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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
ARMY OFFICERS USED
FOR MESSENGER DUTY
necessary to Convey Important
Documents, War Officials
Explain

"sshlnEton. April 4.-war Depart
% srs omolals admitted today that there
Washins.aoeI OF army officers kept in
SINGERS uu'y 10 act as mes
s,sni.ss are not men of the so-called
nissIos class that have obtained COM
oihss0hs oihss 20 escape the draft, but on the
ihst , nah9 are officers Of long service
Y Ps IN the field at the head of trops'
have t,h oncials explain II is necessary to
IN. ,s .nese officers at hand to convey doc
sssaN from one Office TO the other that
~ lRo. oe trusted TO any but men of
nrovsa ost unlinpeachable character and
loyalty and devotion to duty
n, oi the papers they handle are Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Name Successor to Ousted Officer

Mount Holly, y. j.. April THE Re
puhlcan members of the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders took
stems toward putting further COM
nlications in the office of county super
intendent of weights and measures by
eIecting Edward T. Haines. Republican.
of Mount Holly, TO success John B
Rurtis Democrat of Mansfield VINO was
ousted by the board. Burtis has taken
the case to the Supreme Court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Jersey Peach Crop Promising

Hammonton. y. j.. April 4-Indics-
tions point TO a heavy peach crop this
year. the trees being in first-class shape
and the buds but little injured by the
cold winter weather. Raspberries and
strawberries also are in good shape, but
the blackberry crop will in all likelihood
he far below normal. as the plants were
badly winter killed" The number OF
war gardens here will he in excess OF
last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
aAR AND FEATHERS
OPPOSED BY JUDGE
'1'S Able to Handle German Sym
pathizers, Federal Jurist
Explains

0alfIe. -. Ca, April 4-Tar and feather
1assd ~, h,oi Serman sympathizers are op-
h Ns.s FEDERAL Judge John c. Knox
'lfcsedr lork, recently appointed to
tt rer,,S Sedge Martin T. Manton, for
'The'eln district Of New York
.s taking the law IN their own
ma SAID Judge Knox here today.
|n trsPaItment OF Justice Is doing It's
|Il ~ eolng it we'll and the people
|IIhs,rd secure that through the CO.
||Isq ||Ise,s,ql..e .enorts OF the courts. which are
||1I ~. tleld, and the secret service,
49,, ~ put u all over the Germans,
q. damage that might result
|.|.| f alley activity Nil alm0ft
n preVentedf w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Countsr-on.nslre prsparins

similarly. the military critic NJ the
t.reie Press writes
For q couple q days past the GER
mans have suspended their advance be-
cause there was every appearance the
Entente armies we're preparing a coun-
ter-offensive II will now be proved
whether the Germans can succeed in
separating the French armies The
Frensh army operations number prob
/ ably tventv-nire fresh divisions 4
1 critical point of the battle approaches" ."
These are sufficiently remarkable ad-
/ missions in view Of the bon1bastiC Ger
/ man claims
| My informant called attention TO the
| Austrian situation as factor namely,
| the extremely critical food situation,
which Is equally confrmable in the latest
| Austrian papers received here
| On his journey he met considerable
| difficulties AT the hands OF German au-
| thorities, being repeatedly urged not TO
mention the economic conditions in Aus
tria and Germany. IN Vienna the only
food really oatablo is bread which Is
good, but I'm a reduced quantity and in
sufficient
Meat can he said to he uonexistent
for the majority of the people For the
few who can obtain small portion It
costs its weight IN gold Tho coffee IS
no longer drintablc For children special
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
GERMAN PEOPLE DOUBT
SUCCESS OF BIG DRIVE
Skeptical Regarding Bonn
bastic Reports of Victories
in France
COUNTER-B BLOWS FEARED
Political Object Gained, Says Critic
Whether or Not Military Victory
Is Won

A neutral who left Vienna a week ago
and passed four days in Germany while
on his way TO Holland, says that
while on paper the German military
success appears striking, the German
people are beginning 70 feel skeptical re-
sarding the results As far as he had
time 10 Judge, there was n widespread
inclination demonstrated In favor Of an
carly conclusion Of peace
u is noteworthy that IN the Austrian
Sunday newspapers quoted by the
aEencies here this skeptlclsm is read
able between the lines.
The military critic Reichsport said
Yesterday that in Niennese-Berlin polit-
ical circles 1t IS held that.
The political objective Of the ottens
siye is attained. whether the military
objective is achieved or not, the military
object being 10 separate the French and
the British
The counter-offensive has begun and
the moment for the decision has ny
rived "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Congress Talked AZ Rate Of 100000
Words Per Day"-Headline in daily
newspaper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
PALESTINE SABBATH.

