davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
JOY RIDE ENDS IN DEATH
One Army Sergeant Killed, Five
Others And Alexandria Woman In
jured.

That the fatal accident on tht
Washington Boulevard late Thursda.
night, in which Sergeant Firestone
u. S. A., a former instauAtor at
Fort Myer, Va, was killed was ths
result of "joy riding" party, was
the opinion expressed last night by
Automobile Commissioner E. Austir
Baughman and Thomas J. Elsen
hauer, his chief Investigator, OF
Baltimore, who went to the scene
of the accident yesterday morning
to make an investigation.
Eugene Spickman, colored, the
chauffeur. Of the automobile, was ar
rested and taken to the Elilcott City
Police Station, Baltimde, where he
was locked up on the following
charges:
With causing the death of Sergeant
Firestone; with being under the IN
fuence of liquor while driving the au-
tomobile recklessly and with not
having a Maryland license.
Spickman was arrested as he was
leaving the University of Maryland
Hospital, where he had been treated
for injuries he had received when he
was hurled with Firestone, the five
or six other soldiers and Matte Hall,
~ wears old. of 1927 Duke street.
Alexandria, from the automobile
when it struck a telegraph pole.
Questioned by Commissioner
6aughman, Spickman said that when
the party left Baltimore for st.
.Asaph, a short distance north OF
Alexandria, near where the soldiers
are in camp, they placed on the au-
tonhobile two cases of beer and two
quarts of whisky, which they drank
as they sped along. the road before
the accident occurred. The negro in
sisted he did not have any of the
liquor.
Matte Hall told the automobile
commissioner that the negro drank
the beer and whisky with her and
the soldiers. The woman and Sergt.
Thomas J. Hyde, U. S. A., are at the
University Hospital, Baltimore, un-
der police guard.
In the car with the chauffeur,
Matte Hall and Sergeant Hyde were
Scrgts. Redman. Opalski, Berano,
Snoops and Gormley. Another SOL
der, who the chauffeur said was
member of the party. has disappeared
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
STRUCK By AUTOMOBILE.

Small Child Run Down on South Al
fred Street and Probably Fatally
Injured.
Just as the Gazette was being put
to press this afternoon telephone
message announced that little girl
four and half years old. had been
struck By an automobile on south
Alfred street. The child was con
veyed to the Alexandria Hospital
where Doctor klipstein rendered
surgical assistance. The little ones
injuries are believed to be of fatal
nature.
People residing on south Alfred
street have for some time been loud
in their complaints of the high speed
of automobiles passing to and from
Mount Vernon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
MARKET This MORNING
Plenty If Country Produce in Market
This Morning. But FORMER Rates
Prevailed for Most Articles.

About the average number of coun
try people were in market this morn
ing. The offerings of some articles
were in excess Of the demand, bat
this fact had but little effect upon
former prices. In cases quotations
showed advances, some country people
supposing they should receive 81
cents per pound for butter. Most
o. this product, however was Ils-
posed at 10 cents. Egg were firmer
and also showed rise above former
prices. They were being held ut is
and 90 cents per dozen.
Chickens were lower than most
meats, selling at % cents per pound.
There was fair supply Of fruit
Oh the benches. Cantaioupcs were
in profusion. They sold at from
5 cents up. Apples for cooking
purposes scld at 5 cents per quarter
peck; the better varieties, however,
brought 10. Grapes are making their
appearance The varieties offered
this morning sold at % cents per
basket. Some pears were also on
the benches. They brought 10 cents
per quarter peck.
Quotations for other articles were
as follows during the early morning
hours: Cucumbers 10 cents per dozen:
onions 10 cents per box; lima beans
20 cents per quart; biackcyed peas
lS cents per box; tomatoes 10 cents
per quarter peck sugar corn -
cents per dozea; cabbage , cents up;
egg plants cents each; string beans
II cents per quarter peck; bccts )
cents per bunch; potatoes 10 cents
per quarter peck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
ATTACKED BY A NEGRO
Mrs. Mildred Miller Has Thrilling
Experience in Fairfax County.

