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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-14

,nvs rules the court, the camp and the
- a a the poets say, as usual today.
sysr,ncible In the midst of war that has
+ ..s IN our supply of German-made valen-
ss.ss live Is victorious on this st. Nalen-
s.,ss Dav in spite Of the shortage of Ger
~.r ammunition" Just as many loving
Ssarts exchanged the perennial tender mes
ages today as ever
Wbat difference does It make, anyway,
~hsther or not the Germans, now un-
Sortunately enmeshed in war, produce
,rore exquisite valentines than we? Bleed
. sne red hearts Of cardboard. bedded in lay
~ upon layers of lace paper and silk, are
rretty, It's true, but fond hearts greet.
inr is greater than these. That seemed to
BE- loves answer to the calamity howlers
vho believe that today cannot be today
without the filigree.
Birds in warmer climes than these are
mating. The clerks at the Marriage License
Rureau have ordered new pens and fresh
Ink. Love is invincible In its due season
The manner in which the name of good
r. Valentine (there were only three of
him) became involved as the patron saint
Of all lovers is peculiar. February H. ac
eording to apclent chronicles, being the
middle of the second month. marked the
date upon which birds chose their mates,
according to wel-established belief in
England and France during the Middle
Ares The custom Of having patron saints
-was so ingrained upon the people that they
boxed up the records. They found several
oaints with a claim upon the day. Three
ef them were named Valentine. The ma
jorty rules so St Valentines Day it be-
eAme Coincidentally, all three of the saints
we're martyred
The custom of sending valentines, as the
love tokens were named. grew into verse
writing, which developed into almost a sep
arate branch of poetry. After several hun
dred years of this however, the poets be-
came weary of writing valentines and the
custom as a sixteenth century writer put it,
fell into "desuetude"
But even at this late day love-lorn
youth springs forward to prove that senti-
nent is not dead He writes:
Sweetheart. on this festal date
As each bird selects its mate.
would fain be wooinR, too,
Nesting in thy heart true.
Tell me: Is my prayer In vain?
Venus holds me in her vain.
Are my plead!ngs all unheard?
Let me hear thy willing word
Echoing answer to my plea,
Never made to aught but thee.
Tenderest OF maidens. say,
Is this thy true lovers day?
Name me fit my fate to dare,
Everlasting bliss to share.
Probably this modern Sucking or Love-
hce smokes a dripping brown pipe and
heeds shave, But he proves the theorem
about sentiment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
EX-SHERIFF JAILED
Ordered to Pay Costs of Trial Against
Deputies and Federal Agent lie
Arrested.

Milwaukee, Wis. Noy 24. Ed
ward T. Melms, former sheriff of
Milwaukee county, who recently
caused the arrest of three depuEy
sherifs and a federal agent on tne
ground that they had Illegally stop
ped an editor Of a Pittsburgh Polish
newspaper from making what they
deemed seditious remarks st peace
MEETING, was Thursday given into
the custody of Sheriff McManus oy
Judge Page, OF the district court, IT
default of payment of costs of the
action.
Judge Page after dismissing thG
ease against the defendants said:
4 find that the complaint was
m.liciously or wantonly brought and
the complaining witness will pay the
costs Of the action, or, upon default
will be committed to the county tai
for 90 days" Melms is Socialist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
CANBRAI MUST FALL
Teutons Cannot Stand Terrihc BIows
Of Britain'S New General.

'Lonion, Nov. 24.-Byng was made
| a fuil-hedged general yesterday ~
hing George. He celebrated MS pto-
motion by resunins his ,Camorai
drive, and hammering away at tia
Ieutons all day, making new gains.
Simultaneously Sir Douglas Haig oe-
livered i successful blow On the
Flanders front.
The Germans. at last fully recover
ed from the big tank surprise blow.
have been and are, rushing reserves
from every direction to the Cambria:
front and are trying in tury-wlnged
counter thrusts to save the town
4 fierce hand-ro-ha slaughter
all along the line is the result
Throughout the day terrible house
toulouse battle ragged IN Canta:ns,
southwest of Camhrai. and Wien
dusk settled upon the battle field .he
carnage was still in full swing.
The outstanding result of Gen.
Byng's drive. however, which Berth
could not, and did not, deny is thaS
the British have gained q faCai grlp
on Cambria, their lines three niles
to the southwest Of the town having
stood firm against all reuton couT-
ter blows.
Church bells in London peaIed al
inspiring victory chant yester1aE'
The ripping to pieces Of fethe Hin
denbure line, coupled with Gen. Al
lenbyS victories in Palestine, caiied
forth this mode Of celebration fo.'
the first time in rhe war in hre"1
Britain. The British public is jn7-
liant.
Evidently realizing the tutility o.
maintaining Cambrai aS base. the
Germans yesterday began to SIr:7
the town Of It's military stores. Brit
ish artillery now being moved up IN,
10 III. conquered positions is expected
80 unloose terrific bonrbardmena
an rhe town shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
ATTACKED BY BEAR AND Cl!S
West Iirginian Saves Little naus"
ter After Battle.

