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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
OF DRAFT BILL
Discrepancies, Chief Of Which is
Age Limits. to be Threshed Out
Early in Week.

Bv overwhelming majorities, both
the Senate and House passed late
Saturday night the administration
bill to raise war army by selec-
tive draft.
The final roll calls brought into
line behind the bill many Senators
and Representatives who had fought
for the volunteer system until
routed by decisive defeats of volun-
teer amendments earlier in the day
in both houses.
The Senate, which had voted down
the volunteer plan, 60 to Is, passed
the bill BY vote of 81 to 8. IN the
House, the vote against the voiun-
teer plan was 313 to 100, and that
by which the bill itself was passed
was 397 to "a.
AS passed by the Senate. the
measure provides for the draft OF
men between lle ages VI I"Sh'S oiiS>
and tWentySeven years, while IN
the House measure the age limits
are fixed at twenty-one to forty.
This .and lesser discrepancies will be
threshed out in conference early
next week. so that the bill may
be in the hands of the President as
quickly as possible. The War De-
partment already has completed
plans for carrying it into effect.
Both Senate and House adopted
an a!ncndment just before the fina
roll calls which would greatly IN
crease the pay of enlisted men dur
ing the war. The House proposition
would make their pay $50 month
and that approved by the Senate
would fix it at s29 month. The
present pay is only SIS. a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
LONG DISTANCE WALKER
Confederate Veteran Walking From
Atlanta, Ga. to Washington to At
tend Reunion-In Alexandria To-
day.

Arthur Pope Murray, veteran Of
the Confederate army, arrived in the
city today on his way to Washington
to attend the reunion. He resides III
Murfeesboro, Tenn, and walked from
Atlanta, Ga, to this place. He served
in the Alexandria Light Artillery,
Kemper's battery, during the war and
wears his cross of honor on MS coat.
of which he is justly proud.
Mr.. Murray started walking from
Atlanta on the 10th day of March.
He followed the railroad part of the
distance and the public highways the
remainder of the way to Alexandria.
He saws he will have walked about
nine hundred miles in all by the time
be reaches Washington. On account
of the rainy weather which he en-
countered down in Georgia and the
Carolinas he lost about ten days on
the trip. Two years ago he walked
from his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn.'
to Richmond to attend the reunion
which was held in that city at the
time.
MIR. Murray says he is II years
old. has always enjoyed the best OF
health and would be willing to join
the Alexandria Light Infantry and
90 into service with it if they would
accept him. He says he would like
to show the boys how they fought
during the war back in the sixties
He is rather small, wiry-lookine
man but full of pluck from his shoe:
to his hat. a Richmond newspaper
states that he was in that city OF
April 23d. He says walking doe
not seem to tire him much and tina
he enjoys it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
BRITISH STILL GAINING
Capture Over Mile. of Trenches in
Sanpuinary Fighting.

Capture Over a Mile of Trenches in
Sanguinary Fighting.
The Smile stretch of territory from
Arleux-en- Gohelle to Gavrelle is still
the scene of great battles for supre-
macy between the British and the
Germans. And in them the British
continue to hold the advantage.
Another trench system barrier
to the forward march of Field Mar
shall Haig's forces toward Douai -
has been taken over front of a mile
in most sanguinary fighting. The
new position lies south of Oppy and
runs almost to the outskirts of Cav
relle.
The Britishers went into the fray
with their usual intrepidity. Tho
Germans resisted strongly, but King
Georges men would not be denied
and soon drove out the defenders Of
the position and entered it. Counter.
attacks launched by the Germans
were unavailing, and at the close O.
the day the British were in full pos
session of their new gain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
MARRIED IN RICHMOND

