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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18
fled by all that has happened since
German Science in the War.

Professor Both of Greifswald, Ger
 many, gives an account Of some of the accomplishments of German science since the war in the Dusseldorf Gen. the first place, Germany has learned in this war to make us of her water power sor the production of electric ity. This has been necessary for pur- poses Of coal economy. This use of water power has powerfully contribut- ed to the saving of human labor, with the result that Germany can now
 produce almost as cheaply as the countries possessing an unlimited
 supply of water power. NumerouSS
 industrial concerns have undergone a process of modernization which se-
 cures to them still greater advantages
 than before.
 A description of the expansion and renovation of the iron and steel in
 dustry, especially in the production of mention is made of the discovery of surprising substitutes for copper, which Germany has been lacking. In the field of chemistry, he adds, rapid advances have been made from the la boratory to the manufacturing stage in the synthetic production of import ant organic compounds, as well as of such war materials as rubber and ex- pIosives. Above all, the chemical conquest of the air for agriculture has made great progress" he contin- ues "The business of extracting ni- trogen from the atmosphere has been SO successful that in 1917 the govern ment will be able to dispose of five million tons or nitrous manure, which is four times the amount needed in peace time. The equally difficult prob lem of the productio7. of glycerine. toluol, benzo1, sulphuric actd, has also been solved.-Don E. Mowry in Amer ican Industry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18
Tobacco Ash Valuable,

It appears that smokers are throw ing away annually about eight thous- and tons of valuable material, the same being the ashes of the tobacco that they consume.
 The ash left on burning tobacco is considerable and, as a matter of fact, the mineral matter of the tobacco leaf frequently amounts to as much as a fifth part of it's weight. Thus a ton of tobacco leaf would yield four hundred weights of ash, which represent val uable mineral constituents withdrawn from the soil which have to be re- placed by abundant manuring.
 It has been calculated that a ton of tobacco withdraws more than A hum
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18

dredweight of mineral constituents per acre of land. This would appear to be an astounding waste of material, which must be of enormous value to the soil, considering that 75 per cent. consists of calcium and potassium salts and 15 per cent. of magnesium and sodium salts, including nearly 5 per cent. of the essential constituent to all plants-phosphoric acid.-Wash- ington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18
How Submarine Nets Work.

A submarine net is made of wire rope, about as thick as a lead pencil, and the meshes are of great size
 about ten or fifteen feet square. The net has floats on top that keep bobbinx
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18

some of the more pessimistic patriots fear that the war. may compel the Ancients to disband in the interest of national economy.-Boston Ira nscript.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18
Socialist Peace Meeting.

Our idea of a socialist peace meet ing in Berlin is that the presence of a ham sandwich would break tt up in a riot in two minutes.-Washingto Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18

A Berlin official telegram states that all the recent I1lmors about the illness of the kaiser are unfounded
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-18
Horrors of War.

The flowing bowl has been abolished by the Society of Colonial Wars and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07

There is a shortage of farm labor
m every section of the State. The
cost of fertilizer, farm machinery and
farm supplies of all kinds has trem-
endously increased.
In this emergency The farmer
needs the active assistance of all the
business interests Of .hc :.ate.
We, the Virginia Agricultural
Council of Safety, commissioned, by
the Governor of Virginia to mobi-
}ize the food resources of the State,
do. therefore earnestly urge the
tanks, manufacturers of fertilizer
ana of farm machinery, railroads
and business interests of each COM
.munity in the State and Ill comfy
State and mun:c.,al officials 20 tend
every effort h ~.eet the ncc.iS OF
the farmer by supplying him with
labor and finances; and to render
him every possible assistance in the
present emergency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
POPE WORKING FOR PEACE
High Vatican Official Explains Seem
c.;o oe Efforts of POntiT