ter After Battle.
Webster Springs, w. Va, Nov. a.
-4)n his way home with his little
daughter. Bernard Bau-hman WAS
attacked by bear and her cun. Al
ter a desperate battle he succeeded
in killing the cub and beating the
mother bear off with a club.
Mr.. Baughman and his daughter
had come here to do some shopping
The littlr girl rode horseback "n!'2
the father walked and led the am
NAL They were only Il few miles out
- town when they we're attacked
Mr.. Baughnan was unarmed ana II
was only with the greatest difficult;
that he saved his own life and tha'
of his daughter.
Bears have been more plcnti1ni !:
this county than for years. Many ar.
beinr killed and four were seen =
. single day at Bolaire recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
RENANDED TO D. C.JAIL. PRICES In THE MARKET
Nearly Every Product Upon th<
Benches This Morning Showed
an Advancing Tendency.

COMPARATIVELY few country peo-
plc were in market this morning
but the average number Of
BUYERS were on hand. Meteorological
conditions were dismal, the heavens
during the earlier hours Of the day
portend!ng snow, while the tempera
turc was down to the freezing poilt
Frigid conditions and high prices
were decidedly in evidence. Eggs
were holding thcil own at 10 and 80
cents per dozen. Right here we vii.
saw that last Saturday, while eggs
were being disposed Of at these fig
ures, this product was being sold in
stores in this city at from 40 TO 81
cents. II is alleged that one country
man, after disposing of the first
stock he brought to market, (and no.
BODY knows where he procured itJ,
proceeded to a certain store ami pur-
.hascd six dozen He took his new
:, nply TO market and sold them at
non, 20 to - cents per dozen. buy
crs supposng they were fresh eggs
from the country.
.3uttcr sold at from 80 to 30 cents
n"r nound this morning. Chickens
we're held AT 50 cents to 81 q piece.
Scrapplc. we'll known plebian coa.
pound. the brlk of which IS cora
meal. brought % cents per pound.
Sausage meat. quoted in one store
in the city at % cents a pound, was
bringing 81 cents in market.
\ number of years ago, during
hard winter. the authorities IN rreI-
cricksburg distributed rabbits to the
poor of that city. There was ut that
time 4 plethora OF these creatures IN
Snotsylvania county. In normal times
they bring all the way from 10 10
2o cents each. This morning Jack rao-
h;ts showed Il decided advance m
ntpes. ana sold ut from lo u ~
cents each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
White House rickets Re-
moved From The Workhouse at 0c-
coallan ~ Order of Judge WaddilI.

A. Was stated in the Gazette,
twenty-six suffragists, serving terms
IN The 'Occoquan workhouse for pick
citing at the White House, appeared
bes."re Judge Edmund Waddill at a
special term Of the United States
C,.crt Tor the Eastern district Of Vir-
gina n Alexandria Yesterday morn
M; on q writ Of habeas corpus sued
out by their attorneys on the crground
tila. they are Illegally detained ut
Orrouuan and harshly treated.
When court adjourned at o'clock
the women were parolcd in the Gus
tu.y Of then counsel until court met
Ills :.lrrling. The motion for this
artinn ,.as made by Attorney Dudley
ESld Malone. former collector Of the
,oft Ecw Y ork, who with Matthew
2, O'f'r.cn. of Washington, repre-
scnts tic pickcts.
The government is represented
is Richard Mann, United States
District Attorney, and Frank Ste
phens. Corporation Counsel. District
Of Columbia.
The entire day was consumed in ar
guing the validity Of sending the
women to Occoquan instead Of the
District of Columbia Jail Commit
m.ent Of the women to 0ccoQcan. II
was contcndcd. was unconstitutional.
Supt. Zinkham, Of the District jail.
was placed on the stand in the after
noon and questioned concerning the
lnethod whereby the prisoners were
taken to Ocroquan instead Of being
l.cpt in the District Jail.
II was contendcd by Corporation
Counsel Stephens that the order for
then tranScr To Occoquan vas
m"per.
Many OF the women ate luncheon in
IT,. court room when recess was taken
al | o'clock until > o'clock in custody
of' counsel.
When the court was called to or
der this morning the room was dense
~ packed, most Of the attendants bt-
ING %sJnic!1.
After hearing arguments in tac
ease, Judge Waddill directed that the
prisoners be returned to the custody
Of the superintendent OF the Asylum
and jail Of the District Of Columbia.
> Judge Wa1dill refused to inresu-
gate charges which had been brought
against the Superintendent of the
Occoquan Workhousc. stating that
il was not proper subject to De
brought up under writ Of hahc&s
corpus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
LEFT LIQUOR IN auto
215 Pints Are Taken Near This City
Man and Woman Make Their Es-
cape.

