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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
WOMEN AND THE LIBERTY LOAN

The splendid manner IN whlch inc
women's Auxiliary of the Liberty
Loan Committee has taken hold o.
tbe work here in Alexandria is high
" ~commendatory. 1t not only SOUNDS
a new note in the campaign III inns
city hut has lent added force to the
slogan "Buy a Liberty Bond ana
The Gazette takes sincere pleasure
in calling attention to the very ef-
fective efforts, the ladies are putting
forth.
AS an exchange has very truth
fully said, the shadow Of the great
war already lies heavy in the eyes
of the women Of America. Theirs
the dread. the fear, the apprehension
of Grief and suffering that have been
The norton of woman throughout the
centuries when armies rise ana
march :sway to bugle and drum. 10
them all this stir and hustle OF mar.
shaling men is the end OF many
thinrs. Those whom they love ana
those that love them are leaving Tor
France. In the grim present Ideals
If devotion and sacrifice become
realities Of daily life.
The women of Alexandra nave
crashed the meaning of the ilbcfl!
Loan Campaign. 1t Mas made an ap-
pea! to them direct. Failure means
national disaster and writes down
the patriotism OF the United states
as second to nig@ard thrift and ms.
%erIiness. as placing the figure OF Lap
ertv behind the grill of the doiia'
mark. 1t means more. II means the
crippling of our forces abroad, tne
weakening of our fighting arm. me
rar+ainty of defeat before the bat
lie is Joined. The pride ana the tear
that drag women to the ramparsS
and the pitch cauIdroMi when as
sanltir" hosts crash against the c'N
Gates have been aroused. Ihey are
tho bnart of the nation and that
heart has been stirred. They who
will suffer most by II de~prlVatioh
4rat NAV result from needing the
call of the Government plead WIN
mon to rive. give. give. They VIII
not have a defeated nation. They are
shamirr the financial SlackeiS u"
their duty. They are doing that w'ich
,,,o,ner have done before. They are
showing the way pointing The @oai.
With ,he women Of the land enlisted
in the Loan Campaign. success seems
nearer. There viii he no man WHO
will dare falter in his duty II inc
nation's wnmanhood stands waiting
70 hin upon him the siacker's badge
Of disgrace. Woman's scorn has
,o,;ven men to their task before ana
will do so again. The effect OF INC
labor of those women O. the AuS'
larry con not he measures IN tine SUP
serintions which they turn IN 10
yoes far beyond that. The knowledge
that the womeu of the city are ~
this campaign TO win. works VII"
-, unseen force. 1t ruuseS the Siu%-
gard. strikes sleep from the eyes VI
slur,bcring money bags ana S"'Hs
hesitation 10 a decision. They are
doing a splendid work--wcfk 1h"'
women can do best. They are "F''s-
inc Mon 10 their senses ami a pro
n.r shirt. Many are already enl'''-
81 N rhr movement and the mum
hers are increasing. HnG the im!-
,at;on 4 he effectiveness {" i'A"
auxiliary wiii only be reached Wheh
..y,,r wam.n =. Alexandria VINO ci'
do 50 Shall lie counted as a worker
When that time comes there WAL
he few slackers among the male pop
d!at.ou. !
SINKING pE THE ANTILLES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
Lazy Livers

rrruranen,ly regulated and made active by
~. crlebrai,d SIirar Mineral Water. Pos
iiy,ly guaranteed h. r"oney-h"cls Gle.
y,s.,, Inc. costs a TIE. hc.ifcTcl 49,
-i,orc hy our hlc%anjsia Distributors. " 5
la;pe.. Inc nhc&c :"rm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

NANTED-Oid False Teeth. Dom.
matter if broken. | pay $500 10
Sl5.00 per sci. Send by parcel
post and receive check by return
mail. L. Mazer. 2907 s. Fifth
street, Philadelphia, Pa. 2l4-l3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
Classified Advertising

FOL: RENT room brlgE aor,c w!;l
ga< and ewc connections. Newly
papercd and painted. 1907 Dnkc
street, cheap rent. Apply a; Ros"n-
feds Dry Goods Store. Dis King
street. 25l-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

FOR RENT-Nine room brick hopsc,
hot water heat and e~lectri: lights,
large yard. good paved street, 30
south Fairfax street. Apply t.
Graham and Ogden. or Dr.. Wal
ter \. Wartield, 90S Cameron
street. 2iltf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
YOU BOUGHT YOUR
BOND YET?

or course
You've felt
All along
Thai sooner or later
You'd find
Your most useful michel
Wherein TO serve
Uncle Sam most effectively
And when found
Perform such service
In q manner
BETTING
4 red blOOdcd.-
misunderstanding American.-
Now let me tell YOU somcthing.-
The most useful service
You can render
Just now
! &C. BUY \ BOND
Any bank in TOWN.
Will make
1t easy for you.-
THE JAMESON STUDIO.
PHOTOGRAPHERS. l25 King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
NOW ~ PROGRESS OUR
57TH
ANNIVERSARY SALE
d. c.

