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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
CHILDREN WORKERS TO MEET.

Helena, Oct. 3.-Children's home
workers of the northwestern states
will hold a convention here October
1925 it Is announced
The conference will be held under
the auspices of the Montana Children's
Home society and it is thought an in
terstate association will be formed at
the session here. War orphans will
create a drain on such bodies and plans
to meet the emergency will be dis
cussed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
Y OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
Neglect
Frequent Cause Of Spread
Of Scarlet Fever.

Scarlet fever. scarlatina. or rose
rash are all names for the same
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04

especially to be carried in trunk
the crown crcled with irridescent feather breas
and the high, draped crown.
Coored facings are smart, too, and it is wonderf
what becoming color will do when introduced clo
to the face
Prices on these beautiful hats begin at $3.50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
U.soATS NOT BEATEN.

Washington. Oct. s.-Navy officials
deprecated today publication of reports
that go too far in either direction as
to the progress of the campaign
against German submarines. There is
no reasonable ground, they said. for
feeling that the submarines have been
definitely beaten. while there is moth
ing in the present situation that war
rants serious apprehension.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
New Hats Exquisitely Lovely

Fine and faithful reproductions Of the best hats that
Paris has producedthis season-each delight to be-
hold and a joy to wear!
Crowns, though Insecure on royal heads, have come
into their own on hats and we find
the bishop CROWN cut in four sections and corded
The soft, colapsble crown that seems designed
for NJ
Betty Wales NklS60Ald II
Dresses 1.----------A
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
LAuRlER TO QUIT GAME.

Ottawa. Oct. Sir Wilfred Laurier
today announced to leading Liberals,
whom ne summoned here today, that
he proposes to retire from the leader
ship of the Opposition and from .he
Liberal party. He led the recent fight
against CONSUMPTION in Canada.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
SOCIAL CALENDAR


Thursday Afternoon-Women of the
Presbyterian church meet at the
church parlors. Mesdames Raft,
Spauld, Trask and Newquist, the
hostesses.
The Ladies' league of the Swedish
Congregational church will meet at
2:3O o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Peter
T. Pearson. $40 North Second street.
The Missionary society of the Chris
tan church will meet with Mrs. George
Bassett in her home at Ala Edith
street.
Women's guild Of the Church of the
Holy Spirit will meet at 2:30 o'clock,
at the parish house.
The Sans Souci club will meet with
Mrs. H. l.. Bickenbach at her home on
Central avenue.
The Methodist women's Home Mis-
sionary society will meet at 2:3O
o'clock. at the home of Mrs. J. B. Hen
ley, $50 Gerald avenue.
Thursday Evening-A reception will
be rendered by members and friends
of the Baptist church to Rev. and Mrs.
Walter G. Lockwood, who have come
recently to the pastorate.
A reception will be held at the Flor
ence hotel in compliment to men and
women attending the convention Of
the Montana State Press association.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04
Serge Dresses

Loose-ne and tunic models and long-wasted ef-
fects; many charming coat-iike styles Some embroi-
dered in WOOL stitched in colored silk trimmed with
flat braid soutache bradng; and nearly all have
satin collars There's infinite variety to choose from,
and the prices are moderate indeed-$l475 to $45
In Silk Dresses there are rocks Of soft satin afeta
crepe de Chine and tsfeta-and-crepc Georgette.
Straight skirts, draped skirts, whichever is most be-
coming dainty new collars Of crepe Ceorgete or satin
new touches on sleeves; many surplice effects and
crossings of belts. Black navy, taupe and plum COL
ors. Prices begin at $3.50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04

thinking
like the skirts the longer jackets,
collars. In like
everything the Autumn Some panaored mannish
Suits that trimmed
stitching flat brang Wool popln gaba
digona oxford cloth tweed gunnbu and homespun for materials
o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
Nine. Petrova Tonight.

Corsica, the little island in the
Mediterranean which gave birth 70
the greatest military genius of the
world; Napoleon Bonaparte. Is the
historic background for "To the
Death" the five act Metro wonder
play starring Nine. Petrova, which
will be seen at the Richmond Theat-
re tonight. .t
Great pains have been taken and
no amount of expenditure has been
spared to reproduce with absolute
fidelity the islands wonderful scenes
of rare natural beauty.
Her Souls Inspiration" is the
title Bluebird Photoplays have given
to the sscreen-version of "Mary Keep
Your Feet Still to be shown at the
Surprise theatre tonight with Ella
Hall as the dancing girl. There is
gripping plot in this FIVE act play
and human interest is aroused by
the courage and fighting split a
little orphan displays In her fight
against adversely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
AVIATOR DIES OF INJURIES
While Flying al Mobile Fair. Mis-
Judges Distance to Ground and
Hits With Terrific Force.

