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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
PIERCE GERMAN LNE|
Sir Douglas Haig's Infantry Makes
A Crushing Drive on the Western
Front.

London, May 4.-The British have
pierced the Hindenburg line.
Half an hour after the moon had
gone down Sir Douglas Haig's in
fantry legions leaped forth from
their trenches over the parapets yes
terday morning and smashed ahead
OH a twelve-mile front--betwee the
region south of Lens and Croiselles
in the most crushing drive record
ed this year.
The Canadians in the fore, they
broke through that wall of flesh and
steel that has been named after the
idol of the Teutons and upon the
firmness of which all Germany had
pinned its faith in victory
A network of formidable trenches,
field works, hills and dugouts fell to
their onslaught, and late this even
ing the Canadians were firmly estab-
lished in the village of Fresnoy, to
the southeast of Lens and mile be-
yond Arleux, where the last British
thrust had been checked.
The British thus pushed the "pis-
tol point" of their advance a mile
closer to the Lens-Douai railroad,
capture of which would spell disaster
to the Teutons.
Paris, May 4.-The French in
their operations between Scissors
and Auberivc, according to an of
ficial statement, have, since April
l6 captured nearly $4,000 prisoners,
175 field and heavy guns, Alp ma
chine guns, 119 trench guns and
mortars, without taking into ac-
count vast quantities of material of
different kinds, stores, provisions and
munitions.
The Germans, who had 43 divis-
ions in reserve behind the Franco
British front, according to the latest
information, have been obliged since
April 8, to throw in SO of these di-
visions, and by April 27. seventeen
divisions, badly cut up had already
been Withdraw to the rear to be re-
organized.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

The Seventh Day Adventist
Church will hold its usual Sabbath
School and preaching service at the
Odd Fellows Hall Saturday alter
noon. the Sabbath School from two
o'clock until three, and preaching
service at three fifteen. All are
cordially invited to attend these ser
vice by the pastor, Elder +. &. Glib
son.
The Rev. Jared Hayden, of Mary
land Park, will preach and conduct
communion services at the Christian
Mission, 1915 King street, this city,
next Sunday at p. m. Sunday
School will be held at 2:3o.
The Young Peoples building was
filed last night with a capacity audi
ence to hear the excellent program
presented by some of AleXandria's
best talent for the benefit of the
children's free ward in the new hos
pital. The St. Paul's quartettc, Mrs.
Harrie White, Mrs. Sherman Bruce
Fowler. Mr.. Kenneth ". Ogden and
Mr.. Wilmer Joyce Waller, is al
wavs treat to music lovers. The
soloists were Miss Margaret Pattie
Finks. Mrs. Robert T. Downham and
Mr.. Wilmer Joyce Waller, all sing
ers of note. Miss Julia Duncan's
recitation's were, as always, splen-
did. One of the most enjoyable fea-
lures of the evening was the piano
duet by Miss Ella Hill and Mr. Fred
crick P. Russell. The accompanies
were Miss Ella Hill, Mrs. Frederick
P. Russell ard Mr.. Sherman Bruce
Fowler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
TRAVELLERS MEET TODAY.
Twenty-SiXth Annual Convention to
Open With Elaborate Program OF
Entertainment.

Petersburg, Va, May 1.-The
the Virginia Division, Travellers
Protective Association, opened in
the Lyric Theater Building in this
city at II O'Clock this morning. The
delegates were welcomed to the city
by Mayor Robert Gillian. and the re-
sponse was made by President c. S
Johnson, of Roanoke. 4 business
session followed, at which reports OF
officers and committees We're re-
ceived. In The afternoon the dele
CATION will be given ride in auto
in and near the city, in
cluding the beautiful old Bland
ford Church memorial. the
Lakemont mobilization site and
Hopevell. Saturdays session will
be devoted to business and election
of officers. The banquet in honor
of the delegates will be given at
the Hotel Petersburg tonight. Many
of the prominent business men OF the
State are delegates to the convcn-
ton.
As stated in the Gazette yesterday
the delegates from Post "F,' of this
city. in attendance are Messrs. NJ.
L. Price. Albert d. Brockett, Hunt
Russell. o. II. Kirk, Robert E. Knight,
Clyde c. Lamond V. Ward Boswell,
Wallace n. Lindsey. Richard Gibson,
T. Harvey Henshaw, T. A. Sommers.
J. William May and William H. t.
Brooke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

