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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-29

cheese, timed butter sometimes II
I men to TIM. jam or marmalade. and
occasionally fresh bread Uen to a
ioaD. When it is possible he gets tea
and stew.
When .nings are quiet. and Fritz is
behaving like gentleman which sell
dom happens, Tommy has the opportu-
trench pudding" 1t is made from
broken biscuits, condensed milk. Jam
little water added. slightly Favored
with mud-put into cantcen and
cooked over Il little spirit stove known
as "Tommy'S cooker"
CA firm in Blighty widely advertiscs
these cookers as necessity for the
men in the trenches. Gullihlo people
buy th"m-Ship them to the Tommic>.
who. Immediately upon receipt of same
throw them over the parapot. Some
times Tommy falls for the ad. and
uses tn" cooker i'm q du%out to the dis
gust and discomfort of the other oc-
Cup9ntS)
This mess is stirred up in II tin and
allowed To simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
that Il has reached sufficient (yluulikc)
consistency. He takes his hayunct and
10y means of the handle carries the
mess W i'm the front trench To cool.
After II has cooled OF he tries to eat il.
Gou"r"lly one or two TurmirS i'm n
section have caSt-iron StomuchS and
tn" tin is soon cmpticd. once tasted
Irf'Itit r.vltiir4,r ,.I,.
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CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

! was in my first Cuuout and Looked
around curously. over the door of
same was little sign reading sui
eide Annex" one ot he hoyS told
me that this particular front trench
was called "Suicidc Ditch" Later on
| learned that machine gunncrS and
humh"rS are known aS the Suicide
Club
That dVgout waS muddy. The men
slept i'm mud washed In mud. ate mad.
and dr"am"! mud. ! had never before
realized mat 50 much discomfort and
misery could he contained in those
three little letters, VI u II. The floor
Of tn" du:"ut was an inch deep in
water. huiNid" II was raining cats and
dogs. and hin rivU'lS were Irickliug
down ih" steps. From the air shaft
immediately above me came n drip.
drip. drip. Suicide Annex was hole
oiGht t""t wide" ten feet long and six
feet high. II was about twenty feet
below In" fire trench; at least there
were tW"'ty steps leading down To II.
These steps were cut into the earth,
but AT that time were muddy and slip
perry. man had To be very careful
or else ne would "shoot tho cbu,os
~, i~ se,,,
knife. I. was cold Tho w,us and
roof were sunportcd with bcovv .ou,re-
c,it tinhers whia tho cntronco u,oo
strengthened with sondh,c. Nails hod
been driven into these winners on
each nail HING 81 miscellaneous ossort.
mcnt Of couirment The lighting ,r-
rangements were suncrh-ona candIe
in n reflector made from an ommurI-
tion fin Nv te.,b wor. ,b,,,,rir,
from ,he cold and tho dr,p from tna
nirshaft did not helm mott.rs uuch
While wos sI,,inr ho,,ocnir, ,,
fate and wishing for tho er.side 90
home the fellow next IN mo uho ,vo,
writing n letter looked mn ,nd ippo-
Gently asked "Sov York how do van
smell 'cou0npratinn'p"
I looked NJ him in contemnt and o,.
swered thar | did nor know
From the darkness in one Of the cor.
ncrs came 81 Thin MINING voic. si,,gir,
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CHAPT ER VIII.
The Little Wooden Cross.

