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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
EXPECTS LOWER FLOUR

st. Paul. Sept. zS.-John Pillsbury
of Minneapolis, representing one of
the largest Touring mills in the coun-
try, Yesterday told the State COM
mission that is investigating prices
Of food, fuel and other necessities Of
life. that ne believed the price Of
flour would become lower than tie
pre- sent figure of S10.S5 Il barrel,
mainly because of the excellent crop
to be m;llcd. He added his belief that
feed prices also will drop. II was dis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
HELM CALLS NAME.
Storm Certain to Break as Result
of Yesterdays Development.

Five men, Representatives Brltteh
of Illinois. Baer and Norton of North
Dakota, Mason of Illinois and Sell
ator La Toilette Of Wisconsin, were
mentioned in a speech made by Keep
resentative Hefin of Alabama before
the Rules Committee of the House
Yesterday, with the recommendation
that the motives behind certain ac-
tions of theirs be one of the subjects
of the proposed propaganda lnveS-
tigation.
As result of his inslnuatIons,
which were so worded as to avoid any
direct charge of connection with the
'Rernstorff $4,000 fund, the mem
hers of the House were in an exceed
ingly surly frame of mind last night
Word has been sent out to members
of both parties urging their presence
in Washington, owing to the storm
which thew are now certain VIII
break as the result of yesterday 5
developments.
Following his speech before the
committee, Representative Brltten
asked for stenographic report OF
the exact words used by Mr.. Helm
in order that he might determine
whether any specific accusation MAJ"
been made by the gentleman from
Alabama. After being informed that
III was subject to revision by Mr.. Hell
lin before being available. Mr.. BRIT
ton issued "a statement in which ne
explained that "the reason why Hell
lin feels that certain members are
en- .pcious is because they do not rec
oonize him when they pass HIM on
the street"
No decision was reached upon the
resolution for an investigation OF the
UeAin charges by the Rules Commit
toe, but at the meeting which Will
be held today it is probable that az
4ion will he taken to look into the
smoke which is issuing from the
House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
BRUTALITY OF HAZERS.

As the Gazette said many years
ago. we repeat the hope that those:
West Point hazers will receive a
punishment that will break up That
sort of brutality now and forever al
that institution. There ought to be no
false len.ency in the matter. Mis-
ch;evous pranks are to he expected
i, all masculine gatherings, whether
in college or camp, because the maze
animal has monkeyish propensity
for tricks which often lasts even 10
old are. But such hazing as that al
West Point suggests cowardly as
we'll .s 4 criniRal spirit the sprlt
that delights in inflicting pain and To
wAicA tyrannical exercise OF pow
er is a pleasure.
That thing ought to be cut out by
tho roots at West Point. The young
men who have been guilty OF it arc
not likely to do credit to the army.
They hold positions that could be
filed by better human material
There are thousands of young men
ir the United States who are anX-
icc. to enjoy the privileges that
West Point offars. Why should bru-
..al hazers deprive them of the op-
portunity Of serving the country?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

the other for goods, bught on credit
and delivered. 3stsl5tss 4.
The elimination Of premiums, trad
ing stamps and trade boosters. =
The discontinuance of forcing sales
of any commodity by fixing 10"
price with the provision that guam
tity of other goods must be bought
to obtain the bargain rate-as OF
sugar. s tsisa
Placing reasonable limits on guam
titles which may be purchased by a
consumer to prevent boarding.
The rules were adopted last night
a. a conference between representa-
tives OF the Retail Grocers Assocla-
ton and Harry A. Wheeler, State
Food Administrator.
The grocers also agreed to under
take compilation of staple neces'
sites with view of fixing a margin
Of profit to be exacted by the retail
ers as distribution charges. No a.,
tempt will be made to limit profits
on Injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
Steel Springs in Matches.

Minneapolis. Sept. 2s.-W.<I. ken-
redy. proprietor of cigar store,
today called the attention of Federal
agents to a supply of matches manu-
featured in Sweden and purchased by
Kennedy through a local. wholesale
house. which contained scores OF
small steel springs. Many boxes
held two of the springs and con-
tanned only a few matches, Kennedy
declared. 10y z.s.: =
) 1t was; said the. eauthsritesi; Yergiid
try to- determine whether the con-
signment :-had been intended for
some point in Europe instead OF
United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
SOUGHT AN EMBARGO
Austrian Ambassador Tried to stop
Munitions Shipments in 1913.

