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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-12
COMING TO THE LIGHT.

:" Through the windows OF the press
the light of truth is making its way
into the German consciousness. Pro-
fessor Delbrueck finds so much III
common in the views CT the bellige-
rents that he has to discuss IN the
Prussian year book the reasons way
they go on fighting, and then ne TIM
idly asks: "Are the others alone to
blame, or is not our own policy some
what at fault for The fact that We
cannot get together to talk abo"t
peace?"
The Dusseldorf Nachrichten makes
an observation that cannot but
startle any German who pauses to
take in its meaning: "For though
i is true that the end might come
quickly it could only be an end OF
terror. as in Russia"
Vorwaerts, addressing the German
working classes, says the illusion OF
German invincibility has been shat
tered: "The German people at last
realize the colossal gravity of the
situation. Let us have courage to
admit that so long as the war Is not
ended it is not won, and car be lost.
The Bremen Buerger Zeitrng, or
gan of the majority Socialists, says:
"Black and dark is the hour, but no
refreshing breath Of freedom and civil
equality blows through the oppressive
intent
,eitung, of Vienna,
t. rian Socialists: ".A!l
man: comments cannot al
ter the patent fact that in this double
offensive the gain of ground, and con-
sequently the only visible sign of sue
cess, is on the Allied side"
The Berlin Tageblatt described the
0recedented depression and dis
ctenment created by the news Of
defeat on the Marine. although
official news agencies were in
s.s,.ng that there was merely q STRAIT
retreat, punctuated by brilliant
ories.
continuation of four months OF
ID success and German defeats
ana retreats, together with the APP
,proach Of the cold weather and a
further restriction of food supplies,
will alter the situation in Germany.
The present degree of depression
! there is almost entirely the product
of the past four months, and most of
it has been produced by the last
three weeks. Remember the gloomy
reflection Of the Dusseldorf paper
that nobody looking into the future
can see, any end to this war, ''for,
though it is true that the end might
come quickly, it could only be an end
of terror, as in Russia" This looks
bad for kaiserism, as ali autccracies
look alike % the Avenging Furies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-12

WANTED-Two lady clerks
to take charge Of house
hold department; no ex-
perince required; middle
aged preferred. r. E.
Knight & Son, GIL King
st. 190-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-12

Of paper is wasted daily, especially
on Sundays, is a patent fact. En-
tire sections of Sunday papers are
often found driven by the wind upon
tn, streets of all cities, while great
stacks of unsold papers are returned
% the publishers every week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS


John Edward Shenks, Of Springfield
district, Page county, were drowned
Saturday evening when storm
caused the sudden rise of a stream
over which they were passing on On
improvised foot bridge. The Shenks
bows with their father mad been
spending the day with the family OF
the Rev. ETC Helminteller at Riley
vile, five miles from thei: horne. On
their way home, following the lead Of
two companions, the Shenks boys
started across the bridge and when
about midway of the stream were
swept down the swift current. Wit
nesses who saw the drowning say the
boys made heroic efforts TO save
themselves in the seven feet of water.
Their bodies were recovered soon
afterward.
The Winchester and Western Rail
road, now under construction from
Winchester to Wardcnsv!!le, W. Va,
has been washed cut in manG places
between Nailville and Cora -
cloudburst. number Of bridges were
swept away. High winds stripped
many trees in the commerce n aft.e
orchards west Of winchester. Light
ming killed eleven heifers on Harlan
Tabbs' farm, a registered bull at
John Markers and hogs ana cattle
on farms Of II. Clay BegranGc aud
Joseph Baker.
The stockholders of the Valley
Turnpike Company met Saturday in
Harirsonburg, by an almost unan!-
nous vote accepted the States prop
osition whereby the Commonwealth
is to take over, own and maintain
the property of the company. Accord
ing to the desire of the stockholders
of the Valley Turnpike will become
the property Of the State on Septem-
Der /. when the Commonwealth Will
come into possession Of 90 miles Of
limestone macadam road, all OF
-,hich has ben treated with dust!ess
btuminous road binder.
During the heavy storm ii Char
lottesville Friday night, lightning Ri
led nine fine steers belonging - K.
L. Thomas, of this city. The animals,
which wer grazing in I field near
Monticello, were valued at over ST.
600. H. w. Vandevcnde', residing
about two miles west Of lFy Depot,
had four COWS killed by lightning dur
ing the same storm.
Word has been received Of the res
cue of survivors of the crew of the
large fishing schooner Amanda
Lewis, owned BY the Elias Edwards
Company, Of Reedsville, which was
sunk in a storm at North Channel
week ago. The vessel was command
ed by Capt. Mitchell Die. Her
crew of twenty-four was from Tan
gier Island. Willie Cooper, the mess
boy, got caught in heavy engine
and was the only one drowned. The
remainder Of the crew dived through
the forward hatchway, catching
the rigging and following the mast
up as the boat sank. John DIE, a
member of the crew, cut loose one OF
the seine boats, to which the crew
chung. After being adrift several
hours, the men sighted the schooner
Wagner, which rescued them.
Reggie, the sixteen-year-old son OF
Captain J w. Sewers, Norfolk ana
Western Railway conductor, was shot
and killed yesterday afternoon in a
Boy Scout camp near Lynchburg by
4 fellow scout. The bail from
rifle, accidentally discharged, pene-
,rated the lads abdomen.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
MOONEY FIGHT
TOBE KEPT UP
Mass Meeting to Be Held;
Frank P. Walsh to
Speak.

