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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
CARLINAL FARLEI'S CONDITION
Prelate Reported Rapidly Sinking
Last Night.

Mamaroncck, Y, Sept. l7.-Card-
inal Farley was reported sinking rap
idly last night and it was stated that
the end might come at any minute.
Mgr. Carroll. private secretary to
the Cardinal said:
"The Cardinals recovery now seems
hopeless. His heart has almost fail
ed. 1t has been growing steadily
weaker in, the last three days. He Is
very, very weak. we have not yet
abandoned hope, however"
Hundreds of inquiries regarding the
Cardinals condition were received
during the day by mail and telephone
and many prominent clergymen made
personal calls.
Children in the pacocial schools and
academies in the arch diocese were
asked to pray for the Cardinals recov-
cry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
Alexandria Water Co., Will Ask For
Bids-Pipe Line From Barcroi'
Dam to be Built When Normal
Conditions Return.

Bids will shortly be requested by
the Alexandria Water Company for
the construction of its new filtration
plant. 1t will be erected on Shooters
Hill west of the large distributing
reservoir of this company.
Pending the construction G y pipe
line from the Bancroft dam which VIII
be built when normal conditions re-
turn as to labor and material. Pumping
will be continued at the Cameron Kun
station of the company which supply
will first pass into sediment action
tanks and from there flow through the
filters and then be sterilized with
chlorine gas. The filtered and sterl-
lized supply flow into the present
storage reservoirs of the company
from it will be distributed to its con-
sumers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
Richmond Theater.

A beautiful woman in imminent,
deadly peril Of life and honor while a
gang of reckless outlaws fight battle
after battle for possession of her
this is the main subject Of ALawfess
Love-, at the Richmond tonight
-.round this central theme are group
cd a hundre dthrilling episodes that
crowd this production from the open
ing flash to the final fade-out.
"Lawless Love" is game of lite and
ceath played by a charming. help.
ess woman. It is thrilling, tire.
mcndous story of the great West
& story. of the people who live under
tho law, but without law. 1t IS ar
absorbing account of how cowardice
l-st woman's love-how the man ir
chaps beat out the chap in evening
clothes. It is story Of real bandit.
;rd woman's power of rsgenera
tion. 1t is the biggest production
level Carmen has made--and her hrs
| sExcel Picture, "Lawles Love" start
this new brand right!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
NEW YORK TINES SCORED
Officials Indignant at Stand by Goth
am Newspaper.

Outspoken and indignant denuncla-
ton of the editorial in yesterday 5
New York Times urging acceptance
of Austria's proposal for a conference
of belligerents looking to a negotiated
peace was expressed in Washington
yesterday.
The Indignation created by the tone
and character of the editoria! extend
ed to many high government officials
and to both branches Of Congress.
Senator Sherman, Of Illinois, de-
clared it approaches the verge OF
of treason" Other Senators and Rep
resentatives characterized the editor
ial as in opposition to the trend OF
American sentiment and at variance
with the spirit of the American
people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
{. German American Boys are Loyal.

Washington, September 17.-When
Casper Metz, of the state of New Jer
sey, himself a veteran of the Franco
prussian War, was notified that his
,cn William. lighting with the Ameri-
car army. had been missing, since
July -. he expressed nothing but
ride that his boy had been able to
.erve so well the cause of democracy.
Regarding his own service in the
franco Prussian War, Metz said it
vas an endless regret to him that he
,ad fought in the war which helped
Termany gain power for the present
.cnhict
This is not an isolated case. Tie list
Il casualties from the battlefelds Of
France. containing IN abundance of
:.;.mes Of soldiers of German descent,
: ending new dignity to citizens Of
<i;.rman birth in .thisoceuntry. On July
I. in patriotic parade held in New
York, float labelled "Thc Pillar of
Fame" and containing the names of
30 American soldiers Of German
s'CoG who have been killed in the war
aised a storm of enthusiasm among
Americans Of all nations and races.
Stree then the papers da!ly report not
;erely the casualties of Americans of
German blood but also deeds of hero
ism on the part of soldiers and Of
leers of the German race. 1t all
,royes that when once a citizen of
German origin is convinced of the.
ustness Of course, nc fights for
t with the greatest bravery and de-
lotion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
DYE AND DRUG TRADE GONE,
Total of 1877 American Firms Now in
Business Germany Formerly
Enjoyed.