After remaining in rest hillots for
"!-h' days. "" received the III welcome
'iain-~ rhat the next moruiug we wuu'd
go in tU take over At six I'm The
morning orr march started ana. after
a long march down thc dusty road. we
again arrived at reserve hnlr,S.
was Nu. I I'm the lending Snr of
fuurS. The man ON my left WAS named
pete Walling." a chrrrv sort or fol
low. He laughed ana inlcd nil ,E.
way on the march. huoviur mn NV
dropping SpiritS. could NOT fruro ON,
anything attractive i'm nrain occunyip,,
the from, line. hut PETE did NOT soon N
mind. said il was all i'm 81 lifetime NV
left heel was hlistcrcd from mo ruh-
hing of my heavy marching boot pn,r
noticed that wnS Iimning ana orrcro,i
10 curry my rifle. hur hv thi~ Tim. nod
l.n~r.G 'nr ethics or ,bn march in ,,,
Er.'>h army and ,purr,nr,ry r,rr,,l
hl~ nfTcr
We had gotten halfway tnrour, tho
communication trench. potr in my i'm.
mediate roor II. hrdb bis b.rd,
shoulder. rs mon i'm n communication
trench have 10 do tu kecn In touch Win
each other We had inst climbed ovor
ha>hcd-n part of the trench whom
In our rear "A man trimmed over , loos,
signal wire. ana LET ont on n,,h A.,
usual. Pete rushed To his holm To
reach the fallen man ne hnd u. cross
this hashcd-in unrt. A hullct cracked
IN the air and I ducl;rd Tbrn 81 moan
from the rear. NV heart stood sin
Went back and Pete was lying on the
ground BY the aid of nv aashlight
| saw that he had his hand pressed 10
his right breast. The fingers were COW
cred with blood. flashed the light
on his face and in it's glow n Crnyish-
blue color was stealing over his coun-
tcnance. Pete looked up at me md
said "WcT. Yank. they've done mo in
! can feel myself going West" His
voice was getting fainter and had To
kncel down To get his words. Then he
gave me a message to write home TO
his mother and his sweetheart, and I,
- AN" ""''!'
va '"N'"S III! hrSl lrI'hd OF tht
rencheS.
Word was pasScd 10 the rear for q
stro,cher TO ,,i.d h,r,r,, :, t,.,
- nv "i'u "'I"'' IL arrived.
W" OF us put the body on the
StrctCher and carried il TO the nearest
frst-aid most Nhcro tho d,c,or ,,.ol,
''' ''''' "a '''"i" VI i''' haIl" mum
hor' rank ana regiment from his idcn-
tity disk this 10 he uscd in tho coC
uoIty Lists and ro,ie.o,i =, III
i"mi''H.
we t'' iete lhcre' but II broke our
"'"' - I" u" so. IN" doctor informed
VI ","' we '""'u hurN MN the next
''"''''s' ihA' afternoon hve or the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-29

nI,circ , hnv 80 i,,r,,, ho,,e ,.,,. .''' ,'
inc tronsport,tion - 'ui
Three tins of lam. one annie and the
other two plum.
Seventeen Bermuda onions. all diff
fercnt sizes
A riece of cheese In the shane OF n
wedge.
Two onc-pound tins of butter.
/ A handful of raisinS.
A tin of biscuits, or as Tommy Calls
them LAW breakers"
\ hottlc of mustard pickles.
The bully beef" SpudS condensed
milk. fresh meat, bacon ana "Macuno-
chic rati"nS' Ca can filed with meat.
vegetables and greasy watcr). had been
turl'" over L" the company cook to
'h"N' - STOW t"r next uaN dinner. ~"
ans" r'''N'u 'he Tea. sugar SAT- pep
per a"" "'ur'
Scratching ms mead. IN" corporal
N'U"I'" 'hr sup issued I" him 10y IN"
quarter. lh'h IN SLOW, mySuhrd
N"i'" II" r'au our. NO. section, ~
men. bread I"aNcS' SIN. II" looked
puzzled ANA S"lil"quil"d in Il muNing
N"''''
N'N .'"N'S' h'h''''h mon. h''S see
iI''l' = ''''' il Il I"a' i"r hl'''h mon
N'"' L" '"aN" IL even l"ur "i you IL
nave /" muck IN on on" i'al'
IN" i"ur i'ot got stuck mad" Il howl,
hn' {" n" avail Ih" bread was diSh"d
ont. iH'''N soon from % far corner of
me hiI'' ihr'" INDIGNANT IommirS nc
c"Nt'd IN" corporal with:
What do you call this. a loaf OF
bread? LOOKS more like Il Suiping
plate
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CTo be Continued.D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
HUN SOLDIERS BRUTALIZED
Nrupps' Head in Diary Shows Atroc'
tiles Known in Germany.

