davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
AUTO TRUCKS PLUNGE
Breaks Through = Fence and Eau
lTuou the Railway Tracks-Driver
Escapes Serious lnjury.

Escapes Serious lnjury.
About four o'clock yesterday af.
te1ncon a large auto truck, after hav'
i.,e passed over the overhead bridge
near the city aims house, suddenly
skiddea as it was turned north, an(
striking the fence at the railway en-
banknent demolished this safeguar,'
and made a plunge to the tracks use
bv the passenger trains, q distance
Of about twelve feet. Remarkable 4:
it may seem, the man in charge Q
the machine escaped with minor IL
iuries, although the truck was badly
damaged.
AS passenger trains running
high speed are passing over tn
tracks ut all hours, precautions were
taken by people who came to tn
rescue to prevent more serious ac'
cidcnt by trains colliding with Vhe
truck, and they were ready to t!as
trains while the work of removing
the truck from the tracks was IT
progress. In short time q way 1ol
trains was made, and the auto was
allowed to remain upon the en,ban'
ment TO which place it had been re-
moved. 1t was in this position today
Although every effort vas madf
to ascertain whether the auto trucr
belonged in Alexandria or Washing
ton. it was impossible TO ascertain
whence it came or whittier 1t va:
going. nor could the name OF 7a'
driver be learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the 5oara
OF Trustees Of The Alexandria Hospi-
tai vii! be held Monday evening, fso-
ruary 4th, 1918, at 8 o'clock, at ths
Burke and Herbert Bank cor. hlhg
and Fairfax street for the electon
OF officers and transaction OF such
other business rs may come before
the meeting.
Arthur Herbert, #.
Sec'y-Treasurer Alexandria Hospl'
tai. Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

Mrs. Housewife, if you are looking
for . place where you can cave money
or your groceries read the advertise
Mont of the Alexandria Cash Grocerv
IN th;s issue of the Gazette and 60 tn
thoi- STORE tomorrow and see how
nrch you can buy with .tte
oray 2S-it
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
LENTEN RULES CHANGED
Soldiers and Sailors Are Exempted
From Abstinence Except For Five
Days of Year.

Days of Year.
Pope Benedict has given official rec
ognition to the efforts of the United
States Food Administration to con-
serve products that the war may be
more successfully carried forward
and many changes in the Lenten" reg
ulations will be in vogue when the
peni5ential season begins, on Febru-
airy 19.
It is realized by the Vatican taat
Catholics in this country have Daen
forged to undergo unusual hardships
in living up to the requests Of the
Food Administration. They are doing
more than Others in the conservation
Of flesh meats, for not only do they
observe the abstinence On Tuesday,
set aside by the Government, but
they must forgo the use Of meats on
Friday, as ordered by the Church.
This double duty would be greatly IN
creased by the old Lenten regulations,
which forbid the use Of meat on
Wednesday and Friday during the
40 days of the penitential season.
The Church heretofore has forbid
den Catholics to use flesh meat and
sea food at the same meal, but under
the new dispensation Of the Pope
this rule is changed and this COM
bination may be indulged in during
Lent of this year, and all Lenten sea-
sons during the continuation OF the
war.
At the same time the Pope, by the
inaut granting the use of fish and
meat, orders that Saturday be here
after substituted for Wednesday as
.uhe day for abstaining rom flesh
meats 1t is understood that many
Catholics during Lent will observe
these two days and will give up the
Tuesday abstinence requested by the
Government. The indult allowing
working men and their families the
use Of flesh meats on Saturdays vii!
be In effect. No one, however, viii
be allowed to use flesh meat on Fri
DAYS iiafins ehc ssSs.o:s ya:szz.
Tbs inautt, just issued, doez rot
permit the use OF meat on Ash W7d-
nesday. After noon on Holy Saturday,
whic!, heretofore has been 4 day of
rigorous abstinence, the use Of mean
will be allG:sea.
Men serving in The army or navy
are permitted to eat meat on ali the
days Of the year, except Ash We'd
nesdav. Christmas Eve, Good Friday,
the Vigil of the Assumption and the
forenoon of Holy Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
TONIGHT'S LECTURE
The Cameron Club Extends a Cordial
Invitation to Every Resident Of the
City TO Attend.