Mrs. Mildred Miller, formerly of
Washington, but now residing about
two miles south of Fairfax. Va, was
assaulted by an unidentified negro a
mile from the Fairfax stationnear the
public school house. Mrs. Miller was
walking along the road when the
negro approached her. asking the
xay to Fairfax. She told him the di-
rection and the negro, after walking
about hundred yards, turned, and
walking hurriedly back, grabbed Mrs.
Miller, put his hands over her mouth,
and dragged her into: the woods.
In the struggle she got the mans
hand from her mouth and screamed.
The noise of 4 buggy on the road
frightened the negro before he ac-
-omplished his purpose and he ran
IF after hitting Mrs. Miller in the
mouth several time, knocking out
some of her teeth.
Mrs. Miller reported the circum-
stance to neighbor and Sheriff
| Allison was notified. Bloodhounds
were secured from the district work.
Rouse at Occoquan and the trail was
followed to negro hut in the woods
| md there lost This morning it wa:
,certained the negro boarded trair
1T Burke's station and went into
Washington.
The authorities have good des
cription of the man, as he worke:
in the railroad gang of the Southern
road at Fairfax and quit work yes
terday morning. There is much ex
:itament in the county on accoun
Of the attack. and the feeling rum
high.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
PEACEMAKER KILLED.
BEDTIME Hour for Children Rndcly
Interrupted by Tragedy That
Threatens :I4ynching. .si-sas-r.,...7,-

Wilkes s-Barre, Pa. Aug. ,25.-As
protector of the wife and three chill
dren of William Loudenberg, Al years
old, of No. 2lO Mill street, Parsoh,
Mrs. Fora Reese, 30 years DID, vi
No. 22O Mill street, in the same
borough, paid he price of peacemak-
ing with her life late Thursday night.
Loudenberg, attempting to kill hls
halpmatc, shot wild and sent two
bullets into the abdomen Of his fam
ily's best friend. J. i
A quarrel preceding the murder
sent Mrs. Isoudenberg to the home OF
Mrs. Reese: where she was preparing
her three children for bed,i when
Iloudenbcrg arrived and demanded an
audience. He asked his wife to step
out into the yard and to stand be-
tween him and Mrs; Reese and the
latter's husband, Thomas D. Reese,
while ne asked her some questions
He Wanted to KNOW II MrS. LOU
dcnbere would return home, and
when she answered she would mot, un-
til he stopped drinking, Loudenberg
opened fire.
The first two bullets went past
their mark and killed Mrs. Reee. Two
other shots were fred, both missing,
when MIR. Reese leaped upon the muir
dercr and felled him to the ground.
Neighbors called the police and Lou
denberg was disssrmed and taken to
the town lookup. There the ne:ghbors
gathered and. demanded possession of
the man.
One; man rushed a rope into the
crowd and called for a lynching; but
when an attempt was made to raid
the lookup Loudenberg was spirited
ont of a rear door to the county Jail
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
. WIFE SENDS HIM TO WAR
Renounces Support Husband Offered
In Pinch.

Renounces support huspahu ohef" w
In Pinch.
Atlantic City, Aug. 25.-On his
wife's testimony, John Lear, of At
lantic City, was yesterday drafted
into the army.
Lear claimed exemption on the
ground that he supported his wife
and child, Mrs. Lear told Mayor Har-
ley Bauharach that her husband had
not spoken to her for three years un-
til the day he hunted her up to sign
an affidavit. She said he paid her 50
each week for the support of herself
child and mother.
You don't care if your husband
goes to war or not, do you?' Mayor
Bacharach asked. "No, just so ! get
the S5," Mrs. Lear told the board
Lear must now go TO war.
The Liberty Club band of pat
riotic subscribers who have pledged
themselves to look after dependent:
of enlisted men, will pay the wife
the small sum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
AIRMEN BIG FACTORS.
Keep Advancing Infantry in Constant
Touch With Post C0mmandant
Enduring Many Hardships.

Paris, Aug. 25.-The brilliant work
OF French aeronauts was !; factor of
decisive Importance IN the battle of
Verdun, according to Georges Prade
naviaticn authority, who witnessed
the French attack this week as y
representative of the Journal. He
says that General Guillaumat cut al!
red tape and did away with discour-
aging delays as regards recognition
of valor. and placed at the disposal
Of the aviators' commander number
OF crosses of the legion of honor.
fbr the purpose Of decorating a pilot
who performed Il remarkable feat a
soon as he landed.
Extraordinary results were obtain
ed. Pursuit planes gave such thorough
protection, THAT not single service
plane was lost. The only: losses were
among the pursuit planes. The ,av.
iators flew so low in accompanying
the advance of the infantry that
three OF men were cut in two by
French shells. Although the sele-
phone line had. been cut and mcssen.
gers were stopped by gas barrages
the infantry never lest touch with
the post commandant as the avia-
tors regulated their advance and the
barrage fire Of the artillery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
TOBACCO 30 CENTS a POUND
Maryland Leaf Reaches Highest
Point on Baltimore Market.