London, Aug 17.-Dr. Muchlon
:he late director of kruprs, shows
plainly in his diary that the atrocl-
lies which German soldiers committed
IN Belgium were known in Germany
ae says in one place:
"My informant, who IS 4 very mil
tarily minded gentleman. told me
ma. the German soldiers put 10 re-
straint upon their propensity to
,lunder and have become pretty bru.
il. He himself had ss." part of the
;owr of Malines looted by the s'l.
liers of the various regiments. The
houses were. broken into with the
SUIT end of rifles Objects which
:ould not be- eSdcstroyeI then ard
here were carried away on wheel
oarrows. Officers as we'll as men took
part IN the ,looting.' !
elsewhere" he adds, ."our sol
1iers have taken to .ootin:. and pill
Laying to very serious .eT tert They
force their way into house. and
demand all it contains, extorting
compliance from the inhabitants at
the point of the bayonet or by
threatening 10 cut their ;hroats.
They take by TO means only fcrd
btu money and valuables, and some
times the most useless ard extraor-
dinary things. tn cattle, GO. arr
driven off without any necessity anc
eft to die. Motor cars, ammunition
wagons and oShe' vehicles are st"ffcc
full Of property iootei in this way
The truth is t'sc; the soldiers have
become brutali:ta They have in
cessantly fire.! upon the population
and ravaged so many villages Ira
they have lost all sense Of prcpor
ton and, ali power Of Judging "ha
is and whas j.: not permissible II
war;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
VIRGINIA NEWS

Luther X. Armstrong, for 80 years
! railway postal clerk on the South
,rn Railway. residing in Washington,
vas struck by passing train at
charlottesville Thursday night, an!
lied later in the Martha Jefferson
Hospital in that city.
The Brazilian motor snip Madru-
,ada was sunk b. shell fire by Ger
wan submarine Thursday morning
near what is known as Winter Quar-
.crs Shoal, 81 miles of Norfolk
The captain AMI crew escaped IN iite-
coats and were rcscacd after rowing
about four hours.
Nearly 1000 soldiers, the greatest
rumber Of men ever naturaE!zed a
,,o fine. were made citizens OF tht
United States at Petersburg ycster
low evening. The fighting men. large
" of Italian blood. arc national arm!
soldiers from tho replacement battaI
IONS at Camp Lee. The ccremonle
we're under the auspices Of the Wa
Camp Community ScYice and the Ro
tarv club of Petersburg. Asslstan
Secretary Of War Frederick ?. kep
pcl and Assistant Secretary OF La
hor Louis +. Post were the chie
speakers.
Two men we're killed and one SCI
iously injured at the st. Julien
I Creek magazine, near Norfolk, by a
explosion which occurred as the
wore loading a G-inch shell with G.
pIosive D.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
JOHN r. DUNCAN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.

John Thomas Duncan, forty-fve
years old, died at 5 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon at his residence on Mount
Vernon avenue
lis .!eat,l ;1ll0wea al iII.5> last
ing fifty six days Of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Duncan for many years past
held a position with the Southern
Railway Company ana looked after
the loading and unloading Of freight
FOR that company on it, Union street
tracks
In addition t. his wife NJ. Duncan
* survived by two children. John T.
Duncan, .Gr., ana Miss Iona Duncan.
Three brothers and a sister also are
living. They are William T., Edward
AID }. NJ. Duncan and Mrs. John
S!mmS, the latter of Washington.
His funeral will take place AT !
> clock tomorrow afternoon from his
tc residence. Services will be con-
cucted by the Rev. Dr. w. J. Morton,
scctor of Christ 2. +. Church. and Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector Of Grace P.
=. Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
PROPOSED FEDERAL TAX ON
MOTOR CARS SOON UP