There seems to be an impression
on the part Of some people that tha
lecture to be given tonight by Mr..
Rouert S. Barrett at the Young Peo-
ole's building is intended OILY 1ol
the members Of the eamercn Cko.
Snch is not the case. Mr.. Barrett IS
deeply interested in the work OF nc
school nurse, and feeling that not
,yrhstanding his hurried departure
for South America he would be glad
10 contribute his part for the safety
Of the health of the children, he is
giving his services free.
Therefore the Cameron Club will
gladly welcome the public at his lee
tare tonight, for not only will the
lecture give pleasure to everyone who
is fortunate enough to De present,
but the money for the tickets, twenty
five cents each, is TO be devoted 70
the school nurse fund. 4
Remember the lecture will be given
at the Young Peoples building at 5
o'clock. Over one hundred illustra-
t,ions will be shown, many of which
were secured by Mr.. Barrett person
ally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
MORE NURSES WANTED ONE MILLION QUIT WORK


Labor Unrest IN Germany stNi
! Spreads with Strikers in ugls
;,
~
Amsterdam, Feb Filed Nar-
shal von Hindenburg has taken charge
OF the strike situation IN Germany
ana already ruthless military meth
ods OF suppression nave oeen inaugu-
rated.
! Despite the stern measures adopt
! ed, information seeping across tae
German frontier toaaT indicated tiat
! the labor unrest vas still spreading
and that the strikers n some com
munltles are IN an ugly mood, ready
to fight
eve are hungry" they tell army
officers.
A number Of sttiSe leaders have
been arrested in the Baltic Sea naval
ports.
The men have been Ordered by the
military authorities 70 return 20
work immediately Ut hamburg, Be
men, and hieL
Chancellor Won Hertling IS con
demncd Tor trying 20 aoopt . mido.e
course IN his war aims speech m
stead OF making q decisive ao:safa-
ton Oh terms.
The imperial government mas an
nounced ITS determination not TO tfeas
with the strike leaders nor the 80
cialisrs, who are demanding the con
vening OF the Eelehstag because o.
their acrttude on important ponaea!
questions that concern ohly Eae
statesmen of the empire
Strikers are holding up worn OF
GermanyIs great merchah" nS'
which she is constructing Tor CON.
mercial war after the armed con''f''
is over. Practically all the WORKERS
at the sfea' oie'.I -'n'p
Hamburg, where the fre.ghte's ana
passenger liners ere beng eohstrte'-
ed, were still out on Ihnrsaay' ihc
snip yards OF Blohm and Voss ~
Hamourg' are Ilea np 'i''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
Arthur Herbert, J.
Prize of Gold Medal.

The Empire Social Club, shichl
holds dances every Friday nieht at
the Elks' Hall, will give prize OF
gold medal TO the winners OF TIE
waltz dance on Friday night o1
this week. Admission, gents SO cents
ladies free. ze-as'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter

The stated communication Of M:'
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter NO. Is.
will be held Friday evening OF tn.a
week at 1880 to receive and act on pc.
t;tions and confer the Marx snc saSS
Masters degrees. Let rs have 9 suls
attendance Wv, s-
26.ss =: Z 9a'efa 7Ss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