Baltimore, Aug. 25.-The fine grade
Of Maryland lea: tobacco sold yester-
day at 30 cents pound in the BaIti-
more market. This is record price.
Sharp competition between domestic
and foreign buyers is given as the
reason.
Domestic tobacco companies have
been inactive here this season, because
of inability to get tobacco from
countries on which they have drawn
for the leaf which goes into cigar
cites and smoking compounds. A
buyer said today that the supply
from Turkey; and Egypt has been
practically eliminated !: from domes-
tic manufacture. He said the Mary
land leaf has been used to fill this
gap. Competition with French and
Drtch buyers who in the past have
taken the Maryland crop has sent
the price up. The crop Is the largest
in years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Republican Delegates Chosen.

At the meeting of Republicans,
held last night at. the Hotel Ramel,
John y. Schwa:Zmann, chairman OF
the city Republican committee, pre-
sided, and David +. Robey served a.
secretary Upon motion of J. ARM,
stead Eggborn, the following dels~
gates 10 the Roanoke convention on
August 80 were chosen: John l..
SchwarZmann, David E. Robey,
Charles Dean, Thomas Bayne, W. I.
Graves. w. II. P. Kelly and Martin +.
Green. These alterrates were chosen:
Richard Grover. Spencer Forrest,
Charles Downey. Charles c. Dobie,
Joseph Ewald, William Robinson and
William H. Petty. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
BULGARS WANT PEACE
Premier Declares Entente Alone
viii Regret Continuance of War.

viii Regret Continuance of War.
Soft, Thursday, via Berlin, August
%, via London, Aug 25.-"We want
peace and desire to end this terrible
bloodsiled, said premier RadoslaVof
in an interview on the papal peace
note I'VE have been emphasizing
this attitude for more than year.
Last December we offered peace to
the entente, but it preferred to seek
its fortunes in a continuance of the
war. In the nine months intervening
our military situation has bec0Ra
nine times more favorable and everv
day proves it is becoming still
stronger
Il do not believe the Pope sought
to get in contact with the different
government heads before transmit
ting the note for the purpose Of dis
covering if they desired peace.
THE entente appears to make
every effort to prepare public opinion
for brusque refusal of papal media
ton. whereas the central powers wei
come it with sincere sympathy, The
central powers will make concrete
proposals in keeping with the 'papal
note and will answer it individually.
whether peace will come sooh,.
who can say? We want peice, but
.arc calmcr tha never. Nor are we ask
ing for peace for the benefit of man-
kind. We desire peace to come soon,
and unless this o.curs before long
the entente alone will have accession
to regret it,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
DIVISION IS WIPED OUT
French Capture Reserves RANKED as
One of the Strongest of Germany's
Units.

with the French Armies in the
field. Aug. 2E.-Franee took fooo
prisoners, POI of them German om-
cers in the Verdun drive. The Ger
man division Of reserves, formerly
ranked as one of the strongest enemy
units, was literally wiped out.
After the first French assault the
division was reduced, TO three feel-
ments-approximately $3.50 men
and of these the French took 2'1'4
men and sixty-nine officers prisoners
Even the regimental band was
taken.
The musicians had been forced In
to the front trenches for lighting.
Prisoners from the Sixth division de'
c,ared, that those of their unit not
captured by the French had been
killed.
The largest number of prisoners
captured Dy tHe FicHSh -
proof of a decreasing German moral
IN the French assault on Verdun on
December IS, only 2lS officers were
taken out of total of ll,OOo prison
ers, With checking up OF prisoners
and German casualties, it developed
that of one German regiment the
French captured $50 soldiers and 70
officers. This was the Sixteenth Ger
man Infantry.
Prisoners declared today that while
waiting for the French attack Ger
man officers had distributed to them
comics of letter purportlng to have
been received via Switzerland from
German soldier imprisoned at Ver-
dun on December Is. 1t described
alleged horrors of the French prison
camns and exhorted the Germans not
to surrender.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
BATHS COUNT. IN DIVORCE.
Hubby's Fair Young Cousin Caus,
of Wife's Decree.

