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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
CURTAILS GAS SUPPLY.
Coal Situation in ,Danyillc Relieved,
But Hands Not Available for Nee
csSary Work at Plant.

Danville,V Va, April 19.-Shortsge
in labor at the city gas works yester-
day resulted in the supply being less
than the demand. At noon when
housewives began cooking dinner the
pressure was so low that little head
way could be made. The city gas CT
flee was bon1barded with telephone
calls, and complainarts were told that
labor conditions were the root of the
trouble and that better pressure woul1
be insured for today.
Three times in three weeks have
the wages CT negro hands been raised
at tha plant. Hands will work few
days and work half the week, thus
making q standardized supply of gas
uncertain. The prcsen. high wages
paid to the negroes is largely respon-
sibie for the condition.
Two carloads of coal came ycster-
day ard the electric light plant crisis
was passed for a week at least.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
SMALLPOX SPREADING.
Those Not Recently Eaccinated Should
Lose No Time Seeking Such
Protection.

According to information received
bv the state department of health,
smallpox continues to spread IN
large number of counties of Virginia.
Fortunately the disease seems gen.
crally to be of a mild type, and no
deaths have as yet been reported this
year. However, there arc some cases
in which the disease has taken serious
turn and all the localities affected VIII
be earnestly urged to take the most
energetic steps possible to eradicate
the contagion.
Upward of fifty new cases were re-
ported last week. All persons who
have not been recently vacclnated
should at once seek this the only
known means of protection from the
disease. While the type does not ap-
pear virulent, in any event 1t is
disease no person willingly will eN
pose himself to, as it means quaran-
tine, serious loss of time, and often
very considerable expense. For few
cents protection can be secured, max,
ing one practically immune from the
disease and certainly from any seri'
Gus type thereof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
ASKS SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.
Clemcnceau Has Himself Examined
To See if He Will Last That Long.

New York, April 20.-"Tell nc
frankly if l can continue for the next
six months in that devil-of-a-way eX-
istence | carry or now; six months IS
all WANT" Premier ClcmenceaI OF
France. who is s,veaty-sevcn years
old. told an army surgeoa-major when
he asked for thorough physical exam
nation recently.
This remark was attributed 10 the
Premier in a dispatch from Paris Civ
en- out here by the official French
bureau Of information.
"You have more than six months
ahead Of you," the surgeon replied, 81
ter the examination.
The dispatch stated that the Pre-
,nsier on arriving "a his Office last
Thursday morning asked to see a sur
eecn, and removed his coat, vest and
shirt. After the doctors verdict, Gle
menceau dressed and plunged immedi!
aesls into his work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
AUCTION SALES.
Samuel II. Lunt, Auctioneer.

Rv virtue of eight deeds of trust
made bv William H. Peck and wife
to the trustees of the GerEsan CO.
Operative Building Association 40. D
of Alexandria, Va, bearing date re-
spcctively on the End day of Scptcm'
Der, 1903, and the 9th day Of October,
1909. 18th day of December. 1909, and
tbe 14th day of October, 1908, and
duly of record in the land records OF
the City of Alexandria, in Decd BOOK
No So pages So and 81, Deed Book
No. 5S, pages 551 and 553, Deed BOOK
No. 81, pages 453 and 45o and DEED
Book No. SO, pages 237 and 239, ana
Inv direction of the Board of Directors
Of the said Association, default hay
mo been made in the payment OF the
amount secured by the above men
toned deeds of trust the undersigned,
surviving trustees, will offer for sale
NJ public auction on Saturday, the Attn
dav of May, 1918, at the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building, PC
ginning at u o'clock and continuing
until the said property IS sold the fol-
lowing property to wit:
All those lots Of ground with the
improvements thereon in the said City
of Alexandria and bounded as 1oi-
lows:
First: Beginning OF the east side OF
West street 35 feet north of Princess
street, and running thence north or!
West street 10 feet to the middle OF
the partition between the house on this
lot and the house adjoining on the
north. thence cast 80 feet inches to
an alley IL feet wide, thence south on
said alley 10 feet and thence west IN
a direct line 80 feet inches to the
beginning, with use of said alley.
Second: Beginning on the cast SIDE
of West street 81 feet north Of Prin-
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
cast 90 feet 5 inches, to an alley II
feet wide, thence south on said alley
10 feet, and thence west in a direct
line 90 feet 5 inches to the beginning
with right of way over said alley.
mira. DCpHlllllS tll ZIG Ssiob SIM -
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 80 feet to an alley i
feet wide, thence south on said alley
IL feet and thence west in direct
line 80 feet ) inches to the beginning
with use Of said alley.
Fourth: Beginning on the cast side
of West street 90 feet north of Prin-
cess street and at the middle of th'
partition between the house on thi:
lot and the house adjoining on til'
south and running thence north OF
West street 10 feet. thence cast >.
feet 5 inches to an alley y feet wide
thence south on said alley 10 feet
and thence west in direct line 8.
feet 5 inches to the beginning, witt
use Of said alley.
4 Fifth: Beginning on the NORTH
side of Princess street. 127 feet
inches cast Of West street and at th>
middle of the partition between the
. house on the lot OF ground hereby cor
veyed and the house adjoining on thu
west and running thence east On Prin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
BIRTHS NOT BEING REPORTED
Apparent Decrease in Birth Rate in
Virginia Caused by Failure to Com.
ply With Law.

