrison was interrogated
right and left by the older members
who favor the volunteer system, but
the Virginian brushed his "heck-
lers" aside with the ease of a veteran
debater. In concluding his speech, he
declared he represented the Valley
of Virginia district, from which was
recruited the great army that: fol,
lowed jackson and Lee at the first
battle of Manassas and at Gettys-
burg.
"The survivors of those gallant
bands and their sons, who live in my
district" he said, amid cheers, care
unanimous for the selective draft
principle. The sons of those brave
men will prove as heroic as their fore
fathers, and they will carry the Stars
and Stripes as far into the enemy's
lines as any other band Of soldiers
whom this country may send abroad
to uphold American honor and Amer.
lean ideals.
"The sole question" added Judge
Harrison, ''is whether we shall have
the army chosen by the volunteer
system or by the selective draft. A
volunteer system is where the men
are driven into the ranks by the scorr
and contempt of their neighbors. Do
you call that volunteer system? A
British army officer testified before
our committee that the most eXtraor-
binary methods were brought to bear
upon the men liable to military SER
vice to force them into the army
They are no more volunteers than is
the man who is dragged there by
the arm of the law. A man who
goes into the army because he has
finally become such an object Of con-
tempt and ostracism in his home is
as much driven to the ranks of the
army as is the man who is compelled
to 60 there by law. l do not cali that
a volunteer army
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
BRITISH VICTORIOUS
Old-Fashioned Warfare Revived
Now Man-to-Man Conflict OH
Western Front.

London, April 25.-The first great
open battle since the Marine is raging
in the west between Britons and Teu-
tons, in front of the now famous
"Wotan Line and further southwark
as far as ST. Quentin.
Trenches and dugouts are forgot
ten. Old-fashioned warfare has been
revived. 1t is now man-to-man
fight.
The official headquarters bulletin
as well as every dispatch from the
front breathes infleXible faith in
the British arms. All agree that
The initiative cannot be wrested from
Sir Douglas Haig. All along the
front the British were victorious
throughout yesterday. Where they
did not smash further ahead they
beat off Teuton onslaughts, holding
firmly every inch of ground gained.
More than 1900 prisoners taken in
the last eight hours had been counted
up to this evening and many more
are still to come in" said the head
quarters report.
The Berlin war office admitted yes
terday the abandonment of the
ruins Of Guemappe village, but as
serted that the British attempt to
break through near Arras failed
with tremendous losses"
The British pushed forward south
of the Bapaume Cambria line and
reached the st. Quentin Canal, near
Vendhuille, some ten miles south Of
Cambria. Further north they cap
tured two villages. Beaucamp and
Nillers-Plouci, about seven and.
half miles southwest of Cambria, just
south Of Havrincourt, the scene of
some of the bitterest fighting.
Meanwhile, on the twelve-mile
'front.', where the greatest open battle
of the war is now raging, between
Croisilles to the north of Gravelle,
the British stood their ground against
The desperate, unceasine Teuton
"comebacks."
:. With the British Armies in France.
April 25.-Fhe intensely bitter
ground fighting of the last two days
has been reflected in the air. and
the British royal fighting corps Mon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25

boats, as dictated by international
law German version, the command
or contented himself with taking them
out of the boats and placing them on
the deck of his submarine, meanwhile
destroying the provisions and equip
ment of the small boats so that they
could not be used. Upon the approach
of an enemy patrol boat the suoma-
rine, with 10 captives on her deck
submerged. The prisoners were thus
generously given chance to save
themselves-they had the whole ocean
to swim in, and no foe to shoot them
as they struggled in the water.
Obviously, the German commander
could have had his prisoners tied to
the deck of his submarine, In which
case he could have conveniently taker
their lives without missing up his
boat, or he could have had them
thrown overheard and shot cleanly
and expeditiously. But German STAN
ina is failing. The iron resolution
which dictated the murder Of Edith
Cavell and gloated over the slaughter
of the children who went down with
the Lusitania weakens and bends. II
would not surprise any observan'
newspaper reader to hear next that
the Germans have decided to refrain
from sinking hospital ships carry
inc wounded until they have had time
to inquire whether any invalid Ger
mans are aboard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
FORT McHENRY FLAG.
Daughters of 1872 Of Maryland an
Virginia Make Banner.

