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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Choose uoile waists at ,$2 from e group Of 600 strong

Ten models--everyone new! Lacey, springtime blouses, of voile, unusual for their fineness of quality and beauty of trimming. These blouses are now on dis play in window See them Don't be merely convinced because of their beauty, but come up to the Waist Store and examine them more closely and permit their fine as silk quality and perfect tailoring to convince you further.
 We specialized on 200 waists last spring and are doing so again this spring with even prettier waists than before.
 (2nd FlOor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

Many doctors
 Prescribe Louen1an, Joseph & Loeb s corset fitting 10 their patrons
 Our corset filters have taken special training in a we'll known school of corsetry and have been taught by great surgeons and leaders in the medical profession how to adjust corsets to relieve and per manently cure many fe male ills. Doctors who are not now familiar with this branch of corset service are requested to make the acquaintance of our cor setieres and advise with them on the subject of surgical corset fitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Now we have those good cob web silk boot hose in black and white 59c

Yes, the price is still 59c
 It seemed for a time that we would have to disappoint the hundreds of. women who know and wear and appreciate Cob Web Silk. Boot Hose. We were afraid the manufacturers were going to fall down" on our ship ment of Cob Webs in black and white. But they are here now, the same good quality you know so well, at very low price, 59c Cob Web Silk Boot Hose, we will say for the benefit of those wom- en who do not know them, have silk lisle tops and pure thread silk boots. Also full assort- ment of colors.
 (Main FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Store Closes 6 D. n1.
 Saturday 9 D. ID.
LOVEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
more days of the February Furniture Sale

SENRECO t0oth pdste---d. famous
 dentists formula Senreco, the famous tooth paste, is carried and recom- mended by the Loveman, Jos eph & Loeb Toilet Goods Store. All dentists .recom- mend it's use, especially for children. It is pleasant tast- ing and is a preventative against pyorrhea, the enemy of healthy teeth. Large tube of paste 25c; liquid also in at tractive bottles, 25c.
 (Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

Early English and mahog- any, 55-inch double pedes- tai oak desks, fully quar- tered, specially reduced from 5000 to 4S.C J.
 50-inch double pedestal white oak desks, full quartered, reduced from $500 to 44.00.
 60-inch double pedestal white oak desks, full quar- tered, reduced from 54.00 to 43.50.
 60-inch double roll top desk, white golden oak, re- duced from 67.00 to 53.60.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

Thernatic fire less cookers SdUe tim e and money
 Their sanitary construc- tion, economical operation and sure results, place them at the top of the list of all household conven- fences.
 "Therma a tic ways make care free days There is so much that can be said in favor of this perfect fire less cooker that we are going to ask you to come up to the fourth floor so we can explain it fully. We can say here briefly, how ever, that Thermatic fireless cookers
 Save fuel
 Save time
 Save worry And save you money by cooking cheaper cuts of meats so that they are more palatable and more nutritious than the most expensive cuts.
 (4th Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

Many odds and ends in Tuscan grade files reduced. Perhaps we have just the file you have been needing. Be sure to come and make first hand inspection of the files reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

60-inch early English roll top desk, full double pe- destal. reduced from 54.00 to 40.00.
 Single pedestal solid ma hogany desks, standard makes, reduced from 40.00 to 32.00.
 50-inch double pedestal amhogany desk, reduced from 47.00 to $500. 55-inch mahogany desks reduced from 5000 to 40.00.
 35-inch mahogany desks, very fine, reduced from 60.00 to 48.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
The spring sale of faces and embroideries proued q
 big success yesterday

And its offerings for today present just as wide choice of desirable trimmings you could possibly wish for
 Thousands of yards of new ace included at special prices along with slightly soled laces from last years stocks offering sensational reductions to their rapid sale.
 Consult with your dressmaker estimate your needs for spring sewing, and lay in supply here today while these savings are in order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Office furniture IS included in our February
 Furniture Sale
TuTT1ZLuTG OQLG And it behooves those needing desks, chairs, tables, etc., to bestir themselves

