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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-28

Mrs. L. A. LaFontisee who has been
visiting her daughters in Tampa ano
Lakeland, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs L. j. Knight
and sons, returning to her home in
Gainesville Sunday afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
GRAND JURY BRNGs{I ,;ya.. !
II IN! IMPLEMENTS

The gand jury of the Corporation
Court yesterday afternoon returned
true ILLS in the following cases
against persons charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law: Nellie
Dudley, George Mudd, Martha Whit
sett, William Brown, Carrie Saunders,
E. NJ. Donahue, P. S. Jones, Noah
Green and Patrick Fcrrall These
plead guilty and were given the mini
mum penalty-$5O fine and imprison-
ment ir Jail for thirty days.
The case of the Commonwealth VS..
Edward Waters, charged with viola
ing the prohibition law, was contin-
ued.
The jury failed to find a true bill in
the case of Katie Bell, charged with
grand Larceny and she was dismissed.
A true BIZ. was found in the case of
George O Faulkner, charged with
rape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
RICHMOND THEATRE

If your husband not only objected
to your taste in motor cars, insisting
on one of his one selection, but bought
sables for another woman ito make
you jealousy as we'll, would you i'm
mediately lose no time in suing for a
divorce.
Come to the Richmond Theatre to-
night and see just how Mollie Thorn
hill Constance Talmadge) solves the
problem of. the motor car and the sab
les, in her latest Select Picture in
which she is presented by Lewis ],
Selznick. ,,ao
"A Pair of ;. Silk Stockings" ran on
the stage for two successful years in
London, followed by a season at Win
throp Ames' Little Theatre in New
!: Yan, Yon,c and two more full seasons on the
road. Similar success awaits it or
the screen with its s'populsr star, Con
stance Talmadge. 30 " '''
/ Also Pathe-Hearst comedy. ;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
PLAY WEEK FESTIVITIES,
Hike Tonight; Cabaret Tomorrow
T. Night; Patriotic Pageant
Last Evening.

Three hundred children and a good
lv number of grown-rps attended the
patriotic pageant, folk dances, games
and relay races last night at the
playground, given under the auspices
Of the War Camp Community Ser
vice, and the committee in charge
cf the work was Mss Ruth Deahl,
assisted by Miss Evelyn Howard
Folk dancing consisted of the follow
ing: Greeting Dance Danish; !
See You (swedish); Rufty Tufty
English Country; Gustaf Sto!
(Swedish); Shumachers (Danish).
The principal characters in the pa
.alotic pageant were: columbia v
Audrey Nails; "Justice" Dorothy
Picrpoint; Soldier" Bobby Howard;
"Sailor." f. Dunn. Winners of, the
races we're: Girls 50-yard dash.
Mary Davis, Cletis Griffith, Edwina
Carter. JAM Deahl Boys 50-yari
dash, S. Drcifuss AMI j. Davis; boys
broad jump, Dreifus, first; Clinton
Parker, second; Bennett Moore,
third; girls clothes llne race, Audrey
Malls, first; Dorothy Pierpoint, sec
end; boys obstacle race, Harry Pier
point, first; Gordon Stone and Gar
land Sisks.
A dance was given last night at the
War Camp Community Club to the
members of the scnool of applied
mechanics at Camp Humphreys. Sc
lcctions on the piano were given by
Misses Yates, Rogers, Zachary, Cal
Iahan, Knight and Mrs. Merriam. The
land scheduled to play was unable
TO attend.
A committee composed of Miss
Cora Cochran. Mrs. J. E. W. Timber
man and Miss Lucy Graves served
refreshments. Sergt. Smith repre-
sented the camp on the general COM
nittee.
A feature of the play week" pro-
gram tonight will he .wo-mile hike
in which employed gins and girls of
.le Alexandria High School will par
ticipatc. They vii! meet on the play
Grounds at Lee School building al
c 80 o'clock this evening. Some spe-
cial features have been arranged in
connection with the affair. =,
A cabaret performance is sched
|, led to be given tomorrow night al
the War Camp Community Club
Tickets may be procured for 25 cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
WALES MEN GO TO WAR;
FROG CATCHER ALSO GOES

