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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
OBSERVE LABOR DAY
Many Picnics And Outings Planned.
Business Generally will BE Suspend
ed-Large Number viii Leave This
Evening for Nearby Resorts.

Monday will be Labor Day. Picnics,
outings and ball games will be the
order of the day and business here
will be generally suspended. Many
residents left this city today to spend
the weekend at mountain and sea
shore resorts and many more have
planned to leave this evening.
Banks, city and government office:
will be closed all day. The city post
office also will be closed all day, al
though there will be a collection il
the evening, Most Of the stores vii
suspend business at the room hour.
At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
tall game will be played between the
team representing the V,cg'ria Ship
building Corporation end the Wash
ington Navy Yard team. A good
game is expected.
1t will be played on tn, grounds oi
the shipbuilding corporation. There
will be no charge for admission to the
game.
The program Of athlete events in
Guiding number o. toXing bout
which were to have been given on the
grounds of the Virginia Shipbuildinc
Corporation Monday together with
other athletic events, has been calle.
off, it being found that the hoXnr
bouts are against the Virginia laws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
FOUR AVIATORS KILLED
Two Meet Death at Army Field at
Fresno, Cal: Two of Navy at
Pensacola.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Aug. 81
Lieut.. f. R. McGiffin, Of Fresno, Cal.
and Cadet Ellis Bernard Babcock, Of
Washington were killed instantly al
Cali Field, yesterday morning when
ther plane fell 1000 feet. Their plane
fell from the top of loop. Cadet
Babcock, who is a SOL of Brig. Gen.
Babcock, now in France, was taking.
his first lesson in acrobatic flying. He
was 81 years old. Liear, MeGillin was
28: years old and was married, his wifi
being at Call Field at the tims of the
accident. !, ::Babeock's mother is ir
Washington. - u
: pensacolay Fla, Aug. sS.-TWo
naval aviators were killed and thirc,
sustained minor. injuries when their
machine made a nose dive into th'
hay here Thursday night. The dead
are James Lloyd Churchill, Syracuse;
n. Y, and De Witt Clifford Wilcox,
Newton Center, Mass. The airplanes
were flying at a height of 1900 feet
l. was said, when the. aviators lost
control and dropped into the bay ii
q nose dive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
ADOPT MAN-POWER BILL
u Se,s ,St::S
Senator Indulge in Acrid Criticism;
Antj-Strike Clause Dropped.

The Senate adopted without
change the conference report OH the
man. power bill. This last legislative
step in the new law was taken too late
to permit the engrossed bill to be
signed by the Speaker of the House,
but it will 60 to the President shortly
after noon today and will be law be-
fore night.
Debate on the report revolved
about the action Of the Senate con-
ferees in rcceding from the Senate
..work-or-fight" amendment.
Senator McCumbcr told the Con-
eress that it feared the political
power of organized labor and that
was the sole reason for dropping tho
anti-strike provision from the bill.
IF members Of the House and SEN
ate would vote according to their
honest convictions, as expressed IN
private conversation" he said, "a
measure of this kind would have pass
ed the Congress by an overwhelming
majority a long time ago."
Senator Chamberlain, chairman O.
the Military Affairs Committee and
the ranking member.of the Senate
conferees, defended the action Of the
conferees and said that it was futile
to put, further laws upon the statute
books to be overridden by the con-
struction arbitrarily placed upon them
by the Secretary Of War.
Senator Poindexter said that Con-
gress was above Secretary Baker,
and wanted to know if Congress pass
ed law, the Secretary could issue
a statement setting aside the law.
ar the Secretary. of War can set
aside one law he can set aside an
other" replied Senator Chamberlain
Senator Nelson asked if Senator
Chamberlain was of the opinion that
the Secretary of War, by construc-
ton or otherwise, would override any
new law that Congress might pass,
and nut himself above Congress.
absolutely" replied Senator Cham
berain..
Il heartily agree with that view"
said Senator Nelson. Il believe that
in the present situation we are at
his mercy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
BRITISH CROSS SOhME
Haie Renews Drive i'll Lys Sector And
Forces Huns From Bailleul.