A great mass meeting is to be ar
ranged by the Central Labor Union.
according to a resolution passed last
evening at the regular meeting. and
the fight for Mooney is to be con-
tnued. Money to finance the carl-
paign is to be systematically col
lected also, according to the resolu-
ton which was unanimously passed.
Frank p. Walsh is to be one Of
the principal speakers at this mass
meeting, and the locals OF all the
unions are to be urged to keep up
the fight and aid with the finances.
The resolution was formulated by
a committee appointed a week ago
to arrange q suitable form OF pro-
test for Mooney.
The Central Labor Union also went
on record as recommending the Susan
b. Anthony amendment for suffrage.
The resolution is as follows: Resolved.
That this meeting call upon the United
States Senate to pass the Susan b.
Anthony amendment during this Con-
gress without delay. 1t was also re
solved to send the recommendation TO
the President, Vice President and Sen
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

Thousands Of people suffer more or
less constantly from furred, coated
tongue. bad breath, sour burning
stomach, frequent vomiting, rumollng
in stomach. otter eructatlcns, gas,
wind and stomach aCidity and call it
indigestion when in reality their trOu-
bic lis due to gastric Catarrh of the
stomach" writes a New York ply
siCian.
Catarrh Of the stomach is dangerous
because the mucous membrane lining
of the stomach is thickened and a
coating Dhlegm covers the surface so
that the digestive fluids cannot mix
with the food and digest them. This
condition soon breeds deadly disease
in the fermcnted unassimilat ted food.
The blood is polluted and carries the
infection throughout the body. Gastric
ulcers are apt to form and frequently
an ulcer is the first sign of a deadly
cancer.
In catarrh of the stomach a good
and safe treatment is to take before
meals a teaspOOnful Of pure Bisurated
Magnesia in half a glass of hot water
as hot as YOU can comfortably drink
II. The hot water washes the mucus
from the stomach walls and draws
bisuFated maGnesta is an excellent
solvent for mUcus and increases the
efficiency of the hot water treatment.
Moreover the BisUrated Magnesia will
serve as powerful but harmless ant
acid which will neutraliZe any excess
hydrochlOriC acid that may be in your
stomach and sweeten its food con-
tents Easy, natural digestion without
distress Of any kind should soon fol-
low. Bisuralsd Magnesia is not a
laxative, is harmless, pleasant and
easy to take and can be obtained from
any local druggist Don't confuse
Bisurated Nagnesia with other forms
Of magnesia, milks, citrates, etc, hut
get it in the pure bisurated form
powder or tablets) especially pre-
pared for this purpose.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
FOLLOW DOCTORS ADVICE

Ask any physician or druggist and
he will tell you that the first step IN
the treatment OF a cold. cough or
grippe should be "a brisk calomeI
purgative, preferably the nausealess
calomel tablet called Calotabs" Ths
alone is often sufficient 10 break m
a severe cold over night or Shortca
an attack OF grippe and possibly pre-
vent pneumonia
One CalotAb on the tongue at bed
time with swallow OF water-that |,
all No salts, no nausea, nor thA
slightest interference with your eat
ing, pleasures or work Next morn
ing your cold has vanished and your
entire system feels purified and re-
freshed. Cslotabs are sold only IN
original sealed packages; price thirty
FIVE cents. Recommended and guar
anteed by druggists everywhere. Price
refunded II you are not delighted
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
1,S49 ON BOARD
SIS. KROONLAND
Carries Part of 10th Divi-
sion and Sick and
Wounded.