The civil service commission an
nounce an examination for road pa
trolman for service on about seven
miles of road between Hunting Creek
Bridge and Mount Vernon, Fairfax
county. The salary is S72O per year
Applications must be filed with the
commission at Washington by May
22d.
The annual MAY Bah" OF the
Junior German Club will be held this
evening in the auditorium of the
Elks' Home, in Prince street. The
program will begin promptly at 6
O'clock, and all are earnestly re-
quested to be in the hall and seated
by that time to avoid confusion. The
patronesses are the mothers of the
members. Admission vii! be by
card only and no one not in fancy
costume will be allowed on the floor
until after the supper intermlssion.
At the meeting of the city school
board held last evening Superlntend-
cnt Sweeney was authorized to per-
nit the scholars of the various
schools to celebrate the annual May
pageant with a parade on Friday,
May 18th. About eighteen hundred
will take part. and the parade will
be of a patriotic nature. The schools
will close for the summer vacation
on June Is. Teachers for the en-
suing year will be elected at the reg
ular June meeting of the school
board instead of in July as has been
the custom in previous years. The
superintendent was instructed to
employ the necessary teachers to
take The places of those who have
accepted other positions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
VOLUNTEERS FOR ARMY
Alexandria Young Men to Apply for
Commissions in the Officers Re
serve Corps.

5a.nes s. DGuglas. il, receiving
teller, James ". Roberts. note tel
:er, and Charles a. Callahan, book
keeper, all employees Of the Citi-
zens' National Bank Of this city,
have volunteered for service in the
United States army and have made
applications for commissions as Of
iicers in the reserve corps. The
first TWO have already been accepted
and have been ordered to report for
further instructions at Fort Myer
on May l4th. Iir. Callahan who was
found to he slightly under weight,
is TO be given another examination,
which it is thought he will he able
70 pass satisfactory. At the end OF
The three months instructions, if
accepted, they will be granted COM
missions as officers and taken into
the regular army.
The board OF directors OF the
Citizcis' Bank have voluntarily Of
sersl to grant them leave Of alb
,cnc9 and to hold Their positions for
them in the bank indefinitely. or Tn
- the men notlf2 the directors that
t,',y will rcturn for service in the
bank. Their pc;. :, : Wi! Ee held
for them until the termination of
the war. if the men so desire. The
action of the board of directors is
certainly very commendable.
Miss Jean Fl. Roberts. daughter of
Walter Roberts and sister Of James
". Roberts, has volunteered her
services to the bank during her
brothers absence, and Miss Mary
IIellmuth, daughter of William. H
Hellmuth, is another volunteer and
both young ladies will start in train
ing for their bank duties at once
before the young men leave.
Others Who Will Go.
Among other young men in the
city who are to apply for commits
sions and take instruction at For
Myer, it is said. are the following
Mr.. c. Keith Carlin, William P
Woolls. Windsor Snowden, c. NJ
! Shcpperson, Charles Deahl Rober
Bitter, Aylett Nicol, A. L. .Uhler ant
Eugene Lindsey. 1t is stated tina
some of the latter have airead.
passed their first examinations AM
have been ordered to report a
| Fort Myer by May 14th.
According to the latest report
the men will receive $500 per mont
! for the three months they are un
der instruction at Fort Myer an
that after that time their pay wi
! depend upon the grade of positio
! they are appointed to. should the
| succeed in passing their final exam
J nation at the end of the thre
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

Scores of resolutions demanding
an immediate peace were passed at
Socialist meetings in Austria-Hun-
gary on May Day. 1t adds that
there were no serious disorders, but
that the insistance of the people for
peace is growing. More than twenty
of the peace resolutions were passed
in Vienna.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
GERMAN REvOLUTIONISTS
Violent Circulars Issued, but Little
Headway Made.