That the Austrian Ambassador
Dumha was taking an active hand III
irving to yet the United States L"
declare an embargo on munitions III
1915 is proven by papers in govern
ment possession. These documents
show. however, that he abandoned
hone of getting this embargo after
President Wilson had declared
against it. Instead. he wrote his gov
eminent that he was in favor of try
ing for an embargo on munitions
when shipped abroad passenger ships
and expressed the,view that the then
Secretary of State Bryan "and his
Democratic followers might he Ia.
vorab!e to such a scheme.
Whether Dumba or Won Betnstorft
spent money to influence congress
while the embargo problem was up
is not revealed. Duniba wrote his
Government. however, that it might
be harmful to press the point after
Wilson, whom he styled "self-
willei," had made his announcement
Dumba did ask his government for
500. 900 to finance his press campaign
of which revelations already have
been made. Papers show that ne
sought to cause strikes in the Beth.
lehcm and middle western steel fac
tories. as we'll as at Bridgeport
State department communications
from Ambassador Won Bernstortt
show that he denied Germany was
trying to buy up munitions plants
to thwart the allies, though he de.
Tended his right to do so, and made
fervid protestations OF his innocence
Of any wrong doing in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
Sleeps as Train Passes Over Her.

Salisbury. Md. Sept. 2S.-At Mar
della Springs station on the Balti-
riore, Chesapeake and Atlantic rail
way. Wednesday, an express train of
five coaches bound for Ocean City,
Md. ran over two year old girl in
the center, of the tracks.
Engineer Wallace. or the flyer
which was running about sixty miles
an hour, Immediately applied the
brakds. :, F'lagnrans Hall: when the
train came to a staHdStill ran down
the tracks and picked up little Annie
Kosh Kerry. found asleep on the ties
She was unhurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
GERMANS WORSTED.
Tommies' Tenacity Against Desper-
ately Battling Germans Ach'e'es
Notable Accomplishment.

London, Sept. 2S.-Four times IN
succession within three hours the
Bavarisn crown princes best troops
,,shod in dense waves against the
British on the latters new slX-miie
front established in Wednesdays al
vance northeast of Ypres. CombatS
If the tiercest sort developed, the
fortune of battle swaying to and no.
but dusk saw the British in complete
nossession of all their gains. Rela-
tivelv the success in heating Off the
Teuton counter thrusts was even
bigger than that of the previous day 5
advance, for the Germans hurled
themselves forward with reckless
ness and in such strong electives
that the British admittedly had their
hands full holding them at bay.
The front attacked stretches from
Tower Hamlets, captured by the
British yesterday. to st. Julien. les
terday front dispatches disclosed
that the British advance Wednesday
gained a maximum depth OF one
mile, in the sector of Sonnebeke w
lage. Sir Douglas Haig's official bull
letin describes the German losses as
"extremenly heavy
Paris officially announced the re-
pulse of strong Teuton attacks NORTH
of the Aisne and on the Verdun front.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
ADMITS BACKING PLOT"
Richmond Business Man Hired
Negroes to Blow up Dam. s

:
Richmond Vt., Sept. 2S.-While
the police Were working on the the
DRY yesterday afternoon that Ger
man plotterl probably was behind a
scheme I uncovered early today TO
blow up5the' dam of the Old Dominion
Iron and mail Works, Gould pro-
perty located on Belle Isle, in the
James river, Andrew J. Bradley, q
business man of this city, came TO
headquarters and shouldered all the
responsibility.
He demanded of Chief Werner tina;
two negroes caught in the act o.
drilling holes in the dam be released
forthwith. When the chief refused tI
accede to his demands Bradley vert
down to the station house and bali
ed the mout. He told Chief Werns'
thai the iron and nail works ha'
usurped the riparian rights of =
company in which he was interested
and he left confident that he va;
taking proper steps to protect n:
rights.
Already GO holes had been drllls,
! in the concrete dam. In the home q
/! the negroes were found four stick:
/ of dynamite. fifty yards Of fuses an
a lot of caps. The negroes had bee!
at work for nearly month. Brad
lev is a brother of William D. Brad
! lev. former owner of the Richmond
baseball club in the Virginia league
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
,rces. needs to have a thorough