Washington. Aug. 17.-What final
.'orm of. taxing motor car owner vii!
Sc decided upon by Congress it is moi
POSSIBLE as yet to predict. All reve-
rue measures originate in the House
# Representatives and then go to the
Senate, which may disagree radically
yith the Houses Interpretation of the
,ituation. Then the measures passed
" the two branches go to the con-
ferees.
President David Jameson. of the
American Automobile Association, re
emily presented to the two commit
COS the case Of the CO.. owner in COM
nunications to Chairman kitchin. o
Tho House Ways anl Means Commit
tee and to Chairman Simmons. of the
Senate Finance Committee. Nj
Jameson commented upon to the fact
t;,at the motorist now receives eXten-
;ive taxation attention from the Sc.
,ral states. referred to the ceraint!
hat any impost cn new cars would hc
nasscd along to the consumer. an'
| oontended that anv charge on th'
ORIGINAL cost of used cars would b.
r,anifestly unjust. Mr.. Jameson rs
serted that it would be as fair to ta'
-oal as gasoline. since both are fu'
producing quantities.
Several days after the filing Of NJ,
Jameson's communications, the Hous
committee announced that it had &
cidcd to base the Federal tax on car
in use on a horsepower basis instca
If on the original cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
Amusements

RICHMOND-The superb photoplay.
missing" picturazation of Mrs.
Humphrey Wards famous novel, pro-
duced for Paramount release under
the supervision of j. Stuart Blackton,
the "master of screencraft," Will he
seen tonight at the Richmond.
SURPRISE-An interesting fact
about the photodrama, "An Ahen
Enemy" in which Miss Louise Glaun1
makes her debut as star in Paralta
Plays. and which will be shown a.
the Surprise theatre tonight, is tha;
the story opens in Berlin, Germany
but later the locale, featuring pra. :.
tically the same characters, is moved
to the United States. and at the enc
Of the picture, through the develon,
~. of the plot, the scer.es are lai;
in France, still with the same peop!
enact;ng the principal roles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
GET ANOTHER INCREASE.
Employees of W. Y. Ry., Company
Will Have Pay Raised Sept. !.

For the third time this year the
Washirgton-Virginia Railway Com
pany las increased the pay of its mo-
tormen and conductors.
The new raise becomes effective
September according to an annaun-
cement just made by J. ". Rich, su-
perintendent OF that line.
For continuous service the schedule
of pay effective September lst will he
as follows: Less than one year 40
cents an hour; second year Al cents;
third year, AZ cents; fourth year, 43
cents; fifth year and thereafter, A
cents.
Extra mer will receive one-half pay
from time of reporting for work until
exrnsad for the day or assigned to a
run.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
WILL SUBMIT TO. OPERATION
TO REMOVE PICTURE

Baltimore, Md, Aug. Ii Because
he had a picture of tho kaiser tatt9oeo
on his breast, Arthur Ran'l., IN Mar
tin of Paden City, w. Va. IS gong
to undergo serious and painful op-
GRAFTON so that he WI not be "j"sn-
ed' nor his loyalty to the Unltca
States questioned, BY his fellow ma
rines after enlistment.
Martin was tattoooed nan with
a circus in civil life. lie is a -egu-
lar walking moving picture shaw. On
his chest is done large picture o.
the German war lord.
''I'm goilg to enlis. IN .he Marine
Corps in I few daTs," Martin tol;
the recruiting sergeant, ''but In
going to the hospital firs: and have
the piece of skin tnaC contains rhi
ehing rem.ned and new skin grsftet
on in its place. If the job is success
| N, can tl.en enlist anl &c To cam,
W. thout beng afra {: to take NJ
clothes off before my pals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
c. R. CALDWELL, OF STAUNtoN'
GETS POST WITH Y. NJ. c. A.

C. R. Caldwell, president OF tn
Farmers and Merchants Bank 0.
Staunton. Va, has been appointed
business manager of the Southeastern
Military Department OF the Army ant
NAVY Y. NJ. C. A., succeeding Henry
King, who returns to the management
Of his private affairs in Murfreesboro
Tenn. after the donation of years
service to the Y. NJ. G. A.
Having in his charge the business
management of the Army and Navy
Y. M. c. A., organizations at thirty
points in seven states of the southeast,
serving the soldiers and sailors with
huts and equipment worth over ST.
100000 the position which Mr.. Cald-
we'll has accepted is most important
one.
Prominently known iii the banking
world, Mr.. Caldwell is one of the
strong business leaders of the South,
As executive head of the Home Build
ing and Loan Association and Mutua
Building and Loan Association
Stanton, and president of the I
we'll Sites Company, wholesale ant
1ail stationers If Roanoke, Va, he
been eminently successful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY.
4 Hundred Little Guests Help Robert
And tourtnay Cochran. Celebrate.

