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THos. J. OWEN & son, AUCTIoNEERs.

THos. j. OWEN & son. AuCTIoNEERs.
Trustees Sale OF Valuable Real
Estate. Improved by a Large
Theater, Known as the Lyceum
Theater, Situate at the Corner
of nth and c Streets NV.
BY virtue of deed Of trust duly. recorded
In Liber No. 1919, folio 4e7 ct seq, of the land
records of the District of Columbia and at the
request of the party secured thereby; the under
f 'front.' of f the premises. on THnRspAY. THE
O'Clock PM. the following described land and
premises situate in the city of Washington. Dis
trict of Columbia. towit: Original lots three
dred and forty nine t349,. Also lot four a. in
Lewis II. Mnchen's subdivision of lots in square
recorded In Liber y. n. folio 14i of the records
of the Office OF the surveyor of the District of
Columbia Said lots and sublot. containing
l5.949 square feet of land. are improved by
large thee ter building known The Lyceum."
money in cash and the balance in three equal
nstailmcnts payable in one, two and three years
from the day of sale, with interest at the rate
of FIVE and three-tenths per centum per annurn,
payable semi annually until paid, or the purchas-
er may his option pay all cash. The de-
ferred payments to be represented by the notes
of the purchaser, which must be secured by
deed of trust the property sold. deposit
Of 81 900 at the time of sale will be required.
All conveyancing and recording at the cost of
the purchaser The terms Of sale to be com
piled with within twenty days from the day of
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property at the risk and cost of the
defaultng purchaser after not less than five
davs previous advertisement in newspaper
published in the city of Washington. d. c.
CHARLES Fl. KNAPP
EDWARD c. HEAE IGs'se'
Trustee.
Immediately after the sale of the above de-
scribed property, part Of original lot six go, In
square $40. fronting 81 feet in Pennsylvania
avenue. with depth of 126 feet. and used
as entrance to the theater, will be offered for
sale at private sale. Price and terms of sale
will be made known on day of sale.
GEO. W. RIFE,
Mh24d&ds exSu Pres. Empire Circuit Co.
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ADAM A. WEscHLER. AUcTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOTS IN

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOTS IN
RICHMOND PARK, D. c.
Ry virtue Of certain deed Of trust. daily
corded in Iber No. 1903. folio 100 ct seq. of the
land records of The District of Columbia. and al
the request of the party secured thereby, the
trustees will offer for sale by pub
lie auction. in front of the premises. MON
DAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL. AID.
1917. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises. situate in the
county of Washington. District of Colupbia. TO
wit Lots rs and "a in square 1853. in the sub
division OF Richmond Park per plat of the
1856 and 2O65 of Richmond Park and "Cleve-
veyor of the District of Columbia, in Liber
County No. "a. folio 16, side 35th street
between Quebec and RodmAn streets northwest.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
money TO be paid in cash, the balance in two
equal installments, payable in and two
years. with interest at per per annum,
pa BILE semi annually. from day Of sale. secured
by deed Of trust upon the property sold. or all
ca sh at the option of the purchaser deposit
of 500 required of the purchaser ut the time of
sale. All conveyancing, recording and notarial
fees at the cost Of the purchaser. Terms of sale
to he complied with within fifteen days from day
of sale. othcrwis" the trustees reserve the right
resell the property at the risk and cost of the
defaultInG purchaser after five dnys' advertise
ment of such resale in seine newspaper published
in the city Of Washington, ID. c.
j. E. EDMUNDS.
E, X. MONROE.
Trustees.
DANIEL ". o'DONoGHUE. Attorney for party
secured.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
ADAM A. WEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.

Trustees Sale of Valuable Saloon
Business. No. 625 D St. NV.
BY virtue Of a certain chattcl deed tot trust
duly recorded In hher No. 1871. folio 1856 ct
SEQ, of the land records for the District of CO.
lurhta and at the request OF the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell by
public auction. within the above premises on
MONDAY. THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF
MARCH. 1917. AT FoUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK
I'M all goods. chattels. implements of trade.
Including Counters, Shelving, Mirrors Chairs
Tables, Safe, Cash Register and all other Fix
lures Fittings and Furniture stock in trade
etc contained within the above premises also
lease licenses. etc.
FERNS Cash. A deposit of $500 required Mt
time OF sale. Terms of sale to be complied with
when liquor license and lease are ready for
transfer All conveyancing and transfers ut
cost OF purchaser. MICHAEL J. kEANE.
PAUL ESCHNER.
mh2I -d&ds. eNSu Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS
PROPERTY. NO. 914 NEW YORK AVE