Boston, Mass, Sept. l2.-lhongh
Fritz is on the jump his fate now IS
al the more certain. Peter Charon,
of New Haven, official frog catcher for
the laboratories at Yale University,
has enlisted in the Marine Corps.
"There isn't much doing in the frog
line now" says Charon. "Before the
war Won used to hear them churnin@
out their cries of jug of rum! Jug OF
rum but now you can't find any OF
the creatures down our way. Besides
there's no market since the laboratory
men have all gone to war"
Charon is six feet and one inch IN
height. The Marines consider him a
good addition to their fighting Corp;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
USING DECOY VESSEL
Incoming British Liner Warns of Hun
Submarine Ruse.

An Atlantic Port, Sept 12.-Warn-
ing that a German submarine opera
ting 1000 miles east Of New York may
be using large cargo ship as de-
coy has been brought here by the off
GERS of an incoming British passenger
liner. They reported sighting a YES
sci apparently of about 400 tons DAM
aged by shell-fre and flying the Span
ish flag There were no signs of life
aboard the freighter and the British
commander gave her a wide berth,
speeding away on zig gag course to
avoid possible torpedo attack.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 12.-De-
struction of an enemy submarine Sep
tember 8 off the Atlantic coast by
gunfre from the American steamer
Frank H. Buck has been reported to
the Navy Department by the master
of the steamer. He said that two
shots were observed to hit the submer-
sible, which sank after terrific ex-
plosion."
The submarine, the captain said,
opened fire on the steamer at range
of 14OO yardes, but when it found
after an interchange of three score
shots that it was outranged by the
Americans, it tried to draw off. 1t
was then that the ship put in the two
shots which the captain believes de-
stroyed the enemy. ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
SEEK THEIR CORRECT AGE.
Many Registrams During Past Few
Days Search Records of Their
Birth. :

During the past few days hundreds
of persons to whorl their age was
merely secondary consideration have
tcen busy in order to determine their.
correct age. Bibles have been brought
into use, church records, birth rec
ords, school records and an endless
variety of other records have been
searched by men ranging from Is &c
4S years in order to be able to give
their correct age whcn they registered
today.
There were some few who had no
record of their age, but who simply
had to go by guess work and troG
ave their age to the registrars as
.st they could. A majority. however,
had their correct age and little or no
difficulty was experienced except in
few cases in this particular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY.
Episcopal Theological Seminary anil
Episcopal High School Will Resume
Sessions Thai Day.

The Episcopal Theological Semi
nary will open next Wednesday for
the session of 1918 and 1919. Ten new
students are expected to enter which
will make the full number, including.
of course, those who are returning,
twenty-five in all which is considered
good prospect for these times of
war. '.'*'S7
Rt. Rev. Arthur C.. Thompson, D
D., suffragan bishop Of Southern Vir
ginia, will preach the opening sermon
Sunday.
The Episcopal High School of Vir,
g:nia, A. R. Hoxton principal, will re-
open for studies Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
LIMITED SERVICE MEN.
Twenty StenographerS or. TNpists Are
Wanted by September %.

10 Lane Stern, adjutant general an
..urrces that twenty stenographers o.
typists; who are in class !, group |
qualified for limited or special mill
tary service only, are to be Inducf@d
September %, for TT. Slocum, New
York.
From the men inducted on this ca j
will be selected number to be assign.
cd to the Judge Advocate Generals
Department, and the regstrants who
do not qualify for the Judge Advocate
Generals Department will be assigned
AS far as it is practicable, to othe'
clerical duties with The army.
The local draft board has been m
structed to wire not later than Sep
tcmber Is the number of volunteers
they have.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
AMERICAN OFFENSIVE
Travecy, at Southern End of linden
burg Line, Is Taken by Poilus.

