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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

ible effort 10 pcomote the sale 81
Var Savings Certificate stamps end
hrift stamps, and to this end shall
ring the same to the attention Of
10 public, explaining the plan under
hich the stamps are issued and sold,
nphasizing their advantages as q
,eans not only Of saving, bnt a:ao
f rendering patriotic assistance. .
nc government.
Under the regulations promulgated
= the Post-Office Department for
he handling Of the War Savings
amps and Thrift stamps, rnral car
ers and village delivery carriers
Ill play 4 prominent part IN tfle
Tnpaign.
Prstmaste,s viii allow cac;- rural
,.rier or village delivery carrier {
edit IN stamps of not less than SIS,
-orated between the War Savings
amps and Thrift stamps In suen
-oportion as will bestmeet the de-
ands Of patrons Carriers Will &c.
mt In money to the post1nasters
r. the difference between the value
the stamps charged 10 him and t;ae
Inc Of the stamps on hand at the
ose of each day Under act OF con-
-oss carriers are required to per
nally solicit the sale of the stamps
nnatal patrons.
Members CT car,iera' families arii
permitted 20 take orders For
a~1;s ard thus eadc..vva9 10 ia
.oase The number Of stamps sold.
The Postma ter General has direct-
I that favorable notation be made
-on the records Of carriers whose
forts IN promoting the sale Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

4 the afternoon and raturaed Al 3:4'
.;.hout sc-ident Of any kind 70 =
'"lhe first feeling co leaving II
round Is very queer. You feel empt
Ut only for 9 few seconds. Then 20
;rnb and climb until the houses ar
srv small and the whole country !,
id out like : map beneath Then =
en- keel and you are on.
1T did not take but a vary slo
me TO get TO The line. Beneath n,
"a trenches and from the SOUND
hitting men and guns you see T.
:entieth century war in all
andeur
~ few seconds more and you =
,er The Germans mi they surely {
axe i no. for yo1, vUt q. this Il
+. we're flying nigf and 90 fast ii.
cir marksmen could not get 81
.nge.
after dropping all our bombs y
artea back, leaving q path OF d
ruction in our wake. Sounds cru.
-iaps, but still this is war, az
20 returning the devil his due,
Across the line again anc
i 1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
Norfol.. and " ashinglon
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year sor Fortress
Monroa, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south vie euperb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor.
folk with steamers Of the Old Domfn-
ion Steamship Company Cor Nav
York and Merchants and Miners
Ste2mahip for Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
CROSS OVER JERUSALEM.
Holy City surfeniets to the BIRTHS!
Army Without Damage.

Holy City Slrfenie,s to the BIRTHS!
Army Without Damage.
~ was stated yesterday, Jerusale'
has surrendered 30 the British arm.
II Palestine.
Without damage to rhs city tn
British exped:. eeiora,y forces seized i
lines Of communication 10 the noEs
.a,d west and forced is garrison !
capitnlate
The redemption Of the Holy Cit
from ;nfid.l rule after lapse Of 81
wears means % +lie millions OF jeH
q the wo.li The realization Of ne,
lcng-cher;saoa d1r.@:n d g nsst e
nation. tbs =ca d ~ exile of 2,oC
y,.:.rs. TO Christians It gaeana Il
attainment OF q goal Tor wnich taoy
sands OF their faith have shed the
blood in the centuries past.
The fall Of Jerusalem, the sevent
in fns stormy history Of more tn"
1000 veara. was assured by Gen. A
les:ay'e capture Of JaEra faac;ent 1o'
40 III November IS. following in
swift advance e the B:it!3A arr
ro!1hwa1d a7oEg the Mediterrane"
coast from GAIA. which fell early !
y
The month. by November 22. tt
;nvad;rg army hos pressed to with
:aay fin. ...2 EriaEa cow1r ard e.
.:,s!. became merely I: matter g ca:r
M conLroi over Inc city's linea {
>ouronni"at;on.
The victory ia hailed ~ G,'"at b.
ain as enc Of .ce greatest fe4ts
British arms ii dis war, Tor its gal
18th military end m"ral, IS CT ira
So. I'm i, port,1>1ce. The f2,l o. !!
rog,2o.n, i.c-> !: military standpoin
noa>2:
I. The !nicial stcn toward II
protection Of the Saez Canal, an
,S,Eypt, against tho oft-heralde
Tu~eo- German drive.
.. A vital threat AGAINST Il
Turkish forces IN Mespotamia.
8. An opening f"r on otfansi'
against Alcppo, the Tuleo-Germa'
aase ard intersection Of the Jerus
lem and Bagdad railways.
4. 4 strong menace to the Bal:
i.d Roadway.
From q moral standpoint:
/. The admiration and Cratit,r5
Of the world.
2. A tremendous blow TO t.
prestige Of both the Sutton End II
Kaiser with The Mohamnedans an
corresponding increase Of Rritis
prestige with the Islam.
Jerusalem is a military center sec
and in Importance in this part O.
the Turkish Emnire only to Damas
Gus. From the Holv CITY the Britt
are now in position 70 cross tn
Jordan, cat The He3;ez Railway ac,
th,:a sever all Turkish cormwaica
lion with Arabia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