High Vatican Official EXplaihs oeeni-
inc Cessation of Efforts of Pontih
The hitherto mysterious reason
that led the Pope to call consistory
IN which no new cardinals were ap-
nointed and no church business oil
in,portance worth mentioning was
transacted, was explained recently
by a prelate who also is well.
known figure in the frescoed halls oil
the Vatican state chancery.
"The truth is," the prelate sa'd'
"that Benedict XIV has never dismiss
sed the idea of being instrumental IN
bringing about cessation OF the
conflict. After the facts and attl-
tude of the Vatican toward both
groups of belligerents quashed the
charge of pro-Germanism preferred
against the person of the Pope, the
nontiff resumed the work in favor OF
peace and has remained constantly IN
touch with the Holy See diplomats
When the inside history of the pres
ent war will be published for the ben
eft of the populations which furnish
ed the gold and the blood with which
il has been fought out, the figure OF
the Roman -pontiff will stand as that
of the only ruler who, since his cleo
ton, has steadily worked for the
restoration of peace and has never
refused to interpose his good offices
to alleviate the suffering of the vic
tins of war.
"The chapter of this wars history
which, in my opinion, will prove the
most important and the most inter-
esting, will be that regarding the
Pope's activity during the period of
time from the day the central pow
ers made their peace offer to that in
which the Russian revolution broke
out.
Some say that after the deposition
of the Car Germany asked the pom
tiff to wait for developments. Others
saw Germany withdrew the mandate
given to the pontiff. I do not know
whether either of these two versions
is true, but what I know is that at
one time the Pope had carte blanche
to negotiate peace for Germany
and her allies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
LEGAL NOTICES

At Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria, continued and held at
the Courthouse of said City on Friday
April 9th, 1917.
Present, Hon. Louis C. Barley,
Judge.
Jane VanHorn O'Leary, Complainant,
VS.. Fred A. O'Leary, Defendants
In Chancery.
An affidavit having been duly,made,
as required by law, that the defendant
is nonresident of the State of Vir
ginia, and that he cannot be found
within the jurisdiction of this State,
and the Sergeant having made a re-
turn upon the original process or
summons issued herein that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident of his baili-
wick, and application having been
duly made in writing in open cour5I
for an order of publication against;
the said defendant to appear and an
swer bill in chancery filed by the
complainant against the defendant
for an absolute divorce on the
grounds of wilful and voluntary de-
sertion and abandonment Tor more
than three years prior to the institu-
ton of this suit and an order of pub
LEGATION having been duly granted in
open court, it is therefore ordered
that said defendant do appear here
within Is days after due publication,
hereof to answer the suit Of complain
ant against the defendant for an abb
solute divorce on the grounds Of will
full and voluntary desertioa and aban-
donment for more than three years
prior to the institution Of this suit
ard to do what may be necessary toI
protect his interest in this suit. And
it is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published once a week
for four successive weeks in the Alex
andria Gazette, newspaper publish
ed in Alexandria City, Virginia, and
that a copy of this order be sent byI
registered mail by the Clerk of this
Court, to the last known place of adj
dress, residence and abode Of defend,
ant, to-wit: Ills West Main street,
Monongahela City, Pennsylvania, as
stated in the application for this or
der of publication which shall be GER
titled by the Clerk of this Court, and
that a copy be posted at the front
door of the courthouse of this court
on or before the next rule day of this
Court.
A copy Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
Robinson Moncure, P. Q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
10 to II Per Cent
Investments.

SO6SO9 Pendleon Street. six room frames Rents tor
90 each per month"; with water rents extra Price $500
each.
l1O7 Queen Street good six room frame dwelling, New
ly papered and painted Always rented for $40 90 per
month and water extra. Price 5000 on easy terms
12l3-12l5-l217 Queen Street. six room frames Rents
for So 90 each water rent extra. Price $4,000 each
532 north Columbus Street, frame, sewer tap
ped Rents for 1900 per month. Price $l,250.OO
l3O113O3 Queen Street, six room frames Rents for
$500 and $1,000 monthly. Price S1,25O0O each.
2l3215-217 Peyton* Street, room frames. Rents for
SIS 90 each per month. Price $4,000 each
$50 north Columbus Street. room frame good condi-
ton Rents for Sc 90 per month. Price 100000
724-726 north Columbus Street. 6 room frames Price
81, 500 90.
Store and dwelling 531 north Alfred Street, Corner
Pendleton Dwelling and bath Rents for $l6Oo|
per month Price Sl,6OO.00.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07

