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The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12

diers who accompanied the mission would explain that it was impossible
 The disorganization of the railway system was we'll nigh complete. There was no semblance of train dispatch. ing. Once or twice a day a train go ing in the opposite direction would be encountered. In this case both trains would stop, pour parlers would ensue, and one train or the other would go back to the nearest siding
 The stations were badly kept and had generally become the headquar ters of a sort of local Soviet, which was anxious to impress it's impor tance upon the passengers of every train. Waiting rooms and platforms were filled with soldiers, ex-soldiers, coolies and nondescripts.
 The self-constituted authorities at each station were a perpetual nuis. ance. Every station Soviet had to have the whole business of the mis- sion explained to it, and the difficult ties which immediately arose could only be solved by a plentiful distri- button of rubles and cognac. The to- tai amount of money distributed by the French officers in charge of the train during four weeks trip would easily have paid for the train twice over. The Americans wished to share this ex- pense proportionately, but the French insisted on paying it all The French also insisted on supplementing the Americans food suplies.
 The Bolsheviki everywhere showed a remarkable friendliness fro the lit tie groups of Americans on board the train. "The French belong to the bourgeoisie, but the Americans are just as good Bolsheviki as we are,' said one Soviet leader in an address of welcome at tiny village station north of Moscow. Occasionally Rus sian who had been in America was encountered.
 During the severe weather one of the French officers, Colonel Odone, fell ill with pneumonia and jed in his berth a few days later. His body was taken off the train near Mur- mansk and buried beside the track. All the American and French off cer, sand deputations of British, Ital- ian and Serbian military men from trains which immediately preceded the Franco-American train, attended the funeral service on the snow-cov- cred field. The grave was marked with cross made from fir tree boughs by members of the American delegation. Over the coffin, at Col. Odone's request, were draped the flags
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
FACE FIVE

of France, the United States and the other allies.
 At Vologda the train halted for nearly a day, and the Americans paid a visit to the American embassy which consisted of three railway cars drawn up on siding near the sta tion. The American ambassador had a private car of Pullman type, a din ing car, and first class sleeper.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12

The war calls for the team work of soldier son and soldier father the hero of the trenches and the hero of the furrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12

This is your first chance to defend the fiag-go the limit.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12

Plant an acre for the sheIl-hounded farmers of "No Mans Land"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

ing of the spot, his brother, also q
member Of the company, begged the
privilege to attempt 20 find and bring
him IN. The permission was granted.
The brother crept out into No Mans
Land as best he could. He found him
lying at the bottom Of shell hoe.
He managed to lift him out, an!
finally bore him back within the
lines. But when he laid him down
the life had fled. care you not sorry
now" said the commanding officer,
, "that you ventured all this p NO
was the reply, "beacuse when ! look
ed down into the shell hole he looked
up into my face and smiled, and said,
II knew you would come" Shall
| not eli our sons and brothers in
France know that by every means in
our power we too will come to meet
their needs?
Through the splendid work of the
Y. NJ. C. A., pushed right up to the
| trenches, each Of us can know the
deep reward that lies in that short
sentence: II knew you would coma"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
-FRIGID WAVE AND FIRES.

The prevailing arctic weather mas
been accompanied by an epidemic oil
fire sthroughout the country. This,
however, is generally the case, as i
I is necessary to fire up often, which n
creases the danger Of accidents.
Chimneys are often set ab!aze py
thoughtlessness upon the part 9!
many persons who place too many
combustibles in stove CRATES AMI Tire
places, which sets sparks flying IN
every direction.
While numerous fires, some causing
great loss and Inconvenience in places
have occurred. Alexandria has, so Tar,
been spared from any serious con-
faeration. But our people cannot DC
too careful at this time, whcM The fire
hydraats are frozen ard keen north
west winds are blowing.
As has often been recalled IN the
Gazette. in january 1925, the mosT
disastrous ire in the history Of Alex
a1Nlr;a occurred. It was during :
blizzard when a strong NORTH
west wind was blowing. that five,
sigh ii It's origin, ,&as discovered
in The alley on the west side or &oyai
street. near kiug. 1t soon assumed
alarming proportions, and was rot
checked until it had reached The Po'
ltomac r;vcr. The flames cut a swath
through several blocks, destroying
the Gazette office (ther on Fairfax
street near King.
Last year, it will Dc remembered,
a fire started in row OF frame
houses IN the northern section OF til"
city while the mercury was near zero.
Another occurred on north Alfred
street early this morning under sinh
lar meteorological! conditions. oa
both occasions our Alexandria ire
men worked heroiraiiy, opening the
frozen plugs with steam and 7s''f-
ing the destroying clement WINS
water was freezing Upon their CLOTH
ing.
Il. b,hooves all 10 be extremely
careful during the prevalence OF The
present :Pplac wave: as time i necea'
sarily 1ostin opening fire iEarantS'
and after this has been accomplished
water Often freezes IN me rose, SC
that but feeble streams can be rseu
ON conaagrations. Should . high wind
be prevailing during q fire, especial
" where mos Of the houses III tic
neighborhood are Of wood. there is
no telling What loss ard distress
might result
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
GERMAN EFFICIENCY.