This sale surpasses al!
ether sales OF this kind for
valuc-@ivin@. The reason for
this is that manufacturers.
iobb"r; and wholesale MGR
chants have co-opcrated. more
than ever before. with rs &c
make this the biggest "va.Cc
carnival" Of the season.
Then toe. we have been oM-
.tinUally on the market ans.
placing contracts. some II
which dating back TO last
ycar. Only last week were
the last of these contracts
completely filled.
For these facts you can M
dcrstand better what is Of.
fc-cd in this remarkable sale.
lii many cases the m"rchlu-
disc wc offer can not he dup
Heated. Think what ii means
to buy here.
When you come TO town
remember Lausbirgh & Bro. Is
where YOU can sa:c money.
NAIL ORDERS RECEIVE
PROMPT AND CAREFUL.
ATTENTION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

WANTED-Twenty-five girls to
learn winding. doubling anil spir
ming. wages $500 per week while
learning. advanced in a few weeks.
Steady work guaranteed. Appl.?
at klots Silk Mill, Pitt and Wilkes
street. Alexandria. 2ii-G".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

LOST-Saturday night. 4 bunch u
keys between Duke and Washing
ton streets and El.iott'S store. Re
ward if returned to Brawner Bros.
Store. 23O-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
ROOMS WITH BO.ARD-Two large

ROOMS WITH BOARD-Twc large
pront rooms with good heat and
electric lights; also one small
room. Good table board. Terms
reasonable. Apply at go north
Columbus street. .5i-JI.
MONEY FOUND-Found IN front
Of the Market House this morning
some money. which the owner can
obtain BY describing amount ana
paying for this advertisement.
24%-It.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

German ~Gtn0fiIlcS nave iaiiIi tu
Hmi any one 70 punish.
Indication OF a final drive by the
French north Of the .AiSue before
winter sets in are in actual operation.
The last n hours were marked by a
series NJ sharp thrusts against the
German Crown Princes positions
south of L.aon, which brought the
attackers tangible results.
The Teuton lines were penetrated
Rraye-en-Laonnioise and La
Faux Hill. The 100 prisoners
trough. back turned out to belong TO
no fewer than four different divisions
5000 men. which shows that the
Germans retain a heavy %concentra-
tion Of troops in that sector. \ sue
rcSSful French local attack also was
carried oct. between the Aisne and
lIiette. serious losses being inflicted
rpon the Germans.
The small Italian submarine San
Georgia has arrived safely AZ Arch
angel from its base in Italy. according
10 official cables received in Wash
from Rome. The trip was
made entirely under it, own power
and the venture is regarded as Il
great feat. It is possible this is a
.iorerunner of . flotilla o. italian
submarines that will be sent 70 aid
he Russians.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
HOMES N|e'Tn'Er' r07
THOUSANDS Of FaEN
Bethlehem Steel Co. 10 employ
New Army Of Workers.

Bethlehem. Pa. Oct. 29.-The Unit
ed States government wants 5000 tc
10000 men to work at the Bethlehem
Steel Works and wants them quickly
too !,
This was revealed to a group OF
newspapermen from practically every
town in the I.ehigh Valley who met al
the offices of the steel company. The
conference was the outcome of sug
gestion by the government that the
aid of the newspapers be sought in
patriotic way to help solve the ques
ton Of finding accommodations for the
thousands of skilled mechanics to man
the different shops at the local plant
who will come here within the next
few months.
Big as were the contracts the Beth
lehem Steel Works, now a variable
government arsenal. had from the al
He'd governments, they were but
drop:in the bucket to those on hand
now and which must quickly be filed
II this country is to play its urgent
part in bringing the the war over the
seas 10 a successful end
The hardest question is not really
to get the men. but to find accommo.
dations for them Hence the seeking
Of the aid of the newspapers and
through them the public. The plan fs
to get every householder who has a
spare room to allow it to be used as
lodgings of skilled mechanic This
not only applies to Bethlehem, but to
every town and hamlet in the entire
stretch of the Lehigh Valley, as it is
from these communities that thou
sands of workr,en come here daily to
work.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
Enthusiasm in London.