German agents trief 70 XII lie
sailor in charge Of the United Statec
radio ztatiou at IngeIwood, near Los
Angeles, Cal, SATURDAY night, the
ehcrif,s Office was notified. Six pa-
tol shots shattered 4 window back g
the operating board where Oliver
Carver, an operator sat at the II
struncnt. Tie station IS 5aid 10 hare
an oversaas ra4iir15.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
Wasi,in gt0n Southern nv.
Schedule in eifact Jaly .. I51y.

For Washington snd polns7 aorrh
daily s:O8, 1923. a:33, 1888, 1876 s.
m. 1901, l:2S, 2:30, Through train
for New York, via ?. 2. 2.} STA,
5.52. 1923. 1888 p. n.
Saturdays only, a:l5 p. m, and
Sundays only 8:0G p. n
tUr overwhelmingly. Richmond and
poin.s south at 4:e7, 7:62 tlocal) and
Ar, 9. III 1916, 3:22, 6:32, a:i7
!ocal) 1902. 9:47 p. n. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico 81
ll:1B q. n. daily and goo ,. m. Sat.
urdgys. Night train !ea7cs 1850 p.
m. daily for Citations Lorton 70 Fred
sricksburg inclusive.
NOrt- iln,ra Of ARRIVAL ans Go.
Arturo and connections net g1&ran.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

:. S.-Following schedule iig4re
published only az information. Nc
guaranteed
rrcla5 leave Unior Station. Al
.ndria:
i:o7 a m. Daily.--slem,his SpeS
al. Sleeping cacs and caches Eoa
uynchburs, Roaao',s, ano%Tii!a
nattanouga. Nashville, Memphis
Washington sleeping cars open efiG,
600 p. Il, Dining ca-.
G.S7 l.. H., Local TO Danvl!le.
T:..7 o. H., Daily-Local 20 Har'
ison5urg. Buffet parlor car.
s:l2 O. m, Daily u. 8. fast mail
caches and sleeping cara 70 Char
io:te, At.an'a, B.rmiEg ham, heW
,rleans. S eeping car Salisbury t.
,shevllle. Dining car.
9.37 a. m, Daily-Manassas Orange
and Charlottesville and limited be-
yond to Atlanta. Coaches only.
1902 p. m., Daily except Sunday
Local to Harrisonhurg. Buffet par
or car.
ago p. M, Daily-Locai to Char.
lottesvilie. Parlor ca TO Warrenton,
aily except Sunday.
5:l2 p. m, Jaily-BirmlnGham
special Coaches end seepins cars
Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining
ar. Daily iourist car 70 California.
5:22 p. n, Daily except Sunday
.ocal for Warrenton.
III .. ~, Daily--Augusta Spec
al. Coaches and sleeping cara to
,herlotte, Columbia, Aiken and Au
,usta. Sleeping cars 10 Asheville
Dining car.
1902 D. n, Daily-Washington &
Chattanooga Limited. Wa Lynch
ourg). Coaches and sleeping cars Il
Roanoke, KnoxviI e, Chattanooga
New Orleans. Dining car.
Hop p. m. Daily-New York 4
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
rain, Club and Observation cara to
Atlanta and New Orleans. Sleeping
ar to Macon. Dining car.
S. D. SHELTON,
.'nion Ticket Agent, Alexandria, We
r. 4. DeBUTTS,
Division Passenger Agent. Washin,
on. D c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
'TRIFT AND SAVING STAMP

