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The Washington times., 1917-04-06
HAPPENINGS IN THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Scottish Rite Masons and
Their Guests Attend Maundy
Thursday Banquet.

ALEXANDRIA, April 6.-More than
200 Scottish Rite Masons, with their
wives and guests, attended the an
nual Maundy Thursday banquet given
In the Young Peoples building on
Washington street last evening.
Palms, ferns, and flowers were en-
ployed in the decorations. Music was
provided by Prof. Thiemeyer's Or
chestra- OF Washington, and responses
to toasts were made by James R Ca
ton, H. Noel Garner, Chester A.
Gwinn, Grand Master Henry K Field,
of the Grand Lodge of Virginia;
Claud w. Fletcher, and Charles P.
Lindsey, past grand commander. Pic
lures OF President Wilson and others
were shown on a screen during the
course Of the speeches, in which ref
erence was made to them. The ban
quet was served by the ladies' of
Martha Washington Chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star. and at its close
the ladies were presented with q
handsome shower bouquet of Easter
lilies m appreciation OF their services.
Alexandria High School was pre-
scented with a United States nag, ten
by twenty feet in size, yesterday
afternoon by Herman Friedlander.
John L. Smith, aged about eighty,
died this morning at his home, 900
North Royal street. He is survived
by his widow, one son, Raymond, and
two daughters, Mrs. F. w. Hamilton
and Mrs. H. T. Colvin.
Richard A. Rudd, aged about forty
o..
home, 125 South Royal street, this
morning. He had been Ill for nearly
two years He is survived by his
mother and two brothers, Harry and
Taylor Rudd.
Sixty little girls and twenty-five
boys, each wearing flowers, were in
the procession at St Mary's Catholic
Church yesterday. in the religious ex-
ercises held there. They also took
part in similar exercises this morn
ing.
Mrs Amy C. Weech has returned
from a speaking campaign in Ala
bama and Georgia in the interest of
prohibition, having made a total of
sIxty-nine addresses while away.
The public schools closed yester-
day for the Easter holidays. as did
the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
They will reopen Tuesday.
"Olivet to Calvary" will be sung
by the choir of ST. PauPs Episcopal
Church this evening. The solo parts
will be taken by members Of the reg
rlar quartet, Mrs. Harrie White, Mrs.
Sherman B. Fowler, Kenneth w.
Ogden and Wilmer J. Waller.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Corns Loosen off
With Magic ''Gets-It''

2 Drops Do the Work, PainlessIy.
81 tell you, before heard of Gets
IT I used to try one thing after an
other for corns. I still had them.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
NEWS AT ANACOSTlA
Citizens Body Committee VIII Seek
to Improve Park.

The committee on parks of the
Anacostia CItizens' Association, Will
liam J. Latimer, chairman, will en-
deavor to have Logan Park improved
this season by the planting OF flow
ers. This committee also will seek
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Last night q special celebration of
communion was held in Emmanuel
Church by the rector, the Rev. w. o.
Roome, jr. This afternoon the pas
sion service was conducted, and the
rector was assisted by the Rev. How
ard G. England, curate of the chapel
of the Holy Comforter.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
NEWS AT HYATTsvlLLE
Communication Book Sale on subur-
ban Line Estimated Below Normal.

Accurate figures on the number OF
Communication books sold by the agents
of the City and Suburban Electric
road for April can not be obtained.
However, II is estimated that the
sale Is below normal. At the River
dale office the sale is said to be about
one-third off. At Hyattsville the sale
for the first few days. Of the strike
was way below normal, but according
to DR.. 8. W. Ford, the agent, more
have been purchasing the books dur
ing the past week. No information
can be procured as to the number Of
books over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Several special trains oper-
ated by this road during the first two
weeks of the strike have been can
celed.
The volunteer fire department Is
making preparations for the enter
tainment OF Russell Smith, president
Of the Maryland State Volunteer Fire
mems Association, here on April 1S
A feir and supper for the benefit of
Harmony Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, will be held in the Masonic
hall, Laurel, the week Of April 1e.
To-day il registration day in Capitol
Heights. The books will open In
the FIRE engine house this afternoon
from until o'clock. The Judges OF
registration are @. A. Adams, c. II.
Compton, and George r. fudge.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