Daughters of 1912 Of Maryland and
Virginia Make Banner.
Descendants of the Maryland and
Virginia soldiers of the war of 1917
will present to the District OF Column
bia Chapter of the Daughters Of lsl2
during the national convention this
week a flag copied after the Star
spangled Banner, which inspired
Francis Scott Key to write the ma
tional hymn during the attack on
Fort McHenry.
The flag was made by women
whose ancestors served in the war OF
1912. They are Mrs. James Jesup
Nicholson, daughter of General Jesup,
Of Maryland and Virginia; Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry, daughter OF Surgeon
John A. Kearney; Miss Mary +
Hungerford, daughter of Capt. Henry
Hungerford, Of Virginia; Mrs. Chas
o. Foster, daughter of John Gambler
Jr., of Massachusetts,; Miss Virginia
Byrd Jones, daughter of Gen. Roger
Jones, of Virginia; Mrs. Martha Keys
daughter of Enos Ray, Of Maryland
Mrs. Mary Dallas Quicksall, daugh'
ter of Commodore Dallas; Miss rs
telle Richardson, daughter of Rufus
Richardson, of Connecticut; Mrs. Cor
nelia Van Ness Dean Tilford, daugh.
ter of James Dean, of Vermont, anc
Mrs. Mary Yeatman, daughter Of Re-
Yin Burgess Simpson, of Maryland
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
THE HERO OF THE MARINE.

The famous French General Joffre
is IN Washington receiving the oVa-
t;on he deserves. He passed AleXan-
dria on the Mayflower about lilo
o'clock this morning.
1t is unnecessary to give any eN-
tended history of Joffre or his mill
tarv genius and accomplishments, as
thew are still fresh in the minds OF
newspaper readers. His name Will
90 down in history as the saviour OF
Paris, a wonderful achievement at
a time when conditions looked squatly
for France. The capital had been
hurriedly moved to Bordeaux and
the greatest anxiety prevailed as the
German invaders moved almost within
striking distance of Paris. Jotfre had
been gradually retreating before the
oncominp horde of Teutons, and
murmurs were heard in the French
ranks. "Why not about face and
fight the invades?" Not yet" said
.Joffre. "You'll about face at the
proper time" The proper time final
" came, when, to the joy OF the
French, they were ordered to about
face one morning and the battle OF
the Marine followed The Germans
were driven back twenty-five or more
miles, Paris was saved, and France.
as had the Germans reached the
French capital they would have had
the nation by the throat, as they had
in 1870. g
Paris was soon again the capital
of France with the invaders many
miles away.
The battle of the Marine has been
a thorn in the kaiser's flesh ever
since. He endeavored the mollify his
wounds by ordering the taking of
Calais and Dunkirk at any cost. This
proved failure.
Joffre bears the marks OF true
greatness. The French recently de-
termined to relieve him of the
supreme command upon the western
front and Generals Petaine and Nlvell
succeeded him Joffre did not sulk
in his tent, but was quick to sound
the praises of His successors whom he
regards as the right men in the right
places at the present juncture, and
he has been heartily vieing with them
ever since.
The humble secretary of the cap
tain general of the Jesuits in the
Wandering Jew" told the latter he
lacked one element of greatness
the ability to make himself small at
the proper time. After Mordecai had
been given triumph in Shushan he
returned to his former employment
as gatekeeper at the palace of Alias
uerus. Robert f Lee while the eyes
of the world were upon him, retired
to a college. Joffre manifests the
spirit of these worthless.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
ACT QUICKLY.
Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time of danger.

Do the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time of kidney danger Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Alexandria evidence of
their worth.
Mrs. Minnie T.. Posey. 125 Duke
street, Alexandria, says: la Grippe
left my kidneys in bad way. My
back ached so badly that l could
hardly endure it and l couldn't rest
in any position. The kidney secretions
were too frequent in passage and
caused me a great deal of misery.
/ felt tired and languid all the time
and my head ached so badly and |
felt so dizzy that I could hardly get
around. used Doan's Kidney Pills,
procured at Warfield's Drug Store,
and since then my kidneys have Civ
en- me little trouble. My back has
never ached and my health has been
good"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for: kidney remedy@get
Doan's Kidney Pills-tne same that
Mrs. Posey had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect Nov. IL 1916.

For Washington and points north
daily sos, 1928, 1888 am 1901, 12:1e
1928, 2:3O, Through train for New
York, via P. R. R.) STA, 6:23, 1923,
1888 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, 1852 (locaD and
9:47, q. m. 1916, 1922, 1882, SIT
(locaD TOP, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
Mt 2:23, p. m. Saturdays and 1i.18 q
m. other days Of week.
NOTE-Times of arrival anil de-
parture and connections not guaran-
teed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
ASKED TO ABDICATE.
Kaiser Told to Follow Example of
Emperor Nicholas of Russia.

