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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
ORDERED BACK TO FORT (,
Graduates of First Camp to Help
Train New Class.

The War Department yesterday or
dered a group of Marylanders and
Virginians, most of them graduates
of the Fort Myer training camp, to
return to that camp and BECOME IN
structors for the new class.-of oil!-;
GERS ncw beginning work. Only re-
serve officers who showed pronounced
military aptitude were selected 20
work alongside the regular army Of
ficcrs in training the new men.
Virginans ordered to Fort Nyer
are: Second Lieutenant G.. Gravatt
Coleman, Richmond; Second Lieuc-
enant James NJ. Mason, East Fails
Church; Second Lieutenant Robert
G. Beasley, Lynchburg; Capt. Stan
ley G. Blanton, Alexandria; Capt
Sterling NJ. Hcfin, Ieesburg; Capt.
]. G. A. Montague, Richmond; Capt.
William NJ. Taliafcrro, Charlottes-
vile; First Lieutenant Thomas Fl.
Gillian. jr., Norfolk and Capt. David
l.. Ruffner, East Lexington.
Major Roy O. Carpenter. OF
Somerset, Va, and Capt. R. H. Spes7
sard, of New Castle, are ordered to
Fort Oglethorpe. Major Thomas II.
Rowland, of Christiansburg, is Or
dered to Camp Funston, Texas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
SHIPMENT OF PULP WOOD
Large Quantities Arriving at Alex
andira TO Go Out. by Rail.

andira to Go Out by Rail.
While but little pulp wood is be-
ing shipped from aolng the Potomac
in vessels to northern points, where
paper making mills are located,
quantities of the material continue
to arrive at Alexandria for ship
ment by rail to paper mills. Three
river craft, deeply laden with paper
making woods, arrived at this port
this week and their cargoes were
transferred to cars to be taken to
where. Hardly day passes but that
vessel or two with pulp wood
aboard arrives at Alexandria, and
quantities of the material are also
being received by the paper mill at
Georgetown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
UNMASKED BY DRAFT LAW.
Woman Forced to Disclose Sc,
After Posing as aIan.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 24.-When
the call came for registration June 5,
Harry: Hoffman, so, whose real name
is Lillian Myers, registered. Failure
to appear for examination caused her
detention by police. Yesterday she
broke down and confessed that for
the past 10 years she had been mas
ouerading in male attire.
During these years she has worked
as soda fountain attendant, ice
wagon driver, grocery clerk and
moyer-always as man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

The Austrians are removing every
thing of vaue from Trieste to Vienna
and other inland places.
Between 5000 and 10000 men are
fighting forest fires in Washington,
Western Idaho and Oregon. It is
impossible to estimate the damage,
Timbermen said the fire situation is
the worst in twenty years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
AGAINST VARDAMAN.

Pat Harrison Makes Loyalty TO
Wilson Issue of Campaign.
Philadelphia, Miss, Aug. 24.-Rep-
resentative Pat Harrison, one oS the
Administration Democratic leaders of
the House. announced his candidacy
here yesterday to succeed Senator
Vardaman. whose term expires in
1919.
In his speech of announcement,
Harrison scored Vardaman for his
votes against the war resolution and
other war measures in the Senate
and said he would make his CAM
paign IN the primary on the issue of
supporting President Wilson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
DRAFT SHOCK KILLS NEGRO.
And Friend Was Only Joking, {
Made an Error.

New Brunswick, n. j., Aug. PA
friend rushed up to William Sneed,
colored. in front of his home here,
and told him he had been called for
the national army. Sneed fell dead
from heart failure, dut to fright. ac-
'cording to the doctors.
An investigation showed that
Sneed's friend was mistaken or jok-
ing, as the dead mans number had
not been posted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Large crowds went on the excur-
sions given today by the local order
of the brotherhood OF locomotive en-
gineers and the American Indian
Guard band. Both outings are
taking place at Marshall Hall, and
the steamer Charles Macalcster has
been transporting numbers of friends
of both organizations down the river
on its different trips today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
CAN'T DRAFT INDIANS.
War Department Rules They're En-
o,,ot oc lions

War Department Rules They're EN-
empt as Aliens.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-Frlbal IN
dians are not, subject to army draft,
because they are not citizens, and
may claim exemption on the same
ground as aliens.
The War Department formally
ruled on the question yesterday at
the request of counsel for some of
the tribesmcr. Nearly all Indians
maintain tribal connections, It is
said, and the number who will be
exempt under the ruling is estimated
at more than 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
Circuit Court.