Saturday last was notably day III
Judaism. In the synagogues through
ont the United States it was ceie-
brated as Palestine Sabbath; the re-
surrection of the Jewish State was
the topic of sermons by the rabbits,
and the offering of the day was set
aside for the Palestine Restoration
Fund. the first S1,OO0,00O OF when
is now being raised in this country.
AS it happens, the verses from the
srrintures. which are usually read IN
the sy,agogues on this parttcuEaf
Sabbath. deal with the exodus from
me Egyptain bondage; and nothing
ould be more appropriate TO the &C.
,as;3n than Nliriam's song in ceie-
.',ration OF the passage of the Red Sea
She confusion of Pharaoh and the de-
-truction of his host in the confu-
,ncc of the parted waters:
After many centuries Of dispersal
he redemption Of Israel and the re-
.toratiou Of the Jewish common;
wealth arc brought within measur'
,ble distance of realization. Paies'
;,c and the Promised Land beyond
.bc Jordan. which, have been lost =
hem for more than 1000 years, arr
,ra;n to become the seat Of thlS
! lprooted nation.
The plans for the rc-estSoi1shme"
# the Jewish State are AMBITIOUS
rhe Restoration Fund to be RAISE;
throughout the world IS expected Y
each 500, 900 III amount.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
~~ruwo~

~
Both houses OF rne Legislature nave
passed the bill for compulsory cduca
zion in Virginia. The Senate amend
ed the bill which came from, the
House Of Delegates Saturday, but
there is every reason to suppose tiie
lower house will concur in the ac.
Ten of the Senate After it shal.
have been passed through both bran
ches Of the Legislature, this propos-
ed amendment to the constitution
will be submitted to the people fol
their Affirmation.
Compulsory education mas Tor
many years been the law in Other
states of the union, and il is strang,
Virginia should have hesltated SC
long in adopting what may be regard
ed as the prime essential for crit.
zenship.
During the recollection Of some
now living 4 certain percentage o.
people in our state, especially those
IN the rural sections or in river coun
tics, could read or write, and Ger
tain persons made the writing Of let.
tiers for the illterate 4 business.
The advert Of the public scnoo5
system ALTER the war between t.:
states made ignorance 4 voluntary
misfortune. But still some persons
who had managed to drift through
life without letters, strangely SUP
posed their offspring should do the
same. Compulsory education shoult
long have been in vogue, which would
have prevented parents from rearing
children in ignorance.
A famous historian of his day i
writing q preface to his 'Life .!
Cyrus" the Persian, made q compari
son between Xenophon and Herodo.
tbs. The writer called attention {;
the fact that the latter. according
to the custom Of aEsiont Greece
concentrated his mind upon letters
and literature. which accounts for
the mental powers OF the Hellenists
The works Of whom wc read today
with such relish. Neuophon belonged
TO q martial race, as did Cyrus. Gre
clan literature has delighted The
world for $500 years. while Persia
! Notwithstanding her martial great
ness in the days OF Cyrus. is now bn'
ghost of the past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

were beaten to their knees Germany
would still have to face the mighty
armed and economic power Of Amer:
ica. he plainly threatened action by
the German masses if Junker1srn
further hindered peace.
"In the event of disappointment
Of cur hopes regarding the western
front" he said, "what then, If not a
catastrophe
In this statement is seen the open
ing gun in a vigorous German So,
cialist campaign against the coiltel'a'
plated supreme drive in the west.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

YOUNG MAN would like board and
room ia private family. Best OF re-
tercucca. Address H. X. W.. care
Gazette. 24-S:,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
TERRORISM AND TREASON.