forces, needs to have thorough
cleaning out of the spies and agents
and supes and dupes of Germany. It
matters not whether the German
agents are ostensibly so or no.
whether they receive brides or are
simply bootlickers, whether they ara
copperheads and tories or reptiles OF
murder and arson, they should be
known, named and punished-every-
one of them! ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
ADOPT ECONOMY PLAN
Chicago Retailers Put Business on
War Basis and Cut Expenses.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Retail ggocers
Of Chicago had before them Wednes-
Gay a set of rules calculated to re-
duca expenses and to place the con-
duct of their business on a war
basis: They provide ~. ], !. ~: T
y. Establishment OF, two sets of4prices
one to be paid for good for which
cash is paid and goods carried hons,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
CONSUMERS.

Gas bills for quarter end
ing September l, 1917, hav-
irg been delivered, this is to
notify all gas consumers
that all bills paid on OF be-
fore October l, 1917, will be
entitled to a discount of 80
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
After that date no discount
will be allowed and all de-
linquents will be required
to make an early settlement.
By order of committee on
Light.
J. B. WALLER,
I232-3t. Clerk Of Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

closed at the meeting that the Fed
eral Government is licensing -four
mills and will close any mill show
ing profits in excess of 20 cents
barrel on flour and 80 cents ton
on feed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE.

No greater Calamity can betall an
individual, corporation or nation
than the loss Of confidence. The lnd!-
yidual never RECEIVERS his former
standing, people shun buildings Tor
merly occupied by concerns that nave
lost the confidence OF community
while nations which have incurred
the lust contempt OF the world by
their responsibility never regain
the respect of other nations. 1t Is so
today with Germany. Centuries VIII
pass away before other powers VIII
have confidence in the words OF ler
representatives.
The Injustice and cruelty shown by
Frederick the Great to Austria when
ne deprived the young queen Maria
Theresa of Slesia, the richest por-
ton OF her realms, has never been
forgotten, by well-disposed people oil
the world. although m.ny years nave
passed away since the commission OF
this nigh handed robbery. The hlch-
ing Of Alsace- Lorraine from France
hv the naughty Bismarck and COM
pelIing the vanquished nation to pa?
ono billion francs in addition will oc
resented By Frenchmep as long az
time endureS.
The world to-day has good teaso"
for having no faith N German over
lures. Every utteraace OF that nation
is naturally taken with nuch salt.
The LATEST apeearaace sf tse Ger
man peace herald takes the ferhi Of
Foreign Secretary kuehlmann's YER
hal communila tisn to the papai han'
cio at Munich, in which Germany Is
renresentea as being willing to yielH
nm Belgium provided it shall he gwen
economic hold upen the country and
-here shall be an administrative Sepa-
ration between Flanders ana the
Wallses districts. AS is suggested by
= contemporary this would n"t on :.
" he a string but cable attacheo
n free Belgium. The ether interest
il. feature of the proposal IS TOT Inc
nawsrs 10 indeRaaify Belgium for us
losses. Germany simply sharing with
them and gaining control of tne
country.
W. do not trust the German Gov
erpnent even when it expresses a ue-
sire to terminate the war because !.
has tauyht us that it would be sulsl'
dial folly to put the slightest CONF
dence in any pledge 1t may maNe.
The recent offer of Germany win
rarard to Belgium would not alter
The war situation by the breadth Oh
an inch even if it went far beyond
the so-called concessions it IS SAID 10
propose. 1t may have = certain Sig"'-
f;cance rs 70 Grrmany's realization
of the desperatio" of ner condition.
and it is in strong contrast TO inc uh-
compromising and conpuermg atta~
tude toward Belgium which she nam
tanned so long. We may be JuStilie"
N constituting it as an evidence o'
weakness. as proof tina: she knows
she is beaten and is anxious 20 Sc
c,,re peace while she may be aale
% save something from the wrcch'
And It nay also be 4 fair inference
that she IS trying to prepare 'ae
popular mind at home for far
greater measure of surrender, tha'
she is letting herself down grad
Tally from the position of an auto
cratic dictator to that of d defeated
ration which will be GLAD to escape
with a whole skin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