Kaiser Told to Follow Example OF
Emperor Nicholas of Russia.
Rome, April 25.-The Corriere
D'ltalia, the Clerical organ, declares
that it is able to confirm reports, pub
lished in the Spanish newspapers
that the immediate following Of the
German Emperor is exerting pressure
on him to abd:cate. The paper says
that at recent meeting Of the Ho-
henzollern family one member, boder
than the rest, intimated that the EN-
peror might save the situation by
following the example of the Emperor
Nicholas.
The German Emperor is reported
TO have turned pale, and after OBJ
serving that the general opinion was
against him left the room, muttering,
1--WE shall see The same evening
he summoned another family coun-
Gil. The chancellor and some of the
ministers were present, but whatever
passed remains unknown.
Paris, April 25.--At council OF
the Hohenzollern family, shortly aftes
the entrance of the United States
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
In EGcct December 10, 1916

N. B-FollowIng schedule figures
are published only as information NOT
Trains leave Union Station, Alexan-
dria.
1897 A. NJ, Daily-Loeal between
Washington and Danville, delivers
ds anS 6 exc So 4e sn fof Gor
louisville and Richmond.
SAT A. NJ. Daily-Local for Harrison.
burg and way stations, Bunet pariof
car.
GIT A. NJ. Daily-MLa train, coaches
for Manassas. M asnta ON cSa rnGee
1922 a. NJ. Daily-U. S. Fast MAI
stops only for passengers to points
at which scheduled to stop. Coaches
and Sleeping ears RS to A s1se1ine car
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville
Greensboro, and Charlotte.
4:22 p. NJ. Daily-Local for Cnarlo.-
tesville connecting at CalVerton 1or
Warrenton.
1852 P. NJ. Daily-Birmingham spe-
Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham. ano
Atlanta, Anniston, Birmingham.
Through first class coaches between
Washington, Atlanta and BlrmlnGna
Dining car service, Tourist to Califor-
MIA daily.
1902 p. M.-Daily local for Har-
risonburg and way Stations on Manas-
sas branch. Pullman Buffet parlor
cars.
5:22 P. NJ. local for Warrenton.
7:17 r. NJ Daily-AuEusta Speclai
Through train with sleeping cars 10
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken and Au-
gusta. Through Sleeping cars to ASH
Vile.
1902 P. NJ. Daily-WashinSton ana
Chattanooga Limited via Lynchburgl
First class coaches and sleeping cars
to Roanoke. Knoxville Chattanooga
Sleeper to New Orleans washington
to- Roanoke Dining car service.
1902 P. M. Daily-New York and
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars to
New Orleans. Dining car service.
4:27 A. NJ. Daily-Memphis special,
slceping cars and coaches for. Roa-
noke. Knoxville, Nashville, Chatta-
nooEa, and Memphis. Dining car SER
vice Washington sleeping cars open
; 10 y. m.
For detailed schedule figures, tick
ets,rescrvations etc, apply to
S. D. SHELTON
Union ticket agent. Alexandria, Va
II. f. CARY. Gen'l Pass. Agent
W II TAYLOE. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
T.. Fl. DeBUTTS, Division Passenger
Agent. 705 18th St., n. w. Washing-
ton, D. c..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
THE KAISER'S IDEAL.

Rev. George T. Bowling, writes
as follows, in the Churchman: This
war against Germany must be won.
For, do not forget it, no nation save
England is hated by the Hohenzol-
lerns, the Hapsburgs and their fol-
lowers as is the American. If she
should finally prevail and find US still
unprepared, she would, indeed, in her
own words, "leave US nothing but our
ewes to weep with" So far back as
1897. at banquet given in the city
of Berlin, to celebrate the birthday OF
Frederick the Great, Kaiser William,
amid deafening applause, declared:
'Without the consent Of Germany s
ruler nothing must happen in any
part of the world"
As compared with the ideals OF
American liberty, what must be the
ideals of the man who will say to
his countrymen, as he did, and what
must be the ideals of the nation which
will permit it to be said: There Is
only one Master in this country ari
7 am he. l will tolerate no other"
Whoever opposes me l will crush";
and again, "There is only one law
my law: the law which I myself lay
down." If you wish to verify these
and a multitude of similar declara-
tions, no less startling, read "The Ger
man Emperor as Shown by His Pub
lie Utterances," published in 1914.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25

day established a new record by
bringing down 40 German machines.
Fifteen of. these were actually seen
to crash, while % collapsed or fell
in spinning nose dives, completely out
of control. The fights took place
$4,000 feet in the air. A remarkable
part of yesterdays performance is
that only two British machines are
missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
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
Ste: .nships for Bosto1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25

into the war, the Kaiser was advised
to abdicate, according to dispatch
from Rome today which quoted the
Italian newspaper Corriore d'ltalia.
as its authority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-25
THE WASHINGTON VIR-
GINA RAILWAY co.
In eject June Fl. 1915.