Very special February Furniture Sale prices eff feet all articles used standard equipment in offices
 Desks and office tables transfer cases card index files and various and sundry office supplies
 The most exceptional prices those which prevail all roll top desks These Standard desks made by the Standard Desk Company known for their high quality and beautiful finish and durability of construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Achievements Of Especially priced tailored suits
 $19.95" haue arriued

This assortment is very varied and
 therefore more attractive on the
 second day of the sale than on the first Yesterday said Today sale 200 specially purchased tailored suits for 1995 Today say More than 100 add ona suits have arrived and taken their places among the orig nal group adding beauty and greatly enhancing the tOn." This purchase of suits important affair embraced 300 garments which most likely accounts for the exceptional values As rule large purchases of this kind suits be desired than others But after judging them with critical ey must admit that can't pick out the bes suit for all of them remarkable
 sy wool velour silk popns and checked woseds These fash toned into suits in style and recng the seasons best cOlOrs.
 The weather promises that days will be the rule from too select spring suit this morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
You haUe he largest mil Hnery store in Birn1ing-
 ham,, said Q customer

This remark madeby customer the store yesterday who the Millinery Store for the first time since it had been granted it's increased space. The customer said many complimentary things of hats, too and their moderate prices. P S.-And sie bought Country Club" sport hat
 ((Miinery, 2d FIooD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Office chairS-One or two of :
 kind greatly reduced

Kind greatly reduced
 800 golden oak chair 400 7.5O golden oak side chair 300 15.00 golden oak chair 800 15.00 golden oak chair 8.30 15.00 mahogany chair 10.75 1500 mahogany chair 1125 Typewriter desks-One of kind in samples slightly shopworn and greatly reduced 26O0 white typewriter desks single pedestal 202O $500 white typewriter desks very fine quality 250O $500 double pedestal early English typewriter desk, 51-inch 2650 45OO double pedestal mahogany typewriter desk $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21

Torchon faces, per yard 1c Embroidery edges, per yard 21c Baby Irish laces per yard 5c Embroidery insertion, per yard 5c Cluny lace insertion, per yard 10c German val lace sets, per yard 5c Madeira flouncings, per yard 29c
 Embroidery sets, per yard He Baby flouncings, per yard Soc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
No San

No San the new Shantung silk, IS bold in coloring, endless in design
 and vanishing in beauty The note in pattern and fabric sounded by Yo San silk is of unusual character and weaving Yo San is feet Shantung-made in newwaydyed in the thread be- fore weaving
 As result of this newfound method of dyeing and ng Yo San has the exquisite bright silk appearance which Shantungs have always lacked
 complete line of Yo San patterns, along with the plain shades be used in combination separately In Silk Store moderately priced. (2d F'o0o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
Prices of POI atoes.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. 1.-The price
of potatoes will take an important
drop within the next few weeks. ac-
corJing to the Pennsylvania COM
,nittee of public safety, because the
farmers Of the State have been
boarding. their, crops for higher
prices.
In predicting this drop in prices the
food supply department of the COM
mittee advises the farmers to sell
half their crop at the present time
as the prices now being paid are IAN
and the heavy shipments from othe'
n.rts Of the country will be arriving
within the next few weeF"
The fact that the farmers of Penn
syIvania are boarding their potato
crop in anticipation of great ad
vance in price was learned as the re
suit Of a comprehensive survey Of The
entire State made by the county or
oanizations Of the committee Of pub
lie safety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01

Mary Miles Minter, the fascinating
and clever little star Of motion pc
ture drama. whose name is known
whenever film drama is popular.
will be seen at the Richmond Theatre
tonight in Her Countly's Call,
drama which reveals the brilliant
young actress at her best.
"Hcr Country's Call" is a heart
interest drama with the stars and
stripes as background. 1t suits
thoroughly. because there never was
8 more avid little patriot than she
The new play has a setting in the
border country with glimpseS OF
mountain life thrown in. It tells the
story of an army officers daughter
who was stolen by a bootlegger for
revenge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
cOLLIDED WITH A TREE.
Automobiles Followed by the Police
rs Far as Braddock.