Die f'reic Zcitung, Of Gernc. NoV-
ember 81, contained the following i.
Eliminating paragraph:
Before us lies the November IS
sue OF Norl und Sud, the monthly
published by Ludwig Stein. We LOOK
through it. and on page $50 we tinl
thu following notice printed in bIac!;
tyne and Indicated by three hands:
Pages 1Sl-1S6 arc absent from the
foreign edition OF this number. EtL
the censor. through carelessncss. mas
merely cut out the eight pages
mentioned without touching the table
Of contents, so that we lind upon
pares tSl-S there is an article On
titled Multiplication Of the People
and Policy Of Population after the
War by Dir. George jain, at present
in Brussels
The substance Of the above wa
published in the Gazette a few days
ago.
There mas reached London i pau
phlet called "rhe Secondary Marriage
as the Only Means for the Powerful
Army, and the Furitication Of Nora
'ity, BY Earl Hermann Iiorges, and
published by Oscar Muller, Of Co.
lcgnc. il is worthy Of attention be
cause Tie .Aargauer lSwitaerlan0
Vclkshlatt says that several million
copies Of ths pamphlet hare bean
gratuitc-sly distributed among Ger
man soldiers and won?en, and Is has
been in circulation for six months
without protest b. single German
newspaper. It car, therefore, hardly
be other than official propaganda.
Herr Iorees says that "the mill
tary strength, OF 2 people depends in
part on the number Of men able 10
bear arms" The war losses must BE-
made good. and the decline of she
birth rate must DC comb:tted in the
interests Of future army. Explain
ing that good morals are only what
tile upper classes Of society approve"
is says thst the facts give Germany
"t!?e justiA caticn IL case Of aaces-
silly to put the stamp OF morality
upon what today seems immoral"
It IS Ear from being new propo-
sition TO employ the methods OF the
stock farm ir order 70 provide Gsr-
mary viii, poweGr. ar-ny in 5h@
nea.:: future, 50 that The people choss:
by Cos to rule TIE WORLD may ha"e
the aee,.s Of repeating she present
assault on ehristiapitv. civilization,
morality, ::.o.e-- arc hu=.sai5y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
DISCoMFGRTS OF TRAVEL

An .Alexandrian yesterday cGntl1b-
nted an article 70 Washington
paper in which nc described alleged
uncomfortable conditions passengers
experience ii travelling between this
city AM Washington on the electrh
cars. The complaint was mostly III
reference to early morning brains
which. Tor some reason, were tlea Up
for 3 .:ine early YESTERDAY! Tie
officials Of The road may BE- able g
show that the congestion WE through
10 lauit q their own, although the
Sauthug OF me Communication alleges
trains PASSED certain corners without
stopping, causing many passengers
10 reach their places Of employ ment
sn Washington late
# 1t was also alleged that trains lats
In the afternoon are oVercro%ded,
and that passengers were compelled
30 staad ~ lie platform and face
zs-e ws&5A!c" while making The trips
between lie nwo cities.
Another eacrSa II complaint Is The
fact that :,.s cars are not a. well
::sesssd, ~ Rerctoigrc, which adds 10
the general discomfort. It y SAID
4hst tbs shortage u coal Is inc cause
- 4t;e c,,,:S.i,,,
"a group y shiver:ng ce!an:nterS
On the Washington: a,d Old Dominion
re;lway ::::s solved the p=oc!e-n Of
keeping v2-.n :. = cc!5 car .ocey.
Arid .:aElS 81 frozen ..n!ss-- @@d
the stamping Of 5ess scn:c chilled
seal I'D bright, -.Sdy. WAIT: :6es.
He 3-a@ : newspaper iron IS
pocket, c,..,npis3 i - Or the flooe
and Esg,:..5sS i
s5 IA 5r,ss:!:ss oi&-e was soor gossg'
nae~-::liy n the center OF the car. Fse
passengers c~oT-dAd around anG i'd
dec n:.ore newspapers to the pile.
But The supply Of newspapers gave
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
MEMORABLE WINTERS !.