IN cueCJ june -, lOIo'
Subject to Change Without Noficc.
Leave Alexandria For Washington
Daily Except Sundays and Holidays.
a. M.----5 90, 5 40. 90, 6 20, 80,
6 55, 10, Z 90, 80. 40. SO, 90,
s 10, 20, s 40, 90. 9 20. 9 40; 10 CO..
10 90, 10 40, IL 90, II 20, II 40, Noon
IL 90.
P. M.----12 90, - 40. l 90. 20, 1 40;
2 90, 2 90, 40, 90, 3 20, 3 40, 90,
20, 4 40, 90, 20. 5 40, 8 90, Az,
II 90, Z 90. SO, 90, s 80, 90, 80.
10 90, 10 80, II 10, II SIS
Sunday and Holidays, same as above
except trains at 90, 40, 90, ~,
6 40, 10. 80, so. and ~ A. 81
and II SIS T. NJ.
Lcnvc Alexandria For Mt. Vernon.
A M.---Weck Days---5 35. So, Z 90,
IS So, 10 80, II BOP. ME- 80, l 30,
80, 80, 4 80, 80, 40, 80, 3z,
10 90, II 90.
Sunday as above except 30 and
70 55 \. N. and II so p NJ
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pUBLisnED EVERY AFTERNOON.
Except Sunday.
By The Alexandra Gazette Corporations
;s17 King Street, Alexandra, va
HOWARD w. SMITH, President ana
Treasurer.
WILLIAM ALBERT SHOOT Jr" vice
President.
Edwin BRADLEY HARD, Edlsor anu
General Manager.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Alexan-
d-ia virginia as second class matter.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-19
NOTES FROM THE
PEARL EAGAN HOME.

The children and the matron of the
Pearl Eagan Home were given last
week some very acceptable donations
for which they wish to express their
appreciation. DR.. Aubrey Saunders
gave them a large bucket of delicious
honey, and also secured help for some
work in the garden of the nome. The
little girls who sold candy last week
for the benefit of the Red Cross also
shared some of the candy with the
little children of the home. The girls
who presented them with the candy
were the little Cuttings girls, little
Miss Ryals and Katie Daily Mrs, E.
L. Herring of North Palafox street
sent some ice cream for the children
and through the kindness of Mrs.
Garfield some clothes were procured
for a few of the larger boys
The Pearl Eagan Home has seven
teen little children who all have to be
fed and clothed six boys and eleven
girls, ranging from three to fourteen
years of age, and it would be very
acceptable to them if any one hav-
ing any clothes that they can spare
would give them to them and they
would be glad to send after them, as
school will begin soon and suitable
needed.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-19
What to Use and Avoid
On Faces that Perspire

Skin. to he healthy, must breathe. It
also must perspire--must eXpel through
the pores, it's share of the hody's waste
material. Certain creams and powders
clog the pores. interfering both with
elimination and breathing, especially.
during the heated period If more women
understood this. there would he fewer
self-ruined compilations. If they would
use ordirMy mercolized wax they would
have healthy compleNions. This remark
able substance actually absorbs a bad
skin, also uncloEging the pores. Result:
The fresher. younger underskin is per-
mitted to breathe and to show itself.
The exquisite new complexion gradually
peeps out. one free from any appearance
of srtificiality. -Obtain an ounce of mer-
colizeG- wax from your druggist and try
it Apply nightly like cold cream for a
week or two. washing it off mornings.
To remove wrinkles, here's a marvel
ously effective treatment. which also
acts naturally and harmlessly. Dissolve
an ounce Of powdered saXolite in half
pint witcn hazel and use as a wash
lotion.AdV.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-19
OWLS PICNIC
GREAT SUCCESS.

The picnic given by the Owls of
this city en- August 18th, at Pal
metto Beach proved to be one of the
most successful ever given by that
organization. Although the heavy
rain prevented the 9all game and tug
of war, later when the rain stopped,
the park began to get crowded.
Ten prizes were given at the baby
show. Entered in this baby show was
some of the finest and prettiest chill
dren ever shown in any baby show
for a number of years. Among so
many fine children the judges found
it difficult to choose among them, as
almost every baby entered looked a
prize baby.
Later in the evening the prizes for
different sports were awarded. The
silver cup donated by the owls for
the luckiest Owls child was won by
Wilma Cunningham, daughter of
Mrs. Ella Cunningham, member Of
Lady's Nest 1886, Order of Owls,
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-19
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