Mobile. Ala, Oct. 26.--O. f..
Williams, aviator died last night IN
hospital from injuries received
when he fell with his airpIane yes
tcrday afternoon at the Gulf Coast
fair grounds here.
Williams had ascended more than
1000 feet, and in descending IN the
race track before the crowded
rranistand, miSjldged the distance TO
the ground. The machine struck
with terrific force. and the aviator
was hurled from his seat His neck
was broken.
Williams'S wife was in the grand
stand and Witnessed the accident.
Williams was driving an aIrp!ane ne
constructed here last April. he was
n graduate nj the CurtiSs aviator
school. and came to Mobile from
Michigan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
Bombs Hit German Town.

London, Oct. 26.-An official state
ment on aerial operations issued last
night reads:
Last night factories and railway
communications in the vicinity OF
Saarhrucken were attacked by our
airplane squadrons with excellent
results. More than three and one
half tons of explosives were drop
ped on the Burbach works, just west
Of Saarbrucken, by naval machines.
The damage caused was consider
able and many fires were observed.
Three thousand three hundred
and thirty-fve pounds of explosives
were dropped on railway stations
functions, goods sidings in and
around Saarbrucken by another
squadron. Many direct hits were Oh
tanned, resulting N numerous eX-
plosions.
zone train proceeding to Saar-
brucken received a direct hit from d
big bomb and was destroyed. A to-
tai Of FIVE tons of explosives was
dropped by us
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
GERMANS IN RETREAT
Three Divisions OF Invaders Virtual
ly Wiped Out by Allies Latest
Drive.

|. With the French Armies IN the
! Field. Oct 26.-With every hour To-
day there grew evidence that Gen
! eraI Petain's stroke on the Aisne
! had inflicted on Germany her great
est defeat of 1917
DemoraliZed by the trip hammer
blows Of the great French war ma
chine, the Germans To-Day were
abandoning their guns III an efIorr
To retreat across the marShy Aillet-
IT, valley and the Asne and Disc
canal.
Fighting with the desperation Of
men who know they are beaten. the
enemy gave way for the French
wedge until today it had been jam
med more than three miles Into the
pivotal base of the German line curv-
ing around the western extremity
Of the Chemn Des Danes.
Total captures of men reached
more than 5000 More than lOo
guns have been taken so far. Sew
era hundred trench mortars and MAJ
chine guns are not included in this
count.
Judging from prisoners stories
,,,j am estimate of the nlanrtpI
heaps Of German dead. the German
losses in Tuesdays drive and Thurs.
DAYS acceIeratior may be conServa-
lively estimated at equivalent TO-
three whole German divisions, ap.
proximately $4,000 men. I'm proper
tion to the size of the battle FROM
-se:en miles-thS is the heaviest
loss which Germany has ever sus-
tained in single series OF military
o,orations since the disastrous Ger
man retreat last spring.
Not only that, but the French
victory is a cumulative one. PoIIus
n,w dominate the entire Alllette
ALLEY. Their hold on the ohserva-
tories here practically renders un-
rcnahle the German lines along the
,orthcrn edge of the bloody Chemir
Drs Danes all the way toward Cra-
onne. far to the east.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
CHARGED With MUTINY
Two Members os the Crew OF the
Steamer St. Johns Taken in Gus
tody by u. S. Marshal.

The steamar st. Johns, which for
several years was used as an en-
cursion steamer between Washing
ton, Alexandria and Colonial Beach,
was commandeercd by the govern
ment during the early summer and
ordered to proceed to New York. Tee
steamer returned to the Potomac
this week, when the captain turned
over Barton Hayton and Oscar
Lindblott to Deputy U. 5. Marshal
Schoeni of this city upon the charge
of mutiny upon the hign seas. The
two men were placed in the station
house here. They will be committed
to jail by the U. S. Commissioner
where they will remain until the
next session of the U. 5. Dlstric'
Court. The details of the mutln!
could not be learned.
In the Police Court this morning
negro known as Squire Bro"f
was fined $50 for carrying concealed
weapons.
John Roles and Albert Harris
charged with being drunk. were finee
S5 each.
Samuel Littlejohn. colored. charg
ed with disorderly conduct, was dis
missed.
Six boys, charged with disorderlA
conduct, were turned over to thell
| parents for correction. The young
sters had been annoying dwellerS
in an apartment house by pulling
bells and blowing whistles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
CRrTCHrIELD DETERMINED
Richmond Police Justice Will Not
Swerve From Position IN Anil
Iiuuor Controversies.