PROPERTY; NO. s14 NEW YORK AVE
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 3s40: at folio 2s1 ct seq.
e. ' md at the TOR fns e, .. Co
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell at
ggprs sqf19n nv on " THE TwEN
FOUR THIRTY O'CLOCK PM. in front Of the
premises. the following described land and prem
Washington, District Of Columbia. and described
as follows: Lot ..B' in Hardness and HanIey's
subdivision Of part Of square three hundred and
cer r. K foos PA and 21s of the records
of the office of the surveyor of the District Of
Terms made known at time Of sale.
G GART1N1D ". ). sT ETRnET
TRUSTEES SALE OF HANDSOME COUNTY
RESIDENCE AT woODsIDE. MD.
Under the power in a certain deed of trust. the
as AT March
PM. offer the following property for sale on
Blocks. is and 10 and that part of street
lying between , &c them; In subdivision known as
8 acres of land. 1t is improved By a large .
story frame dwelling of the old colonial type.
and airy and the situation is ideal. with an ex-
tensive and beautiful view therefrom. 1t is
two m Is. q the District line the
of the best roads leading out of Washington,
built and maintained by the state of Maryland.
This 10 the residence of the late John Paul Jones.
and in many respects one of the most attractive
summer homes around Washington, is well locat-
ed. high. we'll drained The house is attractively
It. There is plenty Of ground for all purposes
toric interests Here the home Of John
Carroll the first Bishop of Baltimore of the
Roman Catholic Church. and here the first
place Of worship Of that powerful religious
eanization in and around Washington. All of
the surroundings make it very attractive home
A deposit of $500 will be required when the
property is knocked down. Conveyancing at the
CHARLES W. PRETTYMAN.
mh24-7t Surviving Trustee. Rockville. Md.
THOS J. OWEN & son, AUCTIONEERS.
SODA FOUNTAIN WITH RACK BAR. cHoco-
LATE TEN; cAR Bon, s HOW
SAFE, WRAPPING COUNTER. SHELLY
+ ING AND OTHER FIXTURES WILL BE
SOLD AT AUCTION IN THE DRUG STORE
At oO4 "G" Street NV.
On Thursday, March %, at 10
O'Clock Am.
DAILY BARGAIN SALES of Drugs. Patent
Medicines Toilet Articles. Notions. Cigars and
S,,ndries will be held until March Dist. when
the store will be vacated. mh2G-at
THos ]. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEEKs.
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER

Trustees Sale of Valuable I'm
proved Real Estate, Consisting
of az Houses Located in the
Northwest Section and George
town. Including Several Bust
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Union Trust bldg. mh2l d&ds, exSu
THoS. J. OMEN q son, 4UCTIONEERs.

| Trustees.
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SAMUEL II. LUNT. aUCTIONEER.

DANIEL W. o'DoNoGHUE, Attorney for Party
Secured. Union Trust bldg mh21 dads, exsu
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At oO4 &c" Street NV.
On Thursday, March %, at 10
O'Clock AM.


DAILY BARGAIN SALES of Drugs. Patent
Medicines. Toilet Articles. Notions. Cigars and
Sundries will be held until March 31st. when
the store will he vacated. mh2G-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26

SODA FOUNTAIN WITH RACK BAR. cHoco-
GASES. Cashiers CAGE. SMALL IRON
SAFE. WRAPPING COUNTER. SHELLY
ING AND OTHER FIXTURES WILL BE
SOLD AT AUCTION IN THE DRUG STORE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09
congressman HEAR
Shrek Of SHELLS
Visit American Headquh rters in
France and sec Exhibitions of
Bayone,tirg, ~enrde Throw
ing and Shipping.
nv NEWTON c. PAKKr.