In the Circuit Court for the city
in vacation today Jacob Bittle was
appointed administrator OF the estate
of Charles H. Bittle, deceased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
VIRGINIA FIREMEN PARADE
TIarrisonburg Company Wins Prize
With Lexington Scc0nd-AleXan-
drians Home Tomorrow

Pulaski, Va, Aug. 2I.-The parade
was the leading feature Of the sec
oni day of the Virginia State Ere
mems Association. llarrlsonburg re-
ceived the prize for the largest and
best uniformed company with band
and Lexington the prize for the
largest and best uniformed company.
An automobile parade and a,game
of baseball between the team IRON
the General Chemical Works and
Rural Retreat were the attractions
this afternoon. The Chemicals won,
10 to |. The Association will aGjourn
today and the Alexandrlans are
expected to return tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Anne Lee Memorial Home this even
ing at 7:3O o'clock.
The Alexandria Draft Board is in
executive session at the City Hall
building today. Seventy-ive of the
three hundred and six men called
have qualified for army service.
Misses Catharme and Margaret Ad-
ans left today for Forest Hill Park,
Richmond, Va, where they will be
guests in the home of relatives, Mr..
and Mrs E. G. Mercer,
Miss Marion Adams and Master
Roger Adams, of Rosemont, left yes
terday for Ocean View, Va, where
they will spend week with rela-
tives
The Seventh Day Adventist Church
will hold its regular services at the
Odd Fellows Hall on north Colum-
bus street, Saturday afternoon from
two to four o'cock. All are cordially
invited.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
L. Travis, who died early yesterday
morning at the home of her son, C.
A. Travis, in Del Ray, will be hei |
tomorrow afternoon at > O'Clock from
the home. The Rev. Wallace Waite,
Of Del Ray, will officiate.
The majority of the nine Alexan-
drians commissioned at the close of
the first officers camp at Fort
Myer in the reserve corps and the ma
tloAa army, will, it is expected, see
duty for the present at Petersburg,
where Camp Robt. E. Lee, the national
army cantonment for this state, is
located. Captain Stanley G.. Blanton,
infantry section, U. S. r., has been
ordered back to the second camp at
Fort Myer, where he will be detailed
as one of the instructors of the new
set Of student officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Mrs. E. NJ. Todd and son, Angus
tine Todd. of the University of V.r-
ginia, were the guests Of friends and
relatives in this city yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

The League of Virginia Municipali-
ties will hold its 1917 meeting in
Lynchburg on the 18th, 10Th and
goth of September, and the officers
of the organization are planning for
the largest attendance in its history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Mayor Thomas A. Fisher left the
city yesterday and will not return un-
til Monday F. F. Marbury, President
of the Board of Aldermen, will fill his
place during his absence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Miss Hazel E. Sonner of south
Payne street has returned home from
months visit at Strasburg, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
COMPANIES ASK RECOGNITION
Alexandria and Lawrenceville Form
Military Organizations for State

Service.
Two more state volunteer COM
nanies made application yesterday to
Colonel Jo Lane Stern for recognI-
+ion One is located in Alexandra,
+ba captain of which is T. 3. Coch-
ron the other being at Lawrence
vile Edward B. Turnbull, jr., COM
nanding. Applications from state
y.l,,nteers for recognition are being
race;yed daily by Colonel Stern.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Mr.. Robert L. Graves of Scranton,
Pa, has returned,,to his home after
visiting MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Leslie
Ramey, at their home on South Al
fred street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

The garden committee Sf the
Chamber of Commerce is on a tour
of inspection of the gardens listed
in the chambers contest. The work
of the second inspection, which was
started recently, is expected to be
concluded in a few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
TO SAVE WATER AND FUEL.
Berlin Municipal Authorities VIII
trnhibi. Persons Bathing III h ii
Homes

