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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

lessly In the torrent, bringing up in a
tangle Of wrecl1age. Bruised and en-
meshed, he was unable to extricate
himself and persisted.
Commander Praises BIuejackefs.
Unstinted praise was given TO blue
jackets OF the Newfoundland naval
reserve who made up a large part of
the volunteer rescue crews One of
them sacrificed his life, the only one
Of the rescue fleet TO perish.
Commander McDermott. senior
naval officer in charge Of the re-
seryests. saluted his men when they
returned and said that only sons of
Newfoundland born and bred on this
coast. could have accomplished such
a superhuman task.
Soldiers Save a Stoker.
One Of the most remarkable tales
OF the survival Of the strongest re-
lates the way in which Mai. Michael
Sullivan, commander of the New
foundland forestry battalion and
Flying Corps, fought back death lit
orally with their bare fists and
brought through with them a naked
Spanish stoker. Maj. Sullivan and
the young subaltern contrived 10
shelter themselves in the upper sec
ton OF the bunker through which
ashes from the stokehold are emptied
into the sea. There for 26 hours they
maintained themselves
Beat Each Other for Warmth.
They nearly persisted with the cold
ard to keep warmth in their bodies
beat each other Justify with their
fists Into their precarious retreat
crept one of the Spanish stokers,
stark naked and nearly dead from
the shock OF ice water after the ter
rifle heat of the fire room. He was
too numb to fight for his own life
Er the fn~ nd cadet fought Nnr-
him.
They Pounded Him Hard.
From pummeling themselves they
took to pummeline the stoker. Sc
curing a farpaulin they wrapped II
about him and though nearly ex-
hausted themselves. they kept up the
PROSTATE stoker'S circulation by an
ceasinP eSertions. Tley brought the
stoke= through but he lies at a hos
pital here seriously i'll. Burnham
was badly frost bitten and Maj. Sui
livan was seriously crippled when
flying wrsckage crushed one Of his
legs.
Another Terrible Experience.
Another terrible experience was
that Of John Kelley, manager Of 4
moving picture theater in this city;
He is the only one Of those trapped
below who lives to tell OF it The
first rush IF water flooded his state
room but the air pressure at the top
OF the room kept down the water SO
that by lying on the upper berth with
his nose to the ceiling he was able 20
escape drowning His greatest fear
was that life savers might board the
ship, take eff those on the decks and,
believing al below drowned, depart
and leave him to die. He cried for
help at the top Of his lungs. He beat
the ceiling with his fists until the
lCunckles bled. But the bowling Of
the gale and the crash OF the seas
drowned cut the feeble sounds he
could make. When hope had nearly
gone ne gave a last despairing shout
He heard an answering shout. Res
cuers had heard him and in a short
time bluejackets from one Of the
rescuing vessels had smashed a way
10 him with axes and lifted him from
his tomb.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

at JOHNS. =. r, Feb. 2s.-Graphic
stories OF rescues from the
wrecked liner FIorizel and fur
ther details Of Sundays disaster were
related today by survivors who are
recovering here from the terrible
hsrdships they endured before they
we're saved BY small boats from the
Newfoundland steamer Prospero.
when Capt Martin OF the Florizel
reached here he was in such a state
Of collapse that he could make no
statement.
Mistake in ReekonIDE.
Members OF the crew said the mis-
take in reckoning which brought the
FIorizeI head on TO the coast 20
miles north Of Cape Race when all
hands thought she was well out TO sea
IS she turned westward for Halifax.
was due 20 running without the
patent log. The heavy snow. form
ing an icy crust. or what the natives
term -slob" as IL struck the sea, made
81 impossible 10 use the log to
register the steamers progress
against the storm. The steamship,
reckoning and. as frequently happens
in this region OF shifting currents
and battling winds, the calculations
we're or. and the Florizel went the
way Of other brave ships in this
graveyard Of the north Atlantic"
Dozens Trapped Below Decks.
z9auy Of the passengers were swept
70 death in less than Is minutes
after the steamer struck the rocks.
Dozens Of passengers were trapped
below decks BY csscading seas which
filled the saloon
TIF~anaaT 30 -FFfr,-e --T ~-o-r- rr-t-r
never for a moment forgot the best
traditions OF the sea in looking after
their passengers, those who escaped !
from the saloon sought safety on the
bridge deck Two hours later a giant
wall Of water Numbered upon them. 4
wrenching the structure bodily from I
its base and engulfing 80 men and 4
women
A short while later 20 persons /
clinging desperately TO the roof OF the
smoking room met a similar fate.
Some Died Standing.
The stout construction Of the wire
less house saved most OF the sur
TiTors. Thirty-two persons piled into /
The wireless room, packed so closely 4
they were without food, water or
adequate clothing. They were often
engulfed by boarding seas. Some OF
tEem were badly injured by flying
ri1nbers and died as they stood.
The pitifui manner in which mem
hers Of families died one by one was
graphically described By survivors.
Sees ChHd Swept Overheard.
Three year old Betsy Mum, daugh-
ter Of John s. Mum. managing direc-
rGr Of the line. was swept overheard
before his eyes The child's nurse
had been drowned IN her berth Mum
was swept TO his death with the group
on the bridge deck Fred Butler, an
architect Of this city who was going
70 Florida with his wife, was sup
porting her against the rush of water
when one comber towering above all
the others, snatchsd her from his
arms He was carried along help
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
MARCH IS IS DAY FOR ALL
TEXANS TO ENROL FOR STAMPS