The remarkable success Of the
American chemists and chemical
manufacturers in developing the dye
st ifs industry, when the supplies OF
dves from Germany were cut off, is
strikinely shown in report just IS
sued by the United States Tariff Com
missile, entitled. Census of Dyes and
Coal-Tar Chemicals. 1917" :.
At the outbreak Of the European
War, Germany dominated the world =
trade in Dyes ard Drugs derived from
coal tar. Before the War, seven
American firms manufactured dyes
from imported German materials. IN
1917. one hundred and ninety Ameri-
can concerns were engaged in the man
ufacture of dyes, drugs, and other
chemicals derived f.om coal-tar, ana
of this rumber, eighty-one firms pro-
duced coal-tar, dyes from American
noteriais which were approximately
oo,;vsl> nt in total weight to the
annual imports before the war. Inc
total Output of the one hundred ana
ninetv Grms, exclusive of those en-
gagged il the manufacture of explo-
sivcs and synthetic resins, was over
iftv-fonr million mounds with va
Iue of about sixty-nine million Iol
lars.
Large amounts Of the staple dyes
fo, which there is a great demand
;.re now being manufactured IN the
limited States. A few of the import
ant dves, such as tho vat dyes derived
from alizarin, anthracene, and car,
razol are still not made. The needs OF
The wool industry are being more
satisfactorily met than The needs OF
the cotton industry.
The report gives in detail the names
cf the manufacturers of each dye OF
ether product and the quantity an'
valuo of each produced, except II
cases where the number of producer:
!. 90 small that the operations of IN
a:vidual firms would be disclosed
Seventeen hundred and thirty-thre'
chemists or engineers were engaged
IN research and chemical control o
this new industry, or S'S per cent o
tle total of nineteen thousand 81:
bunderd and thirty-three employees
The report also contains an interest
mo account of the history and develop
rent of. the industry since the out
break of the European War,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
FALL OF AIRPLANE.
Accident Believed Due to Poor Quality
of Gasoline Used by Aviator.

Accident Believed Due to Poor Quality
of Gasoline Used by Aviator.
Petersburg, Va, Sept. 16.-An aero
plane driven by Lieutenant Deverar
Myers, formerly of this city, but now
Of Washington, D. c., came down with
crash yesterday evening just south
of Walnut Hill, residential suburb of
Petersburg, Lieutenant Myers had left
eshinqton with his mechanic to attend
a reunion of his family, which was to
take place at the Myers residence, on
Walnut Hill. He flew his machine
safely from Washington, and after
fying over the city, landed on Walnut
Fill The fact that the machine land
et so near to Petersburg attracted a
number of people from the city, and
when it became known that he would
leave on his return trip to Washing
ten that evening, large crowd as
scmbled to witress an old Peters
burg boy make a flight. About 4:3O
Myers and his mechanic started or
tl.eir return trip, and had gotten about
height of sixty feet when the crowd
saw that something was the matter
with the machine, and were horrifet
when they saw the plane falling to
the ground. The aeroplane came
down with crash, and was badly
broken, but fortunately, its occupants
escaped practically unhurt, the me
chanic receiving only slight cuts and
bruises, and Myers none at all.
The cause of the accident was the
failure of the engine to receive it:
| power from the gasoline, which was
ol an inferior grade. 1t was fortu,
nate for the occupants that it was
discovered so soon and before they hat
gotten higher up and started on theil
return trip to Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
WAS A BIG SUCCESS
Play Week Greatly Enjoyed-Dance
Saturday, Night And b eakfast
Sunday Morning.

"Play Week" is over. 1t was big
success. The soldiers from Camp
Humphreys greatly enojyed the hos
pitalty of the citizens of Alexandria
for the many amusements afforded
them during that week which will
forever remain green spots in their
memory.
The small Office force Of the War
Camp Community Service, ably as
sisted by corps of ladies, was kept
busy Saturday assigning the men who
were able to be here &c homes.
Owing to inability - secure proper
transportation facilities from Camp
Humphreys as many soldiers as were
expected did not come to Alexandria
to spend the week END.
The dance Saturday night at the
War Camp Community Hall was de-
cidedly the best given according to
those in attendance.
It's success in large measure was
due to the untiring efforts of the COM
mittee Of women in charge with Mrs.
Carroll Pierce. chairman Miss Lida
Mclaughlin, Miss Lucy Graves, Mrs.
Robert S. Barrett. Mr.. Harry Kirk.
The Sunday morning breakfast for
the soldiers served at the War Camp
Community Hall was in charge of the
women from Christ P. Z. Church un-
der the direction of Mrs. George p.
Anderton. More than 200 soldiers
were served and there was an abund-
ance for every man. Some few came
after the supply of food was en-
hausted. They. however. understood
the situation and made no complaint.
The amount realized from "plav
week. for the Fairgrounds committee
has not yet been announced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
REDUCING SHIPfARD ACCIDENT
Loss Of Labor Power Through Injuries
Will Soon, It Is Hoped. Be
Made Almost Negligible.