Amsterdam. Aug. 24.-serlih news
papers received heer say the, .Serln.
municipal authorities intend: to pro-
hibit persons bathing in their homes.
The step will be taken, it is added,
in order to savve water and fuel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

A specimen of one Of the most
beautiful creations of the floral king
dom was brought to the Gazette Of
fee yesterday by Mr.. J. +. Rodgers,
of 222 south Fairfax street, in the
form of what is known as the Pas
sion Flower" 1t was grown in the
yard at Mr.. Rodgers home: Words
fail to adequately describe the beauty
of the flower, which is certainly
one of Natures choicest productions.
People residing in the vicinity of
over Duke street, not far from the
river, were alarmed by cries and
moaning about ten o'clock last night.
The voice was thought to be that Of a
woman. A gentleman living near
heard the cries and called from his
window. asking if any one were in
need OF. help. A mans voice replied
no and that there was no woman
there. Shortly 'afterward a yoraag
girl, who is thought to have been
about nineteen years old, was seen to
pass up the street from where the
cries came from. Residents Of the
vicinity this morning reported the
case to the Gazette and requested
that warning be given to girls. tc
keep away from that part of the city
after dark if they have any regard for
either their character or safety
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

The lawn party to have been given
last night by the playground COM
mittee of the Parents-Teachers' As
sociation for the. benefit of the play
ground on south Washington street.
was postponed to Monday night, when
it will be held at the same place. the
corner of Queen and Washington
streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Mr.. Llewellyn F. Dyson has, re-
turned from a trip to Ocean City, N.
j., where Mrs. Dyson and daughter
are spending the summer with ner
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Steele
man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Delegates of the fire department of
this city who have been in attendance
at the annual convention Of the Vir-
ginia State Firemen's Association in
Puaski will return tomorrow. The
Reliance engine and the Relief hook
and ladder companies are represented
at the sessions of the state fire
fighters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24
Alexandria City and Suburbs

There will De meeting at the
Anne Lee Memorial Home this even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

The Alexandria Draft Board is in
executive session at the City Hall
building today. Seventy-hVe of the
three hundred and six men called
have qualified for army service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

Misses Catharme and Margaret Ad.
ans left today for Forest Hill Park
Richmond, Va, where they will be
guests in the home of relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Mercer,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-24

If you want to reach the
people in the homes in Alexan-
.dria and its suburbs place
Syour announcements in the
Gazette. If your goods and
prices are right yo,, will get
tie c9stognerrs- s i er III
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
NEW AK OLD LADY'S CHOICE
Tired of Cropping With Dull Tools, She ls Easily Satisfied, Despite
 Newly Acquired Wealth.

On a clear cool evening in the early spring a man on a horse crossed the ridge of q molintain. and. seeing q rnhin in the valley. turned his horse in that direction. The cabin was white washed and clean. The mountaineer and his family sat on the porch. Sev- pral children played in the yard. The stranger arrived at the gate and was invited In and sat down on the porch with the family.
 Stranger" asked the mOuntainaer. "are you interested in our oil up here?''
 "Well, mo-" said the stranger. "l haven't much faith in oil. I hear of these people wh" suddenly strike It rich. hut I never find them"
 The old man chuckleh and said: "l am one. Yesterday was poor: today I am rich. I was Just asking my fam lily. now that we could have things. what they would rather have. Now. John here. he wants horse. and Mol. ly wants a new dress. and Susie says she'll take hooks By the way. wife. what would you r1,th"r have?"
 The old lady never hesitated Il min ute. "Well." she said. "I'm pretty tired cutting wood with dull ax: I'll have a new ax."--Harpers Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10

VERY remarkable war prophecy, credited to a German monk of Hack lenburg and written in 1701, was pup lished in Wednesdays Herald. It pre- dicted that a prince whose slogan would be Onward With God" would be encompassed by a wall Of ene- mics" and that the country of seven stars''-America fall upon the bearded nation and rend 1t in twain" while the whole lower Rhine will tremb ble." The war to begin when the grain was ripend Git began about August i, 1914) and was to reach it's height when the cherries bloom for the third time'-which would bring the climax in the spring of 1917. As the war was to last three years and five months and peace was to be con- summated in "time fer the Christ mas mass" peace. if this prophecy holds good, must come within less than a month from now.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
Romance Has Vislon.