More than hundred children last
evening celebrated a joint birthday
?arty Of Robert and Courtnay Coch-
an, son and daughter Of Dr. and Mrs,
Thomas +. Cochran held at their sum
mar residence on Seminary il:l'
The affair was greatly enjoyed by
he little folks and they il9i a gala
ime. The decorations were rel, white
md blue and beautiful fav2rs were
tivcn all Of the little guest.
A feature of the affair was the
.:urt for the Hidden stars on he lawn
" the children. Those wno ,fo2nd
he lucky ones for which they were
wardcd prizes were Miss Elizabeth
swan and Master. Richard Ncnpcr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
PRICES IN CITY MARKET
Country Produce at Higi; Water Mark
No Indications 3f Variation or
Shadow of Turning.

There was an average attendance
of country people in market this
morning. Houscicepers who few
mcnths ago dreamed o: 'Hw prices
Of produce during III d-summer have
seen their fGndezt homes decay.
Price, today were as finn as the rock
of Gibraltar.
Eggs generally sold al 60 cents per
dozen, although some dealers early
in the morning had the temerity to
ask go cents. Butter could he ob-
tanned for 30 and 80 cents per
pound. Chickens sold ut 80 cents per
pound, and old hens at . cents.
Green corn, which at this time Ct the
gear heretofore sold at one cent per
ear, was being held at 40 aCG 30
cents per dozen, while tomatoes, g"n-
generally cheap and plentiEul IN Au-
gust. were scll;n.: 1T II CENTS per
qu@rter peek, Or s. - per boz. Lima
beans were bringing twice the ii-.rcs
Of other days. Tncy were selling at
80 cents per quart.
Other vegetables were quoted as
follows: Cucumbers cents each:
cabbage &c per head; Irish potatoes
i5c per quarter peck; sweet potatoes
10 cents per pound; bcets three
bunches for Zoe; cymlins TWO for DC;
:tr;ng beans :" per q.'ar:+r peck:
eg" plants @c rp
Offerings Of iri. we're Ii%hi Canta-
!oupes sold at ) and 10c each pears !
l5c per quarter peck; grapes 23c per
basket; cooking apples Sc per quarter
neck ;eating apples 1oc.
Rev. A. T, SpeiIman, pastor. will !
nrcach at Trinity Nj. +. Church to-
There will be =. evening
service. Sunday Schoo! and Bible !
Class at go Il. M.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
Ticket Agent at Culpeper Has Thrill
ling Experience.

O.. I. Hudson, ticket agent and
operator at the depot on the night
shift, going on duty at II o'cloc:. at
night, was the victim of, a daring at
tempt at rohber:. ane night this week
Il seems that negro was pnt OIL
a passenger train. earlier because he
nersisted in wishing to ride without a
ticket. The man came to the ticket
window several times asking ques-
tions. and finally came in the private
door leading to the ticket office, and
ehfore Mr.. Hudson realized the man
was bent on mischief, the negro made
= vicious swing at the agent with q
bottle filed with sand. The blew
struck Mr.. Hudson on the arm, max
mo most painful hurt. and rathcr
putting him out of action
The agent was not armed. but suci
a racket was raised that the despe
RADIO ran out, only to Immediately re
turn with a large rock and resume
the attack. Again failing to put Mr.
Hudson out of commission. the MAJ
ran out, secured two heavy -oc!-s. an
for the third time attacked the ticke
agent. Fv that time people at tn
Waverly Hotel and the sisson H'rs
were awakened by the disSH"5an Z
and freight train passing, the neg.
jumped 81 It. being shot as as n
made his escape.-(Enterprise.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
WEATHER ENEMY OF CUPID.
Disappointed Bridegroom Returns Tn
used Marriage License.