Virginia Council of Defense Calls At
tention TO Fact That the Need ;ol
Recruits is Most Urgent.
Richmond, Feb. l.-:rhe State Conn.
ell Of Defense is requested by tbs
American Red Cross TO call atten.
ton as widely as possible IN Vir,
ginia 10 Tie fact thai the department
OF nursing Of the Red Cross IS il
urrcrt need Of recruits. It IS stated
that the present average o. en-
rollment IS 1000 nurses q NORTH. Eut
this enrolment, heavy as it is, viii
not be sufficient to keep pace with
the military needs Of the Government.
1. has been estimated by the Sur
geon Generals office that if the var
continues, within q short time the Red
Cross will need between THIRTY and
forty thousand nurses for the needs
of our Army alone. The allies are al
SO depending upon Us 10 supplement
thcir own nursing service.
There are between $4,000 and 9O,-
900 registered nurses il the United
States ut the present time. Approx
mately 16,500 OF this number are
enrolled Red Cross nurses, the m2-
iority OF them are in active service
ready for mobilization, or prepared
for specified service. Ii IS the Red
Cross enrolment which forms the re
serve Of the United States Army
Nurse Corps and the United States
Navy Nurse Corps.
According to Miss Jane Delano,
chairman OF the national comm!ttee
on Red Cross nursing, the fact that
the recruiting of nurses IS not KEEP
ing pace with military needs, do2s
not Indicate that the women of tEiS
country are ''slackcrs.' in the nurs-
ine service, but merely shows that
the sudden and extraordinarily heavy
demand for purses has not been
thoroughly realized by the women
available for nursing service.
Already the Nursing Service Of tire
Rod Cross has equipped and sent
abroad ! 200 nurses for service witt!
The Army ana Nary .ynrsses Corps ;.
has provided about $500 nurses foi
home service with the Array aad
Navy Nurses Corps in ean2p and can-
Torment hospitals, and has over =
600 nurses organized into units an"
practically ready for mobilization.
Ry careful! adjustment, The Nar'-
ng Service so far has met the de-
mand OF the Government III furnish
;,o ,nfts Of nurses for military. Ha-
val. end public health service, VITA
out seriously disorganizine the ranks
from which they have been taken
Pit a. these demands grow daily. 2
sar.ious problem arises in home nn''S~
r., for civilian needs. It has been
estimated by the Army Corps that
over 10000 nurses viii be needed or
tie basis of present estimates for ai
ay,ny OF 100000 men.
In order 20 meet the increasing
demands of the Army and Navy
Corps. the Red Cross has modihed
somewhat It's former requirements
for enrolment. The age limit ha'
heen lowered to 81 years, and III spe-
c;al cases nurses over 40 may DC ac-
conted Smaller s:hools for nurses
have been placed on the accredited
list. and applicants are judged on
their merits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

Robert L. Payne, Jr., the little sdl
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Payne OF
Rosemont, who has been as the Epis
copal hospital in Washington 10
treatment for the past ter days, has
so far recovered that it il expectes
that he can be brought home tomor.
row.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
At Purceu's.

Corn meal Sc pound Table Belle
Flour, i2 ID. sacks, 75c. Cottoiene
45c. Small maakerel Sc each. Climax
soap Sc. Country butter Soc. Pulverfz-
ed sugar SC lb. ]. E. Purcell, 1T south
Henry street, Alexandria. S6-2s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

The will of the late Mrs. Salal
Florence SLayTnalser was probated il
the Circuit Court today. The deceased
after mali14g certain bequests, direct;
that $500 b. given the wonlan's au.
Niliary OF the foreign mission aociet.
of st. Paul's Church. Mary Elizabct-
Slaymaker qualified as exccutriX.
During the month Of January just
passed, Newell S. Grcenaway, clerk
Of the Corporation court III this city
issued seventy-four marriage licenses
Of which fifty-eight were to whit
couples and sixteen to colored. Fifty
three deeds we're recorded during tht
month
Robert F. Downham and s. Gormar
2idgcley, clottiers, hatters ard haber.
lashers, have opened q new store q
the southeast corner of King and Pic:
streets, where they will be plased tt
see their many friends VINO may b
in need of anything in their line. Boil
gentlemen are well and l,avorao'.
known in Alexandria and the Ga
zettc takes pleasure in welcoming
chem to tne business circles oil tn
.itv. Watch FOR their announcement:
n this paper. And just here It ma!
,o:. be Glrj OF place TO say 2 word 0.
wo concerning the patronage o.
ileyandrlas stores. If you and you,
,ciehbor do your trading IL Alexan
ria YOU are helping TO build u.
Alexandria just that much, Mr.. Read
r.. A great deal Of hard work has re-
,ertly been done to induce new IN
h,stries to locate here, and With tn
patronage which will be gwen by t.
,cw residents who are alreaoy ~
living. added TO that d the elti2e.i: :
generally, II should aGd' 'louhs.e.':
vim mean better stores for all t
:radc 1T. Therefore let everyone se'
~,cmbcr that every dollar spent II
uexandria will help to make tht
i.v more prosperous, mud in that wa.
better city to live in every way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
What Would You Doe

If you had million dollars what
would you do with It? a prize Of %
will be given TO the writer of the best
answer to ths question. Address yo,if
letter to ?. 0. Box. 101, Alexandra,
Va. Prize awarded Feb. 9Th. 27-st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE.
L.e,,ine is Shot at Z
let Misses.

euine is Shot at Again; Youths bui-
let Misses.
petrograd, Fen. Another a
+amDt on the life Of Nicholat Leninc'
BoIshevik premier, was made TODAY.
An unidentified youth got past tina
Guards at the smoIny Institute and
+ired al Lenine. He missed.
The assailant was arrested. 4hs
guards will be court-martialed.
This is the second attempt wtth15
week to kill LeIdne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
LUMBER MAN DIES.