lie Camra'en Stated This Wee
to Continue for 4 Year.
To stimulate the sale OF Thri
amps and war savings stamps, =
;rginia postmasters have receiv'
Instructions from postraster-Ge:
raj Burleeon to place their entire i
Il machinery Of the postal ser7ic
. the disposal OF the Nations Wa
savings committee to promote tt
,iects Of the great Thrift canpaig
hich started this week and whit
III continue for one year.
Instructions which have been sc
, all postmasters are as follows
1ostmasters. rural carriers, city ca
iers, and al other employees Of u
Postal service shall make every pos
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
70 The Stockholders of the Washing

70 The Stockholders Of the Wasting
ton Fertilizer Company.
lhc annual meeting Of the stock.
oiders Of this company for the e!ce-
on Of officers ard directors anc Tor
ne transaction OF such other busl.
ass a. may come before the meet
-. viii be held az the general OF
ice of the company, rooms | and :
alexandria National Bank BUILD
me-. Alexandria, Va, at the hour 0
. 90 noon, Wednesday the l2sh LAY
+ DCccmbe: 1917.
JOHN F. WILKINS. President
EoBT. L. LEWIS, Secretal!
,S3-14t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

Scandal is direct challenge TIE american who fails
duties Ii points the dangers Of parental Neglect ard
youthful dregard old conventions
indscretions. however unoceat, may lead disaster.
picture deals with people, wealth ard social pos
ton; story tinG might happen anywhere
and characters human ovabie.
Talmadge plays The Of headr6ng sslfwcd
girl jeopardizes the happiness her FAM
" for whlm. The story 81 OF great intensity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

=, - r,..,zo,..r inv s.or.parrna,,,
'''s "
; Of Taxes.
|
HHer TIE 5e4i"r'!@ :, 80 ~; "a
.la5scd ~ the CITY CoaAe!t 4rs3G"y
$orcm1er - w va SSll a
JroAc auction on Mona'y' A'@ :,aI,' : d,
I. 1917, n front o. me -s'1. rs'
iIlid!ng, Royal StEet, AieEsh'. \.
a., ing ?olo%'"g: bOI' 'A,'D ,,' Ia
~ 80 l > me- zVl!' - - ~
nd satisfy INC taxes. assessments
tta,. :: NJ IN the same
rcs,ived r;nr The Collector C.
800 r',I am; AL :. 9abl.c anctio.
+, raat 81 n tlc Cify &c Ajax.
nGr.S ~ ws;c6 axes ARE Que an
rnai5 10 Iuo. ! 1917. n conformity
n The Civ Charter and Laws reia..
no II the same ard sale TO com
renee a!T"aaE' N \; "a -; 80
r, NJ tim. to time and day to Day IN
i oil surh real estate is sold.
.rhr nnrrbasor win be required /,
nv IT time Of sale, the yaXcs. IS.
139'i'e'''s' '''''' : g ''''' g points .
The sale Will commence at Il
''c!oc!: a. " on The day specified
md if not completed on this day VIII
continued from day TO day and
rom time 10 time until completed.
p. F. GORMAN.
Co1lsc-c~ - rave.
Fir! Ward
p:nh.,a = p.,,,, - ,o..o -,
4aS a.,'.L 49, ''' .,s a'..
o., o. =" S0N'" a'''''' ' to So ~
10 ~. r...c.ia. G.. 1900. =. '9 90,
V tns d.. .,,,,h 80. 7aH UH' co
W., ~ ~" '" s,ax s a'- 49,. a"Ao -" ~
W III d. 'toiN sitLey; - ,oIs Slha ~
ioS SCUM n M s.lee'' l9ao :, %.
.h5 G.,i " .l.-<I.i'S, nouSe ana 400
~ '!oooh street. -'l'-A"'' = $3.50 J
Scc"ad "afo'
Sa'G =, t'e',S, mouse use. ana 10y LOT 80
'oTta ";.' ~ ;t'h,;to" street t,o ISlo 30 's
:. "oHn -deh' ware 100 4zV Il norm
'itt sIfeet, I9I4-I'-lo = - So'oz
Third Ward
i"''u y" A'o-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