The shavers and Maplegetters, in
the Anacostia Bowling League, Will
bring the second half Of the leagues 5
schedule to a close tonight In the
alleys In Nichols avenue. a new
schedule will be prepared for the
final period.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

to have the small triangle at Mime
sofa avenue and T street improved,
and flowers and shrubbery planted
there.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

go big IT was murder to put on my
shoe. I used salVes and other things
that ate OF more OF the toe than they
did the corn. I'd cut and dig with
knives and scissors, but now no more
fooling for me. Two drops of Gets
It did all the work. 1t makes the
corn shrivel and get so loose that you
can just pick it right off with your
fngera."
There has been nothing new discov-
cred for corns since "Gets-It" was
born. It's the new way-the common
sense, simple, sure way.
''Gets-It" Is sold everywhere, &c a bottle
or sent receipt OF price by Z. Lawrence q
Co., Chicago, III
Sold in Washington and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by O'Donnell's
Drug Stores, Peoples Drug Stores and p. G.
Afheck.-AdYt.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

"Olivet to Calvary will be sung
by the choir of St. PauPs Episcopal
Church this evening. The solo parts
will be taken by members of the reg
ular quartet, Mrs. Harrie White, Mrs.
Sherman B. Fowler, Kenneth w.
Ogden and Wilmer ]. Waller.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

The public schools closed yester-
day for the Easter holidays. as did
the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
They will reopen Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Alexandria High School was pre-
sented with q United States nag, ten
by twenty feet in size, yesterday
afternoon by Herman Friedlander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
Dandruff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Girls-if you want plenty Of thick
beautiful. glossy. silky hair, do by all
means get rid Of dandruff. for it viii
starve your hair and ruin it If you
don't
It doesn't DO much good TO try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid Of dandruff is TO dis
solve II, then you destroy it entirely.
To DO this, get about four ounces Of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub It in gently
with the finger tips
BY morning, most II not all. Of your
dandruff viii be gone and three or
four more applications viii completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace Of il.
You viii find too, that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop, and
your hair viii look and feel a hun
dred times better You can get liquid
arvOn at any drug store. II is mex
Densive and four ounces is all YOU will
need. no matter how much dandruff
You have. This simple remedy never
fails-AdE-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
OZARKS TRAIL IS
THIS WAY
Col. Harvey Advises DR..
johnson That Field Man
viii BEGIN Shortly.

Ruidoso. y. ". Sept 21.-There aP-
pears 10 be no longer room for doubt
that the Ozark Trails viii be extended
to FL Psso. Under date Of September
Z, 1917. Col ". H. Harvey. president
Of the ozark Trails association. writes
70 DR.. S N. Johnson:
Floyd Thompson COT Oklahoma
City, will have charge Of our asso-
citation in your territory. He is going
TO set in motion at once competing
roads from Fit. sill Oawton), Okla
homa, to FL Paso. by way Of Roswell,
and he viii soon be scouting the road.
We are now expecting to hold a No
vember convention in Lawton."
Thus far it has been assumed that
the Ozark Trail would reach FL Paso
from Amarillo. The announcement
that II is 10 be promoted from Law
ton comes as a surprise. II may be
due TO the fact that the Southern
National highway. from BrOnChO.
Texas, westward to Roswell and Ala
mogOrdo. has been designated as the
first east and west highway in New
Mexico TO be constructed by county,
state and federal funds. Twenty-Five
miles OF this road west Of Roswell is
completed and S13s,0 viii soon be
available. IL IS expected. TO eXpend in
Chaves and Lincoln counties. IL may
be that the decision for the LAYTON
Fl Paso route was influenced by con-
sideratiOn Of the above.
Meanwhile there has been estab-
lished a close working relation be-
tween the towns along the short line.
The determination has been reached
to build this line with all expedition
ana TO smooth out the rough places
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
How to Relieve Catarrhal
Deafness or Head Noises