End Comes to James ). Pope q Na'
tive o. Virginia.
Names s. Pope. u years OLD. OF
g N street northwest, died at SID.
Hospital, Washington, yesterday
ras q pioneer in the lumber bu7s'
and until recently spent most
5 life in Baltimore.
Pope was born on the old Pope
Stsad. Westmereland county. Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

Reports were recently published
stating that candy furnished to the
United States soldiers had been fouEf
to :cntain ground glass. On Tuesda,
of this week L. Il. Hollar, Of olc
Prince street, this city, bought can't,
in Alexandria which contained small
pieces of glass, one of which was
brought to the Gazette Office this
morning by Mr.. ". F. Stuart, father
in-law of Mr. Hollar. The glass WA
not detected until Mr., Hollsr had, be
gun eating the candy and BIT onto 8
.,ros9 If tthhe glass. To 7shaf. -esIFse p
candy containing glass has been lis
tri,)uted throughout the country Is
of course. not known. but it woult
sem to he the part Of wisdom S'
exercise nuch care in the purchase G.
ANDY on The part Of the people gen
eraiiy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
Efficiency in Printing

with unexcelled facilities enables Y.
to turn out Perfect printing n tas
quickest pesssble time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Tomorrow night will be known a.
young peoples night at the Billy Sun
tay tabernacle in washington 81
which time the Epworth League socie-
ties Of Alexandria and Washington
will attend in 8 body. Members Of
the Alexander chapter will assemble
It the corner of King and Washing
ton streets, from which point a, spc-
.ial train will leave at six O'CLOCK:
p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

er~- ~, oonstration Wnen
tho =. cd. Jucge
E,..nl In. warned
the spectators, sni~ we're
many colored, persons, as nse al!
utterance of approval or disapproVa!
Policemen and detectives We're scat
tered in the courtroom, and the Grove
being aware of it, left the courthouse
in orderly fashion.
Mary Perkins and Edith Cred.t'
both colored, who submitted the tes'
timonv which won the States case
were kept under guard last highs
snowden listened to the verdict VIII
his right hand raised. Otherwise IL
was as solid as statue. He was taScl
to the Towson jail Immediately AZ
terwSrd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

:ial train will leave at six O'clock
p. m.
A meeting Of the committee or
insurance and legislation Of the Chan
Ter uf Commerce was held in THEN
.conrs today at II o'clQ,k, also 8
Meeting Of the committee on member,
shin at 4 o'clock this afternoon. This
evening at 8 o'clock special mre:,
ng of the entire membership o. Tic
Chamber will be held to discuss se--
.ral important matters which will be
brought up OF interest to the city.
.'orbaps there is no more important
work being done in the city for inc
children than that Of the school nurse
For this reason, as well as for the
entertainment which will be afforded
wervone should attend the illustrated
c.ture % be given this evening At
Re Young Peoples building by Mr.
Robert S. Barrett on South America.
The proceeds will be devoted for the
vorl. Of the school nurse by the
Cameron Club, under whose auspices
he lecture IS given. Over one hua-
irad views will be shown.
Miss Venus Hohenstcin entertain
d !, number Of her little friends al
Ter home last night at 1915 King
street, in honor OF her twelfth birth
lay. Among the guests we're Misses
Ruth Posey, Kathleen a. Beach, Chris-
ira Plaskett, Florence Kelly, Sibl@y
German. Gladys Hohenstein and Frcda
Pullman and Masters Reynolds Will
'iamS, Robert Merchant, Harry Bar.
.7ettt. Norman Lawler, Morris and
ssr,lc: German, JOHN Efhnirtt,< 5 sst-.sft
.ord Kelly, George Langley and Frel
Pullman. Dancing. games and boun-
tiful supper were included IN tbs
program Of the evening The little
,Gstess was the rccipient OF mary
pretty birthday gifts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
HARRY ". WADE,

e1s King st7ess. Fhpns s0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
FIND sNowDEN GUILTY.
Sentence ON Negro Convicted OF Xii
ing Mrs. Brandon Halted.

