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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27

lot and the house adjoining on the
north, thence cast 90 feet 5 inches to
an alley II feet wide, thence south on
said alley - feet and thence west in
a direct line 90 feet 5 inches to the
beginning, with use of said alley.
Second: Beginning on the east side
Of West street "a feet north Of Pr!n
cess street and at the middle of the
partition between the house on the lot
hereby conveyed and the house adjoin-
ing on the south and running thence
north on West street 10 feet thence
east 80 feet ) inches. to an alley II
feet wide, thence south on said alley
70 feet, and thence west in a direct
line 80 feet inches to the beginning
with right Of way over said alley,
Third: Beginning on the east side OF
West street 73 feet north Of Princess
street and running thence north on
West street Is feet to the middle of
the partition between the house on this
lot and the house adjoining on the
north, thence east 90 feet to an alley II
feet wide, thence south on said alley
19 feet and thence west in direct
line SO feet 5 inches to the beginning
with use of said alley.
Fourth: Beginning on the east side
Of West street so feet north Of Pr;n-
cess street and at the middle Of the
partition between the house on this
lol and the house adjoining on the
south and running thence north on
West street 10 feet, thence cast 50
feet inches to an alley II feet wide,
thence south on said alley 10 feet,
and thence west in a direct line 50
feet 5 inches TO the beginning, with
use Of said alley.
Fifth: Beginning on the north
side of Princess street 127 feet )
inches cast of West street and at the
middle of the partition between the
house on the lot Of ground hereby con-
veyed and the house adjoining on the
west and running thence east OH Prin-
cess street is feet to an alley, thence
north on said alley 80 feet to a court,
thence west on said court Ii feet,
and thence south IN direct line 90
feet to the beginning, with use of said
court and alley.
Sixth: Beginning on the north side Z
of Princess street III feet 5 inches
east of West street, and enc the east
side Of an alley, and running thence
east on Princess street Is feet 10 the
middle of the partition between the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
CALLS KILLING ACCIDENT
Husband on Trial for Wife Murder
Tells of Struggle for Gun.

Chambersburg, Paa., April 27.-lhe
murder trial of John II. Nom, ct
Waynesboro, who shot his wife to
death in their boarding house on
March =, closed March 81. Nom swore
that his wife and he had quarrel
and she ran to get double barreled
shot gun standing in the dining room.
He also ran ior the gun, both caught
held of It at once and cartridge was
exploded, the load striking her.
She fell and he threw the gun down
and the second load exploded and hit
him as he lay in the dining room. Then
somebody other than himself cut his
throat from ear to ear. He said ne
did not know who did it. He said he
had laid out five mercury tablets to
commit suicide, but changed his mind
ard decided to go away with his son.
Then the shooting followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
BOYS AUTO KILLS WOMAN
Run Down as She Crosses Street by
14-Year-Old Lad.

Philadelphia, April 27-Mrs. Martha
iMoetre. of as North Dearborn street,
was struck by an automobile, while
crossing Fiftieth street, near Race,
last night, and received fractured
skull, which resulted in her death as
she was being taken to the West
Philadelphia Home opathics7H Hospital.
The car was driven by a. 14-year-old
boy. James Clayton Matthias, of Fiji
tieth street below Race. He was ar
rested and taken to the House OF De-
tention. where he will be given q hear
in- this morning. ........
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
HI;NDESBURG IN THE BALANCE