Police Justice Crutchfield Of Rich
mond. is standing pat on h.S ruilhS
,b.t the federal authorities have
jurisdiction over the state IN cases
INVOLVING the importation Of whisky
info Richmond from "A place without
ne state. He made that clear yes
,crday when he and Edward b. Dun
ford. special counsel for the Virginia
prohibition department. S"appe"
views on the question before court
Yesterday morning.
II intend to insist upon you SEND
;rr the next transportation case up
to the grand jury just AS INSISTED
Wednesday. when you turned Il sih'-
Ian. case over to the federal agents
said Mr. Dunford. You may INSIST
rctorted the Judge. but it viii 40 no
ccod. propose to stick t' my ro'-
ing But that is not the rlgnt wa!
,c decide it." persisted the prohlhlt'"h
lawyer. ,.r
"Who is Judge here, you Or
merisd the Judge. flaring up i Il
l,ave yol to understand tnat am
posore tha words were out OF the
/ u1re's mouth, Mr.. Dunford mao
,,.;+l, ir.wr to the outer waiting
/ ,oo,, of the court. evidently not de-
/ string to argue the matter 1ur'neF'
.rhe Judge stated later that ne near"
:. said Wednesday night that he was
.flonn;ne" on the question. but nc
wanted il distinctly understood that
| such was not the case lie was JUST
,s determined as ever to stand 1lFm'
That a person cannot be placed IN
! :.onariv ;wice for the same ofienSe
!. the nosition taken by the judg IN
~. cases at issue. So says the con-
sti,ution. and he believes when he
has the constitution with HIM ne
cannot be shaken.
/ Prisoners W0uH naIuFal!S piei'A
oinp tried in the federal court where
, ia,l sentence is not compulsory.
This seems to be the milk IN the
cncoanut.
| Justice Crutchfield says that the
fact that Hanover magistrate
gave an opinion directly opposite To
his in transportation" ease, hoid'
, ing that the state and fedora courts
had concurrent jurisdiction, did nor
affect him in the slightest. He had
made up his mind and he could not
J. be swerved by any country H1as's'
trate. I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
.REINSTATE THE PUPILS
Striking Scholars in Public Schools
Appear Before Officials in Audito-
rum of High School.

Most of the boys and girls who
left the public schools on Monday
| the 18th instant, resumed their
studies this morning, to the evident
qualification of their parents, many
of whom had no inkling of the
strike movement recently inaugural.
ed in the schools until it was over
! with.
| The CITY School Board held spe-
ciaI meeting on Wednesday night
I! for the purpose Of receiving a dele
cation from the Parents-Teachers'
! Association. The latter deplored the
action of the pupils, and the School
Board concluded to allow the pupils
to return provided they would meet
the board, the city superintendent
and faculty in the auditorium Of the
high school building yesterday at
ternoon at o'clock and make suita-
BILE apologies for their conduct and
guarantee there will be no repetition
Of their offense.
The members of the board appear.
ed on the stage of the auditorium az
the hour designated accompanied By
the city suprintendnt The faculty
also appared. Nearly all the pupils
who went out were on time.
City Superintendent Sweeney, at
the request of chairman Bradshaw,
explained the course adopted by
the board, and when the boys and
girls were asked if they were ready
to subscribe to the terms set forth,
they all with one accord held up
their hands. The pupils subsequently
advanced and signed the following
paper:
"The children who walked out will
be allowed to return to the schooi
on Friday, October 26th, conditioned
upon their making suitable apollo
gy to the Board, Superintendent and
Faculty. Pupils admitted under
these conditions shall oe subject to
all the rules and regulations here
tofore and hereafter to be imposed
by tire board. Any violations of such
rules and regulations will subject
these pupils to immediate dismissal. :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
TRGES GRANT OF SUFFRAGE
President Declares Votes For WO-
men Immediate Issue in Every

President Declares Votes For "o-
men Immediate Issue in Every
State.
President Wilson gave full in
dorsement yesterday to woman SUI
frare as an immediate issue in
every state.
Addressing a delegation Of 100
leaders of the New York State "o'
man Suffrage Party, who called at
the White House to obtain an eX-
preston in support of the campaign
in that State. the President in en-
phatic terms declared that woman
suffrage is one of the fundamental
| orestions of democracy whose proper
settlement is demanded by the IS
! Sues of the war. He praised the
spirit. capacity and vision of Amer
lean women in the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
GRANDCONMANDERY K 7
Three AIexandrians Honnred at Nine
ty-Fifth Annual Conclave in Rich
mOnd Yesterday.

