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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED

Seventy Ninth Annual Commence
ment Exercises at Episcopal High
School of Tirginia--List of Gradu
atcs.
The seventy-ninth annual com:
mencement exercises of the Episcopa
High School Of Virginia, were held II
Liggett Hall yesterday morning A
1890 o'clock, when diplomas of grad
uation were conferred on the follow.
ing: Richard Walker Byrd Norfolk
George Bell Cochran, The plains
Harry Moore Howard, Alexandria
William Luke Marbury, Jr., Mary.
land: James Peasants Massie, Rich.
mond; Thomas Badger Wetmo:e
North Carolina.
Presentation of medals: Joseph
Bryan memorial prize medal, for OK
cellence in English, TO John William
Scott, Jr., Kentucky; Blackford clas-
sical prize medal, for excellence in
Latin and Greek, to William Lake
Malbury, jr., Maryiand; Randolph
Fairfax memorial prize medal, for
excellence in general scholarship. 70
William Luke Marbury, Maryland;
Robert Taylor Wilson, prize medal,
for excellence in English composition,
to Warner Lewis Olivier, Staunton;
Llewellyu HoAtcn memorial prize
medal, for excellence in mathematics,
to Benjamin May Baker, jr., Norfolk;
William Garrett Bibb prize medal, for
excellence in Shakespeare, ("Julius
Caesar" Macbeth" and Twelfth
Night,") to William Luke Marbur",
jr., Maryland; II. S. I-iggett memorial
junior prize medal, for excellence in
general scholarship, to William Rinal-
do Dorsey, jr., of Maryland.
Other prizes awarded follow: For
reading at sight. second prize, John
William Scott, jr., Kentucky; s"st
prize, Benjamin May Baker, jr., Nor
folk; for reading, second prize, Will
liam Luke Marbury, jr., Maryland;
first prize, William Lee Trenholm,
New York; for defamation, second
prize, William Lee Trenholm, New
York; first prize, Selby Barnes Pap.n.
West Virginia.
: .F'oFs scholarship !Wlritssle prize, Ben.
;amin May Baker, jr., Norfolk; Rich
ard Dallam. jr., Maryland; William
Robertson Hancilel, Norfolk; William
Mckenzie Jenkins, Norfolk; WilliGm
Henry Laird. third, delaware; Wat
ner Lewis Olivier, Staunton; John Will
liam Scott, jr.. Kentucky.
Johns prize-Joseph Bryan, third,
Richmond; William Rinaldo Dorsey,
ir., Maryland; Arthur Beverly FL
lott. Georgia; William Taber Jarvis,
Washington; James Wilkinson Jer-:
vey, IT., South Carolina: William Luke
Marbury. jr., Maryland; William
Davis Melton, jr., South Carolina; AL
bert .Ansley Smoot, Alexandria;
Charles Morton Stewart, jr., Mary
land.
Meade prize--Kinloch Nelson Vel
lott, Maryland; Laird prize, Arthnl.
Beverly Elliott, Georgia.
Reading and defamation Selby
b. >Pao!n read The Lady and the
Tiger, and w. Lee Trenholm de-
claimed "Fleurette."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Announcement, is made of the mar
riagc of Mr.. George Alfred kidwe!l,
CT this city, and Miss Marie Lother
Spiller, of Richmond. The ceremony
took place in Richmond on June 3,
the Rev. r. H. Potts, Of that CITY,
officiating.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
Opportunity Offered TO Men.

The announcement made by tae
Chapin-sacks Manufacturing Com
sam oi Washington, D. C., which ap-
naars on the fourth page, offers an
attractive position, with good pay, to
men VINO may be out of employment.
Read 1t now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Mrs. Mau&e A. Pfeil returned yes
terday from Admission, Ala, where
she has spent the past two months as
her husband, Corporal Daniel c.
Pfeil, is stationed there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Mr.. Theron Hayden. who enlisted i'll
the Alexandria Light Infantry and
left this city last September for
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala, has
been made corporal in Co. l., 2l6th
Infantry, of which his many friards
II this city will be glad to hear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Representative Charles c. Ca"lin
delivered an address at the closing
exercises last night of the Eigh
school at Morrisvili., Fauquler county
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