y During the past few years the .peo-
;ple of Germany-that is those who
favor the present war--have an
nounced that heroic statue OF HIN
denburg will be placed in a prominent
place in the Inter den Linden in Ber-
lin. A writer recently suggested that
such a statue should be erected in
that place to the women of Germany
who have given up husbands and;;sons
to be slaughtered upon the field Of
battle to satisfy the purposes OF the
German war party. The women may
win in this race for a place OF honor.
They are suffering all sorts Of prlva-
ton while the good work of carnage
goes ON with no signs Of an immediate
change for the better. The allies are
aroused, SO much so that they will
hsten-to no peace overtures save with
the defeat of .Kaiserism.
Assembling of the reichstag within
the next few days; has increased the
urgency for a quick German victory
along the west front and it is prin-
capally to forestall criticism by the
members of the reichstag that Won
Hindenburg now is trying to force his
semi-exhausted troops to further adj
vance. A firm stand by the allies at
this time and the consequent aban-
donment by Hindenburg of his new
offensive undoubtedly will have pro-
found effect upon the reichstag.
There is 10 question but that a
critical attitude toward the, stupen-
dous west front slaughter of Germans
has arisen in the reichstag. The ter
ritorial gains are coming to be con-
sidered wholly inadequate compensa-
ton for the heavy casualties by a
growing section Of German public
opinion. Unless Hindenburg, there
fore, can conjure up new victory of
stupendous proportions he must sub
nit to increasing criticism at home
that will seriously threaten his pres
tige.
With the failure of the submarines
and the failure of the German mill
tarists to foresee what Americas part
in The war would mean, it is no won
der that most of the reichStag is be-
coming skeptical Of the value OF Hin
denburg's recovery, at SO tremendous
a blood cost, of territory which he
voluntarily abandoned year ago. Won
Hindenburg's reputation may even
now be on the verge Of collapse. There
is no doubt that his unparalleled pres
tige at least is beginning to tremble
with the halt of the German advance.
The reichstag is privileged to ask
questions of the government. These
questions must grow in embarraSs-
ment as long as the allies hold linden
burg at bay. Every German assault
that fails along the west front will be
provccation of further unrest among
the members of the reichstag in Ber-
lin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
CRISIS IS PASSED.
: y ryps.sf IT !e y-sz:-z s,.. 80.
Latest Advices INDICATE Germans VIII
Not iCpnrproan,ise Hollands Neii-
traIity: $r5

Not Compromise Hollands Men
tralitNi ~ s:i:
Officials of the Netherlands snlbas-
sy yesterday Stated that late ad-
vices indicate, the passing Of the CRISIS
believed to have been created by the
failure of the German, and Dutch
diplomats to adjust trade differences.
It was asserted that there IS slight
possibility of break in diplomatic
relations, a step which would pre-
sage hostilities.
Although no explanation has been
made by the Dutch diplomats OF the
sudden journey of the Dutch Am
bassador from Berlin to The Hague,
it was indicated that the move can
not be considered as step toward
severed diplimatic relations. One OF
the officials said, "With the pass
ing of every hour the hope increases
that the diplomatic conversations are
CT a nature that preclude the pos
sibility of.:swar.
at is true that the war has brought
many diplomatic surprises, but there
now appears to be slight reason to
anticipate a. rupture between the two
COUNTRIES. In view Of the nature
of circumstances surrounding the cif-
ferences under discussion, no one can
conjecture as to the outcome of the
situation. However, it is felt that II
there has been any strain in the re-
lations between the Netherlands and
Germany, the so-called crisis appar-
entity is past
Officials OF the State Department
said that information which would
throw any light on the course when
the German and Netherlands negotia-
tions may be taking has not beer re-
ceived here.
Ii is understood that American Dup
lonnats discredit rumors that the dis
pute over the right of Germany to
ship supplies through the Netherlands
seriously enaangers the neutrality OF
the smaller nation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27

Insure th. homs NOW-don't &C.
icy another day. THIS is the seasoa
in which most fres occur. Tnsurine
through t.ais Agency means ABSC
Lutte PROTECTION at regular
raEas.
LAURENCE STABLER
AIS PRICE tslress- Aie1aad1fR. va-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
NOTICE
Mutual Ice Company Bonds.

Pursuant 70 the terms of the bonds
ard deed of trust securing the same;.
issued by the Mutual Ice Company
bearing date of July l, 1912, Five:
Thousand Dollars of said bonds will be:
paid at the First, National Bank, Alex
andria, Va, on July /, 1918.
The bonds to be paid off will be
selected BY lot, as drawn by the trus-
tee. Those holding bonds not desiring
payment, will please notify the trus-
tee. As far as possible, the selection
of bonds to be paid will be selected
from those desiring payment.
No interest will be paid on bonds
SO selected for payment after July /,
1918.
Drawing will be made June 1, 1918.
J. Z. NJ. NORTON, Trustee.
96-l2t Alexandria. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27

house OH this lot and the house adj
joining on the east, thence north in
direct line 90 feet to court, thence.
west on said court l6 feet to above
alley, and thence south on said alley:
80 feet to the beginning, with use Of.
said court and alley. Z
Terms of sale cash. Conveyancing
at the cost of purchaser .
JOHN D. NORMOYLE,
P. NJ. BRADSHAW, =. .
93-14t Surviving Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
It means that the great allies are