The steamship Kroonland, with
total passenger list Of ls4s, mostly
American soldiers, nurses and pos ta1
employees, left France November y,
New York Is believed to be the port
OF arrival
In the list OF military men are the
hsaduuarters detachment and head
quarters troop of the Seventy-sixth
Division. The present number of OF
icers and men on the Kroonland Is
% officers and 271 men. 1t is under
stood that the commanding officers
Of the division are with detachIpents
named These are practically the first
troops who have actually been in
France to come over as units.
Other contingents on the Kroonland
are: Casuals, 26 officers, Is men; am
bulance company, 904; postal detach-
ment "a; officers of the French mis-
sion heretofore announced as coming
to THE United States; sick civilians,
Al; overseas couriers, 2: civilian sea-
men, Is; convoy for sick, 10; nurses,
3: SEX and wounded, 7O4. OF the lat
ter. ss7 require no special attention,
wkuz 90 are bed ridden and IS tuber-
caAous.
The two couriers are understood to
be the bearers of additional casualty
lists-With names and addresses Of the
slightly wounded.
The official statement referring to
the sailing Of the Kroonland does not
give either the port of departure or
entry. The Seventy-sixth Division
was sent from Camp Devens, in Mas
,seehusetts. and was last in command
OF Mai. Gen. Harry F. Hodges.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
WIRE COMPANIES HELP
MUST BE COURTEOUS
Burleson > Warns That Passing
Buck" viii Not Be Tolerated.

Postmaster General Burleson yes
terday served notice upon officers and
employees OF the telephone and tele-
graph companies that they will be
held strictly accountable for COM
plants of poor service or discourtesy
to the public.
In a bulletin TO all telegraph and
telephone employees he stated that
complaints from patrons had been
received and that employees were re-
ported as blaming delays or poor serv-
ice upon instructions issued by the
Postofice Department when such is
not the case.
Mr.. Burleson points out that CO.
operation with as well as service to
the public is the first duty.
Those who come in contact with
the public must at all times be
courteous and obliging," he says. TN
difference or nonconcern in the rela-
tions with the public or the service
rendered will not be tolerated and
must give way to a spirit of interest
rather than that of Indifference in the
performance of duty. Close attention
to duty and courteous treatment in
volve no hardship and cost nothing,
but mean much to the public"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Plan Portable Mounts
For Big Sea Coast Guns

Development Of portable mounts for
large guns in sea coast defense was
among the fertilization recommends
ton of the army engineers report yes
terday.
Lessons from the war suggested, ac-
cording to the report, the following:
Overhead cover must be strength
ened to guard the sea coast defenses
against the plunging shots Of very
long range fire and against aircraft
bombing attacks; . Development
Of portable cover for large guns
should be followed in sea coast de-
fenses and installing some of our
coast guns upon portable mounts
moving along tracks. and certain OF
the new types of barrels should be
adopted in the handling of sea coast
guns"
The estimate for the fiscal year 1920
for river and harbor work totalled
SIS, ST, 500.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
CITIZENS. URGED
TO FILE CLAIMS
u. S. Will Ask That Central
Powers Make Reparation
for Losses at Sea.

The United States will ask, as a
part Of the peace terms to be sub
mitted to the Central Powers, that
reparation be made for the sinking Of
all American ships and cargoes by
German warships.
American, native born or natural
ICED, citizens are asked to cooperate
with the State Department in the COM
piiing of the losses sustained by them
as a result of German submarine war
fare, both before and after the United
States entered the war. All informa-
ton is to be sent to the State Depart
ment.
The Information sought includes
losses of cargoes or other personal
property or effects owned by Ameri-
cans where the. same was uninsured
or only partially insured, and regard
less of whether the property was car
ried In American or foreign vessels
the locality where the loss occurred or
the destination of the vessel
The account of the partially insured
property must include the total value
and the amount of insurance. To the
original invoice or actual value of un-
insured property must be added all ex-
pense incurred in connection there
with. American insurance companies
who have paid, or have pending for
settlement. cargo and other personal
property losses of Americans, may
submit statements giving the totals OF
payments and claims.
The latest figures issued by the gov
ernment show that a total of 145 ships
wpre sunk with a gross fOppapa n,
S54,4i9. 1t. Is estimated by some ex-
perts that this represents a loss of al
least S3o.0oo,ooo for ships not including
the cargo values.
Assuming that Americas total losses
for ships and cargoes under the
American flag were 100000 it is be-
lieved that the losses suffered by
American shippers whose property
was lost in foreign owned ships will
bring the total to the neighborhood
Of $3.50, 600 900.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Films of Western Front
To Be Shown at Y. W. c. A.