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 I234, Buffalo, 4; Y
l1S-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

FOR RENT-Deairah!c. up-to -date,
APARTMENT on Prince Street;
steam heat, electric Lights, gas
range with upper oven, hot and
cold water. tiled bath; large rooms
with southern frontage and win
dows also to the north, east and
west. For terms apply on preni-
ses, 919 Prince street. 2lS-f.
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WANTED-Aftcr October 1st, table
boardcrs in refined family. Old
Virginia cooking and every home
comfort. References asked. Address
T. O. Box No. 1S4. City. 229-6t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

WANTED-Twenty-fve girls to
learn winding, doubling anil spin
ming. wages $500 per week while
learning, advanced in a few weeks.
Steady work guaranteed Apply
at Klots Silk Mill, Pitt and Wakes
street. Alexandria. 2l6-6w.
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WANTBD-Bright, intelligent mes
scngcr boy. Postal Telegraph Co,
427 King street.
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WANTED--A middlc-aged man for
clerk in grocery store; man with
some experience preferred, Apply
to f. II. Carter and Bro, 1923
King street. 23l-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

FOR RENT-Four desirable office
rooms, electric light. modern cor
veniences. in Harlow Building, 10
soGth Fairfax street. Apply at
building. 232-Gt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-28

FOR SALE OR RENT room house
at Barefoot. on electric line, 6
miles from Alexandria. Low price,
easy terms. ]. F. Myers. 800 south
Washington street. 2296t.
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WANTED-One furnished room III
private house, or in an apart
mont. Address Gentleman, care
Gazette. 2323t.
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settled CIR! to clerk II
a flower store. Apply to Kramer.
gGl King street. 2333-lt
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Classified Advertising

FOUND-Gentleman.s Masonic gold
fob pin and buckle. Owner can get
anne by calling Officer Snellln"S.
1122 Prince street, proving prop
crty and paying for this advertise
,rnnt 222- Il
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-27
WOMEN'S FASHIONS and THE HOME
SMART FRoCKs OF SERGE.

All during the summer. smart one
piece frocks of serge have been worn
by modish women. Usually such frocks
were fashioned for serge and chiffon,
serge and taffeta or serge and georgette
Grape.
One of the smartest of the new fall
serge models Is Of navy blue combined
with soiree silk in beautiful shade of
purple The purple silk trims the bod
lee and cuffs and forms band at the
lower part of the skirt. which Is edged
with fittings of the serge.
This model shows no curve at the
waist line. but hangs uncompromising-
~ straight. as many of fife new frocks
do. Then there is the other extreme
frocks with boned and scanned round
waists. which are likely to be too rad
lcal for all save the daring few. And
In evidence also are radical bodices
without seams and bones. but shaped
to show the curves OF the figure and
fitting quite snugly at the waist line
IL 10; definitely pinehed in.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-27
Things a Girl Should Know.

Freshly cut flowers may be kept nice
for long time by putting their
steams In freshly cut potato Stand
the potato In vase or bowl and I'LL
with water.
Velvet that has been hastily spotted
with rain should not be brushed dry
Shake the velvet and leave II. The
water will eyaporate and show no
mark unless the velvet was dusty De
fore getting Ialned on. In that case
wipe the velvet while still rain damped
with clean damp cloth. This viii re-
move the dust. Then shake well and
leave TO dry.
Lemon juice and salt spread over the
stains made by ordinary ink and the
cloth then laid in the bright sun will
erase the stains within few hours
OF course tins recipe is for cotton and
linen. but not applicable TO silk or
woolens. as the lemon would remove
their color.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-27