The Red Cross First and Second
Aid Glasses of st. Mary's Academy
will give u demonstration of their
work on the Academy lawn at Gas
O'Clock this evening, under The direc-
ton o. DR.. f. A. German. Medals
and certificates will be awarded to
twcnty-nine pupils. All interested in
the work are cordially invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
Alexandria City and Suburbs

a meeting of the Columbia Steam
fire Engine Company will be hcll at
7:30 o'clock tonight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

The Alexandria draft board con-
vened in session this morning at 7
o'clock for the purpose of registering
Young men who were born between
June 6, 1896 and June 5, 1897, in
elusive. Up to noon today about 100
had been registered and it is expect
ell that from 175 to 200 young men
will be placed on the lists before the
work is completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
yrHn rs THAT RUSH ORDER OF

PRINTING and watch US make
GOOD. Harry w. Wade, Printing
and Publishing, 3l3 King St., Alex
andria. Va. Office phone so. Resi-
dcnce 575W. " i'4-o"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Elizabeth .AstryEe has sold to r. H.
Dennis a house and lot on Duke street
extended. formerly Wcst End.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

A message has been received by
members of his family in this city of
the safe arrival overseas of Thomas
Runaldue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Runaldue.
Miss Helen Buress Steelman, of
Oak Grove Park, n. j.. is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. LleweIlyn Frank
lin Dyson, at her nome in Prince
street.
The annual meeting o! the board of
trustees Of the Episcopal High Schoa!
was held this morning at 10 o'clock
in the library at the Theological Semi
nary. Bishop Robert 4. Gibson pre-
sidcd.
A block dance, which is q familiar
pleasure in most camp cities through
out the country, will be given on Sat
urday night on Washington street. in
Alexandria, under the auspices of the
Canteen Division Of the Alexandria
Chapter, American Red Cross. All
those having cards of invitation to the
dances that have been held at the
Soldiers Club and the Boat Club will
be welcome. The music for his
dance will be furnished by twenty
eight members o? the 2Sth Regiment
of Engineers, now located at Deco
ouan. The band viii arrive here on
Saturday evening by boat. E"ery
man in uniform, soldiers, sailors ana
marines are invited to JON in this
festival dance. Dancing will begin
at about $50, and for those who do
not dance the band will give a con-
cert we'll worth listening. to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Mrs. William Simpson has received
notice OF the safe arrival overseas
of her son, Eugene Simpson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

Hun u-boass ravage sia atlantic
coast.
Far from fleeing from United
States naval forces, the kaiScr's sub
marines are still attempting. their
blockade Of Americas largest ports.
Late yesterday morning an Amcri-'
can destroyer drove away a German
submersibe just a. it was about, to
destroy French steamer--the Radio
lcine.
The Radiolene has lsiEce reached
an Atlantic port.
Still another ship was added t"
The toll! of the undcrSea boats, for
the destroyer reports taking aboard
,wc men Of the crew OF the Edward
Beard. which was bombed and sink
ing.
The report shows :hat the Uboats.
are still of the coast, ready or Their
prey. The new position Of the sub
marine is considerably south Of the
previous ravaecs. Apparently the IA
dioleine was on her way from Europe
10 America. .
The location of the .U-boat should
facilitate the task Of keeping track
cf her from now on. It IS not per-:
missible to discuss the mems chi
pIoyed.
The fact that the destroyer was at
the right spot at the RICH" time lndI-
Gates that the United Stacs navy IS
already coping with the situation and
joubtIess knows much more about the
U-boats movements than is generally
supposed.
Details are lacking. but it is pre-
sumed that the U-boat put her nose
under at once when the DESTROYER hove
in sight.
The submarine, which risks en-
counters with schooners ana cargo
carriers declined the challenge to
6pht it out with the wol!-1qulpped
American craft.
Reports flashed to the NY De-
partment late last night state tnat IN
American destroyer, has come IN con-
,art WITH one OF the German U-boats
ooeratinc off the American coast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
.RUNS ARE Being Held

