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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

from VlSlL TO HeI peiShtS, Ahi tthe
Mrs. Dennis O'Neil, at their home
in Manassas.
Mrs. Joseph Padgett, formerly OF
this city, but who now makes her
home with her son-in-lawI and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W.
+! Tucker, 731 Sixteenth street, south
east, Washington, is extremely ILL.,
Mrs. Robert Shackelford and lit
tie Miss Meta Stuart Shackelford,
of The Plains, and Miss Sallie
Stuart Boiling, of Charlottesville,
are the guests of their iaunts, Miss
Katherine Stuart and Miss Roberta
Stuart, at their home in King street.
The Rector's Aid Society of st.
Paul's Church will give their annual
supper in the Parish Hall next
Thursday. January 25, from to 8
o'clock. Tickets will be thirty-fve
cents and can be procured from any
of the members.
Dr.. F. w. Boatwrieht, president
of Richmond College, and DR.. R.
D. Garland, superintendent Of State
Missions of Virginia, were in con-
ference yesterday at the First Bap-
list Church, with the Acting Board Of
the Potomac Baptist Association con-
cerning matters Of denominational
work in Northern Virginia.
The dance tonight in the audito-
rum of the High School building
will be from 8 to II o'clock and d
number of the young people are ex-
pected to attend. The committee has
been untiring in its efforts to make
this an enjoyable dance ~and hope to
realize a substantial amount towards
the night school fund.
The funeral of Millard Fillmore
Pcyton, whose death was noted in
these columns yesterday, will take
place this afternoon at 8 o'clock at
the residence Of his son. Wilbur
Peyton. 1929 Duke street. The de
ceased formerly resided in this city
ami was 62 years old. For some
thirty years ne was employed at
the Navy Yard machine shops IN
Washington. He is survived by his
wife, one son and daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

Mrs. R. R. Turner has returned
from a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis O'Neil, at their home
in Manassas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

Old Dominion Division, 400, grand
international auxiliary to the Broth
erhood cf Locomotive Engineers,
entertained Wednesday evening ut
the home of their president, Mrs.
J. w. Spencer, south Washington
street, in honor of the sixth birth
day of the organization. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs: Mason Saun-
ders, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Blake,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Forbes, Mir.
and Mrs. Don Campbell, Mrs. r.
W. Goldsworthy, Mrs. Ida Bryant,
Mrs. Curtin, MrY. Mpt Dostwick,
Mrs. Crump, Mrs. Jacob Corll, Mrs.
Bud Rollins, Mrs. w. c. Bruin,
Mrs. Thomas Rowen, Mrs. 7. L.
Finks, Mrs. Harry Hickman, Mrs.
N. J. Rourk, Mrs John Harrington,
Mrs. W. H. Gerlacher, Mrs. A. ].
Ross, Mrs. Beach, Mrs. Kitcherer,
Mrs. Stuart Wood, Mrs. John Cole
man, Miss Coleman, Mr.. Amos How
ard and Mr.. Christopha. Purvis,
This organization has over $50 mem
bcrs and the only regret was that
mere were not able TO attend the
birthday celebration. MIR. Howard
drank a toast to the division, wish
ing them greater success, and pra!s-
ing the ladies very highly for the
coed work they have done in aid OF
the b. of l.. E. in the past six years.
Mr.. Saunders and Mr.. Campbell
also spoke in praise of the able as
sistance the ladies have always
rendered and of their readiness at
all tires to assist the "boys in over
alls of blue"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

The alarm of fire shortly before
two o'clock this afternoon was caused
by the partial burning Of a shed in
the rear of the office of the .Alexan-
dria County Lighting Company on
King street, between Pitt and st.
Asaph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

