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The Washington times., 1917-04-28
BAKER CONTRACTS
FOR Big new GUNS
Also Approves Adoption Of
Rifle Used by the
British.

Secretary of War Baker today ap-
proved contracts for the Immediate
construction of>the largest field guns
and howitzers ever made for the
army.
At the same time the War Depart
ment announced that the Secretary
had approved the adoption for the
American infantry of the Enfield type
OF rifle, now in use in the British
army.
The new rifles are to be bought as
rapidly as possible and rechambered
in order that they can use the same
type OF ammunition used in the
Springfield rifle, which is the present
official type OF rifle used by the
American army. >
For obvious reasons the department
is Withholding precise details as to
the number and size OF the artillery
pieces which have been ordered. 1t
is understood that some OF them are
of the Creusot type. used in the
French army. and will be equal in
caliber to many of the largest types
OF guns and howitzers In use on the
European fronts. Others will be of
smaller caliber, approximating in
size and type the S-inch guns in use
in the British army
The Washington times., 1917-04-28
Foreign Experts Approve.

/ The decision of the department in
both instances has met with the en-
thusiastic Endorsement OF the British
and French military experts now here.
Although American officers are in
clined to the belief that the present
Springfield type OF infantry rifle is
superior TO the Enfield in accuracy
and range OF hre. the fact that Ameri-
can plants. which have been making
munitions for the allies are now
equipped to turn out 10000 of the En-
field type a day as against 1900 OF
the Springfield type was the argu-
ment which clinched the decision to
adopt the British weapon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
Germans Beg for Peace.

Amsterdam. July l6.-The inter-
nal struggle in Germany today de-
iinitely turned Upon the question Of O
terms of peace.
The next step in the political hgnt
which has held the attention OF the
world for the past week will come
on the peace resolution put forward
bv the, majority parties IN ths
ReichStag.
TEe Iokal ,Anzeigcr today re-
ports popular peace dcmonStfa-
tior rs having taken place upon the
,orart,,re of Field Marshal von
Hindenburg for grand headquarters
following his conference with the
party leaders in Berlin.
\ large crowd was on hand when
the field marshal departed. Shouts
immcd .atcly arose as Hndenbul'g
appeared.
Give lis a good peace. they
shouted.
Then came cries from others =
Give us an early peace
FTindcnburg silently salut1d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
S777,55l.51
OUSTISG Or HOLLWEG.
Successor TO German Chancellor
Credited With Antipathy Toward
Junkcr Caste.

Credited With Antipathy Toward
Junkcr Caste.
London, July l6-Bethmann-Holl-
veg is out.
The German imperial Chancellor
resigned Saturday, exactly eight
years after he took the office. He was
appointed Chancellor on July il,
1909.
Emperor William, upon accepting
HoIlweg's resignation, appointed DR..
George Michaels to succeed him.
The New Chancellor haS been. since
1909, Under-Secretary in the Minis
try of Finance. He was Il wide ex-
pe!:cnce in the fields of firance, ma
tona! economy and government aa-
minis1raticn He is sixty-sIX years of
a.,e. 4 P-tssi.ss. e. ttfth 2Grl ernc:t-
ion. he has been in the Prussian
state service since 1879.
Or. Michaelis is known to hold de-
cidcGIy liberal views. Ffe is credited
with antipathy, rather than with
,eanings toward the Junker caste.
His appointment came as a tremend-
Gus surprise. to Germany and the en-
tcnte countries. simultaneously with
the central, responsible head of the
empire. the directing chief OF the
prllssian-and Herewith ',German--
army system, General Won Stein re-
signed.
There is a strong probability that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg will
he named to succeed Won Stein as
War Minister. In that case, Hinden-
burg's fright hand General Won
Iudcndorf. would become chief OF
staff, it is believed. -.
Copenhagen. July .l6.-The Berlin
correspondent report that Count
Brockdorf f-Rantzau, the German
Minister :at Copenhagen, has been
selected to succeed DR.. Alfred Zim-
norman as imperial foreign $ecre-
tarv Should this report be confirmed
it would mean the return of the arls-
tocratic traditions Of the German
service
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
Saturday Half Holiday

Commencing August 1, the usual
Saturday half-holiday will be grant
ted in the bureau
This is the text of an official no.
tice posted to all employees of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
by Director Ralph
Notice is also given that the grant
ing of annual leave and accumulated
leave will begin August l.
This is complete victory for Miss
Rankin, member of Congress from
Montana, and for employees who con-
tend against conditions there that re-
quired overtime, no half-holidays
and suspension of The leave privilege.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
GERMANS ENLlSTING Dogs
4 Berlin Newspaper Advcrtiscs for
CANNES to Help the Troops.