: Berne, May 4-As Indicative on the
one hand that revolutionary party
exists in Germany that would like
to emulate the Russian tactics and on
the other hand that at present it is
not making great headway, the Berne
Tagewacht reproduces circular
which was secretly distributed among
millions of German laborers prior 20
Nav /, denouncing Field Marshal Won
Hindcnburg's appeal to them not to
strike as "the lying message of the
idol of the imperalists.
The circular, says the newspaper,
which naturally was suppressed by the
authorities, is couched throughout in
violent language. It declares the
promises to increase the meat and po-
tato rations to offset the reduction IN
the quantity of bread are only empty
nOuJnIuRS, SIIlCc LliSIS H'S INV "S''''
cient cattle in Germany, and extra po-
tatocs can be given only by drawing
upon the seed crop. which in turn
spells famine next winter.
The only solution, the circular cor
tinues, sis immediate peacc-not the
peace desired by the government,
which is spelling for the acquisition
of territory and which is guided only
by the interests of militarism, imper-
alism. junkers, and capitalists. "
The circular calls upon workers to
rise by the millions on the first OF
MAY, 1t concludes by saying Down
with the war!!" and ''Down with the
government"
The Tagewacht also reproduces a
second shorter but equally virulent
circular, which it says also was sup
pressed. 1t asserts that it prints both
these documents to show the current
feeling in Germany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Mrs. William Roberts and Mr.
Powell IT. Roberts are visiting reia'
tives in Berlin and Ocean City, Md
Miss Mildred Keller has returned
from visit to Miss Florence Purvis
and Miss Frances Purvis, at their
home in Charlottesville.
Arrangements are being made fol
a Red Cross benefit on Thursday,
Nav 18th, at the Richmc:d Theatre
The proceeds of the affair will be
used to purchase surgical supplies.
Mrs. Sallie Fcndall Milstead died
at her home near Pohick Church
yesterday afternoon. The deceased
was Sc years of age and is survived
by two daughters and son.
At the monthly meeting of the Free
Kindergarten Association the follow
ing subscriptions were gratefully re-
ceived: Mrs. Charles T. Lindsey,
Miss V. A. Grigg, Miss Mary F.
Grigg, Mrs. Clarence r. Keith, Miss
Eliza Roberts, Miss Elizabeth Slay-
maker, Mrs. Park Agnew, Mrs. j.
w. Monroe, Mrs. Frank Watkins,
Mrs. J. Stewart Jameson, one dol
lar each, Miss Constance Boush five
dollars. The Kindergarten report
ed very successful mothers meet
ing when Miss Monroe gave very
instructive talk on first aid. The
children had made a flag which is
exhibited in Mr.. Warfield's window.
The association will hold its annual
lawn party the last of May.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
ANOTHER GUARD FORMED.
Company c, Alexandria Home
Guards. Organized at Armdry
Last Night With Forty Members.

The CITY of Alexandria is 10 lave
another company of home guards as
the result of \ meeting he'll in the
armorv on south Royal street lasi
evening. It will be known Is Com
pany C. and will be under. The com
mand of the following named oftl-
GERS: DR.. Thomas B. Cochran, cap,
tain; William NJ. King, first lleuten-
ant: Windsor w. Demaine, second
lieutenant; r. H. c. Beverley, third
lieutenant; Frederick Schneider, 5
w. Pitts. Joseph Ewald, A. Fl
Smythe, James Foster, James Nc
Gowan and A T Sullivan. sergeants
There are forty in the company at
present and an effort will be made. tc
increase the number up to one hun
dred. Drills will be held in the
armory every Monday evening,
This makes the third company Of
home guards organized here within
the past few weeks and should make
the city veritable armed camp, 81
to speak, when all three companie!
are fully equipepd and drilled fo'
service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
At the Richmond.

"The Sting of Victory" a fve-act
war drama. featuring the well
known star. Henry. Walthall, will
be shown at the Richmond Monday
Over 1000 soldiers take part in the
picture, the First Regiment of the
Illinois National Guard are seen in
realistic battle scenes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
Notice to our Patrons.

We the undersigned, BARRIERS of
Alexandria find it absolutely neces-
sary to change our prices OH shay
ing to fifteen cents. We beg to say
to our friends that we are about the
last in the state or states to he forced
into changing our price. We regret
the necessity, but the high cost Of
living, and shop supplies forces Us
against our wishes, to take this step.
For the past year every article we
use has advanced far beyond the ORR
ginal price.
This change will take effect, Non-
day May 7th, 1917.
We will also close at seven o'clock,
except Saturdays.
Signed.
NJ. B. Shifflet, F. L. Pitt.
c. w. Valentine, A. l.. Humphries.
J. Seigel, A. L: Iancil.
J. R.. Howard, S. B. Ross.
r. f. Jackson, H. P. Tancil & Son
1O4-5t. Alexandria, Va. Ma vi, 1917
FOR SALE-16 shares stock Alex
andria Water Company. Apply TO
=. 0. Box 362 1-l06-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
NUSTPROCLAIN DANGER
Council Of Defense Wants Every
Pulpit to Call OF People to Defend
Flag.