Through an unaccountable error,
a paragraph was omitted from the
report of the banquet given to the
soldiers, published in yesterdays edi-
ton, in which reference was made
to Major Vim. NJ Smith, the genial
toastmaster, for which the Gazette
herewith makes apology, as it was
entirely unintentional. DR.. Smith
labored earnestly for the success Of
the reception, presided at the BAN
quet most graciously, and was es-
pecially happy in his introductions
Of the various speakers. 1t has
been said that mistakes sometimes
occur in the best regulated house
holds, and we are positive they do
in newspaper offices In fact, one
writer claims that the only persons
who do not make mistakes are in
the cemeteries. However, they are
iio''e VIC ieSs 0 eiijoai >'iS ,''einS wherever
they occur. In this connections the
Gazette desires to say a further
word concerning the highly com
nendable manner in which each and
everyone connected with the various
committees discharged their several
duties, not forgetting the ladies who
served the banquet, and the people
of the city in general who turned out
in such large numbers to greet and
extend a welcome to the members of
the Light Infantry on their arrival
on Wednesday noon. The results
attained certainly reflected much
credit upon all and was an honor to
the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
JOURNAL
AndiE Bufa of Crculat IONS
GERMANY'S DILEMMA

Germany is up against it in trying to frame reply to
the popes peace proposal Austria which is overwhem-
ingly catholic would approve the popes position, while
Germany would approve it only in part. The main
stumbling block is the popes suggestion that there be
indemnities annexation Germany would approve this
in part but in order to induce Bulgaria and Turkey to
enter the her side she promised each of them
territory be taken from the enemy Recently
Bulgaria evidently getting uneasy demanded guaranty
in writing stating what part of the plumber she to
get While Turkey has said nothing the subject So
far the public knows she too is doubt wondering
where she is to get her reward Germany prolific of
promise but remarkably shy of fulfillment Now her
promises rise up to thwart her. She wants peace, and
would if she could accept the main features of the popes
proposal To do this however she must go back on her
promises to both Turkey and Bulgaria. To consent to
peace without annexation would be to notice on
those countries that she had repudated her promise of
reward for their services This might disgrunte either
both and them to seek separate peace If she
does not accept the peace terms she afronts Austria and
may her to seek separate peace 1t situation
requiring much diplomacy and even with it. one that is
liable to "burn the bottom" We would suggest that
Chancellor Michaes might inform the Bulgarians and
Turks that promises more easily broken than
treaties and kaisers promise is not worth much as
"a scrap of paper"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
A CLOSED GEOLOGICAL BOOK

At the request of Congressman Macarthur represen-
tatve of the geological department will send represen-
tatve to investigate the oil possibilities of western Ore
gon This is in the right direction Kellaher
said frequently when member of the legislature but
far the geoogist is concerned he has to study
closed book Western Oregon pretty we'll covered with
tremendous lava flow and the basic rock of the country
is basalt which tells nothing to the formation under
lying it, About the only way to learn anything of the
contents of the earth in this section is to take the
surgeons way cut into it and take look In other words
it will require deep boring, and place is about good
boring another Where the old formations visible
the basaltc covering he has nothing to look but the
binding of the book Someone ikened geologst with
his little hammer examining the crust of the earth to
"gnat the back of elephant trying to form opin
ion to the interior construction of the animal from the
phenomena of the hide" While this is pretty far fetched
general thing it applies very aptly to the geologis
who goes peeking old mother earths epidermis in
this section.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
. CROP REPORT IS CHEERING

While the wheat crop is short of the average by about
l40OO0OOO bushels the yield for the year above
that OF the five year average by 50000000 bushels and
oats by 2500OO0O0 Rye is also above the average so
we have allowing for the wheat shortage about 100000
900 bushels of cereals above the average of the past five
years The potato crop another that comes at op-
perfume time with its than 1000000O0 bushels sur
plus So it there foodstus in abundance for
all American needs and more than the usual surplus for
foreign export which goes principally to the allies The
only difference is that it is not the kind of surplus
have generally had Wheat has been the big exporter
corn going out in the shape of meats In food value the
surplus of quarter of billion bushels of oats about
stands off the wheat shortage In this connection it is
noted that England has increased her wheat area by
100000 acres and will produce enough from these to
practically equal all the losses of breadsuf due to the
submarines. This holds our exports to England down
to normal despite the immense losses On top Of this the
conservation OF foods will by its saving add it is est
mated from ten to twenty cent to the service value
of the entire CROP The cotton and flax crops are both
Short cotton two million bales more which will no
doubt make cotton goods go still higher However with
nearly twelve million bales skimp along without
trouble. There crop of which no estimate was
given by the crop experts yesterday, and it is i'm
portan this year too far important than usual
and that is the bean other states planted as much
than usual did Oregon, the result should be
eye opener Hundreds of planted to beans in
this state where planted before. In many
places the yield light owing to the unusually dry
weather. but with this drawback the bean crop of
the state should discount any before grown in it. The
bean especially in times is of the standard foods
1t is of high food value has waste is easily shipped and
cared for and has staying qualities beyond almost any
other food every old propector testify Beans and
bacon supported the first miners in California and some
times the bacon scant and the bean had to make
good for BOTH
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
FIVE BROTHERS IN WAR.