More than 200 pints OF T'f,i.si:y
were taken from an overturned au-
tomopile just below St. .Asaph, lasl
night BY Sheriff Howard s. Field, oi
Alexandria County. The occupants .:
the machine. 4 man and ] woman
lied when it VAS wrecked. and the
police have rs yet been unable 10
capture them.
When the car overturned a crowd
of soldiers and civilians Immediate
" gathered and 450 pints of whisky
we're counted in the machine
Sheriff Field arrived few minutes
Later and took charge o. the situa-
rion, bu, orly 215 pin.s could He
found.
The machine, large seven pas
serge. Haynes, with i New York IL
e:rse tag. passed through Washing
zou late yesterday afternoon. The ac-
rion Of the' occupants IN cautiously
drawing the curtain as they passed
Crossing Policeman \. N. Gibbons at
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue excited his suspicion.
Ic jumped upon the running board.
RI" car shot forward with greater
speed. 1t was not until Potomac Pa:h
vas reached that the driver succeed
ed in knocking Gibbons from the
car.
After a dangerous turn in the road
lust below St. .Asaph, the car skid
Jed, One of the wheels gave way and
It overturned in the ditch. Both t4e
man and woman in the machine, The
latter evidently injured, fed across =
#.2 49,! made their escape.
r." -hisky which still remained
!, s.a l. arrived on the scene was
s...rn .~. Sheriff Field TO the Alex
,,rr,.. County courthouse. The ma
..},sc" " 5 taken TO q garage on norm
R.a.o." ton street III this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
OPEN HOUSE Fer FIGHTERS

New Iorkers 0her ia,O0V ihanHs-
giving Diuuers.
New York, Nov. 2+.---lurkey din-
u.~ and entertainments Will oe pro-
yided for every soldier and sailor aL
tire umted States or the Allied na-
tions who happens to be IN this ciSs
or Thanksgiving Day. Police roml
missioner Arthur Woods said t'i2?
,ha- through the cooperation 't'
army and navy officials ciroS aFa|
n,,yate individuals, arrangements tori
tFo holiday entertainment had be&,,''
completed. :
Most of rh- men VIII be the gueSsi
+ various clu6S, but Offers coy en-
+er,a;n at least $500 men have bs"n
rc,civcd from private homes me
.,trioti. Service League has ar
ranged for dinners for $1,000 soldiers
ard sailors.
ii. dinner Invitations WI be -
,an,j.I 30 the men By their comnian''
;n~ officers and information as !"
,vhe.e they should go will oe supp t'H !;
Nv police headquarter'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
TEACHER BEATEN IN ROAD.
b,nsics Parent. il is SAID. itcss''f'''
i,eprmanding Child.

baltimore, Nov. IA posse "'
farmers Yesterday captured two men
who are alleged to have waylaid aH
nearly beaten to death yestcroa!
ma.ning Emory Z. ShipleN' Jr.' "a
.,.acher in tn" Ben@ioS Dlh'c Scnooi'
The posse. which was armed Win
shoiyms. was headed by Joseph {.
lotteries. father Of Mary II. Jetter-
ic. i Young school teacher at Bcngles
sctool, who was with Shipley. She
hc.amc unconscious from shock and IS
under the care Of physician.
Walter y. Foxwell. of HcngleS, ana
Edgar Raleigh, Of Baltimore, arc I'M
de-. arrest The assault i alleged to
have been due to Shipleys having
rcprimandcd one Of Foxwcll's children
in class.
The two teachers were FOUND uh-
conscious on the road by passers-oy.
According to testimony, the two men
leaned from a thickct as the teachers
were en- their way to school. Incy
attacked Shipley and beat him int"
ip:cnsihility. The girl fell in 4 FAINT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
LAWYER Is FINED.
Had Controversy With Policeman
Appeal Taken to Hastings Court,