Richmond, April 20. = If statistics
are to be, taken at their face value
there has been a marked reduction IN
the birth rate in Virginia this year as
compared with the early months OF
1917.
For the months of January and Feb
ruary, 1913, there were reported to
the State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Lotto fewer births than in the CORE
spending months of the previous year.
However, no one in Virginia, much
less the well-informed officials of this
important branch of the State Depart
ment of Health, believes there has
been any falling off in the number OF
births in the state this year.
What is believed to be true is tina:
numerous physicians and midwives are
failing to comply with the law requir-
ing prompt reports of all births. The
value of these reports have been &c
markably demonstrated, especially in
the past few years in proving not only
the age but the citizenship Of persons
whose vital interests were affected
when these fundamental facts became
subject of legal inquiry. Parents
should require prompt compliance
with the law in this important mat
ter, the State Department of Health
declares.
DR.. w. A. Picker, chief of the bu-
reau of vital statistics and state regis
trar, says that he laid much of the
failure to report to the fact that many
hundreds of the most active physicians
had gone 10 the war, and many OF
those who were filling the places OF
the absent doctors excused their fail
ure to comply with the law on the
plea that they were already over
burdened with work. DR.. Picker re-
CARDS this excuse in the nature of
Stacking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
By Thomas L. Carter, Auctioneer.

Auction Sale-Sale Of a desirable
Office and Apartment in business To-
cation on the west side of Royal street
between King and Prince streets, n
the city of Alexandria, Va.
BY virtue of and pursuant 10 the
terms of a deed of trust dated March
Is, 1914, executed by Robert Elliott
and Sybillc NJ. Elliott, his wife, to
Milton S. Fairfax, as trustee, and OF,
record in Deed Book No. GO at page 4O3
of the land records of Alexandria city,
Virginia, at the request and direction
of the party thereby secured, default
having been made in the payment OF
the Indebtedness secured by the said
decd of trust, the undersigned trustee
will offer for sale at public auction, N
front of the Royal street entrance to
the market house, in Alexandria city
Virginia, on Wednesday, May l, 1918
at u o'clock NJ, that parce! of ground
with the Improvements thereon ant
the appurtenances there to belonging
located on the West side Of Royal
street between King and, Prince
streets. Alexandria city, Virginia, and
bounded as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING On the west side OF
Royal street, ninety-four feet north OF
Prince street. and upon the north line
OF an alley six feet wide, and running
thence north and binding on RoyaI
street, nineteen feet. four and three
fourths inches to the line Of 10:
conveyed by Archibald Il. Taylor, ccr.-
missioner, to Francis L. Smith; thence
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20

Salvation Army-202 King street
Sunday School at 2:3O; Young Poo
Plies League, $50, and SalVa'ioh
meeting at 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
RAP NEW PREMIER.
Count Burian's Appointment as Ger
Minis Successor Not Approved.