In recent conversation with F. A
Pook, local agent for the Southern Pa
cific company, it developed that he had
five brothers in the trenches in France
The last direct word he had from them
was a letter in June from his oldest
brother who was in hospital in Eng
land recuperating from rheumatism con
tracted from Is months service in the
trenches. In all that time he had not
received a scratch, although he was in
the engagements on the Marne. His
youngest brother was slightly wounded
in May and started for the rear, and
has not been heard of since. At that
time his other brothers were still in the
renches.-Enterpris
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
The Daily Novelette,
KNocK-KNEEs' CONTRIBUTION.
x X X X 4 X X X X y X X 4 X X \


(Great Invention Series)
One morning in the dawn of the
world, Knock-Knees, the caveman,
awoke with peculiarly unpleasant
feeling on the back of his neck. And 10,
it was boil-the first boill
"Sckrooxl" screamed Knock-Knees.
"I I'm bewitched!"
And he applied powder from bats
wings found in burying ground on
full-moon Friday, and likewise the
blood of five-legged toad, but all to
no avail.
By evening the boil was full-grown
boil, and big for its size, and Knock
Knees was frantic with pain and appre-
hension. But especially apprehension,
for he had date at half-pa eight with
Starry Eyes, the luscious daughter Of
Old Egg-Top, and she had promised to
give him the answer to his question.
She must not see that he was bewiteh-
cd.
His natural resourcefulness finally
came to his aid. Tearing broad, stiff
leaf from stickyhenna bush he wrap
ped it around his neck and tied the ends
together.
"Knock- -Kneesl" cried Starry Eyes,
half an hour later, "I was all prepared
to reject you, but that was because I
didn't know you were man of fash
ion. love men of fashion, and that
lovely original arrangement around your
neck is simply irresistiblel"
And thus stiff collars were given to
an already suffering world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
CHASTITY GERMAN JOKES.
(Medford Mail Tribnnel

1t has been said by returned traveller.
among them ex-Ambassador Gerard
that the German people have forgot
ten how to laugh since the war began
This does not refer to the ruling autoc
raey or the army, both of which have
their jokes every time a peculiarly ap
/ palling atrocity is committed
In an article in the Saturday Even
ing Post for September l, A. Curtis
Roth, for many years American vice
consul at Plauen, Saxony, which every
one should read to secure better un
derstanding of Germany, he quotes
Lieutenant Enck of the 134th Saxon
regiment as describing a favorite amuse-
ment of the picked troops of the west
ern front, as follows:
Lieutenant Enck told me that the
men in these flying organizations be-
come merciless savages by reason of the
blood-glut of their work. He said that
the men of these organizations seldom
give quarter, but kill both enemy
wounded and prisoners. He spoke of re-
eeiving orders to take no Canadian pris-
oners, when his command was doing
duty in Flanders. His troops held a
trench section next to a Bavarian fly
ing contingent, and he described how
the Bavarians split the heads of their
prisoners with their keenly sharpened
intrenching tools.
The prisoners let out just. one roar -
he said "and it was funny to see them
sprawl on the ground like crazy crabs! !"
How funny!-from the German view
point.
Robert Palouse of Medford, who is
serving in Stanford university ambu-
lance corps in France, writes to friends
OF another German joke, perpetrated
upon helpless wounded soldier he res
cued in his ambulance on the battle
field. The soldier had had both legs
broken by shot, and the retreating Ger
mans hacked both ears and one arm off
the helpless man.
Countless little Belgian children now
in America offer evidences of German
humOr, ears cut off, and hands cut off,
MANNED for life as joke of German
chivalry.
"Man g inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn but never
before has man been so inhuman as the
Germans, so lacking in all decency, chiv-
airy and fair play, guilty of so many
barbaric atrocities. They boMb school
houses and slay little children. They
fire at Red Cross hospitals and kill
wounded. They torpedo and sink hos
pital ships filled with sick men. They
rescue their victims aboard submarines
and then submerge to drown them. They
approach the enemy wit hands up,
claring their surrender, and then squirt
liquid fire when their enemies are with
in range.
War has been made more hideous by
German inhumanity. There is nothing
hateful, nothing vile, nothing atroeious
in the history of the world that til
Germans have not been guilty of. They
have stained the fair name and for
ever damned the face of Germany the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
A HIGH FLYER.