Baltimore, GId., Feb. l.--JofH
snowden, colored, who has been Oh
trial for nearly two weeks at Towson,
for the murder OF Mrs. Lottie May
Brandon AZ Annapolis On August s.
was found guilty Of murder in the
first degree at 9 o'clock last night
after the jury had been delloeratlng
FOR exactly so minutes. Sentence was
a.raea temporarily at the request
: counsel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01
CASH AND CARRY.

Grocers Adopt New System u
Charges in Some Sections of the
Country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-01

Mr.. Horace ". Crunlp and Hiss
Mary F. Harlow were quietly married
yesterday evening at Grace church
rectory by the Rev. Edgar Carpenter
The funeral OF Jack Hedding, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Hcdding,
Of St. Elmo Alexandria county, who
died yesterday, will be held ut :
o'clock tomorrow at Demaine-s mort.
uary chapel IN this city. The inter-
ment will be in Bethel cemetery.
The annual meeting of The board
OF trustees Of the Alexandria hospl-
tai will be held on Monday evening ar
S o'clock at Burke and Herbert's bank
instead of at the rooms of the Cham.
her of Commerce as the latter place
will be closed on that day owing to
it being Il ''hcatless Monday"
Tomorrow is grounding OF wood
chuck day, according TO the calendar
II The little animal, wh4ch has been
s!umberine peacefully during the eat
less, mcatless and heatless days OF
the past winter weeks, emerges from
his hole and finds that he casts .
shadow on the ground, it is supposed
that he trots back again to slum5e'
for another forty days. That vii
mean that six weeks more Of winter
weather is vet to come, according {
the old tradition. Let it be devoutly
hoped that such will not prove to 3
the case in this part Of the country
at least.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-09
N. Y. DEMOCRATS TO DISCUSS
 eU5ERNAToRIAL MATERIAL
Committee is to Meet in Syracuse To
 day-Hearst Mentioned.

Syracuse, N. r, July 8-Out of a mass of gossip and rumot preliminary to the meeting tomorrow of the com mittee of 42 upstate New York demo- srats who are to suggest possible gubernaterial material 10 the demo- cratic conference at Saratoga later in the month, only one fact seemed to have filtered tonight. That was the announcement of William H. Kelly of Syracuse, the chairman. that the com mittee tomorrow certainly would not limit the recomme endations to one cau- didate.
 Another feature of the gathering of the delegates was the announcement of Charles F. Rattigan, collector of the port of Rochester and former warden of Auburn state prison. that he was vigorously opposed to any movement that might have for It's object the nomination of William Randolph Hearst. Mir Rattigan was the first committeeman found who would con sent to being quoted as voicing anti Hearst sentiment
 MT. Hcarst's probable relation tc the democratic situation this fall was one of the foremost topics of conver- satiop among tho early arrivals This was occasioned, By the published an nouncement earlier in the day. which the steering committee of seven ap- parently considered worthy of ere dence. but which later turned out tt be unauthorized, that Mir. Hears, hac definitely decided to enter the prima- ries.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-09
WOULD FORBID MANUFACTURE OF BEER AND WINE AFTER NOV. 1 Prohibitonists Are Confident of Vic
 tory on Final Roll Call in Senate.

Washington July S-Legislation providing for virtually absolute prohi bition during the war was reported to the senate today after the agriculture committee had agreed to drastic changes in the Norris amendment to the sl1,000.000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill by which the sale of distilled spirits beer and wine, ex- cept fer export. would be prohibited after next Jan and that manufacture of beer and wine be stopped after Nov. l.
 Consideration of the uncontested gency measure, which began last Sat urday night. was resumed today and dry leaders had hoped to reach the prohibition amendment. but prolonged consideration of the telegraph tele- phone resolution prevented. Prohibit tion leaders hope this section will be taken up tomorrow and are confident of victory on the final roll call. Strong opposition is expected in view of opposition by shipping board off ciais to taking beer away from ship yard workers.
 As originally proposed. the Norris amendment would have prohibited the sale of distilled liquors and the manu Iacture or wine except for export af ter next June 30 and the manufacture of beer three months after the agri- culture bill became q law The sale of wine, however, would not have been stopped.
 Under the amendment as reported today, the removal of distilled spirits held in bond would be prohibited after Jan. except under regulations pre- scribed by the commissioner of inter nal revenue with the approval of the secretary of the treasury. The com missioner also would prescribe regu lations for the sale and distribution o1 wine for sacramental, medicinal an( other non beverage purposes.