with the A ~ ertcAn Army In Fra nee
Nov, S.--Ten weary cor gressmen who
have been hearing shells shrek over
head on he Verdun front, ~ettin~ most
cf ~ cir steep ~ night time in I~rch-
ing litaousines left the American camp
early this morning. They agreed that
warwas something hotter than a. poll
teal SCRAP
The cnnpressn1rn visits the Veraun
front sunday afternoon. THEW stood
on Fort Geuv1ie and on HIN Sfs
ana watched the exchange Of artillery
IRE ghirh ,41ee teeultory "a account
or the darknt ~ ana rain
Arriving at American h@adaua rters
they made Gllick tour Of the varl-
GUS departments ard theN motored to
tbs canp. where they were received
by Il maj0r-gereral who gave thom
their first informa ion REGARDING the
recent German raid OF American
trenches They Iuuched At the camp
aUd then visited a oornr scSnat where
their motley collection Of hastily
gathered uniforms a~o.sed coudid
cradle curiosity among the Student re-
serve .fireTs in traiTt7g.
Cor rtassynan Goldman wore bright
blue breecfas a black coat wooden
putteas He was the ssrtnrial star
among the visiting lawmakers. Other
a-As-v-r'~-i grey rot'sc-s
tucked away In leather iegT'us to l'cnt
tan trousers tied up Rs protection
against the mud.
They first viewed an exhibition Of
rs vonetttng and rife hrirr in wrich
the target work was especfailv good,
Representative Hicks led three Goa
eressional cheers. A red eheeEed
yourg British instructor Their explain-
on he ,~7 efoue methods 81 spi ping
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

81 a. A
t.t Aiio "e' u ~ 'in man AT the
9-it" le aNiCksd the = herIcah was
rI',>''',' ~ . Soiai'' uniform when ls
go e1.u "il'ch ce''id hrt 1e mistaken
I"i tH' blfoN uniform OF Reo Cros5
w. "Et.
as Vtsu H4'u IA betHa, Ter"
l,'.'l'S , nal.s f'i's sumo hg"ts france,
r@i9 NuSs'd' out !o@lA - America.
~ NV tot even AiH'ilC oihclais'
91s9s'""so H. ---,-- ,-,--
~ f'h's cam Iaiah vas bearing
E"i'
III. - = '''ua5y, 4'io, there appear ca IN
ip Se' ~ l1"'''e'lth SAHeh I"sht ana
= - 10 "'1s tWeiVs-p'ise circular
w. ~ liSh l.io y 81 H."i'y A'taCkiilg
q. ILS'" an" me mite"
'''Nle9 "e'0 SeHt ny MILL 20
81" 81 A'HfI ia HS an" 2" Iuhurcu5 OF
va va Y9 ~! '!'1""7. II was cont :
r,, H IN" ul9.- 'ul''rd ~ inc A-eaEue or
mn w "9S 81" hnSt se"Sd' 'Qhal
zoe en- FiIa'cd III Germany slhc~
ne ofEInnih6 OK lhs war against
po"eI Wilt WI en- 1'rIn AZ was sup
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

the auspices OF the woman's auxiliary
of St. Thomas Episcopal church.
Interesting Program.
An interesting program of music,
living pictures, and other unique fea-
lures will be given this evening at
the fall festival OF the Sunday school
OF st Johns Evangelical church. COR
ner of Marshall and Eighth streets.
The program VIII begin promptly at
S;15 o'clock. All interested are in
vited to attend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