Twinkle, twinkle, little spud,
AS among the clouds you scud;
You are doubtless feeling gay,
Casing round the milky way;
You have reached to such a height
You are surely out of sight,
Like a diamond you do seem
In your price-and that's no dream.
Twinkle on another twink,
But you IL drive us all to drink
AS we chase for needful chink.
You are sailing rather high
As you wink your shriveled eye,
Up there somewhere in the sky.
Little tuber, on my word,
As flyer you re a bird.
Spud so mighty, tho so small,
You make diggers of us all
Farmers dig you with a hoe,
While we have to dig for dough.
If you keep on I'll be bound
You'll bring bullion pound for pound
You II fulfill the adage old
That you re worth your weight in gold
Tuber, since the coop you flew,
We have only longed for you;
That our fireside you forsook
Broke our heart and pocketbook;
Never felt how we could love
Till you left and went above;
Never felt how dear you were
Till we paid four dollars per.
Small potato, please come back;
In our lives there 3 such a lack.
For your presence we so pine
That our stomach hits our spine.
We are tired of eating greens,
Stewed prunes, sauerkraut and beans;
'Tis for you alone we yearn,
Darling 'tater, please returnl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
lMyRgsbal2d y! J + Us! seE!s! and II 4
BY jaime Phelps
THE NEW LIFE

like to live III the country? There is g
little place on Long Island, not far from
Feggy, with nice yard and garden
1t would be good for the children, aud
l am sure you would be happier there
tnan IN the city. What do you think
about it2''
''Oh, Tom! what a splendid idea!
really can we afford it?O
'Indeed we can, Sue. And I have the
refusal of the place so we shall consid.
er 1t settled. Junior can have his doc.
gles and chickens, and as Norah likes
the country you won't lose her., In
fact we were all so attracted to the
faithful girl that we considered her
almost one of the family.
Mother was delighted.
. New York is no place to bring up
children SHE declared. 81 have felt
that way ever since Junior was lost in
the park. And 1 think it wise plan
for you all. -
So it was settled. Tom wrote that he
had had the house cleaned, the furni-
tUre taken from the storehouse and put
in sape. That Peggy ad superintended
everything, and that he hoped 1 would
be pleased.
Pleasedl should have been happy in
an attic with Tom. And so 1 wrote him.
How the days flew by now that we were
reeoneiled. In a little over two weeks
from the time he left tie doctor said l
could travel. To my delight mother in
formed me that she was going with me
and see our new home. Tom had paid
a nurse to stay with fater so that she
might do so.
A Cloudless Sky.
There were no clouds in the sky of
my life when at last we were on the
train going to Tom. That was the way
| thought of it. ''Going to Tom" he
met US at the station, and went down to
the new home with us. Peggy and Ever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
zz=-] Editorial Page of The Capital Journal -

Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce of North Dakota, ex-
pressed real patriotic sentiment at the meeting of
the National Bar association when he said Il speak
of others like me, came to this Country alone without
friends. We sponged all that America had her free
lands her free schools and above ALL her spirit of OPEN
hearted comradeshp She owed nothing but she gave
us ALL We allegiance to her flag, her Constitution
and her laws. We would be recreants ngrates perur
and if in the hour of her need counseed with
her enemies and were dsloya to her causes"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
CHAPTER CXLIV.