VI WHY ISStIS.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 25.--Because she
objected to her husband giving hot
baths to III, pretty young female
cousin, Mr.. Jean F.. Powell. a promi;
nent Verona woman, was forced tt
leave her husband. She sued him fo!
divorce, and the report of n mas.
ter, made public yesterday, recon-
mends that she be granted "a decree
The libellant testified that she was
married July 20, 1907, and that up
to the summer of 1919 her married
life was happy and tranquil. At tha'
time his cousin, Laura Powell, O.
Marietta, o.. came to live with them
Her husband neglected her afte7
that, she testified. and lavished hi:
time on his young relative, taking
her to the theatre and buying hel
| fine gowns.
Mrs. Powell stated that she did no-
make any complaint to her husban,
about his actions until May. 1914
when he began to act as personal at
| tendant to his cousin, going as ia,
to give her hot baths, whereupo,
Mrs. Powell ordered her husband
cousin to leave the house. Mrs
| Powell left her husband in JULY
1916.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
STORM IN DELAWARE.
Many Places in Delaware Struck
And. Lives; Endangered.

Georgetown, Del, Aug. 25.-Burn-
ing barns and doing damage all
through the county, the: severest
storm of, the summer! passed over
lower Delaware. Thursday night.
At Georgetown trees were blown
down, fodder stacks set afre and
Willis Ingram, a farmer near Syca-
fsfbre, lost his home when a bolt of
lightning struck the place, the fam
lily barely escaping with their lives
from their beds.
AT Milton, lightning ran through
the house of County Comptroller c.
D. Lank, breaking mirrors and shat
tering the headboard and footboard
of the bed on which his aged mother
was lying, while his wife mad daugh-
ter also had narrow escapes. The
bed and covering were ignited, but
instant discovery saved the house
from burning.
The same bolt shot across the street
to the home of Postmaster John B
Mustard, stunning Mrs. Mustard and
a child.
After hitting the Mustard house
the bolt evidently grounded and
split three water mains, putting the
water service out of commission.
| At Lewes. three barns were struck
and considerable damage done, while
! the barn owned by Joseph Thompson
with his loft filled with hay anc
wheat was burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
DON'T FAIL TO SEE PRIZE DRILL
TO be Given by The Alexandria Light
lnfantry-Prize to be Awarded 70
Best Drilled Man.

There will be something doing
every minute on the day of the eX-
cursion to be given by the AlexaR
dria Lodge of Elks. No. 75s, We'd
nesday. August %. 1917. to Marshall
Hall. Nd, There will be prize races
for the children. prize drill. of men
of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
prize dances, water melon contest
and souvenirs for all. The boat will
leave Washington 10 a. m. 2.30 and
$50 D. m. Alexandria at l0:30 a. m,
and 3 and D. M. from Cameron
street wharf. Make your plans to go.
203-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Reunion of Mosby's Men.

i':There will be reunion of the
surviving members of the 43rd Vir-
ginia Battalion of Virginia Cavalry,
better known as "Mosby's Men" at
Remington, Va, on Thursday, Octo-
ber Is, 1917. Every member Is in
vited and urgently requested to at
tend There are numbers whose post
office addresses are unknown as the
books and papers were all destroyed
after Bub ShackIett's death, SO please,
all who see this notice, pass the
word along.
I DR.. W..D. Dunn, Commander
Frank NJ, Angelo, Agent. 90 4:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
William F. Farnum at the Richmond.

William F. Farnum at the Richmond.
William Farnum, who appears IN
the latest William Fox super, de luxe
nhotodrama, american Methods,
which will be seen at the Richmond
Theatre tonight is founded cn George
Ohnet's "'The Ironmaster,", IS again
seen in a Characterization Of big,
strong, virile American, who despite
hondicaps in a foreign land, over
comes many difficulties, and event
uallv wins the love and the affection
of an aristocratic French noble
woman. who had married him rn a
spirit of pique.
Miss Marjorie Rambeau, who has
been called the stage and screen SEN
sation of 1917, will be seen at the
/ Surprise tonight in a new emotional
photodraliISa of five parts. The Mir
ror." a production of extraordinary
merit.
"The Mirror" is said to be a strik-
ing human story Of mans dupl:city
and womsn's weakness, the scenario
being by Clara S. Beranger, one: Of
the foremost photoplay writer's Of
!! the country. In it Miss Rambeau
/, is afforded opportunitylto display he,
versatility in an unusual degree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Roberts Chapel.