It will he remembered that. quite
early in the war the Kaiser gave
vent to "A congIomeration of bonn
bast. in the course Of which ne sad
that Germany would never gi'c III
if they had to arm every cat ana
dow in the empire. Something OF
the sort now seems to nc ACTUALLY
happening, and Eay ne a measure
Of Gcrmany'S desperation.
The Lokai Anzeigcr. govern
ment controlled organ, publishes a
notice 10 the effect that the army
at the front needs dogs, healthy,
quick, sharp and rot shy They
are required as watcndogS. and at
the same time will make possible the
tightening of military duties. II
looks as if The animals were to be
used for worrying the British
troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
OWED TO HIS DEATH LABOR AGENT ARRESTED
Negro From Pennsylvania flned
One Hundred Dollars in the Police
Court This Morning.

Among the cases before the 70
lice Court this morning was that OF
young negro man who gave ms
name as Sam Jackson, who had
been arrested by Special Otrlcer
Rector, of the Southern Railway,
for acting as labor agent without
q license. According to the evl-
dence. Jackson had been seen on the
streets endeavoring to induce col
ored men to leave Alexandria for
Pennsylvania where, he said, they
could receive % cents an hour by
working on railroads. He was to
secure % men, according to a tele-
gram he sent to Washington, where
the expenses of transportation be-
tween this city and Washington
were to be refunded the men and
=, sir transportation to Pennsylvania
paid. n was alleged that Jackson
had visited the new round house Of
the Southern, Railway and attempted
to induce negroes to GO to Penn
sylvania.. Justice Cation imposed a
fine of $100 upon Jackson for acting
as labor agent without a license.
Two white men, charged with
being drunk on the streets, for
feited their collateral by failing to
appear, and another white man,
an old offender, charged with a SIM
liar offense, was sent to the work
house for 80 days.
Officers Snellings and Zell early
Sunday morning arrested Fannie
Manley and Addie Butler, two
young colored women, charged with
disorderly conduct, they having
been found in the southeastern sec
tion of the city with soldiers The
Butler woman was sent to the
workhouse for 60 days.
Two other cases before the court
were of minor Importance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
CARDINALS DEFEAT RIVALS.

Journey to Clarendon Yesterday and
Administer Severe Defeat to Coun-
ty Team.
The Cardinal Athletic Clubs base
ball team journeyed to Clarendon
Yesterday and beat the team repre-
senting that place in a most de-
cisive battle by the following
score: Cardinals, 6; Clarendon, /.
The game was exciting throughout,
both teams fighting hard to win,
but the Cardinals, by hard and clean
hitting and sensational playing at
all stages of the fray, outclassed
their rivals, :. who have been their
link" for years past. George Al
lensworth caught Tommy Degman
with the "hidden ball" trick when
the latter attempted to steal home.
Clarendon started Pfeil, it's star
pitcher, but the Cardinals ham,
mered his offerings in great shape,
Won Herbulis relieved his team
mate in an attempt to stop the
Alexandria lads. but failed, twelve
hits being registered off their
pitching.
Bolen, Stewart, Watt, and
the entire Clarendon team are
classy ball players, and any base ball
outfit that can trim them as, de-
serving of praise. Lefty" Billy
Stevens was on the slab for the
Cardinals and pitched grand game,
going nine innings and only five
hits were made off his delivery, and
he also batted like a big Lacquer
when hits meant runs for his team.
Manager Robert E. McDanold Sc
lected the following named players
to trim the Clarendon and his com.
bination worked like clockwork tc
captured the first game ever won
from the Clarendons by the Cardi.
nals. "]im" Patterson. coach ant
trainer; Dug Merchant, first base
Bob Olar, second base; George Al
lensworth, third base; Leon Devers
short stop; Joe Owens, right field
Leslie Williams, left field; Over
Nugent, center field; Billy Stevens
pitcher; and William Mcbride
catcher.
Yesterdays contest was the frs
of a series of three games between
the two teams and the local boy:
are naturally much elated over thei,
victory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
KING BALkS YENIZELOS.
Refuses to Sign Decree to Resum-
mon Chamber And P0stpon
Other Actions.