sF.ondon, Sept. l2.-An Ameican
/ fensive was begun on the Meuse a
the Moselle at 5 o'clock today. A
leans are = miles from German b.
dary.
London, Sept. 12.-The British
local operations have further !;
vanced their lines north of Epehy
in the neighborhood of Verma
west of st. Quentin, according
Field Marshel Haig's communicate
issued last night.
During Tuesday night the Brit
line was advanced slightly in the r
ion Of Vermand, northwest of
Quentin, Field Marshal Haig repor
in his official statement today.
The Germans delivered a count
attack in the region of Escourt.
Quentin. 1t was repulsed in stiff fig
ing. There was sharp fighting also
Gouzeacourt. The Germans W
beaten off, except at one point, VIII
one British post remained in enc
possession.
British Armies in France, Sept.
British troops yesterday game
footing in Peiziere and Epehy, on
railroad between Roisel and Marcoi
In general the British are continu
to close in on the Hindenburg line
series of small actions and man
vers. The line in the northern
of the battle zone has now been
vanced through the village of Tr
cault. three and one-half miles SCI
west of Marcoing, to the east
edge of the place, where the tro
are actually in the old Brit
trenches facing the Hindcnburg /
In the South Australian tro
have advanced in the area from Y
mand to the outskirts of Attily. on
edge of Holnon wood. from the OF
side of which the whole Of the
country up to the famous German
fensive positions and the spires of
Quentin are clearly invisible.
The enemy positions were storm
during downpour of rain.
troops are reported to have gai,
their objective although the adva
was made over oozy. slippery mu,
The enemy has delivered seveI
small counter attacks. The line wes
Of Gouzeaucourt was attacked las
night but the advancing Germ9A
were met with a whitening machW
gun fire and were .'repulsed 'eveM
where except with one place w|reS
they ,gnanaged to pcntrate Ia Britis'
post at the crossroads known as.Dea
Mans Corner. Another party trie
to enter the, British trenches south
west of Mocuvres, but was repulse
with comparatively heavy casualtie:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
RED CROSS DOINGS.
MANY Articles to be Made This Month
Aid of All Sought.

Many Articles 10 Oe Ndue Aius &"ont
Aid of All Sought.
The Alexandria Chapter OF The
American Red Cross has been aske,
ts make during the month of Septcm'
Der the following articles: Two hun-
dred bedside bags; five hundred com
fort kits; one thousand eight by twelEe
cotton pads and as many knitted arti-
cles as can be produced.
The bedsise bag, it is announced, is
% be made according to government
requirements consisting of unbleache6
muslin, bound with tapes to tie to tee
oed. 1t is intended 70: the use OF our
boys in hospitals and is proving a
great convenience.
The comfort kits are bags of cloth,
and an American flag on one side, each
sight by twelve, with tape drawings,
kit contains also a housewife and a
button bag.
The Red Cross committee says thaI
if you are not already giving your
time to that organization determine
today to. help and come at once to its
workrooms every morning but Satur-
day.
Other workrooms are as follows:
Rosemont, Wednesday evenings until
$50.
Braddock-Tuesday night and We'd
nesday afternoon at Mrs. Elliott's.
Jefferson-Time and place to be an
nounced later.
West Egd--West End school, Tues
day and Friday 2 until 5 p. m.
Strangers in. the city are Away;
welcome. In the Red Cross rooms you
:an spend many happy hours with
others in working in this great cause
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
DESTROYER RAMS Sub
American Troopers Root Wildly
While Warships Dispose of Subma-
rine. - 1. 4A

iih>' = q e. ID ss1
London, Sept. 12.-All doubts that
the U-boat which torpedoed the Brit
ish troop ship carrying $500 Ameri-
can soldiers Saturday afternoon was
itself destroyed by one or more deptn
bombs hurled at it by British destroy
ers were removed late today by au-
thenticated eye witness accounts.
Here is what Charles L. Bass, a
Y. NJ. C. A. worker of Atlanta, Ca
told the Universal Service staff cor
respondent:
81 was standing on the top deck
when the cry "a periscope" came
The ship was suddenly swung to a
zig zag motion. A few seconds later
a torpedo whizzed past the bow, bare
ly missing it.
81 held my breath until the second
torpedo exploded with terrific crash
amidships.
Troops Cheer Dcstroyers.-
"There was no panic, but lot OF
hurry and hustle and considerable
confusion, all the men running up
to the top deck. Some leaned over The
side of the vessel to watch the work
of the British torepdo boat destroE-
ers. They cheered the little war ships
at the top of their lungs as the de-
"troycrs battIed with the U-boat.
zone depth bomb fun at the sub
marine made the U-boat stand up tlt-
teen feet out of the water.
"Then another destroyer came rush
ing uo t, ram the submarine. she
crashed night into the u-boa,'s hull.
"A Ir; of fat German bodies were
sent sprawiing into the air then H"'e
seen floating on the surfase.
Gone German was captured alive
7 am told.
"The Yank soldiers whistled and
yelled and chcered with delight as
thev watched the U-boat sink.
"All that time the water was rush
ing through big hole in our ship.
The soldiers and passengers slid down
ropes into lifeboats and many right
on deck Of dcstroyers.
"The destroyers sure did ycoman's
work in rescuing US.
Our ships was towed safely TO
port"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
The TORPEDO PLANT