Drives Stopped With Heavy Boch
| LoSses--Americans Force Foe Back
= Mile.
Paris, June 5.--Thc Germans con-.
tirue to pound at the allied defenses
OF the western portion Of the Marine
, battlefront, but are held at all points,
Ill" French war office announced to.
day.
Particularly violent enemy attacks
were directed at the village of Chevy,
south Of the Ourcq (near where an
American unit recaptured Neuilly),
but they were all slapped with heavy
Rorhe losses.
The fighting on the southern and
eastern portions OF the battlefront
was confined to artillery activity.
Local attacks continued yesterday
cYening and last night along the
northern outskirts of CarleponJ five
miles south of Noyon). Two German
attacks were stopped By French ma
chine guns in the Autreches region
(three miles north of the Aisne).
Gther attempts failed east of DOM
n,icrs (six miles south OF Soissons)
ana toward Corey five miles south
cf DommierS).
North OF Corey infantry actions
with the help OF tanks enabled the
French to rectify their lines on the
!orders of the forest Of Villers-Co
tcrets.
South of the Ourcq violent German
attacks against Chevy (two miles
north of NeuiIly) and southwest Of
;har locality were broken up with
heavy losses.
With the American Army in France,
June 5.-The American infantry on
the Lorraine front on Monday forced
nc Germans to retreat a mile. Our
.osses in this fighting we're compara-
lively light. although We suffered
somewhat srom sheijire.
In the Luneviilc ,cctor small pa
troll encountered German patrol OF
revcntcen ard a fight followed Gre
males. pistols and bayoncts were used,
three of the Germans being killed.
another American patrol penetrat-
cd to an enemy observation post.
Blowing it up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
Notice.

Notice.
hereby announce myself canui-
date for the Board of Aldermen fos' the
" r. R. Spiccr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05

This newspaper goes into two
thirds of the homes III Alexandris
daily. If you have message tt
send to the families who reside il
those homes, Mr.. Business Man, lei
The Gazette carry it to them FOL
you ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16

"This accomplishment of our people
in this matter stands out even more
clearly If we bear in mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1857
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200,000,000 bushels of wheat which We
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. "This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proXimately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past We: r
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population in planting much
Increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there very lArge failure in whca..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
Increase ........ $4,000 600 bushels

Increase ......... $4,000 600 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime hreadstuffs in the fiscal year
1917-1S TO Allied destinations were
Wheat 131 ,000 600 bushels and of rye
13,900,000 bushels, a total of 1449O0,-
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1861 were ::
Wheat 135,10O,OO0 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 137, 100000
bushels. In addition some 10,00O,000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest Of
wheat will be therefore, about 141 000,-
600 bushels, or a total of l54,00O,000
bushels Of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
BEAR NOT REALLY BLUE.

Contrary to a belief popular
among big-game hunters that the
blue glacier bear of Alaska if of a
distinct species, AL Hasselborg, who,
with DR.. Harry S. Worth, curator Of
mammals at the University of Cali
fornia, has made special study Of
these animals, asserts that the great,
morose haunter of the ice rivers ia
no more than color phase of the
common black bear. Mr.. Hassel-
borg, who has been studying Alaskan
bear for nearly twenty years, is re-
garded as one of the best-posted men
in the territory on the animals.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16

Two pounds of sugar a month-hali
q pound a week-that is the sugar ia.
ton the q. S. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January /, 1919, in order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy, for the Allied armies
and for the civilians of those nations.
BY New Years the world sugar sit
uation will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on by the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
eur national sugar supply. During Oc-
tober the first American beet sugar
will arrive In the markets. BY the
middle of November some of our Lou
lsiana cane crop will be available. All
Of this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied on a re-
duced ration and 10 safeguard the AL
lied sugar ration from still further
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person Month if the Present
Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
Stocks VIII Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

reduction. In Europe the present ra-
tion is already reduced to a minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in it's efforts to maintain
a fair distribution of sugar to the Al.
lied world is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the eoun-
try, in homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at low ebb. We must
make increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been disap
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur.
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks in Java can
not be reached on account of the ship.
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have increased as we'll as those from
the Allies.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half :;
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every eff
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar.
Later, when the sugar supply is larg
er, the canned fruit may be sweetened
as 1t Is used
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16

but also the corn failed to mature prop.
erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
II am sure Mr. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report. that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
we'll as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year OF
universal food shortages in the north.
ern hemisphere all of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods Of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural pOpula-
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the domi-
nant part of the American women"
A hoartiCr is Il man wEo is more In
terestC'l in getting his lite than in Civ
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
SHARE OUR SUGAR
WITH THE ALLIES
British Get Two Pounds Month.
French Pound and Half,
Italians One Pound.
GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL
All Nations Permit Use Of sweetenIna
for Home Preserving Purpooes.