Friday. March Is. has been set
apart by the state committee on the
war stamp savings campaign as the
date when every citizen OF Texas shall
be enrolled as an active war savings
club member, according TO informa-
ton received at the local headquar-
ters, in Hotel Sheldon.
For every company OF soldiers on
the battlefield or in training there
should be a war savings society here
at home" said Louis Lipsitz. state di-
rector OF the national war savings
committee. at Dallas. Let's make
every fighting man know and feel
that he has this country behind him,
backing him up to the last ditch"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
SOUTHSIDE PERSONS IN NEED
OF DESTRUCTION TO GET 1T

DR.. J. ". Tappan, local representa-
tive OF the federal public health ser
vice. and city health officer DR.. Hugh
s. White had a conference with mayor
Charles Davis Tuesday morning and
il was decided that the personal
cleanup be resumed in Chihuahuita
City inspectors working under Dr.
White viii examine all persons in
that section and any Of them found
in need Of disinfection viii be taken
to the immigration station, where
baths will be administered under the
supervision of DR.. Tappan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
SEARCH FOR ARIZ. BANDITS
IS VIRTUALLY ABANDONED

Douglas. Ariz.. Feb. 2s.-Search for
John and Tom Powers and Tom Sis
son. bandits, virtually has been
abandoned and the slayers Of sheriff
Mcbride of Graham county and two
deputies appear 10 have reached some
safe hiding place
Trace Of the men has been definite
" lost. Old trails has been found
repeatedly in the Chiricahua noun
tains, but the most persistent search
by more than 1000 men, including
most OF the sheriffs Of southern Ari-
iona, has failed to reveal them.
Most Of the trailers have quit the
chase now, leaving only sheriff Har-
~ Wheeler and a few deputies in the
mountains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
MISS adams TO SPEAK AT
TEMPLE MT. SINAI MAR. 9

Temple Mount Sinai has been Sc
cured as the place of holding the
meeting 10 be addressed by Miss Jane
Adams, the noted lecturer upon So
Geological subjects, who will arrive in
FL Paso Saturday. March 9, to be the
guest OF her niece, Mrs. Ernest A.
Young. Miss Adams will discuss
food conservation upon the occasion
of her appearance at the temple Mon
day evening. March II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
THREATENING LETTER IN
GERMAN SENT PALAWCINI

Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 26.-FeliZ
Palavicinis activities in fighting pro-
German press propaganda apparett-
y have placed his life in danger. The
head Of FL Universal recently received
an anonymous letter from Pueblo,
threatening him with death II he con-
tinued his efforts to bring about a
friendly feeling between the United
States and Mexico. The letter was
written in German
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
TWO MEN HELD BY POLICE
FACE u. S. INVESTIGATION

Two men who gave the names OF
John Bigovich and Roy f. Derrick.
were held by the police for investiga-
ton Tuesday, after they applied at
the Associated Charities. They were
arrested by motorcycle officer John
Wood and patrolman a. L Richmond.
They will be turned over to the de-
partment OF justice for investigation,
it was said at the police station.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
TYPHU5 KILLING
MANY At PARRAL
T. g. Hawkins, Here for
Food for Starving Mexi-
cans. Talks at U-Club.