( B Greenway, Richmond
LAWYER. was fined $40 III police court
Yesterday on the charge of failing 10
move on at Eighth and Broad streets
"Wednesday afternoon when ordered by
Pasrolman H. NJ. Mitchell. of the
First district. to do so. An appeal
was noted through his attorney.
Gyecnway was waiting on the corner
:oY Il wcSt5omd street car wnen
Mitchell ordered him to get out III
tic street within the limited zone
where passengers arc supposed to
welt for cars.
= was testified that after ne ard
The policeman had exchanged words
he stuck his card in the latter's face
saying in threatening manner ira
ne would report him TO the mayor
chef of police, and district captain
Al this iumcturc. Patrolman Franz
Gentry stepped up ard suggested thai
the man be arrested 1t was the cen
tearion OF Mitchell that Gccenway
was blocking the sidewalk when h,
cautioned him 20 get out into thi
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
The Devil Resigns in Favor OF me
Kaiser.

Tn. Devil sar by Il lak- ot IRE, Q" :
pile Of sulphur kegs, -.
Ills head vas bowed upon h!S breast,
his tail between MS !eSS:, -.
\ look ok Of shame was on MS face. shS'
sparks dropped frora ms eye.
II. :ent his resignation I" tH' lhcoHc
..rn down and OUT the Devil ,a'':'
and said j. with a SOB;
.o,b.r. there are who "ut:iaSS ne.
snd ! want to qui: my jo3
Hell isn't in It with the land t'at
lies along the Rhine;
I'm 4 has-aeen and a piker aTFi' 1he, :.
fore, ! resign; =.
One ammunition maker. wi7h nlS
bloody shot ard shell
KNOWS more about darnnati"n thah
all the impS Of hell.
Give my job 70 Kaiser WilneIm. 20
the author Of the var
i rate TO leave The old home. n,
spot love so well,
But l feel that I'm no' np,5o.dat1 N
The at. Of running hell
~ Simplex.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
The Conquerer." Tonight. !.

gillian Fox Will present "The Con
o,,rer,; with Mr.. Fox in the leading
roie 1T the Richmond Theater TO-
:G..ht.
.r,lia Sanderson VIII be seen al
Tho Surprise Thcatcr in "The Runa-
wav." Both are Said TO be excellent
productions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
HE PAID FOR WHISKY
Finds, Only Milk Bottles and Bricks
When he Opens Suit Case.

j
When he Opens Suit Case.
Richmond, Nov. 21.-When you
buy a suit case Of liquor, be sure TO
orcu it and examine the contents be-
fore closing the deal. That is the
timely advice which q Richmond ton
sorial artist was passing out yes
ter1ay to friends and acquaintance.
He was speaking from experience. A
dav or two ago. 4 man entered s,is
shon inuuirinc. if he would like tt'
b,y case Of good old Bourbon.
..nhat's; the cost" inquired the bar
her. Three dollars a quart" was the
reply. III take the lot, agreed the
tonsorial expert.
"There's only one thing | mast
stipulatc." said the liquor salesman
"you must meet me half way a
place was specified on Broad street
where the barber was to call and get
tho twelve quarts. He went ana was
Given heavily laden grip. lie
n,onled down S36 and started bacs
to his shop. Arriving there ,he open
ed tia grip and to his great surprist
and dismay found that it contained
! lot of empty milk bottles and :
few half bricks which supplied th'
necessary weight. The police wer'
called IN and a search was made To-
,he other fellow. but he was to b'
found nowhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
War Time Slogans.

They are getting up some eNce'len.
s1o~ans for the food conservation and
ero.omv campaign. One Is: ITS
mcing to take both the men IN
tronches and the women in retrenches
eo win this war Another new motto
70. housewives is: Don't stuff your
husband. but husband your stuff. :
Perhaps it might be wiser to say, IT
yor don't husband your stuff. you
cart stuff your husband" There viii
b. food enough if everybody stops
waste. but only economy can saw
rho world from want The Progress
siye Farmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
ANTICIPATES FALL OF CITY
Sewspaoers Prepare the Public Tor
Evacuation Of Jerusalem.