So successful have been the preven-
ton methods introduced in shipyards
that within a few months, it is ex:
pected, the percentage of accidents II
such places will be much lower thar
in most private employments. The
Department of Labor has received fig-
uras showing what has been done.
Already accidents have been reduced
in one month to point far below the
figures for days preceding the war,
and the campaign is still progressing
at at Hog Island for example, there
we're only 1o7 accidents among 20,107
employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17

Gas Situation Continues Bad-Thou
sands of Families Continue to Suf
fer-No Relief Promised-Peoplt
Want Action.
The city gas continues inferior, boil
in quality and quantity. If anything
it is worse. Thousands of families ART
suffering. Many are compelled to gt
to cafes to purchase meals. Fortuna
te.y most of the cafes and hotels haC
caal stoves in their kitchens and these
are being taxed.
The supply of gas in residences is
so poor that roo'.'rg by that means Is
cut of the question.
What has been done about the situa-
ton? This question just now is para
mount in the minds of every gas con
sumer in the city. No one seems to
know. The people are suffering as
they have never suffered before.
Just what is going to be done tn
remedy conditions has not yet been
rnblicly announced. The people GER
tainly are entitled to gas when they
pay for it. How long this condition
will be permitted to continue is pro-
lomatical.
Unless immediate action is taken
Alexandria may wake up to find that
delays are dangerous. She may lose
many of her citizens. Certainly the
gas plant is going to lose consumers,
ara naturally the revenue from that
source is going to lie decreased and
soon if conditions are permitted to run
along as they have recently, the va
lue of the gas plant. the most valuable
asset the city has, will greatly de-
preciate, all apparently for want OF
immediate action to remedy existing
conditions
Talk cannot and will not change the
situation. As previously stated in The
Gazette the consumers only want COCA
gas and nothing more. To this they
are justly entitled without further
'uuibbling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
No Agency of the Government Has
Done More to Assure Victory
Than This Has.

This statement in regard to the
Food Administration was made re-
Gently by Representative Henry D.
Flood Of Virginia:
"The war would have been lost if
the Allies had not been fed; and it
was through the efforts of the United
States Food Administration that they
were sustained during tie trying days
when our nation was preparing itself
70 put an immense army in the field
with them in the fight for democracy.
1 am not exaggerating when ] say
that no agency of the government has
done more to assure victory for our
c3use than the Food Administration.
Gone of the most wonderful things
ever accomplished in this country was
he campaign of universal voluntary
fvod-saving conducted by the whole
American people at the instance of
Herbert Hoover. As result of it vast
quantities of meat, grain and sugar
have been sent overseas, while we at
home have not suffered any real dep
rivation. By it the idea of individ
ual self sacrifice to help win the war
has been carried into every nook and
corner of the nation. The American
housewife, whose savings in the home
seemed insignificant when viewed
alone, has come to realize what a
mighty force the combined efforts of
22,000,0O0 housewives developed in
to after the food message had been
brought home to them.
"When the pinch of hunger was
acute in Europe last winter, England
at one time had only three weeks
supply of food OH hand. Submarines
were making havoc among the food
ahips and rail congestion in this coun-
try Tad halted supplies for the Allies
that could not be carried to tidewater.
The Allies needed 75,000,O00 bushels
more of wheat to carry them over.
Americas exportable surplus, 2o'ooo,-
COO bushels, already had been sent.
The Allies were desperate; they be-
iieved their cause to he lost.
Then the Food Administration is
sued its call to save wheat; hundreds
| of thousands of farilies went on q
Ewheatless basis altogether; house
wives used substitutes cheerfully and
faithfully. AS result our total wheat
exports to Europe were l4l,0oO'ool
hushels. We sent it because we saved
Lit.
"Kr owing how we'll it has served
| them in the past, he people OF t1f
/ Natfn n are confident that the Foot
Administration will continue Sc te
manage the country food resources
that The millions of fighting mer w
are sending to Euf,oe will be fed ant
] the Allies will be sustained until the
| final vicrory that vii: crown our com
bined efforts" a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
LOSE -FOUR DIVISION s
Enemy's Strength Reduced by Vic
tory Of The Americans.