About half past two o'clock this
morning several strangers appeared
on King street in an automobile
which was sigzagging from one side
of the thoroughfare to the other as
though it was endeavoring to thwart a
German submarine. When between
Washington and Columbus streets
the auto struck tree. Officers Mil
ler. Reed and Thompson started at
ter the machine, but those in It.
realizing that they were about 7"
ho taken in custody, opened 1t up
ond began to make about fifty miles
), hour The officers, however, chased
the party through the streets and
&c far as Braddock, supposing that
the auto would be upset or would
collide with some obstacle and be
bronrbt to halt 1t kept going
however, at the same dangerous
.neea and the officers were fnall!
comnelled to abandon the chase.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
FESTIVE HALLOWE NREVIVAL NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. T.. V. REGISTER Will Begin Pro-
tracted Meetings in the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.

EvangeliStic services will be inau-
gurared in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South next Sunday. They
VII be conducted by the pastor Rev.
T. Y. Register.
Some Of the most successful pro-
;ractc services Ct past years have
been conducted in this church. and
from TIE interest which is now mani
rested in the coming meetings they
will prove equally aS successful.
One year and one month have pass
ed away since the Gypsy Smith. Jr.,
evangelStc services continuing ::
month were held IN Alexandria. and
the visit 10 this city yesterday of
Prof. Cole. the chorister at those meet
irgs. reproduced memories OF those
exhileratinG services to the thousands
who attended nightly Their ECHOES
are still hcacd among uS. while many
who became clothed and in their right
minds under the preaching Of the
English evangelist are maniicstiMg
interest in spiritual things to which
they were strangers previous to the
visit of Mi'. Smith. There is no rea-
son why equal enthusiasm cannot rol-
i"w series Of services Oniuctcd by
our resident minister's Ae<aniria
showed its appreciation ., the gifted
i;incraut; why not manifest an eqIai
interest in one so well known to Us
ali"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion does not have jurisdiction to
compel the Capital Traction Com
pany to continue interchanging trans
fers with the Washington and Old
Dominion Railway Company. accord
ing to an opinion handed down yes
terday in the District Supreme Court
by Justice Siddons. The ruling was
given in the mandamus proceedings
brought by c. Elton James, u Virginia
commuter and others against the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
direct it to assume jurisdiction in
the matter Of their complaint against
the Capital Traction Company for
refusing. to accept transfers. The
court held that the agreement be-
tween the two companies over trans
fers had expired and there was no
authority to force it to renew the
contract
Officials of the Newport News car
penters' union yesterday announced
that promises of higher pay made By
labor conciliators from Washington
have averted the threatened strike Of
1000 carpenters building government
cantonments at Newport News. The
rate of increase the men will receive
is not known at this time. but it is
understood to be satisfactory to all
concerned. Carpneters were receiv-
ing $3.50 per day when they demand
ed higher wages. Labor conciliators
who were in Newport News yester-
day returned to Washington for con-
ference with the arbitration board
named by President Wilson and Sam.
uel Gompers.
Capt. j. c. Featherston died last
night at the residence of his son
near L4ynchburk. in his eighty-first
year He was native of Alabama
and a graduate of the kentucky Mill.
tary Institute. He served through
the war as captain of Company F
| Ninth Alabama. was in the battle oil
| the Crater, and was wounded al
Gettysburg. He represented Camp
| bell county three terms in the State
legislature and was prominently iden
titled with many State organizations
Percy VI. Chandler. member of the
brokerage and banking firm Of
Chandler Bros. and Company. of Phil
adelphia, and president and director
Of number of other financial con
Germs, was married today at Win
chester, to Miss Nancy Krebs, a mem
Der of one o. the oldest families il
Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
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RECENT BALTIMORE FIRE.
Rebuilding plans for Burned Piers
Already Finished

Baltimore, Md, Nov. l.-Before
the wreckage from the big fire at
The Baltimore and Ohio piers at -o
Gust Point was cold, plans were made
for Immediately rebuilding the piers.
All materials for the new piers.
Baltimore and Ohio officials said,
have already been ordered. No delay
they say. will be felt in the expert
business here.
ieieral. railroad and city officials
are convinced the fire was the WORK
of German intrigue. Two suspects
have been taken into custody, while
a score Of clues are being rum down
Charles T.. Munroe. explosive expert
of the Bureau OF Mines. is working
on the case. following up rumorS ot
bomb work.
Two men are now believed to have
lost their lives and some four or hvc
others are still unaccnunted for. The
loss Of the piers and contents. rs wei
AZ the damag. 10 the British steam
er Kerryrange and its cargo. Is placed
at S5.50O.O .O0p. The fire is believed 10
after today all German aliens were
,afte rtohav all German aliens were
TO he discharged from jobs on or
about the export terminals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
Many Masqueraders Appeared on the
Streets Last Night and But Few
Were DiSn0sed to Mischief.