Ministers of every denomination
| in Virginia will be asked ny the
Council of Defense to proclaim from
| their pulpits the acuteness of the
situation now confronting the United
States in its war with Ger
many and the necessity for every
man in the State to dedicate his en-
ergies toward defending, in one way
or another, the flag of his coun-
try.
Coupled with the appeal of the
council will go statement from
Governor Stuart, emphasizing the
seriousness of the condition in which
the country now find itself and cal
ling upon every citizen, every man
and woman, young and old, to come
to the c0lors. either as a soldier in
military ranks or as soldier in
the field Of production and conser-
raton of the resources which we
are to contribute to the sum total
Of Americas fighting strength"
The letter to the ministers, which
IS being sent out by Colonel W. NJ.
Hunley, executive secretary to the
council, reads as follows:
"The Virginia Council of Defense,
recently organized by the Governor,
bespeaks your help in its efforts to
arouse the citizens of this State to a
realization of the gravity of the situ-
alton that confronts US.
"a copy of the Governments an
nouncement of the establishment of
the council is inclosed.
"May we ask that you read and
emphasize the Importance of this
significant statement by the chief
magistrate of the State at one or
more of the services IN your church
on Sunday?
"This is matter, we believe, that
demands the prayerful and earnest
consideration Of every element OF
our population. We as; your active
co operation in the efforts now being
made to unite all the people Of this
Commonwealth in understanding the
nature of the crisis we are now
facing and in determination to meet
it with adequate measures; what
ever they may be-"
The Governors statement is as fol-
lows:
''The United States, OUR country,
is at war.
"The seriousness Of the situation
in all its aspects is not fully recog-
nized by the masses of the people.
They must be aroused to realiza-
ton Of our dangers and our respon-
sibilities. A supreme effort must
be made by each State in the use of
its governmental machinery and in
the dedication of the individual and
collective influence and energy Of
its citizens to the common purpose
of strengthening the arm of the ma
tion upon which we must reply for
victory and permanent peace.
Virginia today calls upon every
citizen, every man and woman,
young and pld. to, come to the colors,
either as a soldier in the field of pro-
duction and conservation of the
resources which we are to contribute
to the sum total Of Americas 1stt-
IL. strength.
''r1 the end that Vir.g;aias ra:t
may rise to the full height Of the in
spiration afforded by the great cause
to which we are committed and that
her services may know no measure
but her opportunity. it is necessary
that all her potential energies. be
classified and crk kanized m such a
way as to gear into Il great National
Systero Of defense"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont
Apply to Howard W. Smith, 10,
north Fairfax street 1-l2-h
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04
RESULTS COUNT

in Printing as well as in all other
business. Estimates cheerfuily given.
Commercial Press.
H. W. Wade,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

Deviled Grabs. little neck CLAIMS ana
clam chOwder at Ramme's Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

Maryland spring chickens at Ram
mel's cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-04

Printers =. Phone 60. = Publisher:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-15
HISTORIC RECORD OF THE ROMAN CHURCH
Brother Dge Teaches History Sister Jane w. and Teach History

Sister Jane is no lay-fgure: she's human
she says to Dague, in effect, Tread on the
other fellows toes all you want to, but mind
how you tread on noine."
Then Brother Dague wades into Sister
Jane, and tells her, at considerable length,
that she is an ignoramus.
Consequently, feel irresistibly tempted to
relieve Sister Jane, by proving that Brother
Dague isn't nearly SO wise as he cracks HIM
self up to be.
Mr.. R. A. Dague quotes as his authority,
for the most vital and sweeping arraignment
of Professionalism, two authors, Marshall j.
Gauvin and Lydia Maria Child, to whom he
adds the newspaper writer, Frederick j. Has
kins.
These are Brother Dague's witnesses; and
by these, .hesproves that Protestant churches
enslaved women, burnt thousands of them,
and persistently robbed them of the rights
they had enjoyed under Paganism.
Who was Lydia Maria Child?
She was an Abolitionist, good woman no
doubt, for she offered to nurse John Brown
when he was in prison at Harpers Ferry.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-15
n METHODIST