Thrift stamps a,I4 W&,,' Savings
atamps gre protuctivc Of mer.to2iot1s
results.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
Maryland. Delaware ans
Virginia Railway Co

Steamers of this line leave Alex
andris every Monday, Wednesday.
and Saturday. at 4:45 p. N.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TIE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments une1csl.
ed.
Freight for Baltimore, Pailadel
phia and New York solicited and,
handled with care. Through rates
and bile Of lading issued.
Single fare &c sa!t;Mo-=. @2.2a,
sith ya:u-r Trip $40. STATE 5oans
ara wTy sao7 $50 u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

N the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court OF the City Of Alexar
dria, CT ne l7tk dsy oi Navembes,
j@If
doh1 J, Nct-Aaon, co.np ,alS2ME. ~.
Dar!5 2e.tou Moore, Icoart K
Mickey. " 3. M.ca2iass, J. D. Nor-
wood, Tuc!;e. Z. Sands Genarsl
Ship Building anG Aero Company, i
Delaware Corporation, and General
Sh!p Building Company, Virginia
Corporation. Defendants.
Memo: The object Of this sui; Is
to obtain yIac:Ec performance OF 2
carta'3 contract between the plain.
III, a1I me PENDANTS Moore aMi
Mickey With respect TO transfer O.
stock III tie defendant corporations,
and 10 have an accounting with sal
defendants, and to eHjoin them from
disposing Of conveying, or assigning
any Of the shares Of stocks Or d.
ridends or real estate belonging to
the companies, or TO the individual
defendants, snd to have receive.
arnointed for the corporations
IT appearing By an affidavit filaA
~ THIS cause thot the detendant
General ship Building anG Aero
Company. Delaware Corporation
is n nonresident of this State: 1t IS
ordered. That said defendant Com
Dany appear hn'e within fifteen days
after due publication OF this order,
and 10 what is necessary to protect
its interest III this suit. and that 4
copy Of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandria Gazette
3 newspaper published In the Citv OF
Alexandris, once q week Tor four
successive weAks. and ported at +ha
from, door o. the Cour. House Of .h;e
cry.
4 copy teste
NEWELL S GREENAWAY. Clerk.
.ss'i;;2ls.;.-ee :. T;av,!e, Jonu E;,!oot. Moore
Keith, hcCandIsh and Hall. p. Q.
Nov O-aT-Dac. all,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11

purchasers. COMPROMISING a liz cost
J; he purchaser,
Margaret [. Eidsnsss,
Execurriz Of Charles &. Marshall,
trustee, decd.
Gardner l., Boothe. <3vtorreT
257-td.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
FLEW OVER GERMANY.
Ambulance Driver Gives Graph
Descriptions Of 12G-Mile -Ar-Houf
Flight in French Machine.


Flight in French Machine.
In letter received by friends II
Baltimore. James 4. Callahan. wins
has been with the American Ambu-
LANCE Corps on the French front
aince October, teli2 Of z trip ne IN !.
n :. giant French ai-p,ane oTe- Ger,
ro&ay which 8e. 81 he rsta q $50
miles al hour dropping bombs.
aIr. CaI,a!,a1's .etzar IS as follow
Il am just hack from the creates.
ride I ever had in all my life.
81 have been across the trenches
and over the lines into Germany in
q French airplane.
THE machine was large fghtoy
plane, ecriepcd with engines Of 2An
horsepower with speed % go r.;la-
per hour.
we left on hsngar s.. 3 o'clocl:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
TIE WASHINGTON VIR.
CHINA RAILWAY co.
IN CHcrY 5une Il, 1915.