when l awoke l felt rested, refresh
eG' ulIIerent than had for weeks And
When found that my darling husband
was really with me, that he had NOT for.
gotten me, but that he now believed all
That | had told him concerning nv
association with Carol Blackjack. I was
TOO happy for words.
You must hurry up and oct we'll
Sue, he reminded me the first t;ne
was able to sit up. 81 shall have 70 90
back In a day or two. Everett is do;50
my work while l am away, and II ;S
sort of an imposition for me 70 staJ,
a moment longer than is necessary. !,
Everett and Peggy had taken a bopse
down on Long Island. He would never
De strong again, and went into business
put seldom, depending upon Tom 10 AT.
tehu TO everything. All this, and mueb
more, Tom had told me in the LONG davs
When we sat side by side on tbe wids
porch with the children plavino in +be
yard, and mother beside us ALWAYS mol
ing something for little Vera man
Aou can go whenever it is neees-
sSI sSSy now Tom, " l answered happily.
Now that I know you still love me
SNNiiA SOoH uC Wen.
Plans for the Future.
The day before Tom left we had
long confidential talk. A talk in which
we eased our hearts of anv bprdan ~
regret or misunderstanding Tom had
forgiven me fully and freely. 1 had been
punished so severely that L am sure
he felt that never again would I be
tempted to do anything wrong. One
thing at which was surprised was that
is mother and sister both wrote me love
ly letters, expressing their sympathy,
and their hope that I would soon be
well again. SO also did Helen Thurston
and Vivian Morton. The latter said:
"We shall be delighted to welcome
you again. Our circle has missed YOU
sadly"
When I showed this to Tom he re-
marked gravely:
"Sue, I have plan. How would you
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08

EFT were also there, and happy tears
fllled my eyes as l looked at the beau
tlIul little home Tom lad provided for
me and the children. The dear old fa-
miliar furnishings also lad their appeal.
and felt that never, never conId I
10 enough to show my appreciation,
my love for the man who had so freely
forgiven me.
Six years have passed. All our old
friends are still our friends. Often they
spend the day with us. We have bought
and paid for our home. And Tom is
the happlest, proudest man know. Jun
lor is a big hoy and goes to a private
school for boys where he can come home
every Friday and stay over Sunday.
Vera is lovely child, and her little
sister, now four years old, her playmate
and joy.
sometimes wonder if am the same
woman who so nearly wrecked nv own
me and that of my husband. never
nave run penny in debt since Tom
took me back. If l haven t the money
to pay for things L wait until | have.
But Tom is very generous with his lit
tie family. Norah now has a vouno oirI
10 help with the work, and I have
plenty Of time for Tom and my friends.
Carol Blackjack has never been back to
New York. Vivian asked me one dav if
ad any idea why he went away so
suddenly That is all 1 have heard of
hlm. | know now that in all his ter
nble trouble and anxiety Tom shielded
me from unkind criticism. His mother
visits us, as also does his sister. [ am
a happy, happy wife.
am closing my story with prayer
IN my heart that it may do some Young
wief good, may save her from mistakes
similar to mine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
GRANTS GREAT GRAND CHILDREN

San Francisco, Sept. Prince Mich
ael Cantacuzene and the Princess Barbe
and Zeneicle of Russia, aged II, 12 and
s, years respectively, left San Francisco
for Washington today, having arrived
from Moscow yesterday. Their mother
was Julia Grant, granddaughter of Gen
eral U. s. Grant and their father is
General Cantacuzene of the Russian
army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08

world over. Without chivalry, gallant
ry, humanity, bound by no rules of
honor, no respect for spoken word, no
regard for decency they have reduced
war to horrible murder.
No wonder no one laughs in Germany,
except autocracy and its tools. The
more misery, frightfulness and atrocity
the greater the joke to them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08
Rippling Rhymes
by Wall Mason
LOSING A FRIEND

/ had friend, loved him well, we ne'er
had fuss or friction he'd sit with me in my
hotel, and talk of verse and fiction. We'd
talk of Shelley, Moore and Scott, of Cole
ridge, Burns and Dickens; such conversa-
ton hits the spot, the jaded mind it quick
ems. Now nearly every modern skate will
only talk of getting of stocks and bonds
and real estate, of rents and contracts
letting. And so loved the man who
spelled of books and those who penned
them, from Homer down to Eugene
Field, to roast them or defend them. And
then one night he sought my den, and told
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-08

Now Sweden is caught red handed in violation of
neutrality and Argentines minister of foreign affairs
learns Germany looks upon him as a notorious ass