Framed - military oe.g:cu a. nc
cerman nation has been from tue
.radle to the grave, nation II
rms" as it has boasted OF being, the
German nation has done nothing Ge-
rarI1aole IL Z strictly military Was
The soldiers have fought well. nr'
q have the soldiers OF all the oeiii-
rercnt. nations. Al yDres and at SeI-
raj oti,cr encounters, notably %
he Marine, the Germans have pe2n
topped OF driven back by INTERIOR
orccs Of the allies.
The ecneralship Of the Germans
las not been superior to that o. the
,llies. They defeated the Russia's
It the Mazurian Lakes. but t"e2e
we're other places where the hus-
inns won over the Germans. In ltai!
-;err2anv sent assistance TO that iaThs
lnck Of an ally. Austria Hungary,
md no; even German military Prov
,ss has been able to drive Italy 1ul-
her back for almost three months
y fact, German gcneralship has ho'
,eep ut all marked. The German
commanders have usually relied upon
No weight Of numbers, and ON 'fe
vest have been steadily beaten sH'Sa
he frat three months of the wal
Instead of achieving success ~
.s,nailed fists and Shining SWORDS
md Shining armor." and all sue"
,tagc properties, the German re'iance
has been chiefly upon the two weep
,ns Of terrorism and Matching tfsa-
,on IN other nations.
What military successes nctm"':
',az obtained were due TO the TACT tnal
t sprang the war upou INC "o''"
,.ben it was prepared and other ma
lions wcrc not.
--Philadelphia Record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
ALL GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES
MUST REGISTER.
Week of February 18th Time tiSee
For REGISTRATION.

"
Week of February 18th Time tiSeo
For Registration.
The Rules and Regulations pro.
INDICATED by the Attorney General o.
the United States under direction OF
the Presidents Proclamation Of Mo- :
enber 10th, 1917, provide as follows
for the registration of German amen
enemies:
All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of the German Empire
or Of the Imperial German Govern-
ment. being males Of the age OF II
Years and upwards. who are WITHIN
The United States and not actually
naturaliaed as American citizens. are
required to register as alien enemies;
Persons required to register should
understand that in so doing they are
giving proof of their peaceful DIS
nositions and of their intention 20
conform to the laws of the United
States. Registration officers are IL
structed to give registlants all pos
siblc aid in the way Of explanation
and advice.
The time fixed for such reglstra-
ton in the Eastern District Of Viz
ninia is from Six 4. M, Feoruar:'
18th. TO eight p. M, February 9Th,
! 1918 no one will be registered before
! February Ith nor after February
,, 9th.
Any such alien enemy who Ialis
to register within the Time stated,
or who shall be found within tie
! United States after such time without
having his Registration Card OIL his
rerson. is liable to summary arrest.
res traint. imprisonment and det7n-
ton for The duration of the war.
/ German alien enemies must reg;s-
ter although they may have taken
tout their first papers, or filed april
cation for their second papers; they
must register although they snay have
made application for, OF have receiy-
ed. permit from the United Status
! Marshal to be within one-half mile
Haired zones under Regulation 1 Of
rhe Presidents Proclamation Of Apr
9Th, 1917 thcy mist register although
they may be at large on parole; they
must register although they may nav
already reported 10 the United States
! Marshal or ether authorities.
Each suck German alien enemy
mast bring -.iti him :. !lnr7ourtsc
photographs, rot larger than 3 :
inches in SIG, OH Tim paper With ;iSil'
background.
Who're 20 Register
All German alisn enemies living
Within the cooperate limits Of the
City o. Alexandria must register a
ine Police Headquarters, iocatcd oy
Fairfax street, between King stree'
aid Cameron street. Those living Il
III. country districts must register
with the postmaster 1t ne post o.
iice rroni which ehcy receive thei,
riai'.
Each person registering siiils1 agar
present himself before the odleei
WHO registered hin, alter 10 days iii
Ebeferc is da,fS froll February 9Th
ifgi8, q obtain ms Registration CARO-
This card n,"st be carefully rrcscrv
cd ard Carried in his person at ali
tines.
No charge Of any kind is TO hc mad:
by the registration officers for tax
in., the oaths Of rcgistraris, Or Enl
ether services in correction with Sr@!
registration. 23-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
SITUATION IN GERMANY