Economic conditions in Mexico are
terrible Corn and other foods are
high and people are starving. At
Parral typhus is raging. claiming
about Is deaths a day. Ny company
has installed a hospital TO afford
some relief" said 7. G. Hawkins, Of
the Alvarado Mining company, in a
talk to the University club at its
meeting Tuesday noon.
Mr.. Hawkins said the object Of his
trip to El Paso was to secure the per-
mission Of the United States govern
ment to take some grain to Parral to
relieve starvation. He requested the
aid Of everyone with any influence in
this matter.
Guardsmen Love FL PaSO.
DR.. F. o. Wage. who was here as
an officer with the Pennsylvania
militia during the border troubles and
is now in FL Paso as a reserve Of
ficer unassigned, said he knew that
all Pennsylvania guardsmen loved FL
Paso for the kind treatment received
here. IN fact, he doubted If Ell Paso
militiamen would have been treated
any better. or even as well, at Phila-
delPhia. his home.
Dr. Wage said that he was not in
favor Of the abolition Of saluting out
side OF camp. but he thought the at
titude of some officers who look on.
men as numbers and do not give them
personal attention should be changed.
Treat Soldiers Wen, Asks.
An appeal to all civilians to ex-
tend the open door to soldiers was
made by 4. A. Fisk, of the war recre-
alton commission. Mr.. Fisk said that
the problem Of reconstruction after
the war would be a harder one than
that now going on. and that man
power Will be needed. At this time,
man power should be conserved. He
asked that soldiers be treated as they
were treated at home in civilian life
Several musical numbers were
played by the Adanac trio OF the
Texas Grand theater. Saxaphone and
vocal selections were given
President Norman Walker an
nounced that Sunday afternoon there
would be a University of Texas tea.
He asked that everyone having Texas
flags bring them along for decora-
tive purposes.
Lieut.. George Robertson. the clubs
first secretary. was present and told
a humorous story.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
The QuInine That Does Not Affect
Head

Because Of its tonic and laxative ef-
feet, Laxative BromO Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only one "Br0mo Quinine.
T. W. GROVES signature is on box.
30c-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
VARGAS 10 CHIHUAHUA.

G. c. Vargas. who has been serving
as a clerk in the American consulate
at Juarez, has been transferred to
the newly opened American consulate
in Chihuahua, now under the charge
of consul James B. Stewart. Mr..
Vargas is well known in chihuahua
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
GONZALES APPOINTED
AS CONTROLLER GENERAL

Mexico City. Mex, Feb. 2s.-Fran-
cisco " Gonzales. former national
treasurer, has been appointed by the
president to ill the recently created
post Of controller general. His du-
ties viii be to pass on all govern
ment expenditures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

To Relieve Gas In The Stomach.
which disturbs your sleep. just try
one soc bottle of LAX-FOS WITH
PEPSIN- A Liquid Digestive Laxative
for Indigestion or Constipation. Pleas
and to take.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY Of THE SEA
IS TOLD BY FLORIZEL SURVIVORS

Scores Of Passengers Trapped in Cabins and Drowned
Others Seek Safety Bridge Deck, But Whole Struc
ture Is Torn Away by Wave; Packed in Smoking
Room, Some Struck by Timbers and Die Standing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
For This Saturday, April 6.

am going 10 L. Glassnan l. Bcrko-
witt where l can get goods cheaper
than elsewhere. Here arc some OF the
articles:
12-lb. sack table Belle flour, 75c;
big Irish potatoes, per PIX, 39c; grant,
lated sugar, only Sc; good lard, b.,
26c; large size can tomatoes, 16c;
canned corn and peas, 1870 each;
all soaps, 61ac cake; coal oil only lie
gallon; fancy roast beef, 25c ID; fresh,
smoked and corned shoulders at low
est prices Come and convince your
self. All goods marked in plain fig
urcs. We have for sale the Velvet
Kind Ice Cream. All kinds of fruits
on hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
HEAD CUT OFF.
Young Man Believed 10 Have Gone 20
Sleep on Railroad Track.