The first part of this lesson Is the
record Of the so called triumphal entry
into Jerusalem, but it was really one
of the saddest days of His life, for as
He beheld the city He wept over 1t,
because they knew not what He longed
to do for them duke xix, 41-4D. BY
riding upon the ass colt He literally
fulfilled the prediction In Zech. *, .,
and the time draws near when He will
just rs literally fulfill the next verse
and speak peace unto the nations and
have dominion over all the earth. Then
shall He make wars to cease in all the
world. and the nations shall learn war
no more (Ps. XVI. .; lisa. ii. A. Then
shall Zeph. iii, 14-17, be literally full
filed, The king of Israel, even the
Lord, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt
not see evil any more" Then shall all
the world indeed 90 after Him verse
19), for when the Lord shall make bare
His holy arm in the eyes of all the ma
tons all the ends of the earth shall
see the salvation of our God and shall
turn unto the Lord, ana all nations
shall worship before Him Gsa. Iii, 8, 10;
Ps. xxi, -. Is: lxxxvi. 81. All that
He was prevented from accomplishing
at His first coming shall surely be full
filed at His coming again.
The desire of the Greeks TO see Jesus
and His reply are all suggestive of the
time of which we have just been speak
ing and of the age of suffering through
which we are still passing because of
the rejection OF Him and His kingdom
and its consequent postponement. He
Is the wheat that had to die in order
10 bear fruit. and His followers must
be content to travel the same road
verses 20-26l. Instead of praying TO
be saved from the hour TO which He
had now come. His prayer was, ga
Their, glorify THY namer' And the Fa-
Their answered from heaven, 81 have
both glorified II and will glorify ii
agah. verses 81. 2S). TO the people
the voice sounded like thunder, but to
Him the words were clear oversees %,
30. Put with this the other two testi-
monies of the Father from heaven,
This is my beloved Son. in whom
am well pleased and, This is my be
loved Son. I'm whom / am well pleased
hear We Him" Matt. Iii, II; xvii, -,
and may we become so well pleased
in Him that the Father may be well
pleased in us. Then shall we glorify
God, which is the one thing we are
here to do Il Cor. X. 81; | Pet. IL, III.
Because the rightfu King is rejected
the devil continues to be the prince of
this world, the god of this world, and
the whole world lieth in the wicked
one verse 81, xiv, 80; xvi, IL; II Cor
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-27
The Sunday School Lesson

", 4 John V, 10, r. VI Having to
contend with such adyersaries as the
world, the flesh and the devil, we can
better understand His sayings: "Ye
shall hear of wars and rumors of wars
nation shall rise against nation and
kingdom against Kingdom, and there
shall be famines and pestilences and
earthquakes III divers places. See that
We be not troubled. In the world, trib-
ulation; in me, peace (Nlatt. xiv, g, 1;
John xvi, 80; Luke XXI, %. 26). The
past two years of these things in an
unparalleled degree convince us that
we have entered upon the closing years
of the times of the gentiles, and, while
His followers have always been ex-
pected to be ready to lay down their
lives for His sake, in these per1lous
last days. when the food of the church
is being so thoroughly leayened and
the world in so many forms is being
welcomed by the protesting church. it
is necessary TO be very very peculiar
In the eyes of many and absolutely re-
fuse TO listen to any discrediting of
any part of the Word of God. or to
making light of anything taught there
in. or to have any fellowship with any
thing in the church which is purely of
this present evil age and not of God.
We must learn to say with new EN-
phasis. ITO me to live is Christi and
all that is not directly from Him and
for Him we cannot touch. 1t must be
fully and always Not /, but Christ,
Not !. but the grace of Cod the self
life reckoned dead that the life of Je-
sus may be made manifest (Phil. l, Il;
Gal ii. 20: Cor Ky, 10: ii Cor. iy).
Bear with me for saying it so often.
But when we consider that lie never
pleased Himself, never sought Ills own
will or His own glory, how can we fol
low Him except by a similar renuncia-
ton of self? Anything like preferring
the praise of men more than the praise
! of God cannot be tolerated verse 49,,
and n desire to be thought original In
ANYTHING we say or do Is wholly ruled
out by the fact that He said only what
the Father told Him to say, and all
ther in Him oversees 40, 30; xiv, l0)-
We may not expect all people. to be
lieye all we say, even though the mes
sage be wholly of God and He In some
way set His seal upon it, for His mes
sage was not received by all. and He
was despised and rejected. The devil
is still binding eyes and hardening
hearts lest people should believe and
be saved. The two quotations from
lisa. iii, 1, and vi, ., 10, in verses 3S-41
of our lesson chapter, the one from the
last section of Isaiah and the other
| from the first, with the connecting
/ phrase of verse Al, Isaiah said again,
/ are to me conclusive proof that the
/ Spirit wrote, through one and the same
! Isaiah, the whole of his prophecy.