4 Wedding of Interest to AleXan-
drians Celebrated on Saturday
Evening.
The Richmond Journal contains the
following account of Il wedding when
occurred in that city on Saturday
evening last, which will be found CT
interest to residents Of this place:
IN the Broad Street Methodist
Church Saturday evening at 3 ciocN
a wedding of much interest took piaCe
when Miss Julia Langhorne Sohe'
daughter Of Mrs. Archibald Pleas
nnts Cone. Of 1908 West Franklin
street, became the bride of Dr.. Claude
c. Coleman. of this city. son OF MT; :.
and Mrs. Henry +. Coleman. OF
Caroline county, the Rev. W il!lam
Page. Dame, rector of Memorial Fps
copal Church, Baltimore. assisted oE
the Rev. Fred Chenault, pastor OF
the church, being the celebrant. Pailhs
cathedral candles and pink flowers
,ynvn arranged as background, 20
tha alter. while trellis of flowers
was riaced at the sides. a rope OIL
Som4bnrn smilax marked the places
at the aisle. The bride wore gown
Of white duchess satin made Win ~, a.,
overdress of lace and tulle. Her ven
of tulle was caught with sprays OF
white flowers and her bouquet was
comprised of gardenias ana Vai!ey
lilies Mrs. Frank NJ. Caldwell, OF
Charlotte, n. c., wearing, orch'u &c
aolored tulle over foundation ol
cloth of silver and carrying, PINK
snapdracons and sweetpeas OF Inc
same shade, was matron OF honor'
while Miss Annie Cleveland Cone
dressed in similar costume, was .er
sisters maid of honor, The brides
maids wore 'frocks of corn coloreo
tullc over silver with bouquets OF EeI-
low daisies and Killarney roses. Iney
we're Miss Genevieve I,athrop, OF this
citv: Miss Eliza Douglas, OF AleXan-
dria: Miss Camilla Rodman, OF NOT,
folk and Miss Sarah Tanner. OF
Charlotte. n. C. Among the groorns'
men were Mr.. Egbert l.. Eiies' Mr
| Robert turner. MI
Dr. Morrison Hutchinson. The ush
ers were Dr.. Robert Wilkinson, Dr'
William T. Oppenhimer, MAJOR Gle:
3. Cook. and Mr.. Maurice Lang
horne. DR.. J. Moorehead Emmett
was best man. After the ceremony
reception was held in the home D
Mrs. Cone, which was decorated witt
palms and various kinds of flowers
the table being arranged with cen
terpiece of spring blossoms in paste
shades. Dr.. Coleman and his brld
| left later in the evening for honey
moon in the North. Among the guest
from distance were Mr.. and Mrs
Henry T. Coleman, Mr.. Kempt Cole
man, of Caroline county, DR.: an
| Mrs. Fulton Williams, Of Charlortes
Vile; Miss Harriet Douglas. OF Alex
, andria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
French and English Notables Gath
er at Tomb of Washington lesteT-
day Afternoon.

Many Alexandrians were on the
lookout for the United States steam
er Mayflower shortly after noon yes
terday. 1t was known that she was
to leave Washington early in the at
ternoon for Mount Vernon with
French and English visitors aboard.
About 1870 o'clock the steamer ap-
peared off Alexandria, and the many
groups of people who had gathered
en- the wharves and hills overlooking
the river waved hankerchiefs at the
Mayflower as she glided along.
After reaching Mount Vernon, at
tended by ceremonies that were mag
nificent in their simplicity, the French
and British war mission, on behalf
of their governments, placed memor-
ial wreaths on the tomb of the great
American.
There was none Of the pomp and
show that usually attends such an as
semblage of notables as gathered on
the little knoll overlooking the Poto-
mac. With the exception of President
Wilson himself, every high official of
the government was there-Cabnet
officers, army and navy heads, and re-
presentatives of Congress. The entire
personnel of both visiting war mis-
sions, the British led by Foreign Min
lister Arthur James Balfour and Lieut..
Gen. Bridges, the French by Rene
Viviani minister of justice, and the
beloved Marshal Joffre were present.
Tears stood in the eyes of those as
semhled about the shrine as NJ. Vivi-
ami in words of burning emotion ex-
allied the American hero.
Gov. Stuart, of Virginia, subse-
qucntly stepped to the center Of the
little group and spoke feelingly.
"Virginia," he said, "on whose soil
we now stand is proud to be the moth
er of Washington. But we have long
since realized that this distinction
cannot belong to any one State, and
we have passed it on as the priceless
heritage Of the nation.
The pilgrimage down the Potomac
was pleasant throughout. The Mar
inc Band discoursed the stirring
strains of the "Marseillaise" as she
pointed her nose down the river. Then
followed "God Save the King" and
the "Star Spangled Banner"
An hour was spent in showing the
foreign visitors through the beauti-
ful estate. Then the party returned
to the Mayflower and the trip back
TO the capital was begun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
Manufacturers and Railroads Join
in Effort to Increase Food Pro-
duction.