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tectod by the general staff. An Ameri-
can dentist In Berlin. DIR. Charles
! Mueller was chairman of the league
Mrs Annie Neumann- Hofer, the
American horn wife of Neumann-
Hofer OF the reichstag, was secretary
Serard reported other names to the
state department, nnd asked authority
10 take away the passports 81 Ameri-
cans who were assisting the German
government in this propaganda.
the league heard about the am
! hassador's efforts, and announced that
/ a Big Bertha issue would be publish
ed exposing Gerard For several
months the propagaudists worked to
collect data. One day Gerard decided
TO go to the leagues offices and look
at the people who were directing IT,
In the course OF his remarks tho
bassador said that If the foreign
oftice didn't do something to suppress
the league Immediately he would burn
down the place. The next Gay Martcn
and his coworkers went to the royal
administration OF the sur%rior court
No. /. in Berlin. and through his at
torney lodged a criminal charge of
threat of arson" against the ambas-
sador.
The next day Germany was flooded
with letter from THE League OF
Truth saying:
The undersigned committee %
the League Of ruth, to their
deepest regret, feel compelled to
inform the mcp1hers that Amhas-
sador Gerar1 had j ecome involved
in criminal charge involving
threat Of arson. Ar Ameri-
can citizens are now asked wheth-
er an Ambassador who acts 50
undignifed at the moment OF
formal threat Of wholly unnec-
egsarv war is TO be considered
worthy further to represent a
country Ike the United States.
END or THE
LEAGUE or TRUTH
Were it not for che fact that at
this time President wilson was try
ing to impres" upon Germany the
seriousness Of her continued disre-
gard to American and neutral lives
on the high seas, the whole thing
would have been too absurd TO notice.
But Germany wanted TO create the i'm
y! ssion among her people that Presi-
dent Wilson was not speaking for
America, ard that the ambassador was
too INSIGNIFICANT to notice.
After this Incid emit Gerard called
upon Won Jagow again and demand
- the immediate suppression of the
third number OF Light and Truth We
fore Won Jagow consented Mrs Neu
rnann-Hofer turned upon her former
propaRa adists and confessed. / be-
lieve her confession is In the stata
department, but this is what she told
me:
Marten IL German and has
never been called tn the army be-
cause the general star has dele /
gated him to direct this anti /
American propaganda. eve were
talking at the embassy the day
before the ambassad dor left). Mar
ten ir supported by some very !
high officials. He has letters OF +
con CONGRATULATIONS from the chan
ceiiar General Won Falkhenhayn. !
Count Zeppelin and others for one
Of his propa aanda hooks entitled /
German parbarans" ! think
the crown prince is one Of his !.
lockers. bur ! have never been
able to prove II
Continued tomorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09
THE NORTHERN NECK MUTUAL

Is the only FIRE association ofrerl
ing rates at actual cost. Old lin
Companies have recently raised rataJ
The Northern Neck Mutual Fire ~
soc<ation. Irvingto5. Va. insures yo,,l
dwelling for little less than any nm
er concern; and stores, mercha nd,.l
factories, oyster houses, etc, at aho,J
ONE-HALF THE PRICE asked ~
others Save money. write them
tTwanty years old).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09
To the Wife of
One Who Drinks

hava an Important CONFIDENTIAL
message for you. Il viii come in
plain envelope. How to conquer the
liauor habit In 3 days and make home
harry Wonderful safe lasting re-
liza bic inexpensive method, guaranteed.
Write TO Edw. J. Woods, $40 E, Sta
tion E.. New York, N. Y. Show this to
a. hers ADV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

areas because The foreign Office desired
-o avoid insults
N0AHN s1slutJ FOR
Si't AAI.EG INGItSH
he yetl' and q half between the
17eipA o. tho J. ,s'ranIa aud ti1s sever
anc" of dtplomstir relations was a
'7Tl"l Of trrror roG MOST A,aericans II,
Germany Onfy those who were 80
'}r "a .u.n tn GeFm5ut that they
"gta fr'i-Anf ricau louad r pleasa NJ
70, ttvs there.
on" Gay one sc the American
airis eqlpiCy III lp The CONT. ~utinl
hteIC"tn 81 the Awcri'qn embaSssy
was slapped In tfsc fa re until abe
ci4rd b, n German in civilian
clothes, lsnnsa she was spcal Ing
fn4Is-h in sle subway.
Al another ,liao The wife of
ploTolncnt ATcl'.r m business men
was spit upon ara chased ont Of
IucUE hns t'ss,use she was
TT7f'T attr1 r<Hgl!SH. TTen gromp
- ""nnen chased her down the
street,
- d 'HT American woman WIS
s3at '>Fd by a 'C'dicr Vv'acsn sire WAS
w1iI,irs fIt tiietlrtc h~tr,. sse, with
friend hcCaHsH she was speaking
Eagiish
y hen the srHit department instruct
ca bu11 a@sa dot t;r'ard e. o~iug the
matter u the attention of he torsigr
offct ard io d. ms and ST apology WI
heltnstrs sAe pa "rred the matter 10 tbs
general staff '.r tnvestiaatiou Tht
sold er was arrested and secretly eE
A'nt1et After many weeks had clans,
ed the for"iFn office eNrla' 1ed that the
man who had stabbed the woman wa
really rot soldier but Red Gross
worker. II was expio1nad that he hat
bt"n eound@d anj vas not responsible
for What M I'D The to-umony of
the woman. however, ana other wit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09
GERMANY The a: New Ne: : ,1 RsenbAe'

By CARL W. ACKERMAN.