Danvillc, Va, April with his
head lying on the opposite side of the
railroad track, and his body badly
mangled, man said to be Franz
Turner, was found Monday nlgnl a
few minutes after s O'Clock by the
crew of passenger train from Lynch
burg, and his body left with num-
Der of the crew until it could be posi-
lively identified.
The train had just left White Oak,
small stop on the route and WAS
going at slow rate OF speec Wnen
it suddenly came to 4 stop and mem
hers of the crew discovered the body
lying across the track, having been
badly mangled by the train.
Lying on the ground beside the
young man was an empty pint bottle,
having obviously contained whisky
and it was believed that the man had
gone to sleep on the track while in
toxicated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05

Auction Sale of valuable factory
property, generally known as the
"Pioneer Mills
Pursuant to the terms of deed Of
trust bearing date Of April II, 1877,
given by the Safety First Manufac-
turing Company, Incorporated, to
the undersigned Trustees, and duly
recorded among the land records Of
the City Of Alexandria, Virginia, in
Deed Book sc, page 90, default hay
ing been made in the payment Of two
of the notes secured thereby, the I'M
dersigned trustees, pursuant to the
terms of said deed of trust, at the
request and by direction of the hold.
crs of said notes, will offer for sale
at public auction, on the premises on
Saturday, April 6, 1918, at II o'clock
noon, all that lot, tract or parcel of
land in the City of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, with the buildings and improve
ments thereon, generally called and
known as the "Pioneer Mills" prop
erty, situated on the south side Of
Duke street and east Of the Potomac
Strand, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
south side of Duke street with the east
side Of the Potomac Strand. and run
ming thence eastwardly with Duke
street into the Potomac River; thence
returning to the point of beginning
and running southwardly with the east
side of the Potomac Strand 14o feet
Z inches, more or less, tn the north line
of the lot of ground conveyed by the
Haskin Wood Vulcanizing Company
to the Real Estate Improvement Com
pany Of Baltimore, by deed dated June
9, 1894, and recorded among the land
records of the City of Alexandria,
Virginia, in Deed Book SO, page 12S;
thence eastwardly parallel to Duke
street into the said Potomac River;
thence north to connect with the first
line, together with all rights, appur-
!: tepancesi riparianrights and privileges
to the same belonging or in ,any.-Wise
appertaining; subject, however, to.
right of way through a tcn-foot alley
over said property, conveyed to TIE
Real Estate Improvement Company OF
Baltimore by the Haskin Wood TuEca-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
! WILL BEAT U-RoATS.
Franco-British Tunnel Under Sea
Nav Yet Undo Submarines.

Britain may burrow under the bot
tom Of the sea 10 beat the submarine.
of the sea to beat the submarine.
Representatives of big American coi,-
tractors have preached the subject o.
building the channel tunnci to connect
Britain and France. Tine project has
evidently passed the talk stage, oe'
cause American tunnel builders are
angling for the job.
Surveys and plans have been pre-
pared for more than half century by
French ard British engineers. There
has never been any doubt as to the
plans practicability, Now the ship
ping shortage makes it probable the
work will be pushed as war mea7-
ure.
Shipping necessary to maintain tie
communications Of the British a:nIy
in France mas been estimated all tie
way from 100000 to 100000 tons.
Construction Of the tunnel would re-
lease all these ships for hauling wheat
from America, Argentina or Australia.
Work Of loading and unloading
army freight at the British and French
ports would be done away with and
the movement Of shells and food
spccded up. The ocean voyage from
America would be shortened also, az
ships could land at western British
ports and load direct into cars, which
would go right to the American front
in Lorraine.
It is believed siX-track tunnel is
in contemplation. It would be thirty
miles long, bored through solid chalk,
which undcrlics the channel from
Dover to Calais. The first attempt to
bore the tunnel was made in 1868,
when a company was formed ana
French consent obtained, but Britain
vetoed it out of fear of invasion Ly
surprise. IN 1883 the plan was again
rejected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05

ment Of the debt secured in said deed
of trust, and at the request of the
holder of the notes evidencing the
debt secured in said deed of trust, the
undersigned will sell at public aue-
ton, OH Fairfax Street, in front of
the Court House, on Monday, the
eighth day of April, 1918, at II
o'clock, a. m, al! that lot of ground in
the city of Alexandria, Virginia, to-
g2tber with improvements thereon,
bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection OF
the south side of Gibbon street with
The west side of Columbus street and
running thence south on Columbus
street eighteen (1S) feet four al
INCHES, thence west parallel to Gibbon
Street one hundred and thirteen 1131
feet five (5) inches to an alley twenty
eco feet wide, thence north along
said alley eighteen (1S) feet four (4)
inches to Gibbon street one hundred
and thirteen (l13) feet five 90 inches
to the beginning, with right of way
over the said alley, and all appurten
aaces.
Terms of sale, Cash.
4 deposit of $50 will be required at
the time Of sale.
COURTNEY ACTON,
Trustee.
G5-td.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
TO REsENTENCE MOONEY.
Man Convicted of Causing Bomb E%
plosion in San Francisco
Asks Pardon.