N CW"rT JOne Il, tDIa.
5nbjert go :':1anrs Without Eorica.
800 Ie.andria For washinwrou--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYGTyi;iii9s

!. S.-Following schedule figures
published only az information. No;
rllaraEtpca -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Riddles Day Draws Big
Crowds to the Movies

f"Kiddies' day" in the Omaha movie
houses has proved itself an unquali-
fed success. Everyone of the film
theaters which showed pictures car
rying all especial appeal for the little
folk reported that capacity audiences
greeted their children's pictures.
Dean J. A. Hancock of Trinity Ca
thedral and president Of the Nebraska
Humane society gave talk to the
youngsters at the Strand, While Miss
Pitts, teacher at the Saunders school,
led the children in singing patriotic
songs. Baby Marie Osborne in Twin
Riddles was the picture at the
Strand Baby Marie made a distinct
hit with the kiddies.
Marguerite Clark in Little Lady
Eileen" was the treat given the chill
dren at the special performance at the
Muse. "Bobbie Bumps and His
Pointer Pup" cartoon for the little
folk, was also given at the Muse.
The Boulevard theater gave chill
dren's program in the afternoon in
stead of morning, as did the Besse
theater on the South Side. boy
Scouts, '"The Bear Idea" and travel
picture Of South America were shown
at the Boulevard, while The Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" comedy, a
nature study and travelogue were
given at the Besse.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Captain Van Der Hum the oper-
eta which the Creighton University
Glee club will render as part of its
concert on February IS, is unique in
the way of college Glee program. 1t
is so well done, however, by the mem
bers of the club that it is certain to
meet the approval of those who go
to the Brandeis on that evening. The
title role of Captain Van der Hum,
alias Mrs. Brown, is exceptionally
we'll taken by A. Jay Ferris, who is
widely known in Omaha for his abil-
ity as singer. Clifford Long, who
is ever popular with the student body
and the public in general for his
spectacular foot ball work as we'll as
for his tenor voice, will play opposite
Mr.. Ferris in the role of Dick Erne
the gallant coxswain. The picture of
the fierce blood-seeking, intimidating
pirate is Mr.. Ferris in the title role
of the captain, while OF the timid
woman is Mr.. Ferris as the alias, Mrs.
Brown. The photo of the trim ships
officer in dress uniform is Mr.. Long
as the coxswain.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
re Sears Gives Up Fight
With Crime and Takes to Bed

A chilly court room and a grand
jury in session proved too much for
Judge Sears, who had to admit de-
feat and take to his sbed with Sc
we're cold in his head. The presiding
judge of the district court stuck it out
all day Friday, but telephone mes
sage from his home Saturday morning
announced that the sentencer of crimi-
mails and dispenser of justice was hors
de combat The appeal cases from
police court, which Judge Sears has
made a plan to hear each Saturday
morning, were set over, a week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

give up the life she led for the last
several months, May Smith, an 49,
year-old girl, arrested at 222 North
Thirteenth street, was discharged in
police court and will be returned to
her home in Mason City, la.
May was little different than the
majority OF her sisters arraigned on
the same charge. She bowed her head
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Times, and see if Omaha cannot get a
wee bit of credit in this world-war.
MARY LEARNED.

Miss Carrie Willard supplements
Mrs. Learned's outline of what Omaha
has done in Franco-Belgia-. relief as
follows:
Monthly assessments on members
Of Omaha, Commercial and Univer-
sity clubs for refugees, fund handled
by General George H. Harries.
Four Omaha boys service under
American Ambulance: Victor Cald-
we'll, Carr Ringwalt, Paul Hornung
and Montague Hancock in Serbia.
Players club amateur theatricals
this month for American Ambulance
fund.
Collections at PaderewskTs last
Omaha visit.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

with shame when asked where she
lived and said she wished she we're
home.
viii you 60 home if discharge
your" Judge Fitzgerald asked.
yes, will"
That's bargain" said the judge
as he wrote discharged" on the blot
TOR
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Negro With Automatic Gun
Gets Forty DAYS in Jail

John Patterson. colored, picked up
by the police at Eleventh and Capitol
and found to have big automatic
gun in his possession, was sentenced
to forty days in jail for vagrancy.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Three Coal Thieves Get
Short Sentences in J;

Found guilty of the theft of coal
along the tracks of the Union Pacific,
Jerry Pete, Joe Soukup and John Pts
cal, 1928 South Thirteenth street, got
jail sentences in police court. :.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Induces Sleep.
Take Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honcy for that
hacking night cough; 1t stops the cough
and you Sleep 26c. All druggists.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-13
LOOK AT CHILD'S
TONGUE If SICK,
CROSS, FEVERISH
When Constipated or Bilious Give Cali
fornia Syrup of
Figs"