London, Aug. 31.-Rritish troops
have captured Comhles, between Ba-
paume and the River Somme, it IS Of
ficially announced BY the British war
Office. Advanced British troops have
crossed the Son1me River south and
west of Peronne.
Between Hendecourt and the Ar
ras- s-Cambrai road the Canadians at
tackled the German line and made fav-
orable progress. East of the Sensee
the forces Of Field Marshal Haig
made progress, capturing Bullecourt
ard Hendecourt- les -Cagnlcourt. The
British also captured Clery Sur-Som-
me, OH the Somme river, between
Combles and Peroyne.
Troops of Field Marshal Haig yes
terday crossed the Hindenburg line to
the south of Bullecourt. In the Lys
salient the British are reported to
have taken Noote Boom, three miles
south of Bailleul. The Germans have
retreated from the town of Bailleul.
British forces east of. !arras resumed
their advance yesterday morning and
at an early hour had pentrated an
other 1000 yards on front OF seven
miles between B.llecourt and the
Scarpe, according to advices received
here.
The British forces have reached
within a mile of the Drocourt-Q t-Queant
switch line and have captured Rein
court.
With the British Forces in France,
Aug. Silt is reported that Bailleul,
on the northern side of the Lys sa
lient, has been evacuated by the Ger
mans and that the British are either
entering the town or may soon oc-
cupy it.
Longatte and Ecoust-St. Mein,
southwest of Bullecourt, are reported
to have been captured by the British.
All the country south and west of the
river now is free of the enemy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

Twelve hundred German mutlncefS
have ioined forces with an armed
peasant body ard attacked tae Ger
man froces in the region or Dymera,
u niles from ki2f, according to
Russian wireless ilsplt'a from Mos
COW. Fierce fighting has taken place
between the Ger.:.ars and the peas
ants and there have Dccn heavy losses
on both sides.
Each individuals own conscience
must he his Judge in the matter oi
using his automobile, motorcycle or
motorboat on Sundays, which are in
tcrdicted east Of the Mississippi River
for motoring by patriotic appeal of
:he United States Fuel Administra-
tion. That was the final interpreta-
zion Cf DR.. Harry \. Garfield, Fcde-
rol Fuel Administrator, yesterday af-
ternoon. in a discussion of what We
nicles might be used in certain cir
cumstances. No person in actual
need of the use of motor convey
,nce is under moral obligation to
deny himself that facility; every per-
son who is not in actual need OF 4
motor conveyance, who can reach his
destination BY other means or can
postnone his travel, is distinctly I'M
der moral obligation to forget the
motoring. that gasoline may be as
s,;rcI ror the allied drive.
Bv a vote Of 217 to % the House
of Representatives yesterday rccedet
from its position that ths half-and
half plan be eliminated from the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
which mas been deaGIocked N the twt
Houses of Congress for more thar
two months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
MASS MEETING
Colored Citizens Last Night Plan
War Camp Community Work

A mass meeting Of cclored persons
interested in War Camp Community
work was held last night at the Al
fred Street Baptist Church with. the
members of the. executive committee
on the work in attendance. James
Byron Hopkins, who has been appoint
ed by the executive offices III New
York, to fill the Office as secretary II
Alexandria of the colored branches OF
War Camp Community Service, pre-
sided. DR.. Albert Johnson, president
Of the colored board. outlined the work
already accomplished and plans fol-
future activities.
Mr.. H. H. Van Vie, executive secre-
|tary of the War Camp Community Ser
vice, explained the purposes and plans
ct the organization and Chaplain
Rammitt from Camp Humphreys
made the closing address on genera
camp and community activity work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
WILL PRESENT PLAYS
Soldiers Thursday Night Will Perform
in Three One Act Plays at Lyceum
Prominent Singers And Piano
Players to Participate.

Three one-act plays, vocal and in
strumental solos, followed by dance,
are offered by the soldiers of Camp
Humphreys at their dramatic enter
tainment in the Lyceun Thursday
evening. The performance, which is
for the benefit Of the soldiers enter
tainmellt fund, is given under the aus
pices of the War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activities,
and is under the personal supervision
of Mr.. Barrett H. Clark, dramatic
director of Camp Humphreys. The
plays on the bill are Richard Harding
Davis military drama "rhe Zcre Po-
hce," which. has been; successfully
given before the soldiers at camp
during the past two weeks; "Jh:ee
ROgues and Rascal" farce: and
"Crooks,"a comedy. Three or four of
the best singers and piano players OF
the camp will perform between the
acts, and the whole entertainment be
followed by dancing;
Mr.. Clark declared today: "lt is
the purpose Of the commission TO
train the soldiers to entertain them
selves. and of our particular group to
form similar groups which, when
they go overseas, will be enabled to
give, plays at any time and undt" any
circumstances. We have already
found that entertainments by the
soldiers are more interesting and
worth while. than entertainments
which are brought to them.. Gu: per-
iormance Thursday night is not in
tsLGed primarily for the entertain
ment of civilians; it is only an op-
portunity for them to learn what we
are doing in camp, and incidentally to
help on the good WORT"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
QUA LIFIES AS JUDGE
S. G Brent Will Hold His First Court
Here Sept. 9. Howard W. Smith
Anroirted COmmOnwealth's Attor-
ney to Eli Vacancy Caused ny Res
igna,:nn Of Mr.. Brent.