Pictures taken at the front by the
Signal Corps camera men. will be
shown in the parlors of the Y. w.
c. A, 619 Fourteenth street. tomor-
row evening at o'clock There will
also be a showing Of pictures taken
in the big industrial plants putting
out ordnance products.
All the pictures are official Ordnance
Department pictures, which are to be
shown under the auspices of Or.
Christine Mann, head of the depart
ment of civilian personnel, in the Ord
nance Department. The workers in
the Ordnance Department. are es-
pecially invited to be present.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
PRESIDENTS HOME IN PARIS
SCENE OF FRENCH HISTORY

As one enters the main gate at 2S
Rue Monceau, the house stand back
fifty yards. entirely free. facing
north, while the southern facade
overlooks a sloping lawn 200 yards
in length. A high uncovered trel-
lis fence shuts out the view from
the surrounding apartments. On the
ground floor is a wide stairway with
polished steel bannister which
workmen are now securing. There
are several drawing-rooms, a ball
room and large dining room. Fam
lily portraits and tapestries, removed
last spring when Paris was lombard
ed, are now being replaced, and the
whole building is being thoroughly
cleaned.
On the second floor the President
Will occupy the princes apartments
along the northern side. while Mrs
Wilson will Use the rooms of the
Princess Murat. with southern ex-
posure and overlooking a lovely lawn
Great Dormer windows.
There is a small private dining
room on the second floor for init
mate meals. On the same floor is a
small room reserved for a museum
containing relics of King Murat. On
the third floor are the sleeping rooms,
with great dormer windows.
The house is centrally heated,
though nearly 100 years old, and every
bedroom has a private bathroom with
running hot water which some of the
most luxurious palaces in France
lack.
Americans claim our chateaus are
uncomfortable" said a prominent ar
chitect to the correspondent, but
this house is an exception"
The furniture is elegant beyond de-
scription and will remain intact
| Only the princes bed. which resem-
bles mahogany cradle. much too
short for Mr.. Wilson, requires chang
ing.
The house next door is occupied by
| private school. 1t bears a piacard
indicating the site where Marshal
Bernadotte lived and where his old
est son. who later became Oscar 1.
King of Sweden and Norway. was
born. on July 4, 1899. Bernadotte's
is the only Napoleonic dynasty now
reigning.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
NEW NAVIGATION CHIEF
HAS ENVIABLE RECORD
Capt. Victor Blue Has Served for
Last Twenty Years.

Capt. Victor Blue, whose nomina-
ton as Chief of the Bureau of Navi-
cation, was Forwarded to Congress
yesterday by President Wilson, has an
enviable service record covering
twenty years.
Shortly after he graduated from the
Naval Academy. in 1928, he was as
signed to duty In the Spanish-Ameri-
can war as commander OF the Aivara-
do, where his service merited an ad-
vance OF five numbers in rank.
Since that time he has been aide to
Rear Admiral Cooper, aide to the
squadron commander and the com
mander in chief OF the Asiatic Fleet,
commander of the Yorktown, Pacific
Station and on May Is, 1911. first came
to Washington to take up duties in
the Bureau of Navigation here.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
K. Of {. Hut Is Dedicated
AT Walter Reed Hospital

The hut established by the knights
of Columbus at Thirteenth and Dog
wood streets northwest, for the SOL
dLers at the Walter Reed Hospital,
was dedicated last night.
Michael ID. Schaefer. state deputy,
!'resided at the exercises az the hut,
az delivered a brief address. d. ].
Callahan also spoke. The arrange
ments which Included a vaudeville show
were made by Rev. W. A. Daily, chap
lain.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
80 Gunmen Accused
!. a. in N. Y. Murder Case