tory Of The Americans.
American Headquarters in Lorraine.
Sept. lit probably Is not an un
'ier-estimatc to assume that the
americans in obIiterating the st. Mi
+ el salient reduced the enemy
strength by the equivalent of four
divisions. The victory of the Ameri
Cans was due to German infercrity ir
number and a greater inferiority il.
morale.
The enemy was so busily OccupicG
II getting out of The salient that he
lid not have time TO remove his dead
The statement coming from the
German high command that it is glad
to be rid of the salient may be be
iiaved, but it. may be doubted if til;
command also is GLAD to have lost 3D..
coo men, more than 100 guns, an in.
Humerable quantity of machine guns
trench mortars, tons of ammunition
al telegraph mat"~;al as we'll as rail
road equipment, rolling stock, cloth
ing and supplies which either were
n;:rned or captured IL the Americans
False conclusions mast not he drawn
from the results OF the operation. Tc
put it briefly, the Germans did not
fight and the trifir@ damage the!
Cii to the French and Americans
proves it.
The Germans may have done the
! yisest thing. since. if they had trieG
&c stand. their losses would have beer
Increased enormously. The Allies had
:hc means TO insure such result
md the fact that the operation requir.
cd only 81 per cent OF the time al
lotted to it is proof that much more
strenuous resistance was expected
from the enemy. He was in such :
hurry to remove his guns that scores
Of them were captured without hav.
ing fired round at the attackers.
THE Germans already have begur
il react. The number of enemy air.
pI"nes has increased greatly ard IT,:
Allies are striving TO drive them off
At night the Germans attempt t.
tomb the Americans These things dt
not suggest :; beaten foe and it would
I,a .ho 1~avest mistake to imagine
that tie Germans are done with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
HOUSES FOR INDIAN HEAD
United States to Build 100 Homes.
Three Dormit0ries And School

Three Dormitories And School
The United States Housing Corpo-
ration this afternoon asked for bids
for the erection of 100 houses, three
dormitories and 4 school at Indian
Head. Md, for the accommodation Of
workmen of the naval proving
grounds.
This is the first project in which the
corporation has announced its inten-
ton of including school with the
homes. This probably is because of
the fact that many men with families
have been brought to the proving
grounds, which is not within conven-
lent distance of school facilities.
In view of the rapid growth of the
Washington navy yard. with a CORE
snonding increase in the work of
nroving guns at Indian Head. it i s
likely that there is lkely to be SER
ions crisis in Washington between
now and December | unless more va
can't rooms are found in the homes
of the city to accommodate the new
government employees who are arriv-
ing in a steady stream.
The taking over of all vacant
houses in the city by the comman-
deerinp divisions of the housing bu-
reau. of which William E. Shannon is
Director. is expected to open up accom-
modations for many of the workers
who will arrive before the govern,
ment dormitories are completed.
/. According to men il real estate
circles, the housing bureau already
is negotiating for about 100 vacant
houses. With every room in these
houses occupiedf hundreds of person:
will be acc ccommodated.
L q y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
w0INnrn I'M FRlNcEN0 INPROVEMENTFILTRATION PLANT

Corp. w. B. Richards of Seminary
Hill Severely Injured August II
Last Letter Written by Him to
Mother Stated He Was Well and
Happy.
Corporal William B1rkholder Rich
ards, twenty-five yen1s old, unmarri-
ed, son of Mr.. and Mrs Archie Rich
ards, Seminary Hill, Alexandria ccun-
ty, was severely wounded while fight
ing IN France August IA acco:.ling to
wo.c. received by his parents from
the War Department. Corporal Rich
ards was called for military service
Sept. 5, 1917, and went to Camp Lee.
lie had oecn overseas since last May,
and was promoted to corporal after
arriving oversees.
His mother rs:e: ed letter from
him G:.;,t -AIxusL in which he said
he was "Well and happy"
Corp. Richards was machinist
and up to the time of enterlhg the
army had been CT: :nloyed in LAs ma
chine shops Of j. A. Hurley, Wash
ingtun.
In addition 10 his parents ne has
two sisters and brother, Misses
Louise and Luther and Malcolm Rich
ards. His mother has cable the Red
Cr5ss for s.r:net 'sHHs regarl.ag his
injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
THE OLD DUTCH MARK ET

