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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

We will have haliout, salt water
trout, croakers, Spanish mackeral,
fresh herring and fresh shad for sale
for the balance Of the week. Geo. E.
Price & Co., 38-lt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mrs. F. 3. Warwick, of Rosemont,
has returned from Ironton, ohlo'
where she was called to attend the
funeral of her mother.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W. Smith, 107
north Fairfax street. 1-12-E
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mrs. J. Harry Byrne and son, John
Joseph. of Washington, D. c., and her
sister-in-law. Miss Laurie / Bryne,
of Lowell, Mass, are the guests OF
tho formers mother, Mrs. Martha L.
Bvrne. at her home in Wilkes street.
The Old Dominion Boat Club will
hold a meeting tonight in the rooms
of the chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of taking up the proposed
change Of its bylaws and the return
ishing of the reception room in the
clubhouse.
Miss Frances A. Dawkins and
Judge Walter I. Dawkins, OF Baltl-
more, and MIR. James Steed. Edelen,
of Prince Georges county, Maryland,
who have been the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles r. Lindsay, in south
Columbus street, during the past
week have returned to their homes.
Washington Memorial Lodge of
Perfection No. 7, Scottish Rite Ma
sons, will confer the ninth and tenth
degrees at stated meeting to be
held on Friday evening of this week
in the Masonic Temple. The annual
election of officers will be also held
previous to the comforting of the de-
grees.
The fourth academies of St.
Mary's Academy acquitted themselves
most creditably in the program given
by them in the presence of the faculty
and student oody in the Assembly
Hal! Yesterday afternoon. Piano
and violin solo and duets with class
song at the close completed the musl-
cal numbers Of the program. The
literary numbers, origlna! papers IN
verse and prose, written as class ex-
ercises during the month covered a
Va; variety Of subjects and spoke'well for
st. Mary's graduating of this year
At the close of the program the re-
ports for February were distributed
The following made the highest av-
erage during the past month: Fourth
Academic, Miss A. Cook. 93. md
Misses Ella league, NJ. Wibert, Re-
gina Fannon, %. 1st Academic,
Misses Emma Hubbard, Ora Robit-
allie, Lucy Triplett, 90. End Com
mercial, May Brock, 96. 1st year
commercial V. Webster. 90. One year
Commercial, Susie Murphy. 97. Sth.
grade, Odetta Biggs, 81. 7th. grade
Miss Catherine Grace, 9G. 9th.
grade Margaret Schoeni. SO. 5th.|
grade, Theresa Boyd, 96. 4th. grade
Emily Lannon, Dorothy Harrington,
Virginia Nugent, Josephine Gilroy,
81. 3rd. grade Helen Aldridge. Elsie,
Jacobs. 95. End grade, Frances Shu-
man, %. Primary grade, Cornelia
Nugent. Ribbons in Expression for
the February Test: Junior Course:
3rd. Yellow, n. Wattles, G. Graves,
C. Wattles, Senior Course: 18th,
Orange: E. Hubbard. F. Evans. Post
Graduate-Dramatic Art: End. Old
Rose, j. Duncan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Miss Elsie Snowden was the guest
last week of Miss Ellen Ball, at her
home in Westhampton, Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

See Linton. at Blondheim's old
stand, City Market for meats, Auth's
Provisions, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

There was no session Of the follce
Court this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08
IF YOU HAVE FAITH

in the goods you sell show it in your
printed matter.
COMMERCIAL PRESS
HARRY w. WADE.
313 King Street, Phone 50
41-tf. -,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Miss Mamie Marsden, of Edinburgh
Virginia, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Pickett, at their home
in Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mr.. Howard Rowen, of Hagers-
town, Maryland, is the guest of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Rowen, at their home in Prince
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Miss Dare, of Rising Sun, Mary
land, is the guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Dare. at their home in Rosemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mrs. ]. Harry Byrne and son, John
Joseph. of Washington, D. c., and her
sister-in-law, Miss Laurie / bryne,
of Lowell, Mass, are the guests OF
the formers mother, Mrs. Martha L.
Byrne, at her home III Wilkes street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mrs. William Lanahan Unduch. of
Baltimore, was the guest Of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lycurgus E..
Uhler. in south Washington street,
during the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