grant the following order Of publica-
fion .Se.
The object of this SUIT is to obtain
a decree granting to the plaintiff an
absolute divorce from the defendant
on the grounds of willful desertion
and abandonment for a period OF
more than three years prior to the in
stitution of this suit.
An affidavit having been filed that
the defendant, Leroy D. Childs, is
not resident of this State, and that
the said defendant not having enter
ed his appearance, it is ordered that
he do appear in the Clerks Office of
our said Court within fifteen days
after due publication of this order,
and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in this suit; that a copy
of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper
published in the City of Alexandria,
Virginia, once week for four sue
cessive weeks, and copy posted at
the front door of the Court House of
this City on or before the next sue
ceeding rule day after this order Is
entered; that a copy of this order of
publication shall be sent by register
ed mail by the Clerk of this Court,
addressed to the said nonresident de-
PENDANT at 1919 Eye street, southeast,
Washington, D. c., the last known
post-office address and place OF abode
of the said defendant.
A copy Teste:
Newell S. Greenaway, Clerk.
co,,uo1 = Rrpnt P O. 94-4W
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07

the country is throwing away daily
over 100000 ounces Of flour-ovcr
$4,000 pounds, or enough flour Tor
over million 1-pound loaves a day.
For a full year at this rate there.
would be a waste of over 3l9,0O0,O 00
pounds of flour-1 100000 barrels Of
to make 365,OOO,oOo
loaves.
As it takes 4 IL bushels of wheat
to make barrel of ordinary flour,
this waste would represent the flour
from over 100000 bushels Of wheat.
Fourteen and nine-tenths bushels OF
wheat on the average are raised per
acre. It would take the fruit of some
47O 900 acres just to provide a single
slice of bread to be wasted daily in
every home.
To produce this much flour calls
for an army of farmers, railway men,
flour-mill people. To get the flour
to the consumer calls for many
freight cars and the use of many tons
of coal.
But, some one says, full slice OF
bread is not wasted in every home
Very well-make it daily slice LOT
every four or every ten or every
thirty homes-make it weekly or
monthly slice in every home-or make
the wasted slice thinner. The waste
of flour involved is still appalling
altogether too great to be tolerated
when wheat is scarce.
Any waste of bread is irexcusable
when there are so many ways OF US
ing stale bread to cook delicious DISH
es.
The United State Department o.
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.' OF
YOUR State agricultural college VIII
tell YOU how to use stale bread IN
many ways.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
HUSBAND SHOOTS BOTH.

~ - i1a~~::>-- 20 49,
slsye. Admits Committing Crime,
! But Says Nothing ~ to Motive As
.,umfd to q Jealousy.
30 Shenandoah PAP May; sin dual
:tragedh of siiealousys I'm the office :of
Dr.. Harry K. Khly; the physician and
Mrs. May Donohue were shot and
killed by the woman's husband at $3.50
o'clock Saturday night. go
Immediately after the tragedy
Donohue ran to Sheriff Ditchey's Off
ce and gave himself up. Yesterday
he, formally; admitted the crime, but
refused to speak further about it. !
1t is said 'Donohue warned his wife
against going to the physicians Office
early in the evening, and that he set
his younger brother as a watch upon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
BOLIYIA'S BREAK.

Germany Gets Word of Action by
Latin American Republic.
Amsterdam, via London. May T.
Berlin newspapers announced that
the foreign office has been notified
that Bolivia has broken off rela-
tons with Germany. The republic
has no diplomatic representative in
Germany, and the notification was
received from The Bolivian consul
general at Hamburg, who tele-
graphed from Switzerland, where he
has been stopping for some time.
A dispatch from La Paz, under
date of April Is, announced that the
Bolivian government had handed the
German minister his passports.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
ASKS HELP FOR FARMERS
The Virginia Agricultural Council OF
Safety Makes an Appeal for Assis-

The Virginia Agricultural Council OF
Safety Makes an Appeal for Assis-
lance.
Our Nation has entered the great
war. In this war, bread is equally as
important as bullets. Our President
and our Governor have issued calls
for universal service in the field. The
most tremendous task of the Nation
at this time confronts the farmer; he
is charged with the work of raising
this summer food sufficient to meet
the greatest demands in the history
of the Nation.
The farmer of Virginia is doing
in his power to raise the
biggest crop Of food Virginia has
ever produced. There is no class Of
men that has the welfare of the State
and Nation more at heart. The task,
however, is greater than ever before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07