The sinking
pathetic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09
An.h,r,e Reading.

Miss MARY Carter Anderson, of the
Coller'ote School for Girls. viii give
an authors reading this evening at
s O'Clock at a silver tea ~ he held
in the home Of Mrs. Hugh Miller as
Seminary avenue Ginter Park. under
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

pathetic with Germany that they American found it
Secret Preparations 10, Break in Diplomatic Relations
or for Var We're Made BY The German Government
While in EOcry Note She Vas Processing Her Friend
ship for Ike United States Encouraged Hatred
Among the People Agad1st President Wilson and The
Americans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

Army Offers Continually Shoued Their Contempt for
american Military Observers and Correspondents and
Insulied Them Ambassador Gerard Suppressed
Anti american Propaganda Of League OF Truth Only
After Seoere Battle Win Von Jagow and The Foreign
Office
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

The Virginia Military institute foot
ball team viii be entertained a. din
ner Saturday evening by Mrs. Edgar
l4afferty, of 2506 Monument avenue, In
honor of her son, Il. II. LafYerty. jr,,
OF the team. Members of
the schoolgirl set in Richmond will
be invited to meet the boys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-09

7 y - TT " II Z NJ 7
Nucn Arshsss# der fsrard learned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27

The Custom, Its Uses and Its
Ubiquitous Abuses

TIE ITCHING PALM. A study - the Habit Of
Tubing Al America By william X Scot
l5mo. ~ ia Philadelphia The Penn Pub
ushing Company.
Il is not too much to say that we ali
are tippers on occasion. Mr.. Scott cal
culates that we annually spend from
$500, 900 900 70 5000, 900 GOO in that way
But these figures, and they are rather
elastic, include what are, properly
speaking, blackmaii and bribery-the
tips" Of yenal police captains, for in
stance. Continuing his statistics, Mr..
Scott finds that 100000 Of us are tip
PEGS. Il would be interesting, if IL
were possible, to separate the native
Americans from the immigrant. in this
number, from the French or Swiss
head waiter down to the Greek coat
room boy. He, by the way, is not,
properly speaking, taker of tips at
all. He is his employers collector A
popularity of the system as it has
grown up among us is that. generally
speaking. the waiter has become the
only tippee who rarely condescends to
thank the Upper, in sharp contrast TO
the taXicab chauffeur, whose Thank
YOU" never fails. 1t is a pleasure to
tip the Pullman car porter, he is so
appreciative. Most of these cheerful
attendants arc recruited by the com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
MICHAEL

MICHAEL ~ z. F. Benson i2mo. pO. $40.
Tie GeoTse H. porsn Company
This is far and away the best novel
Mr.. Benson has given US in many years
I'm a sense it is musical novel, but IL
has nothing in common with the best
known specimens of this Qenre beyond
IAN Enthusiastically sincere love and SOUND
understanding of the art. Michael IS
the son and heir of peer of the realm,
who resigns from the Guards to follow
his bent, which is that of pianist and
composer. Here his real existence be
gins-he energies from his she'll OF
shyness and Inconsistencies. he be-
gins to love life and his fellowbeings.
For the first time he is understood and
encouraged and liked His love affair
grows out of his awakening. Mr.. Benson
has not dragged the war and its COM
ing Gin by the hairs" as so many OF
his fellow novelists are doing Ii is
part of the atmosphere and the plot
from the first; it is foreshadowed in
the very exposition and development Of
its characters. Here is one English
novelist who can write of the Germany
and the Germans of the years lmmedl-
ately preceding the war without grind
ing his teeth. who can see both sides
and present them fairly. There is
convincing picture of the Emperor at
play, yet ever at work at the dark pur-
pose ascribed to him; the artistic cir
Gle of which Michael becomes part is
made TO count; the naughty Lord Ash
bridge is shown as the anachronism he
and his kind already were before the
war, and there is a beautiful touch
Of the pathos and pity OF life of which
Mr. Benson has always been a telling
master.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27

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