Evacuation OF JefnSalei''
Amsterdam, Nov. 24.-Ine Ger
man newspapers are preparing Fhe
nublic for the loss Of Jerusalem
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Ael-
,nnr saws that to cling 10 places
which would bring to US no military
advantage would be tantamount 20
the useless sacrifice Of numerous
Turkish forces and our own troops
and would likewise involve serious
lcsses," After discussing the diff
cnltr Of reinforcing the defenders,
it says:
Anyway, the abandonment OF 'e-
rusalem. which is within the bounds
OF possibility, certainly would be an
extremely painful loss, in view OF the
c;tv,s great historical past, but ns
military change would be caused )
such a course"
Lieut.. Gen. Won Ardenne IN TIE
Tareblatt attributes the Turkish re-
treat from Jaffa to the great range
Of the guns of the British fleet, ano
adds:
Jerusalem is not equipped for de-
scnse. Therefore it is not improbable
that this advanced position Will o'
abandoned by the Turks
He insists this will IN no"lse al
+ar the military situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
Oysters For Sale

Look for the Peoples Oyster
House. PIP King street Phone h52.
We have now started our oyster soats
and are receiving fresh loads every
week end can furnish fresh shuekeo
nvstars, delivered TO any part Of the
civ. c. Il NcKecney. 22To-12'.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
SINKS SUBMARINE.
One.Third of German U-Boats Sent
to Bottom by Ally UnderSea Boats.

Washington, Nov. "a. 4.-S:nking OF
a German U-boat through the efforts
o.. American destroyers was announ-
c,d BY the Navy Department today.
The submarine sank after she had
b-en taken into tow by destroyer.
New York, Nov. 24.-The New
York, Tribune today prints dis
patch from Washington saying tina:
"rne-thi,d of all the German suhma-
r;nes that are being destroyed are
b.inr sunk by ally Submarines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
NEW PEACE MOVE soon.
pan. Benedict Said 10 be Preparing
q Dall;nnrat.i.

pan. Benedict Said TO b. Preparing
Note 10 all Belliaere!:tS
c,nenhageu. Nov. Pope Bens'
ri. Will make q new move for peace
IL = very short while, according TO tna
Cologne Zeitung.
Il is also stated the peace aote %
all belligeren.s is row 1T process OF
nreparat;on, and it vii! enter more
Ty;iy than the former ore into sng-
r.stions Of conditions which. as ar
as France is concerned, will be ~
fiuenced by information which ire
pooe received from the French car"
dinals who recently visited Some ;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
ME THANKSGIVING rAi
states Army Ambulance Team
Iay Georgetown Inirersit."
a Il Washington - -

states Army Ambulance ledm
lay Georgetown tnlvcrslt*
a al Washington 2ss.-=...r,
nj fans Of Alexandria VIII
chance 10 witness the football
j. 81 the year ON Thanksgiving
zen the L. $. A-my Amou-
.n orps play Georgetown Uni
v...sj. on the American league ball
n4,n. Washington. The usaac team
co.,o. n Washington with great
record 20 back it up. In their !ast
si< Games they have rot been scored
o. and they row claim the champion
sh,p Of ire service, 80 far as rhe east
iS concerned.
,.hev have some Of the best known
r,.diron stars OF the country on the
e. nj. and in the squad. Practically
ev,ry large college and university
fr,n rhe Atlantic to the Pacific Is
rCr"eseDtod. Walter Camp, TIE gre It
football authority Of the country IS
90 .,ing to Washington especially 70
So this game, ard he will Judge
ycether service men will De accord
G place on ail-Anerican eleven or
whether there will be An all-$ervlcc
tenn chosen.
Georgetopns eleven, now the South
atlantic champions, have a team, oi
wrich their followers are justly
nrou:!. With the exception Of Their
slump in the Navy game, the. blue
arr. Grey have played championship
brand Of football all season: They
possess one of the fastest backtie.d5
lin thp country, and it IS worth the
price o.! admission TO see the great
Gi!roy. ard McQoade perform.
Their team will be slightly out~e'sht-
ed Dv the Allentown LADS, but Exlr-
alur's warriors hope to make Up Tor
tais ni'1 their speed.
On" thousand men from the An,on-
lance Camp ut Allentown, Pa, VIII
arrive IN Washington next Tuesday
Or Wednesday, via. ambulance'a and
! army trucks. They will have their
FIJI field equipment, including tie!a
! kitchens, ana either on Tuesday of
! Wednesday, they Will give : demon
Str.tion at the monument lot Of tirS'
! aid work, and will also eat :heir nea
! tire which will be .cl'ea as :
.,,ld he under act1:i war c'nd:
ions.
! The Jsaac'S Yill parade Thursday
| K :ore the game and Fichaosy sn'
! d.v before. led by the seH~Dty-p!ec'
! S.,aac uand. and while not acelvet!
! engaged in showing the people o
that city how the ambulance serTIc
; Is run, they Will spend some time II
!. st4.!ng the sights Of the city. With
} there they will oe qusrtered at For
: Meyer. Tickets will be put On sal
fo, the gane at Or. Gibsoh'S dru,
store, at King and Alfred streets. L
Alexandria.