The ninety-hfth annual conclavf
of the Grand Commandery Of Nir.
ainia closed yesterday afternoon il
Richmond, with the following officer:
for tie next year.
j. Johnston Green, Alexandria
GRAND commander.
DR.. r. p. Carr. Norton. deputy
grand commander.
y. {. Kennedy, Richmond. @raEd
~eneralissimo.
Colonel George {. Cabell, Norfolk
grand captain-gc
Major Stanley w. Martin, Lynch
burg, grand senior warden.
William NJ. Oakley, Lynchburg,
grand junior warden.
George ". Poe. Richmond. grand
treasurer.
james B. Blanks, Petersburg,
Grand recorder twenty third time J
Rev. J. Cleveland Hall. Danville,
grand prelate.
Chester A. Gwinn, Alexandria,
grand standard bearer.
Or. NJ. J. Payne. Staunt"n.
grand sword bearer.
+. A. Joachim. charlottesville.
grand warden.
James A. Pamplin, Richmond,
grand captain of the guard.
William l.. Davis. Of Portsmouth,
was the retiring grand commander,
ard the new man in line is L. A.
Joachim.
Andrew G.. Williams. past grand
commander of Pennsylvania. was the
representative of the grand ma'to!
and presented a past grand comman
der's Jewel to Past Grand Commander
Davis.
Past Grand Commander Clare.
+. Ovenshire. of Minnesota, the rep
resentative Of Virginia in his State,
was another distinguished visitor.
j. G.. Hank!nS was rcapponted
as chairman of the committee .
fraternal relations. and j j. Eng
ish. .Ir.. was elected member of
the educational committee d the
Masonic Home Of Virginia.
The other standing committees
were reappointed.
The grand body authorized the IN
,cstment Of $1,000 in Liberty bonds.
Past Grand Commander r. +.
TAYLOR presented the report ol the
committee appointed last year to pre-
pare a manual of laws for the gov
crnmcnt of this and subordinate bod
les. and it was ordered that num-
hcr be printed and distributed to the
officers and to subordinate bodies.
Past Grand Commander Charles
T. Lindsey. Of the District of Co
lumbia. acted as marshal at the in
stallation Of officers
The conclave expressed confidence
in the Wilson administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
CONFEDERATES ELECT.
BOYD Smith Heads Grand Camp Of
Virginia.

Virginia
Petersburg, Va, Oct. 26.--.Ihe
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
If Virginia adjourned yesterday
after electing the following officers:
Grand commander, Boyd Smith,
Mineral; first lieutenant-commander,
I. 3. Jackson, Norfolk: second lieu
tcnant-commander, John Lamb, Rich
mond; third leutenant-commander,
Judge NJ. Mullen. Petersburg; IN
spector-general, 7. c. Miller, Lynch
burg; adjutant-general, J. ID. V.
Ridgood, Richmond; quartcr-master-
general, David A. Brown. Jr.. Rich
mond; chaplain-generals. the Rev. J.
C.. Reed. Hampton, and the Rev. {.
Braxton Bryan, Petersburg; surgeon
general. Dr.. John J Terrell, Lynch
burg.
No invitation was received for the
next rcunion and the matter was left
10 the grand commander and his
council.
A resolution was adopted returning
the thanks of the grand camp to
Major General Cronkhite. commander
of the Eightieth Division al, Camp
Lee. and staff for the hospitality
extended the camp during its visit
10 the cantonment yesterday.
A resolution was adopted provld.
ing that a committee of II he APP
pointed, one from each Congressional
district. with three from the Third
district, to petition the State legisla'
ture to increase the pensions of Con
fcderate veterans and widows. The
committee is to be appointed by the
grand commander The grand en-
campment adjourned with prayer b!
Tie Rev. Siler n. Cook. of Matthew:
county. who was on the staff OF
| General Robert F.. Lee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
WOMEN BUYING BONDS
Siytv Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Liberty Bonds Have Been Bought
by Alexandria Ladies.