A METHODIST woman, signing herself
- Jane W., writes to The Progressive
Thinker, of Chicago, Illinois, protesting
against some historical statements made by
r. A. Dague.
Naturally, r. A. comes flying back at the
Methodist woman, and he devotes two long
columns to the laudable purpose of~reducing
her to a state of Pauline silence.
The benighted Apostle Paul would find
himself deplorably out of joint with these lat
ter days, when Sufragettes picket the White
House, compel the President to stink out by
the side gate, beseige governors, demand their
manly rights in a truly robustious manner,
and almost make the average biped feel like
putting on pantalettes.
Sister Jane w., the aforesaid Methodist
Woman, winds up her card of protest against
Brother Dague by saying
Now don't care how hard you hit the Roman
Catholic Church but 1 protest against your in
situations against the Protestant churches,
especially the Methodists. Yours truly,
JANE w.
"a Methodist Woman,)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-15
THE UNITED STATES AND THE GREAT WAR!
We Democrats Are Sadly Perplexed and Disrupted

81 kept us out of war"
Not altogether, you understand, but
partly.
!, Considering all the circumstances, that was
doing pretty considering.
We got him sworn in again, before any
actual hostilities, with those Christian allies,
to-wit: the Italian, papa, the two German
Kaisers, the Bulgarian fox, and the "Infdel"
Sultan of Turkey.
Th6%Kalser ordered us to take our ships
off his Atlantic pond, and we did it.
Our vessels are hitched inside our own
harbors: we hope to be able to rent them out,
for house-boat purposes.
The Stars and Stripes nowhere float upon
the high seas.
Get out of my oceans" said the Kaiser,
and we got out.
In the eyes of the whole world, we have
been made ridiculous and contemplate, for
we were frightened by an empty threat.
The Kaiser played the biggest, boldest bluff
known to history, and took the pot on pair
of deuces.
There are not enough submarines in ex-
istence to establish an actual blockade, any-
qChere; and the nature of the vessel itself
renders it unable to maintain blockade; but,
for fear the assassins might rush in from
one side and sink peaceable, unarmed ship,
we decided to surrender our rights to the
road.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-15

England actually blockaded Germany. hav-
ing the vessels to do it with. That blockade
has been maintained; and when a neutral
attempts to run it, the neutral either slips
through-as often happens-or it is cap
tured, and carried to an English harbor to be
held until an English Prize-court can decide
whether the cargo was cOntraband.
For instance, consider the following news
item
London, March 5.-The American schooner
John G. Mccullough has been captured on the
charge of attempting to the blockade She
was taken to Falmouth, where her cargo is being
removal for the prize court.
That's international law. Operating under
this Law of Nations, the English have cap
tured many neutral vessels but has not sunk
single one, nor shed one drop of neutral
blood.
Now, compare this lawful blockade of Ger
many by England, with Germany's unlawful
blockade of England.
Germany publishes a notice that any neu-
trail ship endeavoring to reach England and
her allies will be sunk without warning, and
that every soul on board will perish.
That's not blockade: its piracy!
Germany flies the jolly Roger, the black
flag, the crossed bones and the grinning skull.
The Alegerine corsairs whom our infant
navy drove off the seas, achcn THE Republic aoas
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-15

But she has no standing as historical au>
tahority.
She wrote novels that died quietly, and
books for children, which are not now in use,
SO far as | know.
To quote her as an authority, is quite pre-
posterous; just as it is absurd to quote Has
kins as an authority.
Men like HasLins and Gauvin must cite
their authorities, and not expect to be taken
as original testimony to past events.
Now, let us see what it is that Brother
Dague seeks to prove by his Gauyin-Chil
Hasl1ins combination:
Historian Gauvin says GAS a result of this
teaching, women lost the rights they had en-
joyed under the pagan laws. Their power and
influence disappeared. The high respect in which
they had been held became historic memory.
The wife, no longer regarded as the equal of her
husband, came to be looked upon as the dust
beneath his feet. The rights which pagan laws
had conferred upon pagan women robbed
from Christian women by Christian laws. The
historian Leckey says: Women under Christianity
were placed much lower than in the pagan ems
pre- "