After carefully reading the many
dispatches from Europe concerning
the speeches Of the German Chancei-
,or and .Austrian Premier. it mus,
be apparent not only to those who
read between the lines. but TO those
ailo read while they run that cont;i
tons are growing from bad to worse
III the dual kingdom, and that the
spirit of war-weariness IS becoming
more apparent IN Germany. Inc re-
cent utterances Of the majority social
lists in The Kaiscr's realms ard Of
their leader, Philip Scheidemanu are
cnincuS. The situation III Austria
Hungary IS growing more desperate
I'D The 5jr,c, as the people arc disap-
pointed and frantic over the as
nounccmcnts that the war * to be
continued.
Schcittcmann declares that peace
Kill come with Che spring, while
many people n the dual kingdom arc
cIunorJng tor cessation Of ',ostii-
ties earlier in tic present year
The threat Of The leader Of &c
German socialists TO Dust tho powers
t4,at be should the demands 81 inc
people nc urhec,icd is especially sig
niEicant.
Grin, wintcr is adding t. the des
oerati3n OF millions Of hungry peo-
pie in tie ccl.tral empire, while neu-
trals, Or account Of ernbargoes and
The t,Gccr5airty Of shipping, are 81
Iel3siy posing rs yicarions sufferers.
Sc,.e,de;nann is Just back from an
extended and mysterious GtaE at
Stockholm, where lie was seen il Inc
company OF Bolsheyikist sllissaEiss.
lie has made sharp front against
i3csaut Esrtings stand on peace. Ad-
crossing 5ac 9si:i1stas main co.zsl.is-
tee he made q passionate plea 81
y pc:ee BY understanding before
spring. The U-boats had failed, ne
sail. and avc1, + France and England
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

y ANTED--Th;rty l;Vborcrs =. T..
Gornilcy CO. Apply at corner sorth
Henry and Duke street, AIc%an-
Gria. 21-&t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

FOR SALE-A 1915 Chevrolet auto-
mobile, n first ciaz5 condition.
Good bargain to GuEci: purchaser.
Inquire q NJ. T=!1.c.! auto Co.,
Alsxz-.&ris, Va 337-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
WRIT OF ERROR.
Supreme Court Of Hevie" lain
Against Treasurer Lcachm'n' 81
Prince William Conaty.

Ia the case Of J. 7. Lcachm&'''
Treasurer Of Prince William County
IS frc Board OF Supervisors, IL re-
r,ra 70 a contest IS to the validity Of
certain claims against the treasury
If The county, writ Of error sno
snpcrscdcas has been granted ny u
State Supreme Court Of Appeals
His bond was set at $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

WANEED-EuY-?;saea roo-ns with o.
without board for nee class % men,
pay guaranteed. Apply by nail 70
Virginia Shipbu!Ld!ns Cooperation,
Haear apartments, O.. to IL. L.
Ecrcer, -6l2 King street. 1T-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
Administering Eetiee,
.Iauuarv 10, 1918.

January 70, 1915.
Ilar,r. 4ual,fsd IS ad-G!ir!istratoE
os the estate ct tbs late Mrs. Mary
L. Woodward, deceased, CT Del Ray.
Alexandria County. "a, 81! persons
indebted to tbs estats are requested
10 make. rror.Lt sett!eme.,t and 81
persons TO y.Aon. The estate may s.
indestsd; are requested C presc-r
their claims properly a1thsntica5sa
for settlement
Robinson Moncure,
I7-t0t Administrator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

FOR SALE-Onc cash register, one
6-foot show case, 3 electric chan
Gclicrs Inquire at 526 King street.
3a-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

LOST-Sun,iay afternoon, Jan. .,
scarf pin with peurl setting, while
on King street, Russell road, Dun
can; Lane o. North Washington
Street. Reward If returned to Ga
Xott> olfS,c 24-GC!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

MARRY IF LoNELY-For results,
try me; best and most successful
"Home Maker" hundreds rich
wish marriage soon; strictl.. con-
idential; most reliable, years eS-
perience; descriptions free. "The
Successful CLUB" Mrs. Purdie. Boz
s56, Oakland, California.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28
Classified Adveytising
Laborers Wanted

LahcrcrS arc wanted on 4 large
construction job ut Shipyald. Ray
moud CONSTRUCTION Company. Ad-
dress Box ~. Alexandria. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-28

TEAMS WANTED FOE ROAD
N0RA II REJyQiR CAMP: Is.
CENTS PER HOUR FOR NAH
ANB TEAM. 2. =. GoRAILEY q
CO. RELToIE cost.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
HELP WANTED-MAEE

WANTED-6 stone settlers, If
hours day and Sunday. Ap-
ply on job. j. HENRY MIL
LER, Inc, Bancroft Hall, An
napolis, Md.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