Secretary Daniels Advises Chamber o
Commerce to Notify Property Own
ers of Site Chosen That Settlemen
Will be Made After Title is Ap
proved. e q.
The Chamber of Commerce toda!
received the following letter from Sec
retary of Navy Daniels relative to 10
eating the torpedo assembling plant II
this city on the river front.
Gentlemen:
For the purpose of erecting tor
pedo assembling plant the Government
has decided to acquire title to all that
certain tract of land situated in the
City of Alexandria, Virginia, bounded
as follows, to wit:
On the North by the South line OF
Cameron street, on the West by the
East line of North Lee street, On the
South by the North line of Fayette
Alley, and on the East by the Potomac
River, same being traversed North
and South by North Union Street; to-
gether with all docks and piers on said
Potomac River located between the
center of Cameron Street on the North
and the center of Fayette Alley on
the South.
The reputed owners of the separate
parcels of land embraced in the afore-
said tract are as follows. TO wit:
Henry X. Field and Company, W.
A. .Smoot and Company, Inc, John Da-
vid Lannon, Trustee, F. S. Harper,
Inc, Arthur H. Bryant, Mutual Ice
Company, Catherine Butler and Min
ME W. Henderson.
The Department is now investigating
the values of the separate parcels OF
land embraced in said tract, with a
view of effecting settlement with
the owners thereof after each has
shown approval title thereto.
In view of the fact that all nego-
tiations have been carried on through
the good Offices of the Chamber of
Commerce, it is suggested that the
Chamber Of Commerce advise the
owners of the contents of this letter.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) Josephus Daniels,
Secretary.
The Chamber of Commerce,
Alexandria. Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Grand Theater.

Events in Russia during the revolu-
ticn when Kerensky was the man OF
the hour, are unfolded to your gaze
in a thrilling film to be shown at the
Grand Theater tomorrow These are
faithful pictures of a momentous Pc
riod of the worlds history and every
ore who is interested in events abroad
and every one is deeply interested
should see them. Billy West will be
the added attraction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY.
FITZGERALD COUNCIL X OF c

Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights
of Columbus, at its annual meeting
held last night in St. Mary's Hall
elected these officers to serve for the
ensuing year: F. T. Quinn, grand
knight; NJ. j. Mcfarland, deputy
grand knight; M. E. Greene, chancel-
lor; w. A. DeVaughan, recorder c.
NJ. Lennon, financial secretary; S. A
Breen, treasurer; Rev. L. F. Kelly,
chaplain; J. H. McDonough, advocate;
Alphonso Lucas, warden; Andrew A.
Lucas, inside sentinel; Thomas Muir
ply, outside sentinel; T. E. Dyson,
trustee. !:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Alfred Street Baptist Church

Rev. W. H. R. Powell, pastor. Be-
ginning Sunday, September 18th, the
Rev. Powell will preach series of
sermons on the subject of "Our Prec-
ious GAtonement.' The subject for
September 18th, will ber HThe Great
Source of Our Atonement, Romans
sill. W
For September 22nd, '"The 'Vican-
Source of Our Atonement," Romans
53:4-s.
217-1t - :,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
! BURNED TolnEA5iTrHl! At
Maria Craven, Colored, Loses Life
While Pouring Kerosene on FIRE
AT H6jmnhe on Seminary Hill.