There will be preaching by the
pastor, Rev. j.. W. Jackson, at the
eleven o'clock services at Roberts
Chapel tomorrow morning, also at
the evening service at 8 o'clock. Sun
day school will be held at $50 in the
morning as usual. Tomorrow is an
other rally day at that church when
an earnest effort will be made to
raise the balance of the money neces-
sary for the fund that is so much
needed. Strangers will be welcome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Marley Encampment 50. S l. Q. Q. F

Patriarchs are notified that the
hour for opening session of the En-
campment on Monday. the 9th in
slant, will be 7 o'clock instead of s
o'clock and full attendance IS re-
oussted. Change of hour for this
night is made to give an opportunity
to those. so desiring to accompany the
Grand Master on his visit to sister
lodges at Accotink and Lorton.
Edward R. Clark, Chief Patriarch
2O2-1t. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
IN THE BATTLE FOR BUSINESS
QUICK ACTION WINS

Send your messages by the Postal
Telegraph Cable Company. The
fastest telegraph service in the
world. Local cffice, All King street,
Bell Phone, 81. h: .sr-, 1851
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Notice.

! desire to publicly announce,
through your columns, my declina-
tion of the post of alternate to the
Republican State Convention at Roa-
noie. bestowed upon me through the
efforts of well meaning friend, who
saems to have held nliseonception
Of my political faith.
ono CHARLES c. DOBIE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25
Alexandria .,.k City and Suburbs

Mrs. Mamie McFadden and daugh-
ter Grace, of Duke street, have gone
to Montgomery, Alabama, to visit
her brother and sister-in-law, MIR.
and Mrs. j. w. Collin, jr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

The condition of Lester Simpson,
he young man who was brought to
the Alexandria Hospital several days
igo suffering from injuries received
It the planning mill of w. A. Smoot
( Company, is reported this morn
ng as being highly favorable. Young
Simpson had his leg badly bruised
while Working at the mill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Miss Annabel Swan, of Culpeper,
Va, is visiting Miss Ellen Gold
worthy, in Rosemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Mrs. Thomas Simpson. and children
are spending some time at Colonial
Beach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Northup AND
Mrs. Northup's mother, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Griffin, have returned from
Orange, Virginia, where they were
the guests of friends and relatives
Rev. A. E. Spielman, pastor of the
Trinity NJ. E. Church, will preach to-
morrow morning at eleven o'clock on
"Unletected Losses" The subject
of his evening talk will be "The Best
Business on Earth" ..i
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, Of
Grace church, will be the speaker Al
the open air services to be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at five o'clock al
Windmill Hill, under the auspices OF
the Laymen's League.
The Alexandria Draft Board is still
in executive session today at the
City Hall building examining the
pdpers of the men who have been call
ed before the board. On Monday the
board expects to be able to give out a
complete report on the first 302 men
who appeared for examination.
The Rev. Robert Shemeld, who off,
ciated at the services of the Second
Presbyterian church on Sunday last,
will preach to that congregation to-
morrow at eleven o'clock, in the
Westminster building. There will pc
no evening meeting. The services are
still being held in . the Westminster
building on account of the repairs
in progress in the church:
Among the members of the Alexan-
dr.a Light Infantry who have recent
ly' embarked on the sea of matrimony
are William w. Brockington, for
Hicii. VI SoiuHipla ooulH odioiiiia'
ard Miss Louise l.. Keen, of this city,
who were married in Baltimore en-
August 21st. Also Daniel Pfiel. for
nlerly of Colonial Beach and Miss
Maud Faulkner, of Alexandria. who
were married at Rockville, Md, on
August 23d Some of the fellows are
getting anxious for fear that a real
matrimonial wave may sweep over the
company before it leaves the city and
still more of the single men fall over
board, as they term it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Mrs. Mamie Beach and son, Joseph,
are spending the. remainder of the
summer at Colonial Beach,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Miss Daisy Howell returned this
morning from Bellewood, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

There will be a special meeting of
the Alexandria Chapter Of the Red
Cross on Monday evening at S o'clock
at the rooms Of the Chamber of Com
merce to take action regarding the
proposed contribution to the Alexan-
lria Light Infantry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

John Smithdeal has sold to Alex
ander Suter house and lot 25 in block
2 ut Roscmont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Mrs. J. A. Dienelt and daughters
left this morning for Altoona, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Northup and
Mrs. Northups mother, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Griffin, have returned from
Orange, Virginia, where they were
the guests of friends and relatives