London, Oct. 29.-Naws tnat th
American troops have fired their frs
shot of the war on the western from
took the place Of honor in the Sun
day papers with the first American
aafcial atemert from Paris.
TIE announcement was receiver
with great cnt u-iasm by the A-~a~i
can congrese rcn who are here. r. =.
aid f. would AIRY p~ofc7nd sati t'c
ION 70 III people Of America. Tell'n'
t he event. the correspondent of h.
Weekly DesD2tch says:
The allies are extremely fer ma i
n having American troops k :
place in the line at . eomOarNt ive',
~ufat time Of the year. During The
winter Jhey will have ample o0poT
unity Of mastering the intricartss o
-~ench warfare which never can ht
tau2ht satisfactorily behind the lines
Within four or five months they shoUt
become seasoned troops ami the al
les confidently look to a greet dfspla,
-hcn they go over the top"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
STARVATION IMM..IAENT
IN ST1|oNg" 1.'"A"|h
Assistance For The Eati2n ai1Si
Come Soon,

Jaesy. Rumanja, Oct. 29.-Rumania
IS in danger of starvation and desti
turton unless urgent steps are taken
.. relieve the food and clothing stu
alton.
Investigation indicates that hell
must come soon if the country is to
retain its straterical Importance in
the war The Rumanian army has
Aacn lighting With rdmirahIe courage
md spirit. although its supplies of pro
visions and wearing apparel have
been on a limited scale.
The death rate among Rumanian
children, due to malnur.tion is appal
lingly large because of the serious
shortage in wheat, rice. meat and
other vital articles of food. Meat is
no longer Issued to the civilian pOpu
,ation and the bread ration Is limited
70 less than a pound a day for each
person. Among the peasantTy. wAicb
comprises some 50 per cent of the
population the suffering is particu.
larIy acute Their already slender
allowance of cOgnmeal which forms
reduced and they are now without the
simple ration Of cheese which former
ly was a valuable adjunct in balancing
the meager diet.
The supply OF dairy products is negli-
gjble The government has sufficient
corn to feed the peasants until Feb
ruary, but there are virtually no shoes,
iltl.ug or Blankets to be had. The
hospitals are without food suitable to
The sick and there is a serious lack
Of essential drugs. medicines and in
struments. In some cases the patients
are so poorly nourished that lAaE,caTl-
not withstand the simplest opefdgods.
In the villages it is estimated that
there are more than $4,000 orphans
without adequate food or clothing.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
IDENTIFY APHASIA SUFFERER
Woman Found in Baltimore Proves te
be PENNSYLVANIA

Baltimore. Md, Oct 29-The well
dressed woman whose clothes were
smeared with oil when she was found
suffering from aphasia at Fells Point
was identified by friends as Mrs Clau
dine Jacobs.
She was taken to her fathers home
at New Freedom. Pa, by Mrs. Edward
Strobel, wife of Doctor StrobNl. Mrs
Strobel went to the eastern police
station with clothes for Mrs. Jacobs
but she refused to tell anything about
the woman.
When found. Mrs. Jacobs. who is
said to be recovering from recent
nervous breakdown, was unablne &c
give the police a coherent account Of
herself She is a woman of educ ton
speaking several languages.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
APPEALS TO NATION
TO CONSERVE FOOI
Ilr. Wilson Asks All 10 Saw:
to lid brny and A..i5S.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Presiden
Wilson, in a statement, urged ever,
home and public eating place in tn
United States to pledge is support Il
the food administration and to compl!
with its requests.
His appeal marked the Inauguration
OF family enrolment week, dr. n:
which everybody in the country WI
be asked to become a member OF th'
food administration in order to assur'
nationwide cooperation in food con
servation.
The statement follows:
THE chief part of the burden o
finding food supplies for the people
associated with Us IN war falls 10,
the present upon the American people
and the drain upon supplies on such {
scale npcessarilv Effects the prices o
our recessaries Of life.
Our country, however. is blessed
with an abundance Of of foodstutfs
and # our people will economic il
their use of food. prOvidently comm
ing themselves to the quantities re
ouired for the maintenance OF h"altl
and strength. if they viii eliminate
waste and if they will make use Q
those commodities of W iCh We h9ve ;
surpIus and thus free for export
larger proportion of those required b.
the world now dependent uNon Us, W.
shall not be able to accomplish GU.
obligation to them, but we shall OF
tain and establish reasonable price
\ t home.
"To provide an adequate supply o
food. both for our soldiers on the othe.
side of the seas and for the civil popu
lations and the armies of the allies
is one Of our first and foremost OBJ
cations. for If we are to main ali
their constancy in this struggle 10
for the independence of all nations
we first must maintain their healti
and strength. The solution OF on
food problems. therefore, is dependen
upon the individual service of ever.
man. woman and child in the Un1te'
States. The great voluntary effort Il
this direction was substantially INIT
ataed and organized by the food &C
ministration under my direction. offer
an opportunity Of service in the wab
which is open to every individual, an
by which every individual may serV
both his own peoples and the people
of the world
eve cannot accomplish our object
in this great war without sacrifice an
devotion, and in no direction can tina
secrifce and devotion be shown NOR
than by each home and pubic eatln
place in the country pledging its SUI
port to the food administration an
complying with its requests.
WOODROW WILSON,"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
c :IZiA TAKEN
IN TEUTON DRIVE
Italians Surrendered or Flee
Without Fighting,
ISONzO STRONGHOLD AFIRf
Austro-Gerr1anic Toll of Prisoner
Has Increased to 100000 and 7ot
Guns Captured.