In the Corporation Court OF the
City of Alexandria, Virginia.
Minerva +. Gross, vs., Joseph Il.
Gross, In Chancery.
Upon the application Of the plain
tiff stating specifically the last known
place of abode of the defendant. and
that the defendant is not q resident
of the State of Virginia, the Court,
on this 18th day of April, 1917, doth
grant the following order Of publica-
ton.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a decree granting to the plaintiff IN
absolute divorce from the defendant
on the grounds of wllful desertion
and abandonment for period OF
more than three years prior to the IN
stitution of this suit.
An affidavit having been filed that
the defendant, Joseph II. Gross, IS
not resident of this State, and the
said defendant not having entered his
appearance, it is ordered that he do
appear in the Clerks Office of our
said Court within fifteen days after
due publication of this order, and TO
what is necessary to protect his in
terest in this suit. That a copy OF
this order be forthwith inserted in The
Alexandria Gazette, newspaper
published in the City of Alexandria,
Virginia, once week for four success
sive weeks, and a copy posted at the
front door of the Court House Of this
City on or before the next succeed
ing rule day after this order is en-
tered. That a copy of this order of
publication shall be sent by register
ed mail by the Clerk of this Court,
addressed to the said nonresident
defendant at 3415 Prospect Avenue,
Northwest, Washington, D. c., his
last known post-officc address and
place Of abode.
A copy Teste:
Newell S. Greenaway, Clerk.
Samuel G.. Brent, p. Q. 9l-iW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
MAKE ECONOMY A FAD
Is the Advice Which Houston Urges
UDOn the Women of the Country.

Is the Advice Which Houston Urges
Upon the Women of the Country.
Washingto, May t. Secretary of
Houston advises Ameri-
can women to-demonstrate thrift IN
their home and encourage thrift
among their neighbors.
Make saving, rather than spend
ing, your social standard.
Make economy fashionable, lest it
become obligatory.
While all honor is due to the wo-
men who leave their homes to nurse
and care for those wounded in bat
tie. no woman should feel that. be-
cause she does not wear nurses
uniform, she is absolved from patri-
otto services.
The home women of the country, if
they will give their minds fully to
this vital subject of food conserva-
tion and train themselves in house
hold thrift, can make the house
wifc's apron uniform of national
significance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
VAWTER CASE NEAR END
Nobody Believes Slayer of Stockton
Heth, Jr., Will Go to Electric
Chair. az

Chair. NI
Christiansburg, Va, May 7. :
Whether Prof. Charles E. Vawter,
on trial here for the murder Of Stock
ton Heth, Jr., is to be eleetrocuted,
imprisoned, sent to an insane asylum
or set free probably will be definitely
known sometime Wednesday,
The attorneys on both sides be-
lieve the taking of the testimony will
be concluded today or Tuesday morn
ing, at the latest. Then about nine
hours, according to estimates, Will be
consumed in arguing the case, after
which it will be submitted to the jury.
How much longer it will be before
the trial is ended and Vawter's fate
known will depend upon how long
it takes the jury to reach verdict.
The guess is that it may not be long.
Everyone directly connected with
, the case took a rest yesterday. AT
torneys Lee, Roop and Tyler, who
are prosecuting Professor Vawter.
went to Radford and took dinner with
former Governor j. Hodge Tyler, an
uncle of Stockton Heth, Jr., Attorneys
Colhoun, Hairless and Jordan, counsei
for the defendant, did not show up
at their Offices. Professor and Mrs.
Vawter spent the day at their home
in Blacksburg. Judge Moffett yes
terday afternoon went to his home at
Roanoke and did not return until this
morning. The jury is being guarded
by Sheriff Martin and his deputies
and spent the greater portion OF yes
terday locked up in the County Clerk S
Office.
One of the curious things about the
case is that, Notwithstanding the fact
that most of the testimony is in, very
few persons here seem to have made
up their minds as to whether Profess
sor Vawter ought to be punished or
acquitted. Hence very few are will
ing to venture prediction as to what
the jury will decide. 1t may be stated
positively, however, that verdict OF
murder in the first degree would be
the most surprising thing that could
happen.
Not a single man, apparently, be-
lieves there is even the slightest
chance of Prof. Vawter being sent
to the electric chair. The very worst
predicted for him is penitentiary
sentence of few years. A good many
basing their opinion on what has hap
pened in somewhat similar cases In
Virginia, believe that he will be ac-
quilted. The chance if his being sent
to an insane asylum is so remote that
it is hardly being considered. He has
not entered a general plea OF insanity.
On the contrary, his attorneys, while
contending that he was crazy at the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07