The Gazette was informed this
morning by Miss Lucy NJ Graves,
one of the members of the ladies
committee in charge of the Liberty
loan bond sale in this city, that So
women of Alexandria have purchas-
ed 100000 worth of the bonds since
I the campaign started.
Fine record, ladies, and greatly to
YOUR credit. Keep it up until You get
|Nhe other $4,000 and make it SlOO,-
hoo in all. the full amount apportion-
ed to YOU. You will never have
cause to regret it. Remember, you
are not giving the money away
! s;mnlv lending it to Uncle Sam, who
hin pay it all back with interest.
Kiss Graves asks the Gazette tc
II TO some of the husbands thai
be mighty fine thing fol-
buy a bond in the name Of
yes and thus help the gooc
As in that way.
lver, Mr.. Alexandria, AM
life surprise In TIL
T those Liberty bonds
good and keep tn
ily at the sam
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
NEWS OF THE DAY

How for more than four hours an
American freighter fought German
submarine to a standstill, answered
her shot for shot and shell for shell,
and then, crippled and losing her
battle. was saved BY an American pa
troll boat which, dashing up. put the
u-boat to rout, was told IN dispatches
reaching Washington last night
from France. The ship was one OF
the Luckenbach liners, which is not
known She is identified merely as
the L.uckenbach in official dispatches
The battle occurred OH OctoDer ~.
In a conference with Secretary OF
War Baker yesterday, Ignace Pad
erewski, the famous pianist who has
been appointed leader Of the Polish
nstional movement in this country,
Informed the secretary that there
were 100000 unnaturalized Poles in
rhis country who wish to offer their
services as a unit to the United States
in its war against Germany. r.
Two bits of evidence that Germany
realizes how difficult it will be for
her to re-enter the world markets
after the war, we're produced last
night by the Department Of Com
rence. Germany, according to this
evidcncc,> is mobilizing capital in
great syndicates of kindred business
ses. and encouraging and placatng
the laboring classes with higher
wages.
The United States yesterday went
20 the aid of the Italian war ma
chine by divelting 100000 tons OF
american shipping to the needs oil
Italy. This will mean about twenty
i've vessels, according to Chairman
Edward n. Hurley, of the Shipping
Board. All of them will be speedy
steel ships, and will be chartered to
the Italian government for use as it
sees fit {,
1T would give me great pleasure
10 stick a knife into President Will
son at the first opportunity SAID
Ewald Pietsch to number OF ms
fraternity brothers, who caused his
arrest in Chicago yesterday. Pletscf
is the son of DR.. Karl Pietsch. pro-
fessor of romance, language ano
rhilogy at Chicago University. His
bond was fixed at $4,000.
Stepping from behind long line
of freight cars into the path of {
swiftly moving switch engine, Hugf
Callahan. aged -, was IN
;tantly killed Yesterday morning il
The yards of the Washington Terml
nal Company Callahan was chic
signal Inspector of the Washington
Terminal.
The French chamber of deputle
Yesterday passed vote OF confidenc
in the government 2sS to l@7. Tn
reorpanized cabinet appeared betor
the chamber of deputies yesterda
| afternoon. In view of the cabme
resigned. no ministerial declaratlo
was made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
BOY SCOUTS, TROOP /.

HaII0We Ell IdrHIfdI NtuHesud!, UCE.
81. 1917. at p. m. Good Music.
and Refreshments Tickets IL
Cents.
We're planning party for auld
Halloween, where bogeys and bogles
and spooks will be seen.
Can't you dress at DOGGY,
An out-and-out sight,
And join US at eight on
The mystical night?
McBurney's Hall. Halloween 1917,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
Holy Name Society.
Notice.

In compliance with the proclama-
t;on of our President setting aside
Sunday. October 2S. as day OF
PRAYER for the success of American
armies in the war for world demo
c.aey, the members of the Holy
ifame Society of St. Mary's church
are requested to attend the seven
o'clock mass on that day, receive
Hnly Communion in body and of
fer up a special prayer for tn,
above intention.
P. "A. KERSEY, President
Rev. l.. F. Kelley, Spiritual Director
257-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26
Funeral Notice.

The funeral of Mrs. Anne Taylor
Lee will be held at St. PauFs church
tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. -, at Z
O'Clock .. m. Interment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-26

WANTED-Young man for our ac-
cessory department., experience
not necessary. Excellent oppor-
tunity for advancement. Must have
very best character reference
Remschel Auto Sales Co., III n.
Eairfax street. 257-3t