One Of our Washington cotempo-
raries in commenting upon the pres
ent frigid conditions recalls the long
to-be-remensbered winter Of 1S56-BS57.
The paper says during that winter
= train of cars consigned to the old
Orange and Alexandria Railroad
made the run from Washington TO
Alexandria upon the ice.
Our contemporary is wrong III say
me that a train Of cars made the run,
g but two cars came from the capt.
tai city to Alexandria on the ice.
And it must not be supposed mat
they came upon wheels, nor thai a
locomotive pulled them to tins city.
At that time there was no rail-
communication between Alexandra
and Washington, and two passenger
cars, about as heavy as motor cars
CT tic electric railway. had reache"
Washington from a northern city ce'l-
signed to the Orange road. ana III
stead OF bringing them here on huge
scows, as was generally done, 1t was
determined to make the trip upon
the ice. The ears were placed upon
wooden runners and several horses
were used in Pulling them to AlcXan-
dria. The ice in The river 1T that tfri~
said tc have boon about. clghtcer
inches thick, and as the cars nearct
this city hundreds Of persons, mostly
lovs. proceeded to the channel Of tie
r:rcr ard followed the cars to the
icct OF Gibbou street: where tll...'
were subsequently placed upon {
rack which had been laid some time
before.
The winter 81 lSjG-lS57 vas tic
longest and cclacs! Oh record III Alex
an3ria. For long time Teh'cle.
sae, from one side CT the river to tho
cther, and Marylanders wlic III tha'
da- made Alexandria their nar!!c-
7Iace utilized the ice iii order 70 get
hero
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
n THE, CIRCUIT COURT OF TH2
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, FlAt.
GINA.

irene Davis. Complainant, -.
Henry Z. Davis, defendant. In Sa"@-
Gerry.
complainant stating specifically the
last known posS-offics address 81
Mace Of abode Of the defendant: ~"
i appearing to the Court That Pre-,
cess mas beer issued ard Ge.lEA'a
5v the Sergeant Of the Cry Of Ale%-
and,ia. i-ginio, showing The al-~::-
slit not bsirg found within liz J.-.='
5iction # this Court. the Clerk t4@.:-
5 ii, tnig 5rd day Of January. 1913,
doth grant the following o-cer o.
publ.ca;toN
4 divorce 0 vnculo matr.monil IL
snc complainant. Lcona Davis, ftcn1
tilc ground or wi,ful dese-tio1 ~
abandonment @oc mere than 5A.cG
yearz: 5Mas rAe cor pl7i4ant. irene
Da-is, r2a7- be allowed 10 ia.:.:ne a"g
maiden name &C t.en1 Jc!l.---.l, ~
for su:h o-ha-, Eug.Ae- and gaE -.
ral;ce IS the case may require or tc
equity may seem meet. and En- a-..-
d. having baea filed taa5 the c.
:e,12nt. Herr 7. DaEis. !. Z ROB
resident Of The 2-Gss Ct Virginia, t
Is ordered that he ID arrsar within
fifteen davs after d',a pnblicat.on q
sai1 orde2 Of publication and do. w!.z-
ig necessary 10 protect his interests
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF COAL

the Fuel Administration Virginia order
dealers this city county no
household quantities II excess o. I'VE
o1y waen the consumers supply hand IS two TONS
less This will make maximum quantity o. o@E ton q my
greater Ecr fifteen days and
when hand less than @ require
larger only sufficient fe A actual aae4S
-lst c2!1
special permit from the Fue! Administrator
effective relieve dealer Of
s:oity and difficulty asc2nn supply any
arranged that affidavit furnished by the purchasers
family sixteen c @ge These s Tor maxim the
Wits will BE taken without charge BY any ore nc following noEi:
Miss Gladys ~ Brooks room Ls%an5ra National bank 2a!aa
Drnry, l07 south Royal BuE Burke ard HERBERT
Dufy Office, C!erE Court CORTLAND Il 21 south
Claude Cru1io, 1901 E- VI Dwcie, Gill
National J. First National Bank; Fleming
Fairfax street. --e*anda National Baa:
81 order o:
ALBEIT BEy+N ,. \, RUST, j., GEO. = WAKEFIELD
Fuel Commission Alexandra city and County
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