Americas new sugar ration OF tive
pounds q month per person Is equita-
BILE when compared with the sugar ra-
ton enforced by rigid governmental
order in England, France and Italy, ma
tons with which we are sharing sugar.
Each Allied nation-in the matter ef
sugar consumption-is sharing on near
est possible equal terms the hardships
imposed by greatly altered conditioaa
In the world sugar situation
Formerly classed as a luxury, sugar
Is now a war time essential. The fair
and just division of this essential 10
in the hands Of the various Allied
food controllers.
The United States Food Administra-
ton has asked this nation to observe
voluntary sugar ration of two
pounds per person month.
In the other countries at war with
Germany sugar is one Of the scarce
articles on every menu-whether In
the households of both rich and poor,
or in the hotels.
England today has sugar ration
Of two pounds per month per person.
In France the ration is a pound and a
half and in Italy 1t Is one pound q
mouth. And the prices in allied coun-
tries are from two to three times as
high as in America.
If you go to q hotel in England or
France these days and order tea OF
coffee they serve absolutely no sugar
with 1t. If you want sugar you must
bring 1t with you.
In England it is allowable to use
one-seventh Of an ounce of sugar in
the preparation of each luncheon. In
France many persons carry little sac
charine tablets about with them for
use in hotels and in England rich and
poor must take their sugar with them
II they wish to have sweetened tea
while visiting friends.
Before the war started France had
625,0O acres devoted to sugar produc-
ton. BY 1917 the French sugar acre
age had decreased to 10000 acres.
Today the French man or woman with q
sugar card has no assurance whatever
that he or she WILDE able to actually
buy sugar. To buy it, one must first
find II.
Italy Has Estate Sugar."
Especially drastic regulations govern
the use of sugar in Italy. Its manu-
facture, distribution and sale are close
ly controlled, and in part actually
taken over by the state.
Saccharine is permitted to be sold
and used as a substitute for sugar and
the government manufactures a mix
ture Of saccharine and sugar called
State Sugar" which is largely used.
German Sugar Ration Adequate.
Germany, before the war, produced
great surplus Of sugar and exported
large quantities. Today the Germans
have virtually gone out of the export
business, but have plenty of cheap
sugar for home use.
Wholesale prices prevalent In the
Allied nations, according to informa-
ton received by the United States
Food Administration are as follows:
England, 10 cents a pound; France,
~ cents; Italy, 20 cents.
While these high prices are being
paid abroad the American wholesale
price is being held at IN cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved 141,-
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
s44,6oo,ooo Pounds.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
cd States to ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas 141,-
100000 bushels of wheat and S44 800
600 pounds of meat during the, past
year, valued in all at $1,400, 100000.
This was accomplished in the face of
serious food shortage in this country,
bespeaking the wholeheartednesS and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fOstered ny the
Food Administration enabled the piling
up of the millions of bushels of wheat
during 1917-1S and the shipment OF
meat during 1917-1S
The total value of all food ship
ments TO Allied destinations amounted
to 81 ,40O0O0,0O0 all this food being
bought through or in collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June 80, 1918
The shipments of meats and fats
Cncluding meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1861. .. g, 16G, 800 600 lbs.
Fiscal year 1917-lS. ..3,011, 100 600 lbs.
Increase ........... S446OO,OOO lbs.
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less. The increase in
shipments is due to conservation and
the extra weight of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect of these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100, 600
pounds, as against 1888 100000 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average of
SO1, OO0,OO0 pounds of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1851. $4,000 coo bushels
Fiscal year lJll.,S. .SiUt0J GOj bushels
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
War Time Sweeteners

erica has several excellent war time sweat
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply.
Ihey are maple sugar, syrups, honey and
molasses and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweetening.
When cup of syrup or honey is used
TO replace cup of sugar the liquid in the
One-third Of cupful of sugar is equivalent
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16
1T WAS COMING TO HIM.

Mr.. Henderson-Here's where
you live and I've just rung your
doorbell. Can I do anything else for
you?
Mr.. Henpeck (loaded)-Yesh-
hic-just ring for the-hic-ambu-
lance.
A eLIMMER OF RESPECT.
Has Bliggins any respect for the
TRUTH"
"a little. But about as far as I
ever knew him to go in expressing it
was to celebrate Washington's birth
day"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16

reduction. In Europe the present ra-
tion is already reduced to a minimum.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-16

A hoardcr is Il man wl.o is more In
terpstc,l in getting his .ite than In Civ
tn& his bit.