The Old Dutch Market will open a
IranrN store in this city Saturday
morning: The store is located al !00l
King street in the building formerly
occupicci by theM Schuler Beef "orn-
many. Ths Old tDatch Market has
rcmodeed the agllding and it will
have 4 fist cfasscsteck of meats and
proceries .sir1ilarste that: carried by
their wa ashihgt oni stSres. .-l.y
= Wstih the columns of the. Gazette
for Their announcement. -, So.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
Grand Theater.

A remarkable story of New York's
broadway and elite underworld. ent-
tied Gods Man" will be shown at the
Grand tomorrow With II. p. Warner,
Amenea's screen idol, in the leading
role. This will prove one of the most
interesting films offered at the Grand
ior, some time. ~ ~ :. alz..as ,.ss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
Y. .AG DELEGATEs T |sSt
Will Attend State Convention in
Richmond Next Month.

Mary Gusts Lee Chapter, United
Daughters of the ConfedeFacy, at Q
meeting held last night in the Confed-
crate building elected delegates and
alternates to the state convention
which will be held in Richmond Octo-
ber I'd.
Delegates are: Mrs. James E.
Alexander, chairman; Mrs. William
7 Morton, Mrs. S. Wallis, and Mrs.
Norman L. Williamson.
Alternates are: Mrs. Wallace Lind
sew, Mrs. Wifbert C. Baggett, Mrs.
Charles Barrett and Mrs. Frank l..
King.
1t was decided to have the chapter
incorporated at once.
Among the matters discussed were
the wards in the hospitals in France.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
City Official Summoned to Testify Be-
fore That Body.

A special grand jury, Judge L. c.
Barley presiding convened at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Those summoned be-
:'ore the grand jury including Mayor
Z. A. Fisher, Police Commissioners
Knight, Phillips, Schwarzmann and
Sweeney, F. F. Marbury, president of
the board of aldermen, and H. R
Burke, president of the common coun-
ell The jury may not make its re-
pert today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
Y ctory in Marines;
No Retreat in 'Devil Dogs"

Washington, Sept. ia search
through the muster rolls of the Ma
rine Corps RECENTLY showed that the
Devil Dogs are long on strategy. The
-olls contain twenty-four Anthonys
four Washingtons, three Wellingtons,
seventy-one Grants, one hundred and
$ sxty-two Lees, seventy Alexanders
three Lafayettes, thirty three Sheri-
n.lns, one hundred and ninety-one
Jacksons and one Bonaparte. There
are also three Victors, one Victory
but no Retreats, and jlst to make
things pleasant, the Marines have
found they can take Berlin any time
they desire. There are five of them in
she Corps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-17
PEACE OFFER REJECTED.
L. s. Writes "Finis" TO Offer From
Austria to HOld Farley.

Austria To hOlG aIlet.
President Wilson last night fatty
rejected the .Austro-Hunearian gov
| ernment's proposal for a peace par
! ley.
His reply is perhaps without {
cedent in history. 1t was made
within half an hour after the
/ ish Minister delivered the official
/ of the note to the State Departi
The Presidents answer was issua X.
the form of a statement from SaG'c-
tary of State Lansing, and reacS ar
! follows:
Il am authorized by the Pres
to state that the following will be
reply of this government to the
tro-Hungarian note proposing an
official conference OF belligerents:
"The government of the Ur
States feels that there is only
reply which it can make to the
gestion Of the Imperial Austro-E
garian government. 1t has repea
ly and with entire candor stated
terms upon which the United ST
would consider peace and can and
entertain no proposal for con
ence upon matter concerning wi
it has made its position and purr
80 plain
The President, it is assumed, az
spoke for the allied world. and in
doing wrote "fnis' to the Austr
move. His answer, couched in
plainest language, consisted of exc
ly sixty-eight words as compa
with the several thousand words
made up the long and ambigu
statement from Austria.
Today the message, save for di'
matte embellishments. will be gi
over to the Swedish minister in
actly the same terms as it appea
last night, for transmission to A
tria