Austro-Gerr1anic Toll of Prisoner
Has Increased to 100000 and 7ot
Guns Captured.
London. oct 29.-The AuStrians anC
Germans nave forced their way
through the mountains to the pa MS o
northern Italy. capturing the town o.
Cividale. The war Office announces.
The city OF Gorilla, on the lsonzo
also has been captured.
The capture of 100000 Italians anC
more than 700 guns is reported in the
official communication from gan "a
headquarters, which declares that The
Italian second and third armies are in
retreat.
Units of the Italian second army
surrendered or retreated without fight
ing. permitting the Austro-GermaI
forces 10 break the Italian left wing
on the Julian front. says the Otticia
report The Italians now are retreat
ing in accordance with the plan pre-
pared.
1t is estimated in an Exchange Tele
graph despatch from Rome that the
Italians are opposed on the front OF
the Austro-German attack by forces
four times their number.
\ despatch from Amsterdam say
the Italians have retired across the
IsonZo.
The German official statement says
Rapid development of the united
attack on the lsonZo again brought
entire success. The italian forces
which sought to prevent our divisions
from emerging from the mountains
were thrown back by powerful thrusts
IN the evening German troops forced
their way into the burning town OF
Cividale, the first town m point OF
position in the plain.
"The Italian front as far as the Adri.
attic Sea is wavering. Our troops are
pressing forward on the whole line
Gorilla. the much-disputed town in the
Isonzo battles. was taken early in the
morning by Austro-Hungarian divis.
ions.
The number Of prisoners has beer
increased to more than 100000 and the
number of guns to more than 700"
The announcement Of the Italian
war office follows:
The failure to resist on the part OF
some units forming our second army
which in cowardice retired without
fighting or surrendering to the enemy
allowed the Austro-German forces tC
break into our left wing on the Juliar
front. The valiant efforts of othel
troops did not enable them to prevent
the enemy from advancing into the
sacred soil of our Fatherland. We now
are withdrawing our line according tc
the plan prepared. All stores and de
pots in the evacuated places were de
strOyed
The record OF many memorable
battles fought with success by our
brave soldiers during two and one
half years of war is sufficient to as
sure the commander-in- chief that the
army to which the honor and safety
of the country are confded will know
how to fulfill its duty"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
MRS. TOWNSEND KILLED
Governor of Delaware is Injured In
Automobile Accident.