New York. Dec. at was reported
today that William SimOns indicted in
Septsmber. 1917. for first degree muir
der in connection with the killing OF
Barnet Ban. the poultry dealer. had
secured immunity by making a con-
fessfon which will result in the in
dictment Of . or 30 other men.
Z Simons has been locked up ever
since his indictment, and was 20
have gone to trial today. He was
charged with having been the col
1ector Of a murder fund Of A,SOo al
legged to have been paid to gunner
for Bah's assassination Those al
legged TO have been implicated by
Simons in his confession were declar-
ed to be poultry dealers who contrib
uted to the murder fund.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

Now. do you think you can be
satisfied on SO a week."
mo, sir. I'll Immediately begin
trying to make myself worth s15."
He got the job.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Half Of Your Pledge
To United War Work
Campaign Due Today

III you made a pledge to the
United War Work Campaign half
the amount of your pledge is
due today.
Checks should be made payable
70 Cleveland II. Dodge, treasurer,
1875 @ street
Another payment of 25 per
cent on the amount you offered
TO contribute is due January Is,
and the third payment of IS per
cent, is payable March L.
The committee earnestly urges
that payments be made promptly
In order to save mailing notices
or other expenses of collection.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza.
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tablets re-
move the cause There il only one Bruno
Quinine." E. W. GROVES signature the
box soc-AdT.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Catarrh
of the Stomach
Is Dangerous

thousands Have 1t and Don't
Know It," Says Physician.
Frequently Mistaken for In
digestion-How to Recognize
and Treat.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
BY Universal Service.

Paris, Dec. 2.-The correspondent
today visited the house in which
President and Mrs. Wilson will re-
side while in Paris, and made a
thorough inspection.
The Murat family, owners of the
house. resides at it's country chateau
in the Department of the Disc and
owns another chateau near Yer
sailles, 50 that while yielding the
Paris residence, they were by no
means homeless"
When ii became known that the
French government was seeking a
private house. centrally located,
where the President would be as
sured of quiet and plenty of room,
| Prince Murat readily offered his
I Paris residence. completely furnish
! ed. In return for this courtesy, the
| French government has rented a
suite in the Hotel Ritz for the Murat
family.
Related to Napoleon.
| The prince is a grandson of Ma
poleOn's brother-in-law. Murat, who
was king of Naples from 1908 to
1914, and who was assassinated in
/ 1915. Napoleon's sister. Caroline,
was the grandmother of the present
Prince Murat, who has FIVE sons and
one daughter.
One son was killed early in the
war. Another lost a leg in an aerial
duel. and a third was wounded at
Gallipoli and wears five medals for
! bravery. A son-in-law of the prince
was killed in action. The prince
| himself served in the army in addi-
/ tion to all of his six sons.
| The house originally belonged to
the family of Princess Murat. 1t
] is located in the block from Mon
! ceau Park to the corner OF Rue
Monceau and Rue Courcelles. 1t oc-
cupies half the block and stands
free in the center of a garden 1O,-
900 yards square, rich in lawns and
trees and picturesque walks arrang-
ed in English fashion. The garden
is large enough for a golf link, and
! arrangements are being made to en-
able the President to exercise his
favorite sport while here.
Names Military Guard.
Though the house is situated in a
quiet residential district, the French
/ government, anticipating popular
demonstrations in behalf of the Amer
ican Executive, has appointed a mill.
tary guard consisting of fifty poilus
who are to prevent serenades.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
LABOR LEADER IMPROVED,
Simon ODonnell. of Chicago. Soon
to Resume His Work.

Friends Of Simon O'Donnell, Chicago
labor leader, stated yesterday that
his cordifi)n is much improved and
that he VIII probably be able to re.
sumo the work which called him to
Washington within q few days.
Mr.. O'DOnneu has been i'll since last
Monday with influenza. but was able
TO receive several friends yesterday
at his rcCrl in the New Willard.
Hall Gaines tribute to President
Wilson: The greatest Of all the
American Presidents"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

ator Jones. chairman Of the senat,
Suffrage Committee
The painters who are now on a
strike met last night in their hall At
Four-and-a-half street and PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest 10 consider
ways and means. So far the govern
ment has not acceded to their de-
mands.
Boston, England. has sent con
gratulations TO Boston. Mass on
the magnificent victories Of tbs
gallant Americans"