point where they viii be able to chose
thcisSo own aiuis aand place for giving
Ger4hsnNhshe ssncckout blow. It means
not MsAsaalH that'Parly AID the Channel
will aN IL take4ShuslFahsati Germany ~,
.has4bassea the peak oRpower and will
1 never Yer again menace the world. The
German imperial power is making its
last struggle. xs-e-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27


ga;isssssslssf de losse
dc Place Bent apen taxing KENNEL
@ll ssaay COST. he sssnsa:s$srs&inent@af-
tsh. regiment against allied guns
BE sttEe, ssssSil ii SS He'd on 4lJrnan
.EStider, which is fed TO them so pIen-
8ul!y that the piles CT dead reach
a to the very muzzles OF the Gs'ns.. In
IL offensive stree March q there
!lse beeg $50 German divisionssem-
III yed.. Wsny Of them have been h!ass
80 aud ainputated; others have 'heen
snik!iated: others arc patched up and
tMowns again into the furnace, and
sfnl oths.: have been withdrawn for
rBrgani2atiR.<Abo q divisions re-
gin which havelqa bcss'f gssi. but
::!Nay Ct these are tmiit ,fortanFthing
"a holding quiet sectors. Evidently
H@tish aficjal comment is correst
,SHsn !, sg5T7s %SGssfmany must win
~ quickly" if it is to escape still
Cater punishment, to be followed
psSdetSat alds.-s:F sat
sBy Sacrificing more men, than the
.sh,s are worth, the German, comman-
lAs ~asprk forward = little. The.
,dkli H.. dc self the allied command
cfs were willing to sacrifice men to
IS the ground. But since the ground
inis,o case has been vitality importaNt,
il salas b>en yielded after the allied
yls ani machine guns ana ;rit'es
laEc s!uttod themselves on the enemy.
ghe.-&wayin@. Of the huge aEhIies
az and forth into village and out
,fE Or 70 :. III, and-dc again. IS q
i.I significance now. The fsscr,Shas
Ii osheEs is that thle, alliea.
orse,; st.i:t s* Che German emperor and
* a.,e5tt ,ns.72>i,ersls coald concentrate
= i atiigssr, ind have stood iirm. That
So '.esa7 .!i'@s Gega:anys attempt
o oYe..l: out Of ms !gap Is a failure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
Leahy's Tire Hospital,
Office of the Lanston Monotype Ma
chine Company.
PHILADELPHIA, April s, 1918.


The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lanston Monotype Ma
chine Company will be held at the
Elks Home. corner Prince and Royal
streets, Alexandria, Va, at II o'clock
noon, on Thursday, the End day of
May, 1913, for the purpose Of clcctins
a Board Of Directors to serve for the
ensuing yea, and transacting such
other business as may properly come
before it.
Transfer hooks will be closed on
April 22nd ut o'clock p. M, and will.
DC rcopened on May 18th at 10o'clock
a. m.
By order of the Board Of Directors.
w. ARTHUR SELLMAN.
90-16t Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
SPECIAL NOTICES
To the Stockholders of the III assaehu-
sets BreweTies COMPANY. -

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the bylaws of the company the
annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the massachusetts Breweries. Corr
pany will be held at 10 o'clock in The
forenoon on Monday. the 10Th of April,
1918, at the principal Office of the corr
pany, No. Ill South Fairfax street.
Alexandria. Va. First, to elect board
;tsff sn:netdtEectors Of 4St1r, ON pa SECS
ond, to transact such o.her business as
may come before the raceting.
EDWARD RUHL,
Secretary.
Boston, Mass, March l, 1918.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.
Premier Won Seyd:er vii! Be Com
pelled to Resign.

PEELED to Resign.
Zurich. April 27.-Premier Won
Seydler of Austria will be compelled
either to resign or dissolve the cham
Der of deputies, according to informa-
ton received here from the frontier.
It was stated that the Austrian go
cialists, the Slav party, and other po-
litical factions would refuse to sup
port theisEon Seydler government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
WANTED AT ONCE.
At the highest cash prices.
2n.nll Bars and

10000 pounds Burlap
also all kinds off 00.5 jul,;s, such as Old
Iron, Rags, Rubber, Rope, Bones,
Brass, Copper, Zinc, Lead and Metals
Of all kinds, also old Autos and Auto
tires, etc.
We also buy all kinds of paper and
paper Stock, bags, and burlap.
Ship US your goods. We pay the
highest prices. Checks mailed same
day goods are received.
CAPITAL JUNK COMPANY
Phone 559R.
1919 King Street, Alexandria. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
FIRST

The next best investment
is to place your money IN
good wall paper.
Before moving to our new
building, 10 South Pitt
street, we will sacrifice about
$4,000 Rolls of Wall Paper.
These goods must be sold
within the next fifteen days.
JOS. NJ. ARMSTRONG;,
30S King Street,
Alexandria, Va.
Store and broom apartment
to rent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27
s.ssxshllsaatss' 7;ss STR III ttGaLE.