If you have catarrh. catarrhal deaf
ness or head noises caused by catarrh,
or If phlegm drops in your throat
aHd has caused cararrh Of the stom-
ach or bowels you will be glad to
know that these distressing symptoms
may be entirely overcome in many in
stances by the following treatment
which you can easily prepare in your
own home at little cost Secure from
your druggist 1 ounce Of Parmint
Double SrE5ngth). This Will not cost
you more than SOC Take this home
and add 10 it Z pint Of hot water and
4 ounces Of Eranulated sugar stir
until dissolved Take one tablespoon
ful four times day An improvement
is sometimes noted after the first
days treatment. Breathing should
become easy while the distressing
head noises. headaches, dullness,
cloudy thinking, etc. should gradual
~ disappear under the tonic action
Of the treatment Loss Of smell. taste,
defective hearing and mucus dropping
in the back Of The throat are other
symptoms which may suggest the
presence Of cauarrh and which may
often be overcome by this efficacious
treatment If nearly ninety per cent
Of all ear troubles are caused by ca
tarrh. there must be many people
whose hearing may be restored by
this simple home treatment--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
NEW REMEDY FOR
UGLY HUSBANDS
A Calotab at bedtime, a
swallow Of water, no taste
nor the slightest unpleas-
antness-Wake up in the
morning feeling fine,
good as new.

When your hubby gets cross, mean,
ugly, nasty-a chronic crouch, simply
give him one Of the new and i'm
proved calomel tablets, the kind that
do the work without the slightest un-
Dleasantness. The next morning he
viii be the kind Of husband he
promised TO be. Honest! am not jok-
ing, IL beats anything you ever saw
for taking the meanness (biliousnes s)
out Of men and women too The next
time you feel lazy, mean, blue or dis
couraged take a CalOtab. One tablet
at bedtime. a swallow OF water
that's all No taste. no gripping. no
sickening after effects. You wake
up in the morning feeling fine. your
liver clean. your system purified
with hearty appetite for breakfast.
Eat what you please and 90 about
your business.-no danger.
Calotabs are sold only in original.
sealed packages, twonty doses for
thirty-five cents To inspire your
confidence we have authorized your
druggist to refund the price as a
guarantee that you will be perfectly
delighted with Calotabs-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
BRITISH HOLD ALL THE GROUND
TAKEN IN BRILLIANT OFFENSIVE
Germans Seem Exhausted by Terrific Nature of Attack
and Are Unable to Put Force Behind Their Blows;
Charge Of Picked English Regiments Splendidly
Executed in Face of Shell Holes and Steel Forts.
CONTINUED From Page u

caliber about a week ago and this
continued with unabating fury until
( today. Counter battery work result
ed in a large number Of German
guns being silenced and many enemy
ammunition dumps near batteries
were blown up by shellfire. The
front over which the attack was TO
be made was searched out by high
caution the British gunuers kept put
ting down a heavy barrage fire, first
in one place and then in another and
sweeping the whole country before
them.
German Fire Comparatively Weak.
The German guns. OF course, have
not been silent but their fire was
comparatively weak All this artil-
lery preparation by the British was
necessary If there was TO be hope
Of success for they had tested the
strength Of this front before and
knew that their infantry faced a task
that would try their mettle to the
fullest In previous attacks the she'll
hole warfare conducted by the Ger
mans in this region has proved
grave embarra ssment and 1t was only
a bOmbardment such as was conduct
ed that could wipe out these con-
cealed positions. It was impossible
that the Germans should not have
known that an offensive was being
prepared, but il appears from state
ments by prisoners that there vas
much doubt as to the exact positions
where the British would strike. For
the past fortnight the policy OF the
Germans has been one Of inaction,
although they undoubtedly made ev-
cry effort 70 improve their positions
since the offensive in August. By A
P
Positions Consolidated.
During the night the British forces
with comparatively little opposition
consolidated and considerably i'm
proved the new line which they had
won in their offensive against the
Germans TO the east Of Ypres.
New Attack Is Begun.
Today from the newly acquired enemy
stronghold known as "AnZac," south
west Of Zonnebeke, flutters the Aus
tralian banner, a symbol Of the great
est victory which has marked British
operations in the western theater in
the past year. not excluding that at
lfessines- Southwest Of Gheluvelt the
Germans are still holding a position
which the British desired and today
at $50 o'clock field marshal Haig be-
san a local attack here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
WOMEN SHAVE
UNKk0WINGLY