Paris, July 16:-A dispatch to
the Temps from Athens says:
Serious differences appear to
have arisen between the new King of
Greece and Premier Venizelos. One
indication of this is the postpone
mmt by the King of the signing of
decree to resummon the 1915
Chamber of Deputies, which was
illegally dissolved by the Premier,
Stephanos Skouloudis. NJ. Venize-
los demands that the King openly
cease to carry out his fathers in
tcrnal and external policies, hut
the King Is postponing action or has
refused to give his approval to such
categorical repudiations."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
WedS Girl He Rescued


Pittsburgh, Pa, July 16.-Louls
Conley, Pittsburgh fireman, and
Miss Anna Gilbert, who was rescued
from flames by the former, owned up
today that they eloped to Wellsburg,
w Va, last Friday, and were mar
ried.
Early one morning last January
firemen were trying to save the Gil
bert home from destruction. They
heard the screams of Miss Gilbert
trapped on the second floor. Conley
dashed up ladder, put his coat
about the frantic girl and carried her
safely to the street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
INDICT Nine PERSONS
Accused Plead Guilty of Violating
Prohibition Law Of State in Bring
ing in Mere Than Quart of Liquor.

The Corporation Court, Judge l..
c. Barley, convened this morning.
The grand jury brought in true
bills in the following eases, the
parties being charged with violating
the prohibition law in bringing into
the state more than allotted quart
Of Liquor month:
Com. VS.. Louis Harris.
Com. vs. Ora Dove.
Com. vs.. James Sullivan.
Com. w. Aaron Jackson.
Com. vs.. George Jones.
Com. vs.. William F'ypcr.
Com. vs.. John Towers.
Com. W. John Crutchfeld
Com. VS.. Samuel Scott.
All plead guilty as indicted. The
minimum penalty is $50 fine and
&c days Imprisonment in jail This
penalty was pronounced upon each
of the defendants.
In tie case OF the Com. VS..
Llewellyn Lane the grand jury re-
turned not a true bill.
The case of Kate Applcn, charged
with receiving jewelry stolen by her
daughter from the apartments Of
+. P. Russell, was continued. as
was also that of Arthur Grigsby
charged with entering house and
stealing d watch.
Two "ivil cases were set for the
20th instant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
Leonard H. Hall Drowned in the
Potomac River Opposite This City
Yesterday.

The harbor police boat of Wash
ington was engaged in dragging the
water around the old piers off Shep-
herds point today from nine un-
til half-past. ten o'clock
in an effort to recover the body of
Leonard M. Hall, of this city, who
was drowned early yesterday af-
ternoon while in swimming off that
wharf. The drowning occurred
when Hall was taking his third dive
off small row boat in which he had
as his companions George Jones and
two small boys.
The four occupants of the row.
boat were returning from trip
across the river and stopped at
Shepherds point where Hall decided
to take swim. He dived from the
boat twice and on the third dive
failed to come up.
The police boat in the Washington
harbor was notified almost immedi-
ately after the drowning but was
unable to locate the body yesterday
owing to the high tide in the river.
The boat came down again this
morning and dragging was COM
menced at nine o'clock as above
stated, and they succeeded in recover
ing the body.
It is thought that Hall, while div
ing the third time, hit an obstruc-
tion, probably an old pile or some
object, and may have broke his neck
or hurt himself otherwise in such
way as to prevent hrs body from
reaching the surface.
The dead man was thirty-five
years old and was employed at the
Southern Railway freight shed, at
the corner of Fairfax and Prin-
cess streets. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Lille NJ. Hall, with
whom he lived at 901 Oronoco
street, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Ford.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
GERMAN WITH CHART.
Held for Federal Authorities After
Serving One Hour Term.