HChenzoiern is burning up the man
powerfos 1lTs -e4,i fTf'r 5yt iTfearful@rate,
as Washington contemporary OBJ
serves. For the sake Of capturing
Villers- Bretonneux he carpets the dis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-27

Boston, Mass, March l, 1918.
90-12t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19
$1,000 FOR 81"
SALE OF THRIFT
STAMPS RUSHE:S
Opening Hour Sales surpass
All Expectations - First
Coupon Goes to Lashar.

Hincks Bros. e. Co. as we'll as The
D. NJ. Read Co. were surely busy dur
ing the morning dealing out Thrift
Stamps and tickets for the $1,000
drawing to be held on the City Hall
Green Sept. 21
If Kaiser Bill could only see the
keen interest and enthusiasm with
which Bridgeporters are loaning their
money to Uncle Sam he would be in
spired-not to continue the titanic
struggle but rather to make peace on
any terms. If there is the least doubt
in the mind of the Hun Slaughterer
with regard to our determination to
keep right on until we march tri-
umphantly up the "Unter der Linden"
to his palace-it certainly would have
been dispelled had he witnessed the
demonstration here today.
OF course the 1000 prize is quite
an attraction, not so much because of
the money itself, but rather because
it appears to that American spirit of
rivalry, chance, gamble. Everyone is
out to grab that Ten Century Bill
though many have expressed a dispo-
sition to give it to the Red Cross or
other War Fund should they win.
Seems as though everyone is on
their toes but if perchance anyone
within miles of Bridgeport is tagging
behind it behooves them to hustle
with a capital H Remember you
get one ticket with every dollars
worth of Thrift Stamps-four with
every War Stamp-and the more
tockets YOU have in that great big
barrel the better chance Mayor Will
son will have to pick out one of your
numbers. Get busy.
William T. Hincks, chairman of the
War Savings Committee, has pur-
chased the first 81 worth of Thrift
Stamps sold in the contest. and has
presented the coupon to Walter B.
Lashar, head of the Bridgeport
Chapter of the Red Cross. He writes
Mr.. Lashar:
These stamps and the coupon I
Continued on Page q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19
NO GENERAL EXEMPTION
GIVEN TO MARRIED Men
Must Be Actually Support
ing Dependents to Escape
Under New Bill.
MUST ALSO BE IN
USEFUL OCCUPATIONS
Secretary, Chief of Staff and
Gen. Crowder Appear Be
fore Committee.

Washington, Aug. 19--No
general exemption of married
men simply because of their
married status is contemplated
by the war department in pre-
pairing for the proposed extern
sion of draft ages, Secretary
Baker declared today in a state
ment before the house mill
tary committee on the new ad-
ministration man power bill.
Mr.. Baker said his previous remarks
On this subject had been misconstrued,
and that married men who do not
support their families and who are not
engaged in useful occupations, will
continue to be called.
There are many married men in
the country who ought to go and
fight as freely as single men," he add
ed.
The War Secretary. with Gen.
March and Provost Marshal General
Crowder, appeared before the House
committee at open hearings to reiter-
ate their explanation given to the SEN
ate that Immediately enactment of the
man power bill is imperative in order
to carry out the enlarged war pro-
gram.
There are two ways of prosecuting
this war;" said Mr.. Baker. zone
way is to make every possible effort
tc do it now and the other is to pro-
ceed somewhat more leisurely and do
it later. The obvious advantage from
every standpoint social, military, in
dustrial and economic, is to put forth
every effort in this country and win
the war as soon as possible
Leaving an explanation of the man
power situation to Gen. Crowder, the
secretary announced that because of
objections to calling boys of IS he
had planned to defer their call as long
as possible and would not object to
Continued on page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19