,,.In;le the weather was Tsp las!
night and muci frost VA; III he air
Luna shed her beams UnHn :he festive
gatherings in the streets Of the c!Cy,
:nd hundreds ati:red II "rCtesCpe
nabillr:onts marched in the thorough
faro. while literally thousand, viewed
the paraders with interest. Good
humor as well aS joy were in the air,
and the jewellers and spectators ex
pericnced a joyful night.
II woul,l he impossible 10 ie= :ribc
I'll the scenes enacted from early N
The night until the wee $ma' hours,
nor tie many amusing incidents in
connection with the turnout 1t was
an occasion when all should have
leen spectators in order TO enjoy the
melTicnt to the full.
While scenes without were oi the
merrymakins spirit, those within
doors were equally cxhi!crating.
Private parties were given in" nearly
all sections Of the city. while dances
were in evidence here and there. and
II was nearing midnight before the
streets resumed their normal qG;'
The police report but few breaches
Of the peace. A rash young man
conceived the idea Of breaking in
;he panel of ii door on Fayette street.
His name was secured by the inmates
and the man arrested. Upon being
taken to the station hoaSe he was
allowed to depart upon promising
TO appear in the Police Court this
He was not present when
his name was called. and the police
were directed to pick him up and
bring him before the court tomorrow
morning.
There was d dance at the colored
Odd Fellows Hall. on south Colum-
bus street. last night. and. ~ is
generally TIE case Il distul.bauc. was
started. Officers Zell and Munday
entered the place for the purpose Of
cuclling the disorder, when one Of
the helligerents attempted to deprive
Officer Zell Of his stick This defer
Of law and order was arrested with
tlree other negroes. and were fined
81 each this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
JUST REBl'k F..
Nom Newspaper Readers are Call
ed "SlackerS" by Wisconsin Dean.

Madison. Wis. Nov. 1.-The man
o. woman who in these critical times
fails to read good newspaper reg
ularly is Stacker" declared Prof.
Willard G.. Bleyer. dean Of the depart.
ment Ct journalism Of the University
Of Wisconsin,. in addressing the stu
dents Of the liberty school
1T is the patriotic duty of every
person in this country to keep in
formed in regard to the epoch making
events and utterances that are report
e! in the press from day to day.,
he continued
Every citizen should not only rea'
the rcws. hut form intelligent opin-
cnS in regard to it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
Has 3 Fights in > Hours

Paris, Nov. l.-Sergt. David Nc
Kav Patterson. of the Lafayette Fly
ing Squadron. made a record Of nine
fights in the course of two hours
patrol flight recently. He drove one
of his adversaries 10 earth. following
him. and keeping up his fire cntli the
German was out Of sight The Ger
man machine was destroyed Ser
seant Patterson's home is qt Homes
dale Pa.
The foreign service committee oi
tie Aero Club Of America has award
cd a medal Co Lieut. Raoul LuberIy
for his feat in bringing down two
German planes on October 26.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
Uncle Sans Song Book.

Five hundred thousand copies OF
the first song book ever published ey
Uncle Sam have just come from Unr
press. The book is brought out un-
der the direction of the Commission
on Training Camp Activities and was
compiled by committee Of Camp
Song Leaders. All type Of songs,
National anthems. ragtime popular
airs, hymns and songs composed ~
the Soldiers and Sailors. The only
tosether+' under the title Songs ct
the Soldiers mad Sailors" The only
printtd music is that of the Chippewa
war song Farewell to the Warriors.
the spirit and rhythm OF which are
quite different from the hoop ana
hurrah of the modern rag selection
This book will be sold to the men IN
the service. through the Post f.x-
change. at Is cents. the regular price
to civilians being % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
Allowed 10 Per Cent Raise .