Look at the tongue, mother II coat
ed, it is sure sign that your little ones
stomach, liver and bowels need gentle
thorough cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natural.
ly, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad; has stomach ache, sore throat, diar.
rhGa, full of cold, give teaspoonful OF
california Syrup of Figs" and in a few
hours all the foul, constipated waste, I'M
digested food and sour bile gently moves
out of its little bowels without gripping,
and you have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to take
this harmless fruit laxative; they love
its delicious taste, and it always makes
them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle of Gal
ifornia Syrup of Figs" which has direc.
tions for babies, children of all ages and
for grownups plainly on the bottle Be
ware of counterfeits sold here. To be
sure you get the genuine, ask to see
that it is made by California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind with
CONTEMPORARY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-13
Date SET FOR
La TOILETTE
Invited to Appear Next Tuesday Before
Committee Investigating His
Speech.

Washington, Oct. Ex-senator La Fol
lette of Wisconsin was yesterday invited
by the Senate committee investigating
his alleged disloyal speech at st. Pau
to appear next Tuesday before the com
mittee for hearing regarding asser'
tions in his address.
The hearings probably will be pub
lie and will be confined TO the state
ments of facts in the speech.
Particular attention viii be paid to
Mr.. La Follette's statement that former
Secretary Bryan appealed to President
Wilson TO keep passengers off the Lusi-
tania because Of ammunition alleged to
be in the cargo.
The committee advised the senator
that its investigating authority does not
extend to his right to make the Non
Partisan league speech, nor into the mo-
tives of his critics.
Senator La Toilette is expected to be
the first witness on Tuesday and to sub
nit much data towards substantating
his statement.
Other witnesses may be called later
The first question which the committee
plans to investigate is the authority of
Senator La Toilette for his statement re-
garding the Lusitania.
The committee is awaiting statement
from Mr.. Bryan regarding the incident.
1t has not been determined whether Mr.
Bryan could be asked to appear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-13
RAILROADS MAY
ASK FEDERAL Aid
Popular Investment in Liberty Bonds
Makes Money-Getting for Ex-
pansion Difficult.

Washington Oct. l3-Reports that
the railroads are considering informally
asking the goernment TO help them in
some way to obtain money with which
to maintain and enlarge their present
plants and equipment to enable them
to cope with the high tide of traffic are
regarded by officials here as forecast
ing a concerted movement soon toward
that end. One possible method is a
renewed petition for a general increase
in freight rates Another is to request
the government to lend the railroads
money on railroad securities For this,
however, special legislation would be nee
essary.
Railroad executives say that as the
has practical monopoly
through Liberty bond issues Of the in
vestment funds of the country, they
have found it almost impossible to OBJ
tain funds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-13
ARoosTooK POTATO CROP LESS
Estimated at Over 100000 Bushels, or
SO Per Cent of Last Years Total

Bangor, Ne, Oct l3--Joseph II. Hall
secretary of the Aroostook Chamber OF
Commerce, estimates the production Of
Irish Cobbler potatoes in that county al
90 TO 70 per cent of normal, and of Green
Mountains at 40 per cent, while he thinks
that the crop as a whole will not be more
than so per cent of last years, or be-
tween 100000 and 100000 bushels
of which about 100000 bushels will be
available for shipment. Digging is near
ly completed. The quality is good, save
the potatoes run smaller than usual and
this, with the decline in yield, is attrib-
uted to lack of potash in the fertilizers
used A new chemical fertilizer used
much this year produced fine plants but
poor tubers.
The Aroostook farmers expect high
prices later, and many are holding their
stock rather than accept $3.50 to So a
barrel They regard the reports of sur
plus of l00000,000 bushels in the coun-
try as greatly exaggerated. Not more
than 100 carloads, or about one-third
the normal movement at this date, have
gone to market Cars will be scarce this
year. but only half the usual number will
be needed. Potatoes are much cheaper
on the New Brunswick side Of the border
and quantities may be imported.