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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
TOCH HAS ANOTHER BOLT
America May Expect. Bulletin ;An'
nounciBg:A Third Allied Offensive
Soon Say 5;Expertsss; l.s..;ii,:5,52


r. nounciBg:A Third Allied Offensive.
Soon Say 7iExpertsss;; l.s:-sii,,: :,'
Unless all signs fail, a bulletin viii
be flashed across the Atlanta in a,
few days stating that, Marshal Eoet.
has again hurled" a ;thunlabclt at
the German lines and that the third
Allied offensive of the yea. is under
way. ,..,,
Where this drive will be launched
nobody outside of France knows and
probably nobody outside the lmmedi-
ate military circles which surround
the supreme commander. The men
who will undertake it will not know,
however much they may suspect
that they are to be given their
chance to smash the enemy.
All Washington is on edge waiting
for the next move of the commander
in-chief. That he will move again
and move soon is the confident con-
viction in every official quarter of
the city. And that he will hit with
tremendous force when he again
thrusts forward the giant Allied fist
is not to be doubted.
This new forward movement may
be staged in Flanders, where the
British have concentrated enormous
bodies Of men and munitions. Or it
may be in Alsace, or even in the
Vosges, where divisions of Ameri-
cans, all of them finished soldiers, sc
far as training is concerned, are lit,
orally sleeping on their arms waiting
for the order to wade in.
But the most important circum.
stance about the situation is the
evident determination of Marshal
Foch to keep the initiative during
the remainder of the fighting season
He wrested tais from Hindenburg al
the most unexpected turn in the
course of the war and in less thar
month he has cleaned up two dan
gerous salients. has captured nearly
100000 prisoners, hundreds of gun:
and has inflicted other losses upoy
the en.niy that have weakened Ger
nan forces from enc to end OF the
lire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

WANTED-An experienced clothing salesmanto
manage store in Alexandria: excellent oppor
tJnity fer right man; answer stating age past
experience and sala.y expected; all answers
held in confidence Address Manager, care
Gazette Office 194-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

,nors Immediately following Eerdi-
'naud'sF aisalp p 5ss from Sofa, said
be- vas going. 70 ssitzerlana presum-
ably. to attemht: peace negotiations
with the allies. 'tWhat induced him
Tor go einte .seclusion in Germany is
rot known. It is significant. how
ever, that. he was not taken into the
conference of the kaisers of Ger
many and Austria-Hungary, at which
high matters of state were discussed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
Barleycorn Gets :3-Month Reprieve.

A three months reprieve for the
John Barleycorn family has been
gained, regardless Of Senate action
on the "bone-dry amendment.
Under the original amendment, the
sale Of all liquor would have ceased
January !. The new plan postpones
the day until April /, with a similar
dispensation for the manufacture of
beer and wine, which was to cease
November /.
No action can be taken until the
Senate reconvenes. There is likely
to be considerable discussion, and it
may be in September that final ac-
ton is taken, but dry leaders have
agree! that the old dates should be
showed ahead three months, giving
the same time of grace as was origi-
nally planned.
Beyond that there is little hope
for the thirsty, unless the war Should
end before the first of the year.
! When the test vote was taken
shortly before the recess on sustain
ing a. rule of the Chair on the
amendment, the drys had majority
of three votes.
A number of prohibition Senator'S
voted at that time in support of the
Chair. One of the dry leaders today
perdicted ury majority of eighteen
when the vote IS taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
CAR FERDINAND.
Bulgarian Ruler Said to be Held as
Hostage in Germany.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Czar Ferdi-
nand Of Bulgaria is now being held
by Germany virtually as hostage,
according % advices through official
channels today.
That Germany may be taking this
means of inslring Bulgaria's loyalty
to the cause of the central empires
is the thought here.
Ferdinand, according to authoritive
information, left Bulgaria suddenly,
after rumors of Bulgarian efforts to-
ward peace appeared.
He is now in seclusion in Germany,
resting" German papers say.
Others familiar with conditions in
Bulgaria declare that Ferdinand has
long been surrounded in the Bulgar-
ian court with German officers and
guards. When conditions became
threatening in Bulgaria it was sud-
denly announced that Gar Ferdinand
would leave his country because of
mental strain His movements at
first were kept secret, but after it
vas learned he vas in Germany. Ru-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
EXPECTS 15s,O11
TO ENROLL SATURDAY

Provost Marshal Crowder soday
estimated that 15S,01l men who have
reached their twenty-frst birthday
since June 5, 1913, ana OH or before
August "a, will register next Satur-
day.
Of these, it is believed, about 80
per cent of the registrants, or APP
proximately $4,000 men, will be
available for Class l.
The estimate for this city is from
80 TO rs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
RAILROADS.
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule In Effect June 10, 1918.