AT Home OH oehaih"iy i
Maria Craven, colored, slxty-elsht
wears old. who lives on Seminary Hill,
Fairfax county, several miles west OF
this city, was burned to death yester-
day afternoon when her clothes took
fire while she was pouring kerosene
on a fire in the kitchen stove. The
woman was alone at the time. Her
little grandson living nearby attracted
by the screams of the woman entered
the house and unable to give assist
ance to his grandmother he summon
ed his mother and when she arrived
the Craven woman was literally burn
ed from head to foot and died few
minutes afterward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Music. Lessons.

The Misses Rotchford will reoper
their studios at 1909 Queen street fol
instruction in vocal and instrumental
music. September 18th. "
217-3t.: :" :. ,'.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Meetings

NOTICE-Mount Vernon Council,
Daughters of America, vii! hold its
rapular meeting tomorrow (Friday)
evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. kirch-
orcr. 407 South Washington street.
o17-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Masonic Notice.

There will be a called communlca-
tion of Alexandria Washington Lodge,
No. %, 4. Z. & A. NJ, Friday, Sep
tember Il, 1913. at 800 p. nl., to at
tend the funeral of Brother Anthony
r. Snoot. Please attend.
Bv order Of the WorshipfuI Master,
A. G.. Uhler, Secretary.
0171t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Don't fail to see Kerensky and the
Russian Revolution, also Billy West,
Friday at the Grand Theater. Admis-
sion 5 and 10 cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
2l7-1t.

The Virginia Stenographic School,
will reopen it's night classes on Sep-
tcmber 18th Hours 3 to 10 p. m. !
Individual instruction to all, ana
special attention given to speed Gic~
tation. Applicants may apply aftep
6 D. m, at 526 King street.
Anna N. Summers, Principali
Marie K. Doberty, Assistants
o17-1wk. ~ JILL. !.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
DEATHS

SMOOT-On Tuesday evening, Sep.
tember 10th, 1918, at S:45 p. m.
ANTHONY E. SNoOT, son of ths
late James Rector Smoot. "
Funeral from his late residence Fri
day, September 18th, at 4:So p. m.
217-1t. .&..s--- = 8. -. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Owing to the difficulty of getting
teachers this year the public school
at Howardsville, nea' the Seminary.
will not be open at the coming ses
sion, but the children will attend th"
graded school at Bailcy's Cross Roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Seminary Hill Notes.

Rev. DR.. Bergman Green, dean Of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary
and Mrs. Green, have returned from
their vacation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Rollins returned
home more than a month ago and d..
Rollins preached in Christ Church dur
rg the absence of DR.. Morton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Tn the circuit court yesterday IN
the suit of F. F. Marbury and others
against the Mercantile Railway Build
ias and Loan Association Judge S. G.
Erent entered decree referring the
cause to E. B. Taylor who is appointed
special commissioner in chaRcery to
settle the accounts of Douglas Stuart
receiver in the cause This in al
probability will wind up the affairs
il: the suit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

DON'T fail to see Kaensky and the
Russian Revolution, also Billy West,
Friday at the! Grand Theater. Admis7
sion 5 and 10 cents. j
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Rev. Dr.. Bell, Mrs. Bell and Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. 5. A. Wallis have return
ed from Orkney Springs, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Kennedy expect
to return to Seminary Hill this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
CITY NEWS Il IN IN . BRIEF i i
Mrs. Samuel Bendheim and Mrs.
Louis Bendheim have returned from
a visit to New York.

Everett Hellmuth, graduate in the
aviation camp at Ithaca, N. Y. is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs W. H,
Hellmuth, in this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
FISH DAY TOMORROW-steak pol

lock. Spanish mackerel, butter fish,
silver perch, Norfolk trout, clans
Sanitary Fish Market, Stall No. 2,
City Market. Phone 735. :.
2l7-ft. 40 ..- ~ &
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip R. Peyton, Of
Braddock Heights, have returned from
New York City, where they visited
their son, Captain Philip Barbour Pey-
ton, u s A., and his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Rev. DR.. Crawford was on the chill
during the summer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Mrs. Hubert Snowden and family
who spent the month on Seminary
Hill have returned To their home ir
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12

Mr.. McKelligat, an old and respect
Ell resident of Seminary Hill, is scri-
ously i'll much to the regret of his
many friends.