Washington, April 2O.-Count Bur
ian's appointment as Austrian pre-
mier is received with more resigna-
ton than enthusiasm" in Austria.
This is the burden of excerpts 'of the
press of the dual monarchy received
here through diplomatic channels yes
terday.
German papers express equal dis
satisfaction with the endeavor TO solve
the Austrian crisis. Assurances from
Austria, says the Muenchner Ncuestc
Nachrichten, arc not enough to calm
the distrust Of the situation wide
spread in Germany.
In Austria-Hungary Burian is de-
scribed as insignificant and obcdient-
" docile to the behests of Berlin and
Budapest" In spite of rigorous cen
sorship the Swiss press hears Of mark
ed discomfort in Vienna.
The Neucste Nachichten, of Munich,
admits the critical status of Tcuton IN
ternal affairs.
"Plots have been fomcnted against
the alliance" (bctween Germany and
Austria) the paper declares. "Thesc
would never have been possible had
NOT the internal situation given the
opportunity"
"We know that large sections of the
population the paper continues, care
in sympathy with the entente. The
Czechs, .Jugo-Slavs and Poles breathe
hatred of Germany. The Social DEM
ocrats themselves Tin Austria) pro-
claim that they have no interest in 4
struggle of Germany against England,
France and the United States. The
declarations of the monarch and the
protestations of the minister are NOT
sufficient to reassure and to calm US
The political situation in Austria
Hungary remains extremely delicate,
according to an official dispatch from
Switzerland summarizing reports from
Budapest and comment in Austrian
and German newspapers. Austria, the
dispatch said, is coming to the great
est difficulties; security no longer ex-
lists and the situation "is capable Of
any possibility"
Marked discomfort reigns in Vienna,
according to the dispatch, while
speeches delivered in parliament by
the Czechs, Jugo-Slavs and Poles in
spirc hatred of Germany and demand
reorganization of Austro-Hungary.
The great flow of wounded now
passing through Flanders is viewed
with alarm by. the Germans, as relat-
ed in an official dispatch from Amstcr-
dam yesterday.
The towns of Courtrai, Bruges.
Client and other places have been
transformed into military hospitals,
the dispatch said, adding that at the
front arrangements are inadequate
and the Red Cross service is not able
TO fulfill its task.
Many wounded, i, was said. arc dy-
ing in Red Cross automobiles and
wagons and on sanitary trains
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20

Free Methodist Church-South Lee
street.-the Rev w. H. Van Ness, pas
tor. Services II a. m. and 1880 p. M.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
HOTEL BELVOIR
Alexandria, Va.

This hotel is now open for the re-
ception of guests, after being thor
oughly rcfurnished throug hout. All
modern improvements. Light, airy
rooms; good service; excellent cuis-
inc. -
The patronage of the public is
solicited.
ALEXANDRIA HOTEL CO., Inc,
NE. Whitaker Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20

Christ Episcopal Church, Washing
ton, Cameron and Columbus Streets
The Rev. William Jackson Morton, rec
tor. Sunday school and Emmanuel
Bible class, $50 a. M; services, II
a. m. and s p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
THE MIRROR PROVES

how a little good jewelry enhances the
attractiveness of even the most beau
tiful. 1t makes differences, however,
if the jcwelry be in good taste or not.
All our jewelry is designed with an
eye to both artistic and refined taste.
Selection of a gift here is bound to
result in perfect, satisfaction to both
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-20
zen DIRECTORY:
Where Religious Services Will b
Held Tomorrow in Alexandria.