.IohnStown. Pa. Aug. 17.-MarriGgc
License Clerk TiDbott is inclined t"
Iiama the recent hat weather for J
:oman changing her mind an3 de-
ding that she should not become a
1rile. Through the official ag2ncT OF
y Justice of the Peace, naria. ,
license was duly issued to q ccui l.
Gown along the Blackiick. later
.lutc evidence stared from page Of
he docket Of the Orphans Court.
lrtached to The page is the marriage
;ccnse certificate. bearing L no. on
, slip of paper: Mr.. Tibhott--To"
,ad. but she did 90 bacl. OH nc"
While sympathizing deeply with the
disappointed swain, Clerk TibboLt be-
icvcs that he id his share 70 AID
upid and that nc cannot guarA2.@e
! knot will he tied 'ust because I il
.ense has been issued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
FRENCH DRAWING RING
Germans Make Desperate Resistance
On Approaches to Noyon.

Paris, Aug. 17.--F'rench and Ca.
madam troops have made progres:
against the Germans over a front OF
more than three miles between Coy
ancourt and Laucourt, west of Roye
according to the French official COM
munication issued yesterday even
ing. ois-des-Loges, five miles south
of Roye, also has been penetrated
;eeply by the French.
With the French Army in France,
Aug. 17.-Allied forces have occu-
pied Villers-les-Roye and st. Aurin
and reached their old line of trenches
east of Armancourt. Further north
.hey pressed forward toward the
Chaulnes-Roye line, taking Damery
wood
Sharp fighting continues east ot
Armancourt. Just west of LassignE
there was a lively combat for Chas-
SSutS LTeICli, III GIIC lllIuulS VI -
sier Park. The fighting ended IN n
rictory for the French.
The Germans arc still cl!ngin2
,tubJornly to the LassignyRoye lire,
They have given no indica' onS
whether they hope to hold it longer
han may be necessary to save ma
.erial and withdraw divisions whose
Communications are under the in
.reasing menace of General "1n-
5ert's fanking movement.
The capture of Ecou"lllon. which
facilitated the taking Of Ribccourl
1as been followed by the occupation
f. the Monolithc farm, giving the
Third Army another grip on vital
position near Thiescourt and threat
ening the German line Of 'etreat
,lJnc TIE road to Noyon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
BLOCK DANCE TONIGHT.
# ITnrayOrablc Weather Will BE Held
At Enlisted Meme Club.

Plans are completed 70" The block
lance scheduled for this evening Dy
nc Alexandria War Camp Community
5sIyicy In the event 2f rain tnc
lffair will ne held at the Enlisted
Mems Clun. ir which case admission
% ladies will he by card only If
however, the dance is held as planned
IN Washington street, between King
and Prince, it will be open to all.
The music for the occasion Will be
furnished hy the Camp Humphreys
Band. whose selections will be worth
,ealin. ever though we do no: come
% ,iance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17

All Catholics in the army and
navy of the United States. whether
serving in America or abroad, arc
dispensed, as long as they remain in
military service, from the obligation
of abstaining from flesh meats on 81
Fridays throughout the year. with
he srle exception of CnM' Friday
! Catholic nurses also are dispensed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17
Senator Gallinger Dies.

Franklin, N. H.. Aug. l7.-Un
States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger
,arly today at the Franklin Hospi
where he had been patient for
last week. He had been in poor hea
or two months.
One week ago his condition beca>
critical and he was removed from ;!
'7cme to the hospital for treatment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17

Uncle Sam not only protests his
soldiers with insurance policies, but
GOES step farther and insists that,
FOR n soldiers wife to benefit oy
these insurance policies, she must
behave herself or lose thereby. n
other words. the wife Of soldier
nust not have an affinity. unless al
her own expense
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17

/. Two aviators, were dashed to death
/: form height of 500 feet at Bay
Shore, N. Y, within sight of score
or more: of other airmen whose ma
chimes were flying at she time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-17

It is reported in London that the
illness of King Ferdinand Of Bul-
rsr,a has suddenly taken a turn for
tbo worse. The monarch is said to
he in A critical condition.