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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-17

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Position Wanted

WANTED Position a. Ford truck
driver r- eireg .1 garage handy
with toc's ana can handle mActin-
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Record Made b. Colorado Women

The knitting of 224 wooden gar
ments for % men in 50 hours is the
record of less than a dozen women Of
the National Leaeae for Woman's
Service in Ray, Colo,
The women of the ''dry farming"
district OF Colorado, had already
raised money to pay for the yarn
through oyster suppers and tag days.
One Thursday came word that the
soldiers were called for immediate
service and that % were without
woolens. Under the dictatorship Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Finch the women of
Ray Immediately set to work to sup
ply sweater, a helmet, wristlets and
two pairs Of socks for each Of the %
men.
Ray, Colo, is in region where per-
sons work hard for everything they
get. The women especially have as
much as they can do TO keep their
households running. But in spite Of
their home cares, these women rose to
the occasion, and by 11.30 Monday
every one of the 228 soldiers had re.
ceived his full quota of knitted gar.
ments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
INDEPENDENCE DAY

Nationwide plans for gigantic eel
ebrations on the part Of the foreign
born of United States on July 4 have
been formulated at the National Capt.
tel. Representatives Of twenty-five
nationalities have appealed to Presi-
dent Wilson to issue proclamation
calling upon all native Americans to
unite with the foreign born in observ-
ing the national holiday, which in this
crisis takes on new and significant
meaning,
Forty-six societies representing
twenty-five nationalities have pre-
pared plans for monster celebrations,
parades, pageants, and speech maxi
ing in all principal cities of the United
States. Represented in this group are
Armenians, Assyrians, Belgians, Chi
nese, Czecho-slavs, Danes, Dut"h,
Films, French, French Canadians,
Greeks, Hungarians, Italians, Japa-
nese. Iithuanians, Norwegians, Poles,
Portuguese, Russians, Roumanians,
South Slavs, Sweies and Swiss.
These people represent the sons and
daughters who have come to this
country drawn by the same ideals
which caused the founders Of this re-
public to begin the movement for hu-
man liberty 142 years ago.
The present war against Liberty
and Civilization has drawn together
lovers of independence from every
cline. On that memorable day of
Pentecost nearly nineteen hundred
years ago there were gathered IN
Jerusalem "Parthians, and Modes, and
Elamites, and the dwellers in Meso-
potamia, and in Judea, and in Cappa-
docia, in Pontus. and Asia, Phrysia,
and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the
parts OF Lydia, about Cyrene, and
strangers Of Rome, Jews and prose-
lytes, Cretes and Arabians." The
Spirit of the Living God had breathea
upon the representatives CT al! "a
tons.
The Goddess Of Liberty is now ami
mating lovers of independence rs
never before, and the celebration OF
freedom one week from today will
not be confined to Americans alone,
but representatives >? all nations will
be here and rejoice with us in the
land of the free and the home of the
brave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
CIRCUS TRAIN WRECK

.Alonzo Sargent, engineer OF the
Michigan Central equipment train,
which last Saturday crashed into the
rear end of circus train, has been
held for the grand jury on charges OF
involuntary manslaughter. Bond was
fixed at $4,000 for Sargent and $4,000
for the fireman.
The unidentified bodies Of forty
seven victims of the wreck have been
buried in one grave. Latest estimates
fix the number of dead at Is.
This horror was due to an engineer
who slept at his post! It is a terrible
arrangement, as it is admitted by the
attorney for the Michigan Central
Railroad that the engineer of the en-
ty troop train, was asleep for three
miles, in which time he ran by the
semaphore signals telling of danger
ahead, and dashed on and through the
slecpers Of the circus train.
The poor injured clown wept over
the blackened bodies of his wife and
two little ones. The account of that
half-craZed man, wounded, and claw
ing at the burning timbers in vain
effort to reach the imprisoned bodies
Of his loved ones, was a pathetic story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
BOY SHOT BY PLAYMATE.
Gun Proved to be Loaded and Nine
Year-Old Lad is Dead.

Pennsburg, Pa, June 27.-Norbert
A. Wilman, 9-year-old son of James
D. Wilman, of Pennsburg, was killed
Monday by shot from a gun in the
hands of Raymond Snyder, a 9-year-
old playmate who did not know the
gun was loaded. The gun was hang
ing in a shed of Calvin Schltz, where
the children were playing, when Sny-
der took the gun from the wall, play
fully pointed it at Wilman, and pulled
the trigger. The full charge of buck
shot penetrated the abdomen of W!l-
man, inflicting severe wound, from
which he died two hours later.
The lad was conscious from the time
of the shooting until his death, and
told his parents all details of the aci-
dent. The gun had been in the Schultz
shed for four years and the boys fire.
quently played with it, but it never
exploded. From this experience Sny'
der, believed the gun harmless, and
again pulled the trigger, with the fatal
results.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
GIRL oNTRLAL FoR}LIFEl
Pretty Designer Was, Exonerated at
Coroner's Inquest, But Must Face
Other Tribunal.