Samuel G. Brent, recently apoplr :ed
Judge Ct the circuit court: fcr the
sixteenth judicial circuit, today quail
fed as such before Judge L. c. Barley
Of the Cooperation Court Of This city,
and at the sa time rendered his res.
ipnation as commemorative attorney
for the city.
Judge Barley at once named How
ard ". Smith as commemorative at
tu,ncy to fill the vacancy cause; BY
tie resignation Of Mr.. Brent. Mr..
Smith will assume the duties of his
new position Monday. The unexpirec
term OF Mr.. Brent is for little more
than three years. Mr.. Smith Is a ra-
tive of Fauquier county, and has been
pract::ing law in this city for a num-
Der of years. He is a graduate Of the
University Of Virginia.
Judge Brent will hold his first court
in his home city Monday, September
Q.
Judge Brent G.. the past sixteen
consecutive years has been common
wealth's attorney for this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

A man, believed to be Thomas Ellis,
of Tenton, n. T., was shot and killed
Thursday night BY Joseph Meehan, OF
the United States naval reserve at
Ocean City, y. ]. The authorities
suspect Ellis of having been a spy en-
Gagged in signaling 10 German subma-
rines off the coast. = While resisting
arrest for acting suspiciously on the
beach Of this resort, Ellis was shot
through the heart by Meehan
Czecho-Slovak er.ws on Austro-
Hungarian warships il tie harbor OF
Cattaro have revolted, according to
an official dispatch f-1m 7"anes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
O. +. A., SEPTEMBER II

Alexandria Council No. 5, Order of
Fraternal Americans has completed
plans for celebrating its twentyeighth
anniversary on September II. There
Will he a SPECIAL program and unfurl-
ing of service flag containing %
stars. The principal address will bc
delivered by Zebb Vance Long States
vile, n. c., and it is expected that
Representative John l.. Burnett will
be present. A vocal and instrumental.
program will be given. Exercises viii
be held in the Young PEOPLES build
ing. ;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
FORMER SENATOR DEAD
Don Cameron Was Secretary OF War
From 1916 to 1877.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 3D.
Donald Cameron. for 80 years
States senator from Pcnns
and Secretary of War from
1877, died early yesterday
country home, Donegal, l.
county. Mr.. Cameron had
for only a short time. He
in Middletown, Pa, May IA, i
Senator Cameron retired #
tive business scvral year
ing his property in trust
residing in the summer as ''t''-
caster county farm, spending the VIII
tor off the South Carolina coast. he
was strickcr with paralysis tnfee
weeks ago and remained unconscious
until his death -
Senator Cameron succeeae" 10 N"o
influence Of his father, Gen. SIMON
Cameron. in Pennsylvania politics.
Tho older Cameron had been United
ct,tos Senator, Secretary Of War and
Minister to Russia and power III
national affairs.
senator Cameron retired from poll
+ics when his term as senator ended
in 1897, when Boies Penrose was
chosen senator to succeed him, and
devoted his attention to business mat
ters. He had large real estate hold
ings in Washington, and in this an'
other States. 49,, .-.--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
PASTOR TO BE INSTALLED
Carl J. G0ctte TO Become Pastor ol
Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Carl ]. Goctte, of Rochester, n.
Y. a graduate of Concordia Seminary.
St.. Louis, who was recently called to
The pastclate ct ths lmnlanpe: Luth-
,aran Church, will be ordained and IN
stalled tomorrow night at that church
at 8. ;>'clcck. The ceremonies will be
conducted by Rev. DR.. Schroeder, of
Washington.
The usual morning service will be
held at l. o'clock and the topic will
he Search the Scriptures"
Mr.. Goette will reside at the par
sonage Of this church, 207 North AL
fred street. A cordial welcome is eX-
tended all to worship in this church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
I!GH PRICES IN THE
CITY MARK ET TODAY

The supply of country produce in
market today was not as heavy as
that of last Saturday. Most vegc-
tables. however, were selling at about
last weeks prices, save lima beans,
which brought 80 cents per quart.
Eggs had advanced to so cents per
,!oyen. They were held at 50 cents
Yesterday. Butter sold at 90 cents
Der pound.
The offerings of fruit were limited
md brought former prices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
TURKS TRUCKLE TO JEWS
Grand vizier Says They Are Welcome
to Palestine.