Binghamton, n. T.. April 30
Stirred by the campaign of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission, of Washington, for a larger
food production. twelve manufactur-
ers, of this city and officials OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad have agreed to release, with
nav for two weeks, every employe
who will agree to work on a farm.
At the conference between the
manufacturers and the railroad offi-
Gals, a committee was appointed to
investigate the requirements of the
farmers in the vicinity of Bingham
ton. The Lackawanna railroad agreed
to furnish free transportation for the
farm volunteers and to release be-
tween 600 and 800 track hands for
this service.
The project is expected to produce
5000 men for farm work during the
summer. The city officials are also
cooperating with this committee.
The city Judge today proposed to re-
lease on parole men arrested for IN
toxication who would agree to GO
farm labor for periods equivalent 10
their sentences to the city stone yarSS
This patriotic action on the part
of Binghampton manufacturers and
the Lackawanna railroad will do
much toward relieving the scarcity
of farm labor in that part Of New
York state. The shortage OF farm
labor is one of the biggest problems
facing the farms of the country, in
their effort to increase their crop
production, and if other corporations
in the country follow the example
set, by the Binehampson manufac-
turers part of the labor problem
would be Solved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
TROOPS FALL IN DROVES
No Price Too High for Germans to
Pay in Human Flesh to Check Ad-
vance of British.

London, April 90.--Bitter fighting
continued throughout Saturday night
and yesterday on the front of the
British offensive. Reuters cores
pondent at the British headquarters
telegraphs that the Germans appar-
emily have good idea of the princ:-
pal points against which the British
effort is directed, and which must be
carried before it will be possible fer
the British to go ahead again. The
Germans are throwing in fresh troons
to defend these positions as rapidly
as it is possible to hurry them up.
The contour of the Scarpe Valley
is particularly favorable to the es-
tablishment of a perfect nest of ma
chine-gun positions which are ex-
tremely difficult to detect, and, there
fore, are very hard to deal with oy
artillery fire, but they are gradually
being subdued.
''Just as in the last pitched battle,
the hottest fighting centered around
Monchy, now RoueX. IS the scene OF
the severest fighting" the correspon-
dent continues. "The Germans appre-
ciate the tactical value of RoueN as
a complement to Monchy, and are
sacrificing troops in droves in an et-
fort to keep the British out, but the
of big British guns is,
making the Germans pay heavy
price for their opposition.
'"All night long the battle crashed
and thundered around Rouex and the
high sun yesterday morning must be
looking down upon a verIaDle Ger
man holocaust between the chemical
works and Mount Pleasant wood. To-
the northward we are we'll establish
ed in Arleux village, and along the
line Of advance running from the
southeast of Arleux- woods to about
/ 200 yards west Of Achevi!le, Our
posts were pushed forward up the
western slope of Greenland hill ana
now command the cross roads north
ward of its summit. Between Opoy
and GaverelIe, the struggle Is proceed
ing with decree of intensity which
renders it impossible to define the sit
nation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
SIX THOUSAND TO HELP RAISE FLAG YESTERDAY
An Audiene of Over Two Thousand
See the Stars and Stripes Swung
to the. Breeze. 49,

The flag raising at the Old Do
minion Glass Company's factory at
Fairfax and Montgomery streets
yesterday afternoon at three o'clock
called out an audience of over two
thousand people.
Intensely patriotic addresses were
made by the Rev. Louis Smet, pastor
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, the
Rev. Joseph Kelly, pastor Of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church and James
Maloney: the vice-president of the
Green Bottle Blowers Association.
Lorenzo Wolford presided and in
troduced the speakers.
The Rev. Father Smet is native
of Belgium and spoke with much
earnestness concerning the war and
the part he believed the United
States would take in it in the cause
of justice.
The flag, 10 hy 16 feet, was floated
from a flagstaff 73 feet high. 1t was
raised to the top by little Misses Lou.
Ellen and Gertrude Stout. Hundreds
of small flags were let loose from
the large one as it was umfurled. The
Holy Name band and the High school
cadets led the procession which
marched to the grounds previous tc
the exercises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
BATTLE IN CLOUDS. :.
AviatorS Again Emerge
Victorious on Western Front.