Chicago, June 27.-Will the jury be-
ing sworn in under oath in Judge Sab
baths court, to send Pauline Plotka
to the gallows if the evidence intro
duced warrants the maximum pen
atty, follow the example set by form
err juries of this city in trying women
for murder?
This youthful and pretty costume
designer will be her own star witness
and will no doubt tell the court the
story told the coroner's jury when
that body exonerated her. 1t was a
narrative of how she was wronged by
the county hospital inferno, spurned
when he tired Of her and the accl-
dental shooting when he attempted to
take a gun from her which she in
tended using on herself.
Miss Plotka was the center of at
traction during the drawing of the
jury, not altogether from her youth
full appearance, but from the up-to-the
minute style of her clothes, made by
herself after working hours.
There are no men in the Plotka
family to cheer o.. advise her, but
besides her mother and sisters, she
has a stanch supporter in her en-
ployer, A. J. Mitchell. He was near
her during the drawing of the jury
along with her mother and sisters
1t is thought the youthful defendant
will make her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell at their beautiful home
in Glencoe during the trial.
"My only interest in the case is to
do what any white man would do un-
der the circumstances. There are nc
men in the Plotka family and | feel
that a man is needed at this time,
he said.
It has been many years since Chi,
cago jury gave a woman the maSl.
mum, if any sentence, for murder, ano
with the evidence put before the cor,
oner's jury it seems quite doubtful
that this jury will see fit to seno
Pauline Plotka to the gallows, al
though they swear to do so if the evl,
dence warrants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
II !, { !, g +ba nower and commercial inn

f Z = i /. >
" 10 the power and commercial I'M
portanceiof Germany. The fullhlment
of these dreams has been postponed
from time to time, until the German
people have long since grown tired OF
hopes deferred.
The military caste is now prepar-
ing the people for the realization OF
failure to carry out the purposes o.
the present war, and to induce them
to look into the future by promising
GREAT achievements after the failure
Of the. present insane procedures OF
the kaiser.
Germany is undoubtedly preparing
her pecple for failure to win the war
this year by an extensive propaganda
setting forth that in the event Ger
man armies are not able to overrun
France this year, the situation next
year will be still better for Germany
than it was at the beginning OF the
present offensive, and that move
ment will be made then to put France
entirely out of the war.
A summary of the propaganda
which has reached the State Depart
ment through a neutral country sug-
oests that Germans released from the
army after the war will be able TO
give impetus to German submarine
construction that will Offset what the
Americans and English can do to build
M their commerce. It says ALSO after
the present war Germany will>be able
to inaugurate campaign and success
fully attack Egypt and India.
Information has also been received
from German interned officers that IN
letters recently received from Ger
MANY decided change in public opln-
ion is shown regarding the prowess
of the central powers, and great sur
prise is caused by the attitude Oh
American soldiers of German origin
who are loyal to the cause OF the
allies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
II REQUIRES 1O6 Pounds of Wool to
Equip a Soldier.

a campaign TO conserve the wool
now in the retail market has been
instituted by many women's organi-
cations, among them the Minnesota
vomen's committee of the commission
of public safety and council of ma
tional defense. This group of women
issued the following estimate arrang-
ed by Miss Marian Weller, chairman
of the commission on war dress, a
professor of the University of Mime
sofa:
"a soldier uses thirteen times as
much wool as a civilian. 1t requires
1O6 pounds to equip soldier fully.
"No fiber will replace wool. The
soldiers uniform to be of the greatest
service must be all wood of the best
grade. The civilian can use substi-
tute in many places"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Won TIRPITZ'S PROPHECY.

Admiral Won Tirpitz is on record as
having pledged his professional repu-
tation year ago that, if Germany
used the submarine without restriction
or compunction, Great Britain would
be starved, into submission before the
end of six months.
Twice six months have passed, and
the exports of meat products from
! the United States, mostly to Great
Britain and the other entente nations,
have increased during the period from
1863, 100000 to 359,000,000 pounds. The
reputation of Won TirpiSz has outlast-
ed Count Zeppelin's, but when the
plain people Of Germany learn that
the daily allowance of beef is rising
rather than falling in Great Britain,
it viii be in serious peril. His one
hope lies in the fact that the plain
people Of Germany are slow to learn.
Won Tirpitz had some vivid dreams
1T LIE DSS.lliiIitS Ut t!e val. ENieSb
submarines had sunk q number Of
British vessels, he hypnotized the
German people by telling them that
this initial work of destruction was
but the beginning of q warfare which
would eliminate the British flag from
the ocean.
It was Won Tirpitz who brought
America Into the war when he in
duced the German war lords to coua-
tenance ruthless summarizing of neu-
trail as we'll as enemy ships. He sup
posed tie United States would sub
nit to such oatrages as have Norway,
Sweden: Holland, Denmark and Spain,
but the screeching OF the American
eagle on the western battle front has
long since brought him and his dupes
to their senses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
BLACK HORSE CAVALRY
Tattered and Faded Colors of Famous
Command Cherished Memento.