to paieStlne.
Amsterdam, Aug. 31--Talaat Pasha,
the Turkish Grand Vizier, is reported
in Constantinople dispatches by way
of Budapest to have closed ncgotia-
tions between representatives of the
Central European Jewish organiza-
tions and the Turkish government with
this statement:
'"We are resolved to do away with
al; restrictive measures regarding
emigration to the settlement of Jews
in Palestine. I assure you Of m.
sympathy for the, creation of a Jew
ish religion. center in Palestine by
means of well-organized immigration
and colonization. 1t is my desire to
place this work under the protection OF
the Turkish government l cherish q
firm hope that the labors of the spe.
cal commission which has been sent
out to evolve a detailed plan vii
shortly be terminated"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
SUMMONED IN DRlr'

Fifty SIN Men Ordered Today by
Draft Board to fntrain Next II
day Morning For Camp Lee, a..
Eight Off for Camp Greene y t.-
Last Night.
The local draft board today m; ,~:
rotices to iifty-six meE who are s.
moncd to entrain at 9:47 o'clock :, g.
Thursday morning for Camp Lee,
Those summoned are from this .fr.
and Alexandria county. The are
follows:
Edward q. Wells, 1906 Que,
street; Frank r. Nugcnt, 1915 Duke
street; James Stevens, Ballston; Stu
art +. Thomason, Clarendon; George
A. Leissler, Ballston; Percy G. Reeves,
1908 Cameron street; Richard S
Luckctt, 121 South Patrick stree,
Harvey Dawson, 500 Duke street;
Luther Corbin, South Washington, Va,
Richard H. Cooke, Brene Buff, Va,
Matthew G. Koerner, Ross!yn; Albert
w. Henkle, III South Alfred street;
Reginald Moore, Rosslyn, Va; Graham
l.. Simpson, 500 Cameron street
Thomas NJ SiIlex, 1907 Duke sire
Iiiawatha w. Golf 30S North Fa
fax street; Nathaniel " Smallwo
Clarendon; George Da3c, Arlingtt
French L. Jones, 727 South Lee stre'
Austin B. Dixon, l3 South Lee stree,
Strothcr 3. Herrell, Rosslyn;. Joha
William Allison, 903 Duke street;
George Robinson, OPT North Patrick
street: Samuel A. Swormley, AleXan'
Gria, Va; Jesse w. Sullivan, 2l0 Duki
street; Herbert A. EIutson. Clarendon;
Clarence Beach, 1909 Cameron street;
John II. Brown, RoSslyn; Charles l.
Bender. 423 North Alfred street; Paui
Rosslyn; Leo +. Wise
Eosslyn; Oswin W. Koch, Manassas;
Samuel Z. Goodrich, Cherrydale; Will
liam r. Munson, Arlington; George a
Kidwcll, 420 North Alfred street; Her.
bert A. Berkert, Cherrydale; Anthony
J. Hoban, 2O2 Duke; John Robert Mad
Gcy, POPS Duke street; Herbert L
Bernhard, 732 North Columbus; Robert
Shinett. 329 South Patrick street;
Robert J. Owens, Ballston; Frederick
NJ Gaedc, SlS Princess street: LoTs
Jenkins, 212 South Pitt street; Henry
r. Moore. I2l North Columbus street;
John NJ. Iceland, Alexandria, Va;
Wilbur c. Payne, Chcrrydale; James
&. Greenwood, 735 South Fairfax
street; John T. Shreve, Cherrydale;
Harry Z. IIinkcn, OF King street;
Clarence D. Wells, SIS South Fairfax
street; Henry c. Carter, 366 Mont,
eomery street; James B. Martin, 'Po-
tomac, Va; Lambert G.. .aeiryman. l2o
North Patrick street; Caudc II: VOL
ford, 211 North Alfred street; James
Y, Hasson Carlyle Apartments; Wal
Ter A. Enced, Potomac. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
Leave For Camp Greene. n. c.

The following eight men. entraned
last night for Camp Greene. n. G.,
where they will take up special "ork:
Samuel c. Ncswccn, 922 King street;
Robert B. Lawry, Potomac. Va; Floyd
Hcatwole, Ba!lston; Lawrence .Hogc-
land, Cherrydale; William /. Cross
Chcrrydale; James E. Haynes, Jack
sonville; Harry Lee Morgan, Cherry
dale. william w. Chiids, Cherrydale. !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

Eight applicants underwent the ex-
animation held yesterday at Quantico
for postoffice clerks which was con-
Quoted by Assistant Postmaster n. l..
Williamson. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
RETREAT WAS HURRIED
General Won SalZmann Writes De
spairingly of End Of Fathcrlan,'
Following British Victory.