time he wrote Heth saying .Heth could
thereafter love Mrs. Vawter without
fear, have steadfastly refuse t" ad-
nit that he is insane at thes present
time. sz,,r5,3
Therefore, if the jury finds him IN
sane, it viii do so Of its own accord
Some people assert it may do SO as
the easiest way of solving a difficult
problem. But the jury appears to pc
a rather level-headed body and one
that will1iot shirk its duty if convinc-
ed that the slayer EofE Stockton He'll
Jr., deserves punishment That, at
any rate, is the assumption that one
must 60 on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
DoUBTING THOMAsEs.
German People Fail to See Victory
Through Hindenburg's Spectacles.

German People Fail to See Victory
Through Hindenburg's Spectacles.
Copenhagen, May 7.--All is appar-
emily not easy sailing for the German
military authorities in their efforts
to convince the people at home every
thing is going well on the western
front.
The German military critics occa-
sionally refer in their articles to let
tiers of criticism from readers on this
or that feature of the war reports,
indicating not only an unwillingness
to take the official bulletins and the
dispatches to the war correspondents
at their face value, but also that the
number of dor4bting Thomasses Is
large.
A few weeks ago, as is evident
from articles by Capt. Salzman, in
the Vossische Zeitung, and BY other
writers laboriously replying to flood
of critical letters, there was display
ed an inability to see great victory
in Won Hindenburg's strategic retire.
ment. And now writer in the Deut-
sche Tages Zeitung says that many
a good patriot is struck by the discre-
pancy between the German and the
foreign reports, and is showing a
hesitation to accept the German fig
ures of the number of enemy airplanes
destroyed.
Another point now made as dur
ing the Somme offensive is the re-
fusal of the British and French to
discontinue attacking, notwithstand-
ing the often-reiterated official de-
clarations that the general offensive
has broken down in defeat. These
were accompanied last year by cal
culations to show that Germany's OPP
ponents had exhausted their last re-
serves, but the statements were sub
iected to such repeated revision that
this year more sparing use is made
of the argument.
A feature of the war in recent days
has been the steady expansion OF the
appeal to public sentiment on the
part of the military. The attitude at
the outset was that the public were
entitled to no information and that
the less news published, even in the
official bulletins, the better. This,
however, has yielded to recognition
that without popular sentiment be-
hind it the conduct Of successful
war is impossible.
AS the latest means of keeping the
German people aroused the German
newspapers have discovered a "secret
Anglo-American treaty." whereby
Germany in the future is to be allowed
ne-coloniess whatever, Germany's sur
plus population to be directed to the
Anelo-SaXon controlled regions where
"they are to be absorbed as the Ger
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-07
CAN GET TRAINING FREE
War Department Urges Young Men
and Young Women to Become Tele'
graphers

War Department urges iouhs Mei
and Young Women to Become Iele'
graphers
Washington, May An appeal to
Young men and women to take UP
telegraphy was issued tonight by the
War Department, which announced
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company had agreed to undertake
the training of $500 telegraphers to
recruit the signal corps and take the
places of commercial operators call
ed to the colors.
Amateur radio operators were
urged especially to take up ordinary
telegraphy. 1t is estimated that there
are more than 10000 of these in the
country who could quickly fit them
selves for work at wire desks.
The Departments statement ea'is
attention to the fact that modern
telegraphy offers good opportunity
TO Young women. With the introduce
ton of automatic sending and rece.v-
ing machines, keyboard similar to
a typewriter replaces ordinary teleg-
raph key and the skill to operate thu
is easily acquired.