out ali too soon, and, reiapsing into
, ,old, eheerless misery, the commuters
shiVrred on.
Many years ago there vas chronic
complaint of the discomforts attend
ing a trip to or from Washington on
electric trains, but the company soon
made certain changes, procured bet
Ter cars and for long time no
g1umblings have been heard. We
prefer to believe the company is
ready to do anything reasonable IN
order to render their patrons corn
Portable, and that, too, as soon as
possible. It is unfortunate, however,
that heat should have been "cut out"
ct this trying season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
GIRL BURNS TO DEATH.
Unable to Cry Aloud as She Lies IL
BED. All Invalid.

Unable to Cry Aloud as She Lies ~
Bed, All Invalid.
Pleasantvilie, Pa. Jan 4.-Sp2cca-
less because of throat troubles, an
unable to call for help. Agnes he,
Donald, aged % years, was burned
TO death when f2c destroyed the III
Donald residen.a here Wednesday,
morning. The girls mother, Ms. Joha
Mcdonald. a widow, was cut, and ID
is believed that sparks from voc"
used as fuel in the girls bedroom 81
fire to the carpet.
The cir! was Ill in bed, and neigh
bors vino discovered the fire dii not
know she was in the house, and he2I-
ing no cries, did not iGv:st!g&t2.
When her mother returned she ria2c
frantic efforts to enter tne house:
but was prevented by fi-en1en.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
who Pays the Income Tax?

For the fiscal year just ended the
eleven southern states paid less
.lan S700O,OOO income taxes. Obi?
paid more than SS,o0O,00O and ILL.,
rois almost S12,0OO,0GO. These two
therefore, turned in about three
times as much in income taxes IS
the entire south, although th2y had
less than half the population Of the
latter. Pennsylvania contributed
nearly S1S,0OO,Ooo and New York al
most SS2,OOQ,O0Q. Out of the total!
f $3.50, JOSS paid in taxes on IN
1ividual incomes, six states contri-
buted $134 100000. The total cor
roration tax was S179,372,SS8, with
thc distribution by states quite SINH
lar to that of the income tax e
.ejpts, New York being far i'll tie
'oad with total Of more than $4;,-
100000. About the only conc'u:icn
that can be reached Is that the great
Industries are located mainly i'll Ire
northern states. These give ani-
lov,ncnt to millions from I'll parts
# the country-Le.iic': Keefly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

sane, was arrested IN the physicians
office Immediately after sounds q
fighting were heard and confessed, :
police statement says, that ne killed
the physician because Dr.. Raasch-
kolo had been treating him ard had
ilirl under his influence
TIE victim had been chokaa AMI
beaten over the head with char aEH
two large glass bottles, pats d
which were then used 70 cut rha
physicians throat and abdomen.
When Lions was taken II cC-tcdy he
was cutting his wrist with 2 piece o
glass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
FEAR GERMAN DEFEAT.
Swiss and Swedes Are Afraid to IL
roat il Teutonic Looms.


+ Germany really baG any chance
to win the war, Of if her closet
neighbors ard friends had the slight
est faith in Ter chances It would o.
the easiest thing in the world to mn
out about It. III Switzerland or o"s-
den today any business man who VIII
take the German end of it, can doun:e
his money by buying German bonds.
FOR one marks worth Of Swiss Or
Swedish coin ne can get two malks
worth If the German loans. II Ger
many wins or gets draw this VIII
net 100 per cent profit. But neither
the Swiss nor the swedes can be IN
,iu.oi TO invest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
AGREEMENT REACHED
Tentative Understanding By NhlcH
Railroad Men VIII Receive iooac

NdlttpcN !"tSh y Az NN>-''' ''~~ -
Pay.
Lenders Of inc -four big railroad
,rctherhood5 today held . conference
r-ith Director General MeAdcc, 81
which the question e increased wdg9-
cor all classes of railroad labor Tzs
fully discussed. \ tentative ag=e4-
nent was reached TO grant all rail
:oad workers increased wages On 2
sliding scale. The lo~-paid men ata
to receive the highest percentage q
..rcrcasc while The higher paid mcn:
uch rs cnginccr= and conductors, will
receive lesser percentage. Dire
or McAdcc was especially 1nx!ciis
:hHt The unorcanizeA railroad worhcua
who arc now paid The lowest wages,
receive increased pay.
What is probably more important,
INC labor leaders put themselves II
Tho hands Of Director N:Adoo ard
practically agreed to abide by his de-
cisions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
MANIAC SLAMS rHTSICIAN.