San Francisco, April 5.-Thomas J,
Mooney, convicted of murder in con-
nection with the preparedness parade
bomb explosion. here. in 1916, wall be
rcsentenccd April IS to pay the pen
ally with his life.
Superior Judge Franklin Griffin, IN
fixing the date, declared that he was
loath to pass sentence in view of the
developments. 1t is believed Governor
Stephens will act in behalf of Mooney
after the resentencing.
Mooney has appealed 10 the gov"r-
nor for pardon, setting forth he was
convicted on perjured testimony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
SHOOT SPIES, SAYS TAFT.
Death For Treason, Prison for Sedl
ton, But No Mob Violence.

Muskegee, Okla, April 5.-"Spies
should be court-martialed, lined w
and their citizenship ended by bullets;
those who express reasonable senti-
ments should be tried and punished,
but in all cases law should be obeyed
and mob violence such as practiced IL
certain parts of the United States
should be everywhere condemned, that
the United States may not sink to the
lawless savagery of the Germans" de-
clared former President Taft, in an
address yesterday before the Chamber
OF Commerce. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
HOWARD W. SMITH,

Special commissioners OF Sale.
I. Newell s. Greenaway, Clerk of the
Corporation Court. of the City of
Alexandria, Virginia, do certify that
Howard W. Smith, one Of the Special
Commissioners of sale named in the
above mentioned decree, has given
bond with approved security as re-
quircd by said decree.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
75-td Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
Auction Sale OF Valuable Improved
Real Estate in the City of Alex
andria, Virginia.

By virtue OF decree entered by
the Corporation Court Of the City CT
Alexandria, Virginia. on the 2Sta dav
of February. 1918. in the Chancery
cause of Ruth I. Todd, ct ais, vs.. W.
T. Gladstone Peters, ct ais, the under
signed Special Commissioners of sale
will offer for sale at public auction IN
the front of the Royal street entrance
to the Market building, in the City Of
Alexandria. Virginia, at y o'clock
noon, on Saturday, the 18th day Of
April. 1918, the following real estate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
DRIVE. ON ITALY.
General Maurice, of British War
Office, Also Expects More Big Bat
ties On West Front.

Office, Also Expects hiofe Dig Dat
| ties On West Front.
London, April. 81 "There are indi-
cations that an austrian attack on
ItalyEis in preparation and we shall
mot be surprised if it develops before
ilong," said Major General F. B. .Maur-
lice, chief director of military opera
lions at the War Office, in his weekly
talk yesterday.
General Maurice indicated his belief
that further gigantic battles were II
prospect on the western front.
s'For the moment" he said, "after
series Of great battles, the front
beth north and south o. the Somme
has reached a condition of stability.
But we are only at the beginning Of
April, which is earlier than the begin
ming of the offensive last year, and a
whole years campaigning season Is
still before us.
at would be futile to think the Ger
man operations at an end"
The Germans, General Maurice stat
ed, were making a great effort in the
air at q time when the allies were
somewhat crippled by the loss Of many
airdromes and much equipment.
"The German principle" he went on,
"is to concentrate everything on what
ever they undertake. That principle
is being applied TO the western front.
That is why they stopped bombing
London. While the allies still retain
superiority in the air and a prcpond-
GRANGE in men and machines, we are
far from having command of the alr.
The enemy is able to take as many
photographs as he requires, and to
conduct the necessary reconnaissance
and scouting by air"
"There is no question but that the
German losses in the last fortnight
have been very considerably heavier
than ours" said General Maurice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
GARDNER L. BO0THE.
BRAINARD ". PARKER,
Trustees.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of deed Of trust beari1y
date August 26, 1909, and duly re-
corded amongst tt land records Of
the City of Alex, .dria, Virginia, in
Deed Book No. SO, page 535, execuE-
I'd by James L. Johnson and wife.
default having been made in the pay
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
AUCTION SALES.
Auction Sale of Two Acres of Land.

Auction Sale of Two Acres of Land.
l will offer for sale on Saturday,
April G, 1918, at y o'clock noon, IN
front of the Royal street entrance to
the Market House, two acres of land
with one room house on the Gravel
road. adjoining the lands of Johnson,
Birkill & Hcth, parking 295 feet on the
road: there is on this place a fine
spring Of water. Terms of sale, cash,
SAMUEL H. LUNT.
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