Wilmington. Del. Oct. 29.-Mrs
John c. Townsend, wife of the gov
ernor of this state, was killed at Days
boro. Sussex county, when the auto
mobile in which she and the governor
were riding overturned.
Governor Townsend was bruised ana
lacerated, but escaped serious injury
Governor Townsend was the orator
at the corner stone laying of the new
dOrmitory in course of construction
at the Women's College. AT Newark
Mrs. Townsend and their son, Julian
f. Townsend and the latter's wife
had accompanied HIM to Newark. Fol
lowing the exercises they got into the
governors automobile and started fol
their homes in the lower end of the
state. Governor Townsend driving the
machine himself.
A. Georgetown they stopped apc
there Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Townsend
went to their own home. Govern0,
and Mrs Townsend were travelling
along the Dupont boulevard wher
overtaken by a severe storm. 1t was
pitch dark and the rain was falling in
torrents. making it difficult to see very
far ahead of the car.
They had just passed Dagsbore
when a team doomed up in the GLARE
of the headlights Of the car only
few feet in front of the machine. Gov
ernor Townsend clamped down the
brakes in an effort to bring his auto
mobile to a stop and avoid crashing
into the team.
This caused the ear to skid and II
slipped off the paved section of the
boulevard and struck the sand shout
der of the road. There it turned over
twice. finally falling on its right side
with Mrs Townsend pinned under the
wreckage Governor Townsend wal
thrown clear of the machine and wher
he was able to get to his feet he sue
ceeded in lifting the heavy machine
sufficiently to get Mrs. TOWNSEND
from under it. She only lived few
Minutes.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
Allies Take Lines in Flanders.

London. Oct. 29.-Belgian. French
and British troops took "nibbles" at
me German lines and as a result the
positions held by the entente forces
were improved considerably.
The Belgian troops attacking with
the French in Flanders, have occupied
Merckem peninsula. in the neighbor'
hood of Vyfhuyzen 1.-TWO miles south
of Dixmude) the British war office an
n0unces. The British have improved
their positions near the Ypres Roulers
railway.
The French advance in Belgium con.
tinues, the war office reports. German
fortfications were stOrmed and more
prisoners were taken.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
SOLDIERS INSURE HEAVILY
}ajority of Fighters VIII Take Gu
$4,000 Maximum.

Washington, Oct. 2o.-War insur
ance applications numbe~:7e 15.f7S
representing a total Of &l21A24.o0o
have been received by tae treasur!
department. from sailors and soldiers
This sum represents only a small
fraction Of the total expected within
Ihe next ten days.
VirtuHny all applications announced
came from soldiers of the "RafnboV
division" at Camp Mills. New York
They were the first TO receive appli
cati n blanks.
TIE figures indicate" it was an
nourced. that the majority Of Tho
men viii take out insurance for $40
200 apiece the maximum amount"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
kaiser's Man BUYS Bond.

Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 29--Chris
Stamm. a mine worker at the Hazle
ton shaft colliery of the Lehigh Vale.
Coal company, who in his youth wa
coachman for Emperor William o
Germany. and later was attached t.
The flagship of Prince Henry of Prus
ia. bought a Liberty bond. Stamm l
q naturalized American citizen an
lays that everything must be done t
- y - -netnst Ge-manY.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
AFTER SICKNESS
They GAVE
HER VINOL
And She soon Got Back Her
Strength.

New Castle. Ind.-"Tne measles
left ne run down, no appetite, could
not rest at night. and l took (, Sc
we're cold which settled on my lungs.
50 | was unable TO keep about my
Homework. My doctor advised me to
take EinoI, and six bottles restored
my health so I do all my kousework,
including washing. Vinol is the best
medicine I ever used. Alice Rec
ORD. t31 So. 18th St. New Castle, Ind.
We guarantee this wonderful cod
liver aud iron tonic, Ninol, for all
weak. rundown nervous conditions.
G. =. Craig q Son. druggists, Cam
bridge, and at the best drug store in
every town and city in the country.
Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
WILSON RAISES COAL PRICE
President Permits Situminous Oper
ators to Meet Wage Increases.

ators to Meet Wage Increases.
Washington, Oct. 29.-Presiden
wilson granted an increase of forty
five cents q ton in the price of blum
nous coal at virtually all mines in thu
country, effective at once.
The new price will absorb wage in
creases recently agreed upon between
operators and miners in the centra
competitive ard other fields.
The presidents order provides tina
The increase shall not apply in cas-
If existing contracts providing for al
increase in price to cover any raise i
miners WAGES. Neither will it appl
in districts where miners and operat
0rs fail to agree upon miners penalt,
provisions satisfactory to the fuel ad
rinfStratiOn
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
Now Is a Coed Time ~"""'"''
To Treat Your Catarrh

which infest your blood, and chases
them entirely out of your system. 1t
is by far the most satisfactory treat
ment for the disease, because il
reaches down to its very roots and
gets at the cause. Write to-day for
full information, and expert medical
advice regarding the treatment Of
your own case. Take advantage of
this chance to-day. Address Swift
Specific Co., Dept. G Atlanta.
Ga.