The razor would solve the superfluous
hair problem II merely removing hair
quickly were al that were required OF a
depilRtory.
Whether you use razor or questionable
depilatories the result IS the same; you
only remove hair from the surface OF the
skin, which causes It TO grow out again
coarser and SITTER.
The only common-sense way TO remove
hair Is 10 attack It under the skin.
DeMiracle, the original sanitary liquid.
operates on this principle. II alone con
tains certain Ingredients which give II the
power TO rob hair Of its vitality Il does
this by absorption.
DeLiracle works equally well for remov-
ing hair from face. neck. arms. under arms
or limbs 20 prevent II from showing
through stockings.
Insist on the genuine DeMiracle- II Is
the only depilatory that has a mouey-baclt
guarantee in each package. In SOC. 81
and 80 bottles at all toilet counters or
direct from Us in plain wrapper on re-
ceipt OF price.
FREE booklet mailed IN plain sealed
envelope on request Write for IL today
and read It before you make another ap-
plication OF any depilatory. De8Iiracl
Chemical Co. Dept. r 5. Park Az and
12sth St, New Tork-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
CONGRESS
TOUR Of FRONT.
House and Senate Com
mittees Hold Session;
Favor Invitation.

Washington. D. c., Sept. 21.-At a
joint session Of the senate and house
foreign affairs committees today, sub
committees were appointed 10 draft a
tentative program for the acceptance
Of British and French invitations to
send a congressional committee TO
Europe.
Sentiment in favor Of such a com
mission was strong in the commit
tees and as soon as the views Of the
members Of congress generally can be
sought. another meeting will be held
10 prepare a report.
To Accept Invitation.
Virtually all those present today
were said by senator Stone, chairman
Of the senate committee. to be
strongly inclined TO accept the French
invitation for American representation
at an allied parliamentary council and
also the British parliaments invita-
ton 10 visit England and the western
battlefront
The invitation was issued recently
by the British parliament with the
idea OF affording American members
OF congress not only the coUrtesies of
allies but also a better conception Of
the war than they could have other
wise.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
Average German DiDision
Lasts Only Eight Days
On Flanders Front Line

Grand Headquarters Of the French
Army in France, Sept. 21--Thirty-fiv
German divisions have been engaged
in the fighting in Flanders during the
course Of the six weeks from July IS
70 August 19. eight Of which are still
in the front line Nineteen of the Ger
man divisions have been Withdrawn
and now are undergoing reformation
in rest camps. the other eight being
assigned TO defend quiet sectors along
the fighting front and elsewhere.
The average duration Of the occupa-
ton of front trenches by German
divisions before their withdrawal is
only eight days, in which time the
casualties become 50 heavy that their
retirement is compulsory. During a
similar period Of the Somme battle,
q year ago. 81 German divisions were
engaged, p OF which we're with
drawn as a consequence Of casualties
after 70 days fighting.
During the Verdun fighting. which
began on August 20, ten German
divisions. including four reserve dlvi-
sions, were Withdrawn after fighting
from a minimum OF two days to a
maximum OF four days. Eight Of these
divisions were regarded as exhausted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
IS
TRAPPED IN PLOT
German Ambassador Was
Planning Effort to Bride
American Congress.
CONTINUED From Page L.

here and that there was ample basis
for a request for his recall months be-
fore the diplomatic break with Ger
many.
BernstOrff Tried TO Keep Out.
Up 10 the time Of Boy-Ed's and Won
Papen's recall, Won Bernstorff. APP
parently for diplomatic reasons, had
sought 10 remain clear personally of
connection with the great volume of
prO-German activities conducted here
by his attaches. From disclosures
concerning Boy-Ed's and Won Papen's
manifold activities, officials appar-
emily obtained the impression that
Won Bernstorff in most instances had
left the conduct Of German propa-
ganda IN the hands Of his subordinteE,
with only casual supervision OF their
activities, If any
Hints Come Out at Trials.
limitations have been more or less
frequent, however. at trials and other
proceedings instituted against pro-
German agents in this country that
Won Bernstorff had, at least. a general
knowledge Of the work they were
conducting In most instances this
knowledge would appear to be only Of
a general nature In a few cases leads
pointing toward his personal knOwl-
edge would appear TO be only Of a
general nature In a few cases leads
pointing toward his personal knowl-
E46E OF SPECIFIC instances OF herman
violations Of American neutrality
were not publicly developed The
governments purpose in not following
these leads with public disclosures
was TO permit OF closer examination
into the ambassador actual partiCi-
patton in them.
Might Mean Peace Societies.
The suggestion was made that by
Organization" the ambassador might
have meant any one OF the different
SO called peace societies that were &C
tive at that time, but il was learned
state department officials do not
know what the ambassador did mean.
1t was assumed. however, that he
referred TO an organization he had
set up, although some officials were
inclined TO believe that the method
OF influencing was the using Of paci-
fists 10 rake out the chestnuts rather
than TO any direct subordination OF
congressman.
One Active Organization.
At least one Of the most active or
ganizatiOns flooded Washington with
kilograms just prior to the war and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
ASHES OF AMOS HIXSON TO
BE SENT TO ITHACA, N. Y