victorious on western io''.
Paris, April 30.-American avla-
tors again have emerged victorious
from battle in the clouds with
German airmen. The heroes Of the
encounter were Willis Haviland, Of
Minneapolis, and Charles C.. Johnson,
of st. Louis. who are under the COM
mand of Lieutenant William Thaw,
Of Pittsburgh.
Flying together in separate ma
chimes. the two Americans encoun-
tered group of German airplanes.
Haviland forced one enemy craft TO
an altitude of 1000 feet. where. he
engaged it in battle. After a spir-
tied fight, the German machine, rid
died by machine-gun fire, collapsed
and fell.
Almost at the same time Johnson
had a desperate battle with another
German machine, which he put to
flight. evidently in distress. It's
fate was not determined. Several
other Germans aircraft refused bat
tie and escaped. =:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Edgar Pullman enlisted in Com
pany G.. First Virginia Regiment,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Amy C. Weech has returned
to the city after spending two weeks
working for the cause of prohibition
in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. J. L. Priddie, of Culpeper,
Va, is guest at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. J. T. Preston, 3lS south
Royal street.
Bernice Purvis, of North Henry
street has been the guest of his sister,
Mrs. S. s. Carroll, at Congress
EIe:l!Its, D. c.
The Rev. William Jackson Morton,
rector of Christ Church, has been
quite sick for the past week, at his
home in north Washington street,
but his condition is improving.
The Washington Southern Railway
Company officials have offered all
employees of theirs a garden spot
free on the rich Daingerield farm in
Alexandria county.
Wilford. Roundbush and Miss Ag-
mes Trumble were married yesterday
at the parsonage of st. Mary's
Catholic Church by the Rev. Louis
Smet
Some six acres Of land have been
donated for free garden use by C..
C. Smoot and Sons in the north
western part of the city. Application
for the use of any part of it should
be made to Secretary Preston at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Miss Nettie Garner left for Fred
ericksburg, Va, this morning to at
tend the meeting of the grand chap
ter, order of Eastern Star. which
convenes there May second, third
and fourth. She will also visit
friends in other parts of the state
before returning home.
The junior members OF the Mary
Custis Lee Chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, will entertain the
chapter tonight at 7:30 o'clock, in
Lee Camp Hall at which time an in
teresting historical paper will be read
by one Of the best informed and most
able speakers of the chapter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
GERMAN CRASH By AUTUMN
Gen. Smuts. Military Genius OF
South Africa. Says Foe is Already
Defeated.

Gen. Smuts, Military Genus OF
South Africa, Says Foe is Already
Defeated.
London, April 1O.-rhe beginning
of the end for Germany, next au-
tumn. and peace before winter is
over. is the prediction of Lieutenant
General Jan Christian SHUTS. who
commanded the victorious British
expedition in German East Africa
and who now is representing South
Africa in the Imperial Conference
here.
Morally and politically Germany
already is defeated" he said the
other day, "and all that remains is
the final issue on the field of battle.
"The submarine? Well, l am
firmly convinced that the submarine
campaign is not going to settle this
war. At the best. it is nothing more
or less than raid on our wide i'm
perial lines of communication. The
raids will be severe and will incon-
venience us very seriously, but they
will not lead to our defeat.
"The fundamental issue in this
struggle in which we are engaged is
that the Government of the world
is not military, and that it cannot be
taken over by military machine
but only on principles of equity, JUS
ticc. fairness and equality.
"Xou see the effects of this al
ready. Germany started enormously
strong and preponderant in military
strength over the world. What have
we seem? Simply because she ha!
been trying to hack her way through
in a military sense, one country af
ter another has dropped away from
her. Two of her own treaty nation
have dropped her, and today, all owe
the world, you find the nations o
the world coming together agains
ler."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
.FIFTY.TWO GARDENS ENTERED FOR PRIZES
instructions Asked for by Amateur Gardeners in Many
PARTS of the Cty-Much Interest Manifested in the
Work by Old and Young.

gardens the contest for the
the Alexandria and expected
and onions already six
contest
by
Members Of the
mitee who are giving gardeners receiving calls
10 go to many parts that interest manifested
the work by old and young.
In addition previously reported the following parties have
offered the three best
table gardens The prizes 2O $40 and s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30