Amsterdam, Aug. 3i--Pccular light
Oh the reiterated German assertions
that the retreat of the l'cuton fcr":s
OF the western front was prc-arrange
and carried out according to plan
without undue haste is cast by y. )
Meyer, war correspondent of the hsser
Allgcmcine Zeitung, who gives an at
count of his visit to a high staff Office
Of General Won Huti@r's army TO whon
he was referred for information. TIL
officer who had not slept three hour
at a stretch for days, shows traces
excessive fatigue.
"In the midst Of tho officers c:
n1anatury statement, says Mcyc
artIcssly, "the telephone rang an
news came that the crCmy had rush he
j. on the left flank of the army o
ven der Marwitz an! that his righ
lank was endangered, \ sqddcl
stream of telephone orders dircctcc
the retirement and the officers. :,
Wa scut short.
"We had ito leave hurricdlMs W,
were to lunch with General Won Hutic
nut during the luncheon the tclephon
rcver ceased ringing and Won Hutie
himself was hurriedly called away b?
a young orderly who was to have
given us the rest of the story"
As the correspondent does net pro
ducc it the assumption seems to b,
justified that there was no story tina.
day. Such Incidents do not prevent
Karl Rosner, generally considered tn
press agent of Emperor William, from
dec ming that superior leadership ard
skill still are on the German side an
the Lokal Anzciger, of Berlin, finds j
necessary to print in large cross col
umn type this assertion from Rosner
Further developments may b.
awaited with complete calm"
On the oher hand, General Won Salz
mann, writing in The Vossische lei
tung, make historical appeals TO Ger
mans to set their teeth and to carr!
on. The German public VINO so oftc!
have been told that France was d
her last gasp are now asked by Gen
Salzmann to remember that tht
bovndless resources of thc Ecntent:
r,wcrs lie at Frarce's bacE. -. tha
c.en the capture Of Paris anil Calai.
would not change that fact and wou!'
rot Frinc France to her k,ea:.
"If we possessed those resources,
ya'Zmann cxclaims, 'thc German
r:oi ID long aro have been victors ii
Paris and all over the world"
That not beng the. case. SaIzman,
concludes his article with this state
ment:
"a peace dictated by the Britis
means that the fatherland will b
wiped off the map and that its son.
rich and poor, will be reduced to sia,
cry and beggary.
An Illuminating Insight into Ter
tonic mentality is provided by th
Cologne Volks Zeituhs which, lamen
ing the terrible bloodshed and dt
struction caused by the war, says:
: "Much qslwe detest is as human bt
ings and as Christians, yet we eXu
in it as Gcrma1a.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31
Married.
GREEL-TRAVIS.

On Friday, August 30, 1918, by the
Rev. Earl Whitley, Of Washington, D.
G., Benjamin K. Creel and Annie NJ.
Travis, of Del Ray, Va. Left for
Gordonsville, Va. On their return will
make their home at tie home Of the
brides parents in Del Ray.
207-1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

a soldier riding motorcycle col
lided with the mail box at the south
west corner of King and Pitt streets
this afternoon. He escaped injury
but the machine was slightly dam
aged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

The Second Presbyterian Church has
odopted, at the suggestion of the
pastor, a new and interesting feature
for the Wednesday evening services
which will consist of a prayer for
the men on the honor roll, after their
names are called, following the close
Of the services. The pastor invites
the parents and families of these
young men to attend these services.
a lawn festival and evening of
music and song will be given Monday
night on the lawn Of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Columbus and Wythe
streets, of which Rev. Joseph Kelly
is pastor. Professional talent from
Washington has been engaged for the
occasion. The admission of 25 cent,
will include refreshments. ::
Rev. Wallace E. Rollins, who has
been conducting services in Christ
Church during the absence of the
rector will! preach and administer the
Holy Communion at the II O'Clock
service tomorrow and also preach al
the peoples open air service at
o'clock. Other services will be: Men
Bible Class in, the church at $3.50 an
Sunday School in the Parish Hall a
the same hour ;organ recital in tn
church at 6:30 p, m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-31

.ANmarriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Hugh P.
Brawner, of Alexandria, and keturah
E. Adcock, of Washington