Cuts Doctors Throat With Broker
Hattlc and Attempts Suicide.
Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 4--Dr.
Charles Rauschkolb, Sc years Ole,
was found murdered in his office
early yesterday. Henry Lions, so in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

More than 5uc thousand years ego
the prophet Daniel, Prime Ministuc
Of the Medc Persian Empire, sail
that the ten kingdoms Of V-ester.:
Rome should never De united. Taa..
E7:scr N;lhe..... las challenged Tie
Word Of God, vii. &c shs I'VE w:rs
theme o. Professor ehas.. Patterson,
II the Elks' Hall Auditorium next
Sunday night, January 8. Mr.. J. a.
Chestnut will have charge Of tie
music. Seats will be free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
II I=eideat os Ike Wa.

They had returned to the trenches.
An English officer was missing.
Someone had seen him fall. Learn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

Insure the home NoW-don't DE-
lav another day. Taia is tie season
II which most fires occul. Lasnflae
through this Agency means AoSo
LITE; PROTECTION At regular
.ctes.
.7rDENTE SThRT E.S
az i'g:Hcc Sscaot >!eEsa1''1 70
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
Classified Advertiser

FOR SALE 1915 Chevrolet auto
mobile. in first fslasa condition.
Coed bargain to quick purchaser.
INQUIRE CT Mt Vernon ..uto Co.,
Alexandria, Va 29--c3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04
i-S1FgaiE7S

! ELeccric Lamp, was s7.5G, new $3.50
Electric Lamp, was SO, now $3.50
Smoking Stand, was 3, now SIS
: Smoking Stands, vas So, now 22.Z5
! Desk Set, vas $500, now &4.r)
! Py1e& Baking Dish, vas IS. no~-
$50.
2 Nut Bowls. was s2.5G, now S1.25
I pair Candle S-i:i.s. was s3.0c NOV
500.
Xmas Boz PAPER. was zee, nov l6c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-04

We as running special SALES ~
shosz. COATS, suits anG drassss e.
t-adirdinary values offered Il low
prices Other sales also it prog-es=.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-23
The Way Lies Clear Before Us

If we are to reduce our infant death
rate during the war, as our allies
have done, we must realize as they
have done that the safeguarding of
child life and the protection of pros
pective mothers is an imperative pub
lie duty and that it must be carried
on as war work side by side with the
recruiting and munitioning of armies
And we must utilize the same means.
the specialist, the trained nurse, the
health teacher, the dispensary, the
Open-Air school, the sanatorium-the
very agencies which we are helping
France to secure today and which we
in America have been working for il
more or less desultory sort of way
for years. Some of us fully appreciate
their value before war came and i
they were important before, they ar
doubly imperative now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-23
National Efficiency

While good scholarship and good
schools will give us start toward ma
tional efficiency, we need ingrained in
our daily life a habit of persistent
thoroughness.
A man was speaking the other day
of the reason why Jews are so Sue
cessful as commercial travellers. He
remarked that the native American,
while very bright and alert salesman
was often discouraged by few re-
Bluffs. He would lay himself out to
please a prospective customer. But
if the latter received him CURLY and
showed him no consideration, he was
apt to get Disguised and give up.
Meanwhile, Jew he said, might be
almost kicked out of a store. Yet he
remained good natured, and kept on
visiting the place. By and by the
prospect" would be interested by the
mans patience and persistence, and
would give him an order.
Probably the reason why our bust
ness men have been so slow in develop
| ing South American trade is found
right here. If on a few trials they
| did not succeed in suiting a foreign
house, they would conclude that the
latter's demands were unreasonable,
and that it was no use fussing with
them. Whereas the European export
| houses, in their slow and patient way
would keep on taking pains and try
ing to locate just what the difficulty
was, and to learn just what the con-
Germ wanted. In the end their pa
tience would be rewarded by building
up permanent trade.
Quickness and alertness of thought
is fundamental American character
istic. It is a splendid qualification for
national success. Yet people who have
a gift are often impatient with other
peoples ways of thinking and doing.
We expect too much to get results
right off quick. The great prizes of
life do not come in that way. We need
in our daily life more of a patient,
logged determination to win, even if
it takes a very long time to achieve
the end in view.