The flag of the Back Horse Caval-
ry has been presented to the Confed-
crate Museum in Richmond.
This troop was formed in 1858,
largely OF the flower of Fauquier
county-young farmers-citizens of
Warrenton, ETC., all chivalrous, patri-
otic and brave.
This company, with John Scott as
captain; Robert Randolph, first lieu
tenant; Charles II. Gordon, second
lieutenant, and Alexander D. Payne,
third lieutenant, was named by Capt.
Scott, "Black Horse Troop" which
na,ne clung to it through the war,
though in the Confederate organized
forceS. it was known as Company Il,
Fourth Virginia Regiment.
2..any black horses were in it, but
a good horse without regard to Grace,
color, or previous condition was soon
welcomed into the troop.
Capt. Scott, either fearing Virginia
would not secede, or tired of await
ing developments, resigned in Febru-
airy, 1861, going to Alabama, where
he found rank in the Confederate
states army.
Therefore the first war captain, and
elected from the ranks, was William
H. Payne, one Of its original promot-
ers. He led it at the first battle of
Manassas, where it won its first spurs.
Lieut.. Alexander D. Payne succeed
ed William H. Payne, who had been
made major, and later well-known as
General Payne. Alexander D. Payne
remained in command until the sur
render.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
What Twenty Thousand Girls are
Doing.


The United States government had
the distinction o: graduating larger
class of 1918 than any school CT col
lege in the world when on June j the
United States Food Administration
issued from Washington, D. c., 10000
diplomas to college girls who had COM
pleted the food conservation courses.
"The young women to whom diplo-
mas were issued have been put in
touch with the secretary of the volun>
tary college workers of the food -ad-
ministration in each state who will
place them where their special train
ing and aptitude viii make their serv-
ices most valuable" said Dean DIN
TempIin, head Of the collegiate sec
ton.
In letter recently received from
the New York secretary, she said:
1--WE are placing volunteers in the
following lines Of service: Speakers
in schools, women's organizations,
church organizations, shop meetings,
service to farm bureaus, dissemlnat-
ing literature, volunteer bookkeeping
for food administration work, writ
ing articles for local newspapers and
working with the bureau of publicity
aiding the complaint division, the d
vision of trade organizations, and the
bureau of production.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

Alfred Stone, of White Oak, Stat
ford county, hung himself in the Jail
at Stafford Court House one day last
week, where he was awaiting the ar
rival of a guard to take him to the
State Asylum. Stone used his. blan-
ket, making a rope, which he tied to
the sill over the window and around
his neck. about week ago board
of lunacy was held and Stone was
committed to the State asylum
Some time ago he had the measles and
since his recovery his mind had been
affected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

w ANTED-White help, 25 counter
girls for cafeteria, 2 food checkers,
] timckeeper, l cigar clerk, l bak-
cry counter clerk and 2 boiler fire
men. Colored help, u dishwashers,
Z girls and 10 bus boys; good pay,
good sanitary working conditions,
short hours. Baldwins Incorporated
Commissary of Virginia Shipbuild-
ing Corporation. Apply to Mr..
Cook or Mr.. Hooks.
153-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Notice.

Having qualified as administrators
of the estate OF the late John VI.
Matthews, all persons indebted to sa!t;
estate are requested to make prompt
settlement with me, and all persons
to whom said estate is indebted az
requisite dto present their accounts
properly certified for payment.
Morton B. Apperson,
2O32 Duke street, Alexandria, Va.
144-10t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
GEEMANY's PROMISES

The. kaiser and his war lords have
been feeding the people Of the father
lsid ..upon promises during the past
-Four years. They were told the war
would be brief, ard that the armies of
The central powers would return load
ed with spells, while lamentations and
5aee in1emnities would add enormous
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

FOR SALE-The Downcy Stock Farm
1 mile west ofAlexandria on South
ern R., and Washington Southern
Ry. Property in fine condition with
good buildings will be sold as whole
or divided. Apply to Laurence
Stabler, 4l5 Prince street.
115-7t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

WANTED-Girls at the Pants Fac.
tory, second story. Gazette building,
317 King street, Alexandria; Sc per
week while learning; best wages
paid experienced stitchers on sew
ing machines. Apply at once.
1926
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

FOR SALE-A draft horse and truck
horse, will work anywhere. All in
first class conditions. Apply to SIS
Oronoco street, after 7 o'clock in the
evening. l53-4t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