Richmond, Va, July l;--At the
conclusion of one hour in Jail, to
which he was sentenced by Judge
Edmund Waddill. of the United
States district court, for failure
to register, Wolfgang Berger, alien
enemy, whose case has been under
the microscope of the Department of
Justice, was held by the Henrico
Jail authorities at the order of the
Federal Government
1t is understood that the request
to hold Berger came directly from
the office of the Attorney General
and that an order is now being pre-
pared. by which he will be sent to
a detention camp until the conclu-
sion of the var. 1t was stated at
the previous hearings of Berger Dy
a Secret Service agent that the
man had made his way laong the
entire Atlantic seaboard and had
visited most of ). the navy yards
along the coast. a diary is in evil
dence against Berger which contains
chart of. the. coast. =.
At certain places are dots which
it is presumed were placed there
by Berger to indicate the places he
had visited. Most of them were
navy yards and forts, it is said
There was, so far as is known. no
directly discriminating evidence
against the man, although his state
ments and the dotted map and other
circumstances have been sufficient to
cause suspicion and furnish grounds
on which he may be interned.
Berger today said he was a ma
tive of Bavaria and that he had
never become i naturaliZed either
of the United States. Asked which
he liked better, President Wilson OF
the Kaiser, he said he did not know
either of them well.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
PRESIDENT WILSON AT POHICK
Surprises Pastor and Congregation
by Attending Service at the His
toric Old ChurcI, Yesterday.

President Wilson and Mrs. Will
son were among the attendants ut
Pohick church yesterday morning AT
the eleven o'clock service.
1t is said that neither the minister
or congregation had any notice of the
coming of their distinguished guests
until just Il few minutes before it
was time for the meeting to- open.
and that the good pastor, Rev. f. w.
Me.lichampe, became 50 frustrated
when he was told by secret service
man that the President would be a
member of his congregation that he
mislaid the notes he had prepared
for his discourse and was compelled
to preach an entirely extemporane-
Gus sermon.
According to statement made by
one of the old residents of that COM
munity, Mr.. Wilson is the first Presi-
dent to attend Pohick church since
George Washington listened to q
sermon in the historic old edifice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
PLOT TO SMuGGLE COPPER
Captain and Engineer of Norwegian
Steamer Arraignad Before L. S.
Comm iSSjOnc-

New York, July lG.-What appar-
entity was a plot to smuggle cope,
TO Germany was barred Saturday.
when the captain and engineer Of
4 Norwegian steamer were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock. They were held in heavy
bail
fhp ye:;se! was overhauied ny 4
United States destroyer Off New
York. The Federal authorities found
10000 feet of insulated copper wire
aboard which was not included in
the manifest The men were charged
technically wish trying to take un-
declared goods out Of the port. Mean
while the government will look more
deeply into the case on the. theory
that it was Il smuggling plot.
The two prisoners are Peter Einar-
sen and his chief engineer, John
Larsen. Their vessel is under charter
to the firm of OestlandSke 4 West
lanske, petroleum dealers, Of Chris
tiania and Bergen. When the officers
filed their manifest on July 9 suSp:-
rion was aroused and the vessel was
watched carefully and seized oil
quarantine.
The wire was found in the tanks
of the tanker. which were dragged
with boat hooks. Acting Deputy Col
lector Of Revenue. Gass ordered the
men arrested. The Federal authorl-
ties believe the copper wire was even
tuallv destined FOR Germany. They
are not convinced that the Two otll-
GERS OF the vessel had guilty know
ledge Of the smuggling plot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
RUSSIAN DRIVE.
AustrianS Pushed Further Back
Lose Guns and 1900 Prisoners.

London, July 1G.-The Austrians
have again gone down in defeat. be-
fore the Irresistible onrush of Gen:
Korni,off's army in Galicia. They
made heroic efforts to stem the Mus
covite tide. But all the infuriated
counter attacks which they launched
in the face of the whitening Russian
fire were of no avail. They lost new
ground, more prisoners and paid for
their futile attempts with fearful
sacrifices of life.
The new battles took place south
west of Kalusz, the important town
twenty-three miles west of StanlS-
lau, which the Russians captured a
few days ago. Eighteen miles below
this point, around Lodziany, korni-
lofts troops took Que thousand; pris-
oners. Further northward on the
Bohorodczany-N Novica line, they took
six hundred On both fronts the Aus
trians were pressed further back.
Several guns were taken by the vic
tors.
London, July 16.-tSlaughter of the
iercest kind marked another Sab
bath on the Franco-German front
where all days are consecrated to
Mars alone. The departing sun saw
the road with the chivalrous name
bathed in new torrents of blood, the
slopes of the Champagne. heights
dotted with new hillocks of bodies.
A frightful dual battle was fought
throughout the night and all day
long. The Teutons emerged vlctors
on the Road the Ladies (Chemin-
des-Dames), the French in the
Champagne. The respective gains
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16