Where Religious Services Will b.
Held Tomorrow in Alexandria.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner
Prince and ST.. Asaph streets (serv'
ices now being held in Westminster
Building, opposite church)-The Rev
DR.. John Lee Allison, pastor. Sunday
school, $50 a. m. in Westminster
Building and Payne Street Mission;
Bible class, 10 M; services, IL a. m
) and 8 p. M; Christian Endeavor, Tbs
| D. m. A cordial welcome TO all.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, South
Pitt street.-the Rev. DR.. P. 2. PHI
lips, rector. Sunday school, $3.50:
Bible class, 9:45; morning service, IL
o'clock, evening service, s o'clock.
Christ Episcopal Church, Washing
ton, Cameron and Columbus Streets
The Rev. William Jackson Morton, rec
tor. Sunday school and Emmanuel
Bible class, $50 a. M; services, II
a. m. and s p. m.
Grace Episcopal Church, South Pat
rick street. Rev. Edgar Carpen-
ter, rector. Holy communion at 1880
a. m; Sunday school, $3.50 a. H.;
morning service at II o'clock; evening
prayer at s o'clock.
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
South Washington street.-The Rev.
DR.. E. V. REGISTER, pastor. Sunday
school, 9:30 a. M; services, IL j. nj.
and 8 p. m.
Trinity Methodist Church, South
Washington street.-The Rev. n. L.
speilman, pastor. Sunday school and
Adult Bible class, $3.50 a. m; services
at IL a. m. and s. p. m.
Methodist Protestant Church, North
Washington street.-The Rev. Kay
mond w. White. pastor. Sunday school
and Hustlers' Bible class, $3.50, and
preaching, II M; evening service
s o'clock
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, corner
Cameron and Alfred streets.-Sun-
day school, 10 a. M; services at IL
a. m. by the Rev. H. E. Brauer, Luth-
eran Army chaplain. Everybody IN
vited.
First Baptist Church, South Wash
ington street.-the Rev. DR.. Eugene
B. Jackson, pastor. Sunday school,
$50; preaching, II a. m. and O.
Young Peoples meeting Z p. nj.
Second Baptist Church, King street,
near Peyton-The Rev. Owen +. Lloyd
pastor. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.'
Mr.. George X. Bender ,superinten-
cent. Services, II a. m. and 1:4o p. M
Young Peoples meeting z p. M.
Saint Mary's Catholic Church, South
ROYAL street.-The Rev. Louis Smet'
pastor. Mass at a. m, 8 a. NJ ana
IL a. N.
Free Methodist Church-South Lee
street.-the Rev w. H. Van Ness, pas
tor. Services II a. m. and 7:3o P. H.
Salvation Army-202 King street
Sunday School at $50; Young Poo
pies League, $50, and Salvation
meeting at s o'clock.
SMALLPOX SPREADING.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
To Avoid and Relieve
Influenza
By DR., Franklin Duane.

Many people have been frightened
by what they have read or heard OF
influenza. The more you fear the dis
ease. the surer you are to get it, 20
right about your business and for
get it. As the disease is spread prln-
cipally by contact through sneezlng,
coughing or splitting, many health au-
thorities have advised that everyone
wear a gauze, which is daily washed
and saturated with one to five nun
dred solution of zinc sulphate In wa
ter and thenF dried before wearing
over the nose and mouth. You should
avoid crowds, common, drinking cups
and public towels. Keep your strength
up by taking lots Of exercise in the
open air and plelty of nourlshlng
food. ..... ..~...
If you have any Of such symptoms
as chilliness, nasal distractions, flush
ed face, headache, feverishness, rest
lessness, weakness, or irritating cough,
give up work at once and go to bed.
This will save your strength to help
overcome the disease. Put your feet
in hot water for fifteen minutes. Thor
oughlv loosen the bowels with some
such mild and non-irritating physic as
! LII. xlcTCtS LTlcdoeiAC SAiS1S'
principally of hot lemonade and tnen
cover UP with plenty of clothes in ped
50 as to get a good sweat. Wnen
sweating is free and the fever reduced
take a dose or two Of Anuric Tablets
every four hours, followed by drinking
at least glass or two of hot water.
! Anuric Tablets help>Quickly to relieve
! the soreness of the muscles and bones
from which most patients complain
and help the kidneys flush out the
! poisOns.
To relieve nasal distractions and
excessive discharge from the nose,
| probably nothing is better than sucn
a mild. soothing, antiseptic wash as
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 1t viii
give great relief. Employed as gar
gle. in same strength as made up 1or
use in the nose. and as hot as can pc
borne. it quickly arrests soreness and
dfyness in the throat.
influenza weakens the patients re-
sistance to disease. SO that there IS
danger Of bronchitis and pneumonia
developing. To combat this tendency
and fortify the patients strength IN
sist that he keep in bed at least two
days. Probably nothing will at TINS
stage hasten the recovery ana
strengthen the patient more than an
iron.tonic tablet called "Ironttc" or
that well known herbal tonic, Or.
pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
which has been used by thousands IN
The past two generations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
All Traces of Sctofula
Cleansed from the Blood:

for removing the last trace OF Scroll
ula and other blood taints, and there
is no case that it does not promptly
reach. s. s. S. will thoroughly cleanse
and remove every disease germ thai
infests' the blood and give you new
life and viCor. It is sold by all drug
gists and you should get bottle and
begin ltd use today. Write q COM
plete history Of your case, and you
can ehtain expert medical advice FREQ
by addressing Medical Director, SO
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga. u
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
N. e. A. Washington Bureau, 1923
1884 Munsey Building,
=