FOR SALE = At public auction on
Saturday, June 30, at y o'clock in
front of Market building, one COW
cred Gypsy wagon, with four sleep
ing compartments. Also one two
seated surrey. Terms Of sale, cash.
r. B. Washington, Justice of Peace.
1926
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

WANTED-Cook and laundress for
Washington family. Room in house,
s25 per month. Address box B,
Gazette. 1887
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Classified Advertising

RUSH ORDERS of Printing executed
with speed and accuracy. Harry w.
Wade, Printing and Publishing, 315
King street. Phone 60.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

FOR SALE-A limited stock of Porch
Hammocks, $3.50 and $3.50. NJ.
Ruben & Sons. 1885,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

FOR SALE-One Ford Runabout,
cheap; can be seen at lannon's
wood yard, Duke and Henry streets.
1926
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

VULCANIZING, Goodyear system.
Tire and Tube Repair Company, i27
South Fairfax street. Your pa
tronage is respectfully solicited.
1856
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Washington Southern Ky.
Schedule In Effect June 10. 1918.

Schedule In Effect June 10. 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily, sos, 9:53, 1908 a. m, 1918,
1928; lis, 2:5S, 3:1S, 1913, 1888
p. m.
Week days only, 6:2O p. m. Satur-
days only sos p. M, and Sundays only
8:18 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 3:35, 1855 (locaD and
9:47, a. M; 2:27, PAT, SIT (locaD
GIT, SIT, 9:17 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
1880 a. m daily and 2:53 p. m. Satur-
days. Night train leaves 11:48 p. m.
daily for Fredericksburg and inter-
mediate stations.
NOTE-Times of arrival and depar-
ture and connections not guaranteed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27

Insure the home NOW-don't de-
lay, another day. This is the season
in which most fires occur. lnsurlng
through this agency means ABSO-
Lutte PROTECTION at regular rates.
/ LAURENCE STABLER
AS Prince Street. Alexandria, Ia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-20
NEEDS WALNUT WQaD
Government Makes Appeal b
OWnarS Of Trees.
Best Material for the Manufactrxo e.
Gun Stocks and AirpIame
PropeIlers.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. walnut has
proven, under a four-year test in this
war, to be the best wood for the manu-
facture of airplane prOpellefs and gun
stocks.
Our government will need all Of this
wood it can secure during the continu-
ance Of the conflict. 1t cannot buy
either logs or trees, as part of the lum-
Der produced by the log is not suitable
for either of the above purposes. How
ever, it urgently petitions all owners
of trees or logs to sell them to one or
more of the sawmills which hold gov
eminent contracts for gun stocks or
propeller lumber. Fight with your trees.
Don't let them remain idle SlackerS.
Owing to their inability to purchase
sufficient logs the sawmills have not
yet been able to supply the present re-
quirements of the government and it's
allies, and as our participation in the
actual hostilities is increasing rapidly
our requirements in this wood are
monthly growing heavier. Every tree
counts. Half a dozen will provide lum-
DER W Dullu u pIOpcllCI Ulduc anu put
a gun stock into the hand of each man
in the platoon. The lack of one ma
chine in the air or one platoon in the
fight might turn the tide in a battle.
Picture your own son or the son of
your neighbor holding on and fighting
against desperate odds until the COM
pany or regiment your trees have
armed can come to his relief. Make
this relief possible. Turn your trees
loose. Wake up and get into the fight.
In this way you will be fighting for and
with him as truly as if you stood be-
side him in battle. And you have no
right to do anything else. Act quickly.
If you have walnut trees write today
to Capt. r. L. Oakley, production di-
vision, small arms section, ordnance
department, Sixth and B streets,
Washington, D. c. He will put you in
touch with. several sawmills holding
government contracts, any one of
which will buy your trees and pay you
a fair price for them. -
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-20
CORNWALL A Nd JOEL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
VETERANS ATTEND ENCAMP-
MENT-HEAVY RAINS STOP
ALL HARVEST WORK

Mr.. George Dwinn and Mr. Lockhard
of Joel are attending the Grand Army
encampment at Portland this week.
The heavy rain of the last few days
has stopped all threshing here.
Mrs S. A. Sumne, known by her
many friends here as Grandma, is a well
come visitor among relatives and friends
here. Grandma has four grandsons that
have answered the call to the colors.
Grandma is 70 years old and is enjoying
good health, and for the last year she
has been faithful worker in the Red
Cross work. She has knitted % pairs
of socks and % swetters
Mr. and Mrs. Akers attended the M. E..
church at Moscow last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Hennen of Joel re-
turned home Saturday from few
weeks visit with relatives at Uniontown.
Mrs J. E. Blaylock and grandson,
Teddy" Woolfenburger, were visiting
at the Frank Mcbride home Sunday