The Old Dominion Boat Clup Will
hold a meeting tonight in the rooms
of the chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of taking up the proposed
change Of it's bylaws and the return
ishing of the reception room in the
clubhouse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Mrs. z. r. Pierce and Miss Annie
Pierce, of Hamilton, Loudoun county,
have been the guests for the past
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Pierce
at their home in north Alfred st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

Lcnten services will be held in st.
Paul's Church this afternoon at .
o'clock, in Christ Church tomorrow
afternoon at 5 o'clock and in Grace
Church at 7:30 tomorrow evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-08

At a meeting of the Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company last
night Edward ]. McDermott was
elected first vice president in place
of John Leadbeater. deceased.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Congressman Adamson to
Quit Congress Dec. IA,
Regardless of Successor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Congress-
man w. c. Adamson today wrote to
Frank U. Garrard, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of the
Fourth district. and to the chairman of
the Democratic convention that he pur-
poses to quit congress on the 14th of
this month, regardless of whether the
congressional convention makes a NOM
ination of his successor to his seat. The
congressman has been advised by the
president that the appraisership in New
York to which he has been appointed
cannot be held open any longer and that
his services are required in New York
at the earliest possible moment.
Judge Adamson is loath to leave the
Fourth district and his constituents I'M
represented in Washington. He has
therefore made arrangements with his
secretary, Willis ]. Davis, of Newman,
to remain in Washington until a con-
gressman shall have been nominated
and elected from the district. Davis
will give his entire time and attention
to the requests and the requirements OF
Fourth district folks. He is particu-
larly we'll qualified to satisfactorily dis
charge these duties, since his long expe-
rience in Washington in a secretarial
capacity has given him a fine insight
into governmental affairs,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
HUNDREDS DEAD AND
THOUSANDS HURT AS
RESULT OF BLOW-UP|
Blast Follows After British
Cruiser CoIIideS With Amer
lean Steamer Loaded With
High Explosives

HALIFAX, n. s., Dec. 6.-(via Han
of persons were killed
and thousand others injured and half
of the city of Halifax is in ruins as the
result of the explosion of a munition
ship in the harbor today. 1t is esti-
mated that the property loss will run
into the millions. The north end of the
city is in flames.
For man years Halifax has been the
chief British military and naval station
on the American continent. It's har-
Dor, one of the most spacious In the
world, is large enough to float the en-
tire British navy and is strongly forth
fled. In addition to the Qualifications.
there is government dock yard contain
ing an immense drydock
The city's population, according 20
the 1911 census is about AZ, 900. Halifax
is the eastern terminus of the Canadian
Pacific railway and the Canadian gov
eminent railways. Steamship lines OPP
crate between the port and points in
New Foundland, Great Britain the
United States and the West Indies.
Since the outbreak of the war Hall
fax has assumed a more important po-
sition than ever as il is the principal
port from which men, munitions and
supplies are transported from Canada
to the battlefields of Flanders and
NaCr Il
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
HUNS RAID LONDON;
BRITISH PUSH AHEAD
NEAR la VACQUER|E
Withdrawal at Bourbon Wood
Is UnobServed by Foe-Lat-
ter Resumes Efforts to Dis
lodge Forces of English