For Washington and points north
da:r,v s:OS, 9:53, 1908 a. M, 1919,
lzAs; lis, 2:5s. 3:l8, 1913, ll:aS
Week days only, $40 p. m. Satur-
days only sos p. NJ, and Sundays only
8:18 p. M /,
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 1885, 7:55 (locaD and
9:47, a. M; 1927, 2:47, SIT (locaD
6:17, BIT, 9:17 p. N. daily.
Accommodation for Quantieo at
1850 a: m daily and 1858 p. m. Satur-
days. Night train leaves HAS p. m.
daily for Fredericksburg and inter-
mediate stations.
NOTE-Times of arrival and depar-
ture and connections not guaranteed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
The End 81
Your Gorns
Pain Stops at 0nce-Corn lifts
Off Clean,

There is nothing in the world liko
"Gets-It" for corns. Just apply 1t
according TO directions. the pain
stops at once and then the corn
lifts off as clean as q whistle. No
fuss, no bother, no danger. Gets
It." you know, is safe. Millions
have used it, more than a other
corn remedies combined. and 1t new
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

There is no need for you to 50
through another day of corn agony.
But be sure you get Gets II.
Accept nothing else. for remem Der.
there is positively nothing else as
good. "Gets-It" never irritates the
live flesh. never makes the Soc sore.
You can go about as az with
work or play, while SSEE tie
magic. does all the. wee Aen the
s sSTn n nnd le right t G8 E fas a
and corn-free as: S%dr palpnSEX$
happened before Si6, Is E1s,
Get bottle ~ HtSNs Sv&$
from arE .drrAEE& Rg1 H4n&S
no mere tnan IA " 81 C 100
of price by E.. THIFhuc1 TT 90
CAGE. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

Insure tie home NOW-don't de-
law another day. This is the season
in which most fires occur. lnsuring
tbronob this agency means ABSO-
LITE PROTECTION at regular rates.
LAURENCE STABLER
A15 Prince Street Alexandria, Va
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
FOOD SCARCE AND
PRICES HIGH In SWEDEN

Stockholm, July 16.-The food sup
ply is so short and prices so hlgn tha'
the situation is becoming serious io'
all except the well-to-do. No potatoes
have been available for weeks Inc
new crop is selling at the equivalent
of s1.2O a quart or $3.50 a peck lea
costs the equivalent of $21 pound
and is almost unobtainable.
The last ration Of coffee issued flVe
weeks ago amopated to BIZ ounces
for each person and the same amount
of inferior lard was issued a month
ago About one ounce OF outter is Is
sued to each person once week
Virtually the only vegetables on the
market are spinach and asparagus
Eggs bring s1.2O dozen and the
cheapest cuts of boiling beef Sl'2o per
mound. mutton and veal outlets " a
pound, poultry as high as Sl'o4 /"
nound. No pork has been issued since
May 13.
Hothouse peaches, virtually the only
fru;t obtainable. sell at 81 each. Neith-
ar macaroni nor any cereal product is
obtainable nor are there any legumes
IN he had except an occasional issue
f 31-2 ounces OF dried peas.
Long drought has affected the crops
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
AUSTRIAN MINISTER
SAYS WILSON'S
PEACE Terms
NOT 50 BAD
(Dy Assssaassl Hrses.)

Amsterdam, July 16.-Baron Won
Rurian, Austro-H Hungarian foreign
minister in note addressed to Aus
trian and Hungarian premiers, Is
quoted in Vienna dispatch as saying
that there is hardly any difference be-
tween the general principles of the
statesmen of both belligerent5, and
declared President Wilson's four
points July 4 except for certain ex-
|aggerations do not arouse our opposi-
ton. He said: 81 declare the Entente
obstinacy regarding Alsace, Lorraine
Trent, Trieste and the German col
onies appears insurmountable;" and
declared eve have been wronged and
must be redressed.
We are prepared to discuss every
thing except our own territory Burian
said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
ENGLISH MANUFACTURE
ING PLANTS MADE INTO
MUNITIONS WORKS
tBy Associated Press J

Manchester England, July 16.-A
typical example of the enterprise and
'resourcefulness displayed by the
north Of England manufacturers In
converting their plants into munitions
factories was given by a concern in a
Manchester suburb.
When Lloyd Georges call came for
shells this plant had no equipment for
their manufacture. The manager
made quick tour of surrounding
towns, visiting small shops from
which he borrowed lathes. These were
converted into shell making machines
and in remarkable short time the
plant was turning out 1000 shells a
week of large calibre.
The usual method of "bottling" or
shaping the nose Of shell is by hy-
draulic pressure. The plant however,
had no presses available for the work
The government engineers offered to
supply a press but that meant con-
siderable delay "I won't wait for
one,' said the manager. II can bottle
shells with steam hammer"
Those engineers laughed ut me-"
the manager said, "but the hammer
worked"
BY the hydraulic process, shells are
bottled with the ends up. Il turned
the shells upside down in a mold and
their noses in the man
ager explained Both time and
money were saved" Many she'll fac
tories in the district are now employ
Ing this method.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
IF YOU WANT TO BUY A
TOWN HERE'S YOUR CHANCE