" The public be damned policy in
no circumstances will be tolerated on
the railroads under government con-
troll" said the director generals or
der, addressed to "All employees in
the railroad service of the United
States
The order follows:
Complaints have reached me from
time to time that employees are not
treating the public with as much con-
sideration anad courtesy under gov
ernment control of the railroads as
under private control. 1 do not know
how much courtesy was accorded the
public under private control, and
have no basis, therefore, for accur-
ate comparison. I hope, however,
that the reports of discourtesy under
government administration of the rail-
roads are incorrect, or that they are
least confined to a relatively few
cases. Whatever may be the merits
of these complaints they draw atten-
ton to a question which is of the ut
most Importance in the management
of the railroads.
For many years 1t was popularly
believed that the public be damned
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy
is indefens;ble either under private
control or government control. 1t
would be particularly indefensible un-
der publicc ontrol when railroad en-
ployes are the direct servants of the
public.
The public be damned policy in
no circumstances will be tolerated on
the railroads under government con-
troll Every employe of the railroad
should take pride in serving the pub
lie courteously end efficiently Cour-
tesy costs nothing sV1d whef it is dis
pensed it makes friends of the pub
lie and adds to the self respect of the
employe.
"My attention also has been called
CONTINUED on page 2.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19
HAYES FAILED TO
keep AGREEMENT
COMINS ALLEGES
Dispute Over Lease of Main
Street Store to Be Aired
Before Superior Court.

Nathan S. Comins has had property
belonging to Michael c. Hayes of this
city, attached for $4,000 to cover
suit for damages which he has insti-
tuted against Hayes for failure to
keep an agreement which they enter
ed into on December 9, 1915. Comins
is asking for $4,000 damages.
Under the agreement in question
Hayes leased to Comins the store at
1924 Main street for eight years at
monthly rental of SITS, and Comins
paid down the sum of $3.50 as an evi-
dence of good faith on his part. He
also agreed that the store was not to
be used as a saloon, trunk or clothing
store.
It was further agreed that if Eek
Ter, who was then occupying the store
should relinquish possession prior to
July /, 1918, which he eventually did,
Con1ins was to take possession. Now
Hayes refuses to keep to the agree
ment and Comins demands possession
of the place. The suit Is to come up
at the September term of the Superior
Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19

With the British Army in France.
Aug. 19-(By the Associated Press)-
British troops after capturing OUTER
steen ridge, in front Of the town of
Meris, have beaten off vicious coun-
ter attack and inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy. More than 500 Ger
mans were captured.
London, Aug. 10, 1920 p. m.-The
French Tenth army, which attacked
the Germans positions between the
Disc and the Aisne last night, has
penetrated to an extreme depth of
nearly two miles. The enemy ma
chine gunners are resisting desperately
and the German air service also is
very active.
St. Mard les Triot, little more
than a mile southwest of Royon, was
taken by the French yesterday, ac-
cording to reports from the battle
front. The French also captured the
town Of Beuvraignes, ~ miles south
of Ct. Mard, according to dispatches.
The new French line runs from
Monaency to the ridge south of An
dignicourt. From there it runs to
Nampeel, which the French have sur
rounded, and extends to the edge of
the Montague forest. 1t passes about
1900 metres south of Carlepont and
finally Joins the old line north of
Tracy lie Val. The French now holds
rather important high ground to the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-19
BRITISH PROGRESS At
APEX OF LYS SALIENT
And TAKE PRISONERS
German Counter Attack BrOken-British Capture
Outtersteen Ridge Near Town of Merris Ger
man Air Service Very Active-St. Marbles
TriOt Captured by French.

London August 19-Near Merve the apex of the Lys
ent the British have made progress the official
statement from Field Marshal Hag today Fifty prisoners and
few machine guns captured
German attack between Outersteen and Meteren
was broken up by the British artillery the statement says
The reads We secured few prisoners last night in the
south of the Ccarpe where patrols entered
enemys trenches and penetrated distance into his posi-
ton.
North Of the scarpe hostile rading party repused
with losses.
During the night troops made progress in the Merve
sector spite of the opposition of hostile machine
early in the night the enemy launched counter attack
against positions between Outterseen and Meeren
The attack completely broken up by artillery and
chine gun fire.
The total Of prisoners captured in yesterdays
cessful operation in this sector is not yet available.
hostile artillery has shown activity south of the
Some and has been active southwest and north of Baeu"