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Seven persons were
killed and twenty-one injured IN the
air raid, Chancellor Bonar Lar an
nounced today in the house of COM
mons. OF the victims three were killed
and ten injured in London.
About twenty-five airplanes raided
England today, it is announced officially.
OF these six reached London.
Two of the raiders were brought
down, the crew of three men on each
machine being captured.
Bombs dropped by the raiders caused
a number of fires in London, but all of
them were quickly brought under con-
troll. The casualties are believed to be
light.
The enemy raiders came early in the
morning, according to an official state
ment issued by Lord French, command.
er-in-chief of home forces. The air.
planes were all clearly audible. heavy
barrage was put up over London against
them.
Two and a half hours elapsed be-
tween the first warning and the "all
clear" signal announcing the end of the
raid.
According to the official statement. the
first group of the baby killers was
sighted oven Kent at 80 this morning
Bombs were dropped by these machines
at various places.
The second group put in an appearance
at a. m. and proceeded UP the River
Thames, also into Kent. Between and
4: 80 a. m. two more groups CROSSED Essex.
These joined with the three groups
which had passed over Kent, and the
machines. in a converging column, start
ed toward London.
Lord French announced that the cap
tured crews of the two German machines
brought down included three men for
each plane.
Three men for each machine would
indicate the Germans came in the latest
type of Gotha bombing and general util-
ity biplanes. These are giant speed
sters, mounting one gun IN front. one
behind and a third operated through
sort of tunnel in the tail.
The planes also flew over Kent, drop
ping bombs.
This is the first air raid over London
since October 20. Twenty-seven persons
were killed and 1fty-three injured on
that occasion.
1t is also the first raid in which ma
chimes penetrated London's defenses.
since it was authoritatively announced
that England proposed to adopt an EYE
for eye and tooth for tooth" policy of
reprlsals, dropping bomb for bomb over
German towns
The British have advanced slightly
their line southwest of La Vacquerie, on
the Cambria front, it is announced Of
f1cially.
On Tuesday night, the official state
ment says, the British withdrew to the
southwest of Noyelles-Sur l. Escaut and
Bourbon wood. The withdrawal, it IS
added, was accomplished without the
Germans appearing to be aware of it
until late yesterday.
In his regular interview, granted
American newspaper men yesterday,
General +. B. Maurice. director of oper-
atoms, announced the likelihood that
British forces around Cambria would be
forced 10 make certain establishments
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
ALABAMA DOCTOR
CONQUERS PELLAGRA

Great excitement prevails among the
medical fraternity of the south, over the
reputed discovery of a cure for Pella-
gra by the famous scientist, DR.. w. J.
McCrary, 101 Park So. Carbon Hill, Ala.
Several prominent physicians state
that DR. McCrary's discovery has sue
ceeded in curing scores of cases which
were considered hopeless. Since an
rouncing his discovery, the doctor hes
been literally swamped with requests for
information, and in order to quickly
spread the glad tidings to sufferers Of
this dreaded disease a few public-sp'rit-
ed citizens of Carbon Hill have arranged
to assist DR.. McCrary in publishing an
illustrated 5O-page book, which not only
explains the cause of Pellagra, but
also tells how 1T may be quickly over
come by any one in the privacy of their
own home. While the supply lasts, this
book will be sent in plain, sealed wrap
per without cost to any reader of this
paper, who writes DR.. McCrary.-(Advt.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Northern Section Of,
CITY Mass of Wreckade

AMHERST, n. s., Dec 6.-The whole
northern section Of Halifax is a mass
of wreckage and fires have broken out
in dozen parts of the city, accord
ing to reports received shortly after
noon.
The area of destruction covers sec
eral miles. The Canadian government
depot used by the Canadian Pacific
railway is described as having entirely
collapsed while big government repair
plant at Willow Park, in the north
western section of the city, is wreck
ed.
The explosion was so terrific that IL
destroyed the installation in the tele-
graph and telephone Offices for thirty
miles around Halifax, while it was
heard at Truro, siXty-one miles dis
tant.
1t is reported that the American inu-
milton steamer. was moving out from
her pier and rammed from broadside
by another vesesl. Instantly there.
was a tremendous explosion which des-
troyed the two ships and killed their
crews. sa-
The conclusion resulting caused the.
roof the railway depot at North street
to collapse while all warehouses on
the waterfront for a mile and a half
were damaged. The premises affected
III many pldCSS Caught
The force Of the concussion was so
great that freight cars were blown
off railway tracks along a stretch of
nearly two miles.
Messages asking for fire engines and
fire fighting apparatus, doctors and
nurses, hospital supplies. ETC., were re-
ceived from Halifax by a number of To-
calities in Nova Scotia. Special trains
were made up with everything requir-
ed that could be procured.
At Truro, Windsor, and here the city
councils met this morning and decided
to take immediate steps to render aid
to the afflicted people at Halifax. tits
understood that large quantities of food
were destroyed and that the citizens
of Halifax may soon be in DANCE Of
starving 1t was decided that car loads
of food must be despatched at once.
The damage done to the Western
Union and Canadian Pacific Telegraph
companies and Novia Scotia Telephone
be days before wire communication
with points outside Halifax can be
restored.
Rockingham is located swell within
Halifax harbor, at the mouth OF Bed
ford basin. 1t is at the northwest por-
tion of the harbor and since the war
has been used as an examining station
for ocean steamers. 1t was at thi~
portion of the harbOr that ex-Ambassa~
dor Bernstorff and party were held on
their way from the United States to
Germany.
The Queens hotel, on Hollis street.
near SackvilIe street, marks approxi-
mately the southern limit of the devas-
tated area, it is reported.
The vessels collided soon after $50
this morning, and it is presumed that
the munition ship was hit in the stoke
hold. instantly flames were seen to
pour from her. The crew appeared TO
be making an effort to get the fire fight
ing apparatus to work when the expls
sion occurred.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Little Boy Breaks
His Christmas Bank
To Give Testament