Funeral services for Amos S. Xix
son. a brother OF ". T. Hixson. who
died here Tuesday following a lin
gering illness, were held Thursday at
the chapel OF Mclean. Simmons q
Hartford, Rev G. l. Overstreet OF
the First Presbyterian church, Off
ciating.
The body was sent to Los Angeles
to be cremated, after which the ashes
will be sent TO Ithaca, n. Y, where
deceased was born
Besides his brother. Mr.. Hixson is
survived by two sisters. Mrs. Harri-
son Griswold and Miss Ellen HiNson,
both residing in New York City. Mr.
Hixson was formerly an expert ac-
countant, and had lived for some
time in Fresno, Cal. before coming
here two years ago for his health
He was 73 years of age.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
WHEAT BEING
FED To STOCK
Oklahoma Farmers Give
Wheat to Hogs While City
Has "Wheatless Days"

Oklahoma City. Okla. Sept IL
While this city is undergoing the
privations Of 'wheatless days" Okla
homa farmers are feeding wheat to
livestock, it was disclosed today and,
pending governmental action. very
little wheat viii be marketed from
Oklahoma farms under the prices fixed
by the government. according to
a statement tonight by the state
board OF agriculture.
The action OF the farmers is due to
a number Of causes, chief Of which
is the scarcity OF corn for feeding
purposes. coupled with the fact that
the farmer feels the government has
placed an arbitrary price upon his
product at a time when the law OF
supply and demand is in his favor,
without at the came time fixing the
prices OF other articles for his con-
sumption, the statement says.
Corn Highest Priced.
First hand information OF wheat
being fed TO stock in Blaine and
Woods counties has been received at
this office" the statement continues,
in the form OF reports from county
agents. With corn worth S2.25 a
70 S195 at the elevator. the farmers
are using wheat for fatteninE hogs,
their relative food values being al
most identical
Farmers Feel Sighted.
According TO these reports, the
farmer VINO. be II understood. is as
loyal as any other citizen and as
anxious to help win the war, feels
that he is being deprived OF a right
eOus profit from his product while
others are allowed to exact war
profits without governmental inter
ference
The situation vas brought to the
attention OF J. N Aydelotte. chair
man OF the state council Ct defence.
while there is an apparent fal-
lacy" Mr.. Aydelotte said, ''in feed
ing hogs wheat in Blaine county and
holding 'wheatless days in Oklaho-
ma City. 100 miles away, I see no
chance OF relieving the situation.
This is a matter clearly within Mr.
HOoVer's jurisdiction"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
KELLY
ISPARAN0IAC
Doctor, Mental Expert
Testifies Preacher Came
to Him for Treatments.

Red Oak. Iowa. Sept 21-Dr. A W
Fitzsimmons, Of Omaha, Neb-, a de-
fence witness in the Villisca ak muir
der trial here. testified today that
Rev. Ign. Geo. J. Kelly. accused Of the
murders, must have had paranoia at
least mildly at the time the crime was
committed"
Rev. Mr.. Kelly made Is visits in six
weeks to the office Of DR.. Fitzsim-
mons, beginning in August 1913, &C
cording to the witness, who appeared
as an expert in mental and nervous
diseases.
Kelly had come for treatment for
an injury" the witness said. but
found he had paranoia-"
Further testimony offered by the
defence today, with the announced
purpose Of showing some one other
than Kelly killed the eight AK victims,
was ruled out by judge ". D. Beres.
presiding. on motion OF the state. The
defence announced It had five more
witnesses who would testify in this
connection.