NIGHT MAN to operate switch
board and elevator. Apply
MANCHESTER, 1926 M st.
N. w. 28
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
SPIRITUALlSM
PALMISTS
WANTED-TO RENT HOTEL

WANTED-To lease small hotel or ruomInl
house in Washington; not less than
rooms; must be well located Address HO
TEL, Box 54s. Times office.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-25
Gus Miller Too Busy
To Hold Shirt Parade
With Boys Hanowe' en-

Chief Officer Miller Of the juvenile
court has word to say to the boys
of Omaha on the subject of Hal
lowe'en, which is near at hand.
Boys, | am your friend and | want
all Of you to be my friends. We can
help each other. | was a boy myself
once upon a time and | know what
it is to get out and have a good
time. | would like to get out with
you on this Halloween night and
we would all have a shirt parade like
We used to years ago, but | just
can't spare the time this year.
Il hope, and really believe, that
every boy in Omaha this year will
have good time without trans
crossing any of the laws against de-
struction of property. l am sure
that the boys of Omaha will be loyal
particularly at this time when we
are all endeavoring to do the best
we can to help win the war. No
loyal boy will destroy property just
to make himself believe that he is
enjoying Halloween.
Zone more word to my boys of
Omaha. Remember that there are
many sick people in homes all over
the city, and remember that unseem-
ly conduct around these places of
illness may have a bad effect upon
the patients"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-25
VIII Vote on Charter
AT Special Election,
Probably in Spring

Mayor Smith and City Attorney
Weaver said yesterday that spe-
eial election will have to be held to
let the people vote on the home rule
city charter because the city charter
commission failed to proceed accord
ing to law. Judge Troup decided
yesterday that the new city charter
cannot be submitted to the people at
the coming regular election because
so days has not interviewed between
the final appearance OF the advertise
ment of the charter in the official
newspaper and the date of the cleo
ton. The last advertisement ap-
peared in The Bee, October II and
election is on November 5.
A special election will cost the
people about $4,000.
Il think" said Mayor Smith, that
we will be able to get an amendment
to the present charter from the next
Legislature in January to raise the
firemen's wages and in this way
not make them wait until the new
charter has been voted on. How
ever, a special election will be nee
sssary, probably in the spring, to get
the new charter adopted. Our next
regular election after that of No
eember will not be until 1920"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-25
"Modern Midway" Raided
And 20 Neur0es Arrested

Riley Jackson's place, 229l North
Twenty-hfth street, better known as
the Modern Midway" was raided
early Thursday morning, and %
negroes arrested. Three weeks ago
two women were taken at the same
place.
Three guards are said to be sta
toned about the place, and series
If warning bells have been discov-
cred. The resort is apparently
nothing more than an ordinary pool
hall, with tables along the sides for
serving soft drinks, but stairway
in the back leads to the second
floor, where a dance hall and gam
bling devices arc said to exist.
Jackson. the proprietor, claims to
have police protection" but Chief
of Detectives Briggs says that al
though he may be paying "hush"
money to some of the patrolmen.
his place will continue to be raided
whenever he steps outside the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-25
RESTRAIN VOTE
ON0MAHAH0M
RULE CHARTER
District Court Stops Election
Commissioner Submitting
Proposition on a
Technically.

The proposed home rule charter
will not be submitted to the electors
on November 5, as contemplated by
the city council, following the work
of the recent city charter conven-
ton which filed its official copy with
the city clerk on August %.
In an action brought by John P.
Breen. in the name of Marion 0.
Cunningham, in district court, to
restrain the election commissioner,
Judge Troup sustained the plaintiff
by ruling that the election commits
sioner is without authority to sub
NIT the charter on November 5.
The court explained that a consti-
tutional provision makes it manda-
tory that not less than 80 days shall
intervene between the time of the
completed publication of the charter
in the official newspaper, and the
date of submit sion to the voters.
In this case, the last date of pub
LEGATION was October II, and the
date of the election, November 5.
1t will be possible to submit the
charter which has been prepared, by
repeating the advertisements for
three consecutive weeks and then
allowing 80 days to intervene before
the date on which a special election
may be called.
Judge Troup added that the con-
stitutional provisions affecting the
city charter are specific and certain
in their nature.
1t is now up to the mayor and city
commissioners to decide whether
they wish to submit the charter at a
special election.