Mr.. Julian Y. Williams and Mr.
iv. Ward Boswell will address the
Boy Scouts tomorrow evening at
! 7:45 o'clock, at Scout headquarters
on corn planting.
Edward Klock, aged 80, died this
morning at his home, 702 North Pat
rick street. The deceased was a
candy maker by trade. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made
Mrs. Bedford Hayden, Miss Louise
Hayden and Master Charles Hayden
of South Lee street, left for Silesia,
Nd, today to remain for several
months as the guests of Mrs. Hay
denis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Raum.
Anderson Mankin, of Alexandria,
son of the late Alexander Mankin,
of Lewinsville, Fairfax county, died
Saturday evening at Emergency
Hospital, Washington. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
Townsville.
All who have joined the Red Cross
within the past four days and were
not furnished with campaign but
ton can obtain one by applying at
the work room of the Red Cross over
Burke and Herbert's bank, Wednes-
dav or Friday morning from 10 to
y o'clock.
Corporation court convened today
at eleven o'clock, Judge Louis c.
Barley presiding. The first case cali
ed was that of the Southern Railway
company against DeWilton Aitcheson
to recover $10O demurrage damages.
The Jury returned a verdict of Sc for
the plaintiff. Another case had been
called and was in course of trial as
this report was written.
The steamer Fennimore, owned by
the C. W. Morse Steamship Com
pany, which has been lying at the
Cameron street wharf for some
weeks past, has been chartered by
the United States government as
transport ship and was expected to
leave for Norfolk yesterday after
noon at five o'clock to go into SER
vice. but did not get away from her
wharf until this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
Masonic Notice.

There will be called communica-
ton of Andrew Jackson Lodge No.
l2O A. F. & A, NJ. in Masonic TEN
pie, Tuesday evening May 1st, ut I:30
o'clock. for important business. At
S O'Clock, reception to Grand Master;
4 full attendance urged en- part OF all
master masons. BY order Of W. NJ.
103-2t. Jas. E. Alexander, Secty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30

l.. II. Cockerill, brakeman at Po-
tomac yards, met with painful and
what was thought to be fatal acci-
dent at first, last week, by falling
from the top of freight car. He
was removed to the Alexandria Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Cation and
children have closed their home in
Cameron street and moved for the
spring and summer to Braddock
Heights, where they will occupy the
house of the Rev. DR.. E. V. Reyes
ter.
The funeral of the late Mr.. Keary
Hill, of Mount Wellington, lower
Fairfax county, took place yesterday
afternoon in the parish hall of Po-
hick Church, on account of the
work of restoration going on in the
church. The officiating ministers
were the Rev. f. w. Mellichampe,
rector of Pohick Church, assisted
bv the Rev. DR.. Samuel A. Wallis, of
the Theological Seminary. There was
a large attendance of friends from
that vicinity as well rs from this
city. The interment was in Pohick
Cemetery.
The sum of S35. was collected in
fines from various offenders against
the law this morning by Police JUS
tice Cation. Gertrude Robinson, col
ored, was held for the grand jury
for violation Of the liquor law, being
taken into custody with two quarts
Of whiskey which she is alleged to
have brought over from Washington.
James Washington, coiored, was
given thirty days in the workhouse
for violating the same law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
To be Given by Ladies of the Macca
bees on Monday Evening

The ladies of the Woman's Bene-
fit Association of the Maccabees will
give. an entertainment in the Young
Peoples building on Monday evening
next, April 30th at s o'clock, consist
ing of tableaux and musical selec-
tions. Tickets are now on sale at
25 cents. All are invited. 102-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
BRING sHAD FROM PACIFIC
Car Due Today With 1000 Caught
Near Sacramento.


Philadelphia, April 30.-Because IT
the scarcity of Delaware River shaG,
dealers are bringing their supplies
from the Pacific Coast. Not with
standing the long railroad haul the
dealers say. the fish can be dlspos-
ed of at fair profit. "A car contain
ing 1000 shad caught near Sacra-
mento is due at Dock street today.
The fish were placed in refrigera-
tor car Immediately after being
caught and the dealers say they are
as good as any to be found on the
Atlantic Coast. The Delaware River
shad the fishermen say, are Of ex-
cellent quality but lacking IN NUM-
ber, as compared with previous years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
MOTHER SHOOTS ELoPER
Her Defense is Youth and Daughter
Were Too Young.

her De1enSe is IOutu anu bo"SH'ei
Were Too Young.
Shamokin, Pa, April 80 Mrs.
Lewis Thatcher late Saturday night
shot and seriously wounded Charles
Klemmic, aged %, when he called at
her residence to procure clothing for
his wife, daughter of Mrs. Thatch-
er, with whom Klemmic eloped to
Elkton, Md, last Wednesday, where
they were married.
Mrs. Thatcher was arrested. She
said the couple, who had just returned
from their honeymoon, were toe
young to get married.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria ard Rosemont
Apply to Howard W. Smith, 10,
north Fairfax street. 1-12-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-30
Notice.

Mr.. Harvey w. Williams will not
be responsible for any bills contracted
by any one but his wife.
1O2 Ii. Mrs. H. WILLIAMS.