The young gentleman who wrote his name on an egg shipped from his fla ther's farm together with the state nent that he wanted nice little wife" notes the RartOw (Fla.) COur- ier-Infnrmant. has received blow In the answer from a woman who replied briefly and effectively. "You poor boob"
 "Has Romance Died?" is the cap riOn put on the story by an editor who prints It. That question Is easy to an swer. Romance is deathless. But the woman who got the inscribed egg had senxe enough to know that the type of romance indicated was a fimsy sort on which to build life work.
 Love may be blind, but the true TO- maRe has vision. And 1t requires a more substantial foundation than an eggshell.
 May the sentimental youth find a sensible happiness around the corner. One doesn't need to wish romance for the iconoclastic young woman. She'll get hers all right.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
,h,. annronr,ate observation following

this appropriate observation following the adjournment of the lawmakers:
 'Cangress has at last adjourned and tts members are now at home 'mending fences where seMe ether asprant Tor ccnSressional honors has been ingratiatint himself with the voters. The voice of congress will be heard in all places where men congre- gate in hall and park and picnic wood. He will wave the Dear Old Flag in a fervor of emotion; he will thrill his hearers as he tells of the destroyer fighting the deadly subma- rine; he will paint a glowing picture of great battleships from whose mast heads fly the Stars and Stripes as they convoy our soldiers and munitions through danger zones; he will recount the assembly of thousands of young men, the flower of the land. as they fill the great cantonments created as by magic; he will fill the heavens with an lUldklud hCCt oA "A' great as to darken the very sun; he will appeal to aged fathers to exhaust their last dollar in the furtherance or this holy war; and exhort mothers wives and sweethearts to rejoice Ill the sarcifce of their most precious of all earthly possessions. Tears will even All his eyes and his voice will grow husky and fade away into the breathless sileases lstnt in dying sunset on a lofty ;sAo1Htain top.
 All this will he do. And the band will play My Country, tis of Thee,
 But when the war tax is pain next June he will not pay his part, TOT ne has voted to exempt HIMSELF.
 "Oh, patriotic Congressman
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
NOTABLE GATHERING OF 17s7
convsntien- That Formed Constitution
 H V~fts1 etatss Assembled at .... phIts1slptssa May 2s.

The convention that formed the con- stitution of the United States met at Philadelphia on the 18th of May, 17S7. The articles of confederation under which the revolutionary war was fought were not satisfactory. and it was proposed to amend them. Most of the delegates to the convention were so instructed. The states of Fir- ginia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey appointed their delegates "for the pur- pose of revising the federal constitu- ton; North Carolina. New HaiDp- shire. Delaware and Georgia, "tO de- eide upon ihe most effectual means to remove the defects of the federal UniOn"; New York. Massachusetts and Connecticut, flor the sole and ex- press purpose of revising the articles of confpd, ration; South Carolina and Maryland. "to render the federal con StitutiOn entirely adequate to the actual situation" But when the convention met discussion of the situation led the delegates tO decide upon framing an entirely new constitution instead Of patching up the old articles of con federation.
 The convention sat nearly four months. and on the l7th of September. 1787. the completed constitution was signed by the president of the conven- ton. George Washington, and by all the members except three. It pro- vided that "tlle rutlticstions of the conventions of nine states shall be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution between the states so rati- flying the same" The first state to ratlfy it was Delaware, on December ', 17S7, and the ninth was New Hamp- shire, on June 21, 179S. This made 1t the constitution of the states that had ratified 1t. they constituting the uniOll' but New York dki not ratify until July 28, 17S8, North Carolina until Noven'- Der, 11Xy, and Rhode Island until June. 179O.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
The Deiirlum Of Arabs.