J London, July 15.-Any man whose
ambition is to own whole town will
have an opportunity to satisfy his de-
sire here next month. By direction
Of Lord Stalbridge, the owner, the en-
tire town of Shaftesbury will be put
on the auction block, including pri-
vate houses, banks, postoff1ces, stores,
offices, hotels and three saloons. The
town is located in picturesque part
Of Derbyshore, perched on the top of
a hill in the midst of rolling farm
country. The nearest railway station
is three miles distant. at Semley.
Sales of great estates are frequent
in these days, when taxes are eating
up profits, and many of the younger
nobility are losing their lives on the
battle fields. This is the first sale
an entire town which has been ar
ranged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
BOMBING"
EXCITING PORT FOR AiRMEN

Behind British Lines in France
July 16.-One of the most excitin,
tasks to which airmen are assigned
Is what is known as "desultory bomb
ing" over one spot for an hour Of
more The object is to distract tht
attention Of the anti-aircraft defend
ers of given district, and machine
carrying a dozen or more bombs is
employed for the work.
At first the airmen, pilot and an
observer, approached their target
cautiously With engines throttled
down, the craft glides nearer and
nearer. Below all is quiet No Ger.
man searchlights are sweeping the
sky. When the attackers are almost
over their objective rocket rises
toward them and bursts into q clus-
ter of red stars. The machine has
been discovered. At once six or
seven times searchlights throw their
beams aloft The pilot looks at his
watch; 1t is time to begin his desul-
tory bombing.
He flies steadily on, although bar
rage Of bursting shells lies now in
front of him. The observer looks
through the wires of his bomb-sight
to the ground below. At the proper
instant he thrusts his lever forward
and releases two bombs. A few Sec
ends later he sees the flash of their
explosions, and above the cracking
barrage, he can hear two dull roars.
He signals to the pilot and the ma
chine turns and sweeps away from
the fiery ring of shells and search
lights.
A few miles away the airplane
flies to and fro at top speed. The
puzzled searchlights vainly feel the
ohy III uil uI6CIiOHS anu Jntl, OIle Dy
one, are switched off.
Then the pilot quickly moves again
toward the target. Another bomb is
dropped. AS 1t explodes the search.
lights reappear and the barrage is re.
newed while through the thickly
shell bursts are threaded the
chains of green flaming globes, so
much used by the Germans.
Again the machine flies away and
this time, to bewilder still more the
soldiers below, the observer flies a
white verey light which slowly drifts
below and fades out. All the search
lights follows it until it dies.
Repeatedly the airmen return to
the attack. Bombs are dropped at
intervals until the end of the hour
when the machine departs, fiickering
Tres and clouds of smoke telling Of
he havoc wrought by the bombs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
JACKSONVILLE HAS $l,l%,00O
FIRE WHEN Fertilizer PLANT
Of AMERICAN ACR|CULT TURAL
CHEMICAL CO. DESTROYED
MOTORWOMEN NOW OPERATE
ON LONDON TRAM CARS

London, July 16.-"Motorwomen
have arrived in London at last. lr
the provinces, notably in Glasgow
women have been on the front end
of tramway cars for several years
but in London some of the city Off
cials objected to them. The scarci
ty of men, however, has increased TO
such an extent that these objections
were finally overcome.
The first women to actually run
tramway cars appeared in the Dor.
ough of Walthamstow few days ago
ana it is the intention of the tram.
way company officials to hire more
women as rapidly as they can be
trained. They are to receive the
same wages as the men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
PARIS IS Being
bONbARDED
BY LONG
RANCE GUNS
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, July 16.-Long range bonn
bardment of Paris was resumed today.

price was about thirty-six cents a
pound
With the strawberry" Saturday
also came the strawberry queue"
Many housekeepers bought five and
six pounds, If the storekeepers would
allow them that many, and endeav.
ored to get more for jam making.
Nearly all cream from the English
dairies goes to the cheese factories,
so Strawberries and cream, even on
strawberry" Saturday is but a men,
ory in all parts of the country.
Amsterdam, July Bathing Is
forbidden this summer at all the pop
ular German holiday resorts on the
East Frisian islands which stretch
along the North Sea coast. Neutrals
are entirely barred from these re-
sorts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
TOMMY NOT ALWAYS
SINGING ON LONG MARCHES
(By Associated Press. J

Behind British Lines in France
July 16. The picture which portrays
the British soldier as continually vo,
cal while he tramps along the roads
of France, is overdrawn
The period of modern intensive
training in England somehow has a
curbing effect on the marching song
When the men first join the services,
marches are short and equipment is
light.
In those days they seldom march
in silence. But as the marches grow
longer and the packs heavier, their
songs become proportionately shorter,
BY the time they begin marching in
France with full equipment, songs
have become the exception rather than
the rule.
a flteen-mile mach along the CAB
bled highways of northern France
with a full kit and ,20 