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 1.-The
strike of machinists and bollermaK'
ers at the Harland and Hollingsworti1
ship building plant has been settled
through the intervention OF X. b.
Stevens. vice president of the United
States emergency fleet corporation
The conferences resulted in an agree
ment of 10 per cent increase N
pay. Work will be resumed tomor'
row morning.
The Harland and Hollingswortf
Corporation is a subsidiary of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, and !:
rushed with orders for ships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
$4,000. 100000 TO be Asked.

Staggering revenue and taxation
problems face the coming regular
session of Congress.
Not less than $4,000, 100000 will
an all probability be needed to enable
the United States to carry on the
first two years of the war.
This means that the coming re-
gular session, which meets the first
Monday in December, must devise
revenue and make appropriations OF
something like 1929, ,oOOoo0.ooo. 4
The extra session Of Congress
which closed recently took steps to-
finance the war for the first year
In other words, it has looked after
the financing for the. current fisca!
year. This fiscal year ends next June
20. It was necessary to provide about
s2l 900, 100000 for the current fs-
cal year.
But the regular session will have
to give attention 70 financing the
war for the fiscal year which begins
next July |. This will be stuPenh,
Gus task.
In all likelihood, more money vii
be needed to carry on the war tht
second year than the first year
Hence the estimate Of $4,000 ,OOO,.
600, or $5o, 900. 100000 for two years
of war does not appear out of place
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
THOUSANDS SEE EN- OFF LAST HOURS0F BACCHUS
prv Law in District Of Columbia
Makes its Advent Amid Compara-
ly Quiet Conditions.

! The many Alexandrians who visited
Washington last night say that the
-.rewel to John Barleycorn was by
no means as thrilling as had been
anticipated. Ninety PEI cent OF the
saloons had already closed their shut
ters, and but few places where liquor
could be obtained were open. Major
Pullman had taken every precautlon
to prevent, as Tar as possible, any
unnecessary hilarity, and compara-
lively few persons under the influ-
encc of liquor were seen on the
streets.
The price Of stimulants were soar
ing. and the few places where liquor
c, I'D be obtained fixed rates on the
level Of those which prevailed in
Alexandria during the civil war when
order No i of the military governor
was in operation. Spurious drinks
were 25 cents each and lager beer %
cents per bottle. One place, on Perm
sylvania avenue, visited by Alexan-
orians during the past half CEN
tury, was literally packed with men
and women, and the increased prices
seemed to have no effect upon the
jewellers.
It was the last chance-save clan
destinely-to enjoy the flowing bowl
IN the capital city, and the most was
made of it. AS the hour of midnight
drew near bottles and glasses ceased
to circulate and the habitues realized
it was time to leave.
Nearly every time man has been
for drunkenness in .AleXan
dria during the year ending last
night and brought before the Police
Court he has been asked Where did
YOU get your liquor?" The answer
has been stereotyped--"In Washing
tom" The same query will be put in
the future, and, in the language Of
we'll hymn. What will the
answer be-"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-01
WOULD OUTFLANK ITALIANS.
Success of Forces Under Won kr0ba-
tin Would Mean Further Retreat
of Cadorna.

London, Nov. L.-Austro-German
forces have reached practically the
line of General Cadorna's Taliamento
rover defenses, and have been check
ed there in their forward advance
according to the Interpretation
placed here this afternoon on Berln's
own official statement. z,
London, Nov. Lines for the
all decisive battle Of the Italian
plains were being drawn rapidly to-
day. General Cadorna has @skillfuly
conducted his retreat; his forces are
being massed along the flooded banks
of the Tagliamento river; the Aus
tro- German advance has already
slowed up appreciably, and the stu
alton for italy appeared slightly bet,
ter.
The greatest menace to Italian
safety indicated in dispatches today
was the hanking move well under
way near the Carrie Alps, directed by
an Austrian army under General vor
Krobatin. This force is making a
desperate thrust to turn the italian
positions on the upper course of the
Tapliamento. Success Of such ar
operation would threaten the whole
Tagliamento line and force further
Italian retirement, possibly to the
line of the Piava river. :