Observation by travellers and others who have visited in Palestine show that the Arabs of the Syrian Desert have an extraordinary fOndness for tobacco. A few whiffs make them giddy and give them headache. Even a cigarette Is too much for them. A common smoke among Arabs consists of the dry leaves of a plant belonging to the genus HyOscyamus, and called by the Arahs "Sekharan." It has fieshy leaves and purple flowers. The smoking of these leaves produces a sort of intOxicati"n or delirium. which the Arabs prefer to the "white man's smoke"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
ARE
 MADE BY HOLZHElMER

NOME, Dec 1O.-Judge William A. Holzheimer has appointed former Territorial Senator Tom McGann clerk of the court and Hugh O'Neill' & local attorney, United States Court Commissioner. Clerk McGann suc- ceeds Gilbert A. Adams and Judge O'Neill succeeds James Frawley. Both Mclean and O'Neill are prominent and active Democrats.
 It is understood that Deputy Clerk w. c. Mcclure will retain his pres ent position, as chief deputy In the clerks office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
PATRIOTIC CONGRESS-.

The Soldiers and Sailors Fathers organizations have gone on record as protesting against the provision of the federal income tax law which ex- empts city, state. county and federal officials from the payment of taxes on their incomes. The law is palpably unjust and should be remedied. There Is no more reason why public officials should be immune than any other cit ize.
 In connection with the attitude of congress on this subject, writer in Popular Mechanics Magazine made
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
OeId Weather Predicted

IOWA CITY, Ia, Dec. 1O.-The gas hawk has appeared in the State, and Iowa is preparing for a hard, cola winter. Professor Homer R. Dill or the State University here declares the presence of this bird invariably means a seige of bad weather, and he is urging the farmers and all oth- CTS interested to prepare for it.
 The gas hawk. Prof. Dill explains is a bird of the extremene northern regions, and thrives best where the weather is blustery and the tempera- ture low.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
Smoking Bacl<Wards.

The peculiarities of the ancient smokers are themselves a study as we'll as an education. The negritos smoke with the lighted end of the cigar in their mouth--let the reader ,picture in his mind man smoking with the lighted end of Q cigar or cigarette stuck calmly in his mouth {; no sear of burning the tongue or other possible harm; just smoking and en. toying the weed as would .the most uneoncerned among white men. who prefer the lighted end the otbes way around.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-10
RUSSIA ON A SPREE.

Intoxicated with their new-found liberty, the red-iaggers of Russia be- lieve they are living in modern Uto- pia; that they are sufficient unto them selves; that they can win over an enemy by calling him comrade and that their treaty obligations to their allies can be automatically cancelled by their accession to power.
 It is as if some cordiale more vola- tile than vodka had suddenly been placed before the Russian people and they had partaken too freely thereof. Untrained in statecraft, practiced only in theoretical illusions. the extrem- ists are riding the whirlwind to cer- tain destruction-if not from within from without. If they are not un- seated by the more sober of the Rus sian people, they will be led to preci- pice by their designing foes. In any case they are doomed to fall.
 So far as Russia's participation in the war is concerned that no longer can be a consideration. It would take much time with the utmost unity of energy and purpose to restore it to fighting force. We do not despair even of that, but at best many months must intervene between the national spree and the sobering up.
 The Bolsheviki, who are temporar- lily in control of the government are in dreamland. If they are not actu- ally dominated by Germany willingly they are the kaiser's tools unwitting- ly. They have fantastc theories of government. Their leaders are educat- ed, can speak several languages. are authors of books, yet they do not know life; and their followers in most instances are ignorant muzhiks--for 80 per cent of the people of Russia are illiterate Naturally policy which calls for the distribution of the lands among the poor and for parall- ell solutions of like problems wins fol lowers. The simplicity of their appeal, which is overshadowed only by its inn possibility. is the source of the Bol- sheviki strength.
 Yet these radicals do not control all Russia. The Don Cossacks, the con- servative factor in Russian life. has enlisted considerable support from the peasantry, in spite of the spacious program of the extremists. There Is no certainty that the Bolsheviki real ly represent Russia and we hear sol emn notes of warning from within which bode no good for the usurpers.
 Perhaps, after all, Russia will awake to the fact that German au- tocracy, militarism and junkerism are it's worst menace. If it recovers from it's debauch before this menace has overthrown it. there is still hope; ii not, 1t must again face the evils of czarism in the guise of kaiserism.