Suppose Germany does reject the
allied armistice terms?
Suppose she prefers to fight on
rather than submit now TO a "hunlil'
iating" peace?
Suppose her military powers refuse
to appeal to General Foch for
peace, however much the people OF
Germany may desire it and Sifle the
cries at home for an armistice?
Then Germany will feel forces which
have been held in leash.
Then the war by air will begin on
the stnpendous scale which recent dis
patches have shown is possible with
The allies.
Then the PrUsSians will feel the
heel of the invader.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

very gates of Berlin the invincibility
of the allies. w.
Germany's military forces must
treat with the military power OF the
allies and accept terms or German
autocracy will have ON its hands q
revolution which will put II out or
the war and out of rower and break
her from Within as Austria waS hroS,
en---as the allies intend, she saail De
broken. ...~ .E..#
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
PEOPLES FORUM

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ClSG~E s>xsead my etGts 10 this eNseas,
esa>t % wSghQax ree frse>0a I
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
Impurities Promptly Wiped
Out,

IL there il any trace Of ScroSela. or
ether issEsastsies In ye@e bleed, You
sasaes ea}eS tae faM physical devel-
epmsas tAss = AssltAy Neay Il ca,
pasSe & assa yeAs Asasa has eeen.
sAeseaghsy essaassa and PARTED o.
III tsases ess iesassesasse SAAasssA .,
s. s, s. Faa &eaSQseegssA eA purely
tesvsabse bseeA Sesaeelss Mas no equal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

am on my ninth year rs a reader. Your
editorials are the best ! know or with
in this state,
Please change my address from
Tower City 10 Lidgerwood, am trans
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

fered from this place to the Lldg@'
wood Methodist church. Please Nell
ton same in your paper.
Respectfully,
EDWIN ]. G. REID.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

each end held by child. There
had been rope skipping, but they had
stopped at play to have a little sport
with Mr.. BOwser. Instead Of order
ing them to drop the rope, he took
to the gutter around 1t, and at the
same time sweetly smiled and said:
skipping the rope, are you? Well,
that will bring roses to your cheeks,
and you will grow up to be handsome
girls. No one should complain of
you. Here is dime to buy candy
for all of you"
Just at the corner were two tramps
leaning up against fence. They
saw Mr.. BOwser coming, and saw
that he was contentcd and benign.
This led them to the conclusion that
things were all wrong in this world,
and that he ought TO be made TO
share his money with them. They
did not strike him for anything as he
passed, but one of them called him an
old robber. Mr.. Bowser heard it, and
turned about and said:
"Boys, you shouldn't feel that way
on such n beautiful day as this is.
What money l have, and it is not n
great deal, / have made fairly and
honestly. l have not robbed nor op-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
CROP OF EVERBEARING BERRY
Quantity of Fruit Secured Varies
With Climatic Conditions, Guilt
walton and Variety.

(F'rom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
The everbearing strawberry differs
from those varieties which after their
usual bearing season In early summer
sometimes produce a few berries In
the fall. In the northern United States
under favorable conditions they bear
continuously from the season of the
ordinary varieties until frost. The
quantity of fruit secured during this
period varies with climatic conditions,
with the cultivation, and with the va
riety. The amount of fruit borne by
the plants at the different periods of
the year also varies.
Plants of the everbearing type which
have been set for year bear fair
crop at the time the usual crop Is
borne. For the period Immediately
after this early summer crop, the
amount of fruit secured is small. In
August, September and October it be-
comes larger, and, under favorable
conditions, the late summer and au-
tumn crop from certain varieties may
equal or exceed the early summer crop.
Thus, instead of constant supply
throughout the season, there Is dis
tinct early summer crop, then period