to visit relatives in Covlngton, Va
Company C of the Alexandria
Home Guards will hold its regular
drill at the armory this evening
Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis and Mrs
Wallis left today for two weeks
visit at Hot Springs, Va.
Arthur Carter has instituted d.
vorce proceedings in the Circuit
Court for this city against Frances
Walton Carter.
Mrs. NJ. r. Wood and two child
rem have left to spend the next two
months with Mrs. Woods parents,
in Huntington, ". Va.
G. A. Bergman and daugh-
ter, Celesta, of New York, are
guests here Of his brother. William
L. Bergman, on north Patrick
street.
The open air meeting held every
Sunday afternoon at Fort Hill un-
der the auspices Of the Laymen'S
League was addressed yesterday by
the Rev. A. E. Spielman, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church.
E. G. Quarles, an engineer en-
ployed on the Washington-Southern
Railroad, fell from his engine on
Saturday night and sustained 4
fracture of his right arm. He was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital
for treatment.
AN all-day picnic and outing will
be given July % by the congregation
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, ac-
cording to arrangements which are
now in progress. The outing will
be given at Iiume's grove. Aleyan-
dria county, favor.te resort for
picknickcrs.
Tax bills for the city have been
made out and are now in he hands
of P. F. German. collector OF taxes,
ready for payment. 1t is likely that
the finance committee % the ritv
council will !ix July IS or August
as the final date for the allowing
of the usual five per cent discount
for prompt payment. This date
will occur later than usual this year
on account of the delay in the max
in% up OF the bills.
Members Of the ladies' auxiliary
of the Old Dominion Boat Club gave
another dance; Saturday evening at
the boat house, which was greatly
enjoyed by all who attended. Stu
dent officers from Fort Mycr and
officers in the different branches Of
the regular service were present.
The custom of playing patriotic
selections, including the "Star
Spangled Banner" was adhered to.
The ladies auxiliary expects to
give another dance next Saturday
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
Rubber Heels 40 Cents

If you bring your boots or shoes TO
us now we will put cn Tri-Plug non
slip rubber heels for 40 cents. Ladies
shoes 80 cents. Heels of shoes must
not be worn OIL badly. Blue Rib
bon Shoe Co, 407 King street. Phone
1914. We call for and deliver.
1fS-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16

| lantlc City.
The Allison w. C. T. U. will meet
this evening at the Children's Home
Alexandria lodge of Elks will hold
a crab feast at the Rathskeller at {
o'clock this evening to which the
members and their friends are cor
daily invited.
Funeral services for the late
Eddie B. Scrivener, who died Sat
urday morning after an illness of
two years. were held this afternoon
at two o'clock at his late home, 2l3
north Pitt street. The Rev. r. W.
White officiated. and interment
TOO kplace n the Methodist Protes-
tant cemetery.
The Gazette is requested to state.
for the benefit of those who may de-
sire to know, that a circular just is
sued by the American Red Cross at
Washington defines member of the
Red Cross to be person who has
contributed the sum Of one dollar for
the benefit of the cause. The circular
also says that those who contribute
more than two dollars become what
is known as contributing members.
President John w. May and Sec
retary j. It. Preston will go to as in
vited guests with the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce tomorrow on
an excursion to Chesapeake Beach.
Secretary Preston will be entered IN
the fat mems running race also in
the swimming contests, it Is said.
Those who have. seen him run and
swim say that those Washington
men will have to hurry for :once in
their lives if never again.
Company G, First Virginia lnfan-
try, of this city, will go into train
ing at Admission, Ala, where the
Maryland and District of Columbia
troops will also be stationed, accord
ing to latest advices obtainable. Of
fcers Of Company G, expect to be
mustered into Federal service at an
early date and move very shortly
for the cantonment at Admission; The
company, which now numbers 122
qualified men, will drill tonight at
the armory.
The funeral Of the late Lambert
D. INles, city market. master for
many years, who died early Satur-
day morning at his home on north
Fayette street exactly one week
after the death of his wife had oc-
Cured took place from the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South this
afternoon at ) o'clock. Services
were conducted by the Rev. f. <
REGISTER, pastor. Members of the
Alexandria Council, Order of Fra
terna Americans, of which Mr..
Lyles was member, attended the
funeral in body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16
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