For many months. little C. p.
Jones, Jr., who is eight years old
and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
Jones, of As Mills street, has been
saving money to buy him a Christ
mas bicycle. He had a little bank,
and in the little bank he put pen
MES. nickels, dimes. quarters.
The other day his mother read
aloud to him story about, The
Journals Testament fund. When
she finished. 9. P. was very quiet.
He took down his little bank, and he
said, Mama, 1 want TO give some
thing, too. 1 want to give a Tesla
ment to my uncle in the navy and
another Testament to some. soldier
in the army"
But your bicycle, c. Pr" said
Mrs. Jones.
II don't care about the bicycle: I
want to give somebody Tesla
ment," said C. p. And he did. HIS
quarter is on the list today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Germans Renew Drives
AT Cambria and in Italy

NEW YORK Dec. 6.-(Summary of
European Cables i'm the Cambria
sector and on the Northern Italian front
the enemy has resumed his efforts to
dislodge the allied troops. The British
repulsed German efforts near Cambria,
and east of Asiago, the italians are en-
gagged in furious battle with the Aus
tro-Germans.
German attacks in the Cambria area
were against the southern and northern
legs of the salient. After the British
had repulsed minor attacks in the re-
gions of Councillor and La Vacquerie,
southwest of Cambria, the Germans
hurled strong forces against La Vac
querie. General Byng's men checked
the Germans in severe fighting. On the
northern end the attack was against the
line between Bourbon wood and Moeuv-
res. This was repulsed by the British
artillery.
Large forces Of reserves hurried to
the Cambria area convince the British
leaders that the enemy has not yet given
up hope of plotting out the salient not
withstanding the severe losses he has
sustained i'm the past week. The Bour-
Ion wood possession, the dominating one
west of Cambria, is almost in pocket
and a dispatch from British headquar-
ters intimates that the British front
would be stronger without 1t. However,
the British still withstand successfully
German attempts to recapture the Bour-
lon position.
The stro-German push to break
through TO Vienna and the Venetian
plains evidently is in force but the
Italians are standing the shock well.
The attack is against a line from Monte
Sisemol. north through Monte Meletta
and east to Monte Badenecche, west of
the Brenta river, a front of about ten
miles. The first effort of the enemy
was from the northwest between Sise-
mol and Meletta and this was broken
up in hand-to-hand lighting in which
the attackers suffered severe casualties
and left several hundred prisoners in
italian hands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07

WITH $500 Thursdays
Testament
Sunday
Of
democracy.
Bible
signs himself "A Friend the First Presbyterian Church few
able this
a
club the list today with subscription So of the Eveedy club
Wells
Phelps Myrtle Lloyd These little girls
$1,000 donations Stone Mountain citizens
to "putth
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07

ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, Dec C.
AS a result of the explosion of the
American munition ship this morning
nearly one-half of the north end of tho
city of Halifax has been destroyed. a
great fire is raging. the dead are lying
thick in the streets, all the hospitals
are filed to OVERLOOKING and many in
jured are compelled to walk about un-
treated.
News that the disaster had reached
these proportions was received here this
afternoon when communication with
Halifax was established by the Canadian
Pacific Telecranh cnn1nany
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Dead Lying Thick
In Streets of Civ

northern France.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 6.-Russian Maxi
malists have officially requested German
majority Socialists to meet in peace
conference at Stockholm, according to
the newspaper, Social Demokraten, to-
day
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Big AAUNITI0N BLAST RACES half OF HAL Az
BIG BIBLE FUND
FOR "OUR BOYS"
GOINGOVER TOP

Gift of $50 from Friend of First Presbyterian
Church, with offerings from churches and
church societies throughout the state, sends to-
tai to more than S8OO-ChurcheS are asked to
take special collection on "Bible Sunday" and
thus raise. enough by Tuesday to give every
man Testament.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
TROTzKY PRESENTS
THREE PLANS FOR
STOPPING THE WAR
First. Cessation of HoStiIitieSi
Second, ArmiSticei Third,
Actual Peace Conference,
Wants Allies to Join in Last

LONDON, Dec. 6.-"The Russian gov
eminent does not desire a separate-but
a general peace" declared Leon Trotzky,
Bolsheviki foreign minister, in an inter-
view printed in todays Times.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
Two Hundred Bodies
Found in One Section

TORONTO, Ontario. Dec. Ga pri-
vate message received here from G. T.
Bell. of the Grand Trunk railway in
Montreal. says 200 bodies have been To-
Gated in the North street station at
Halifax
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-09

20 the Eagles bottom was not sharp
enough. and he had TO come up with.
out success.
Robert Fulton experimental for
nearly 20 years and developed the yer.
tical and horizontal rudders and ap-
paratus for the artificial supply OF air
while under water.
In 1868, McClintock and Howgate
built hand.propelled submarine to
attack the Union fleet, but it sank
four times, each time drowning the
whole crew of eight men.
The first really successful submarine
was built by John P. Holland, OF Pater.
son, N. j., in 1881. 1t has just been
recovered from the bottom of the Pas.
sale river and placed in the New York
navy yard
Holland was parochial school
teacher with a hobby for mechanics,
on which he worked after school hours.
When he told his friends of his under.
water boat, they ridiculed him. But he
built it of old discarded boiler metal,
clumsy and heavy, and took It to tho
Passaic river.
With kerosene engine of his own
design, Holland dived under water. To
the surprise of spectators, the subma-
rine came up. A second time Holland
moved the levers and the heavy craft
again slid under water. But to never
arise. The raising machinery had fail.
ed to work. Holland was rescued and
his invention left at the river bottom
until last year.
AT the beginning Of the European
war the submarine was practically un-
known to the general public. During
the early stages of the war England
and Germany used the few submarines
they had for scouting and reconnoit-
ering.
The great surprise came when three
OF England's large armored cruisers,
the Abouki, Greasy and Hogue. sudden
ly were sunk by a German U-boat Of
the smaller type, with the loss Of 1900
men.
Then followed the German subma.
rine campaign against England and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-09
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
OLD BLACK JOE COUGH SYRUP
CONTAINS NO DANGERS DRUGS
YET DOES THE WORK

The fact that Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup is absolutely safe, yet does the
work quickly and surely is what makes
1t such an extraordinary cough rem
edy. 1t loosens the phiegm, opens the
air passages, soothes the irritation and
kills the cold germs. 1t hits the sore
spot In a jiffy and then. My!-what
relief. There is not single drop OF
opiates, chloroform or narcotic drugs
in it. Just as safe for children as for
grown people. A big bottle costs only
Csc at any good store. Beware of sub
stitutes. for they may be dangerous.
Sold In country as well as city stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-09
Come on Over, See
NY Corn Fall Off,"
II Put . Drops of 'Gets.1t' on Last
Night-NoH Watch"

'tsee-all you have to do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right on. That's the way 'Gets-It
always works. You Just put on
only shrivels. but loosens from the
toe, without affecting the surround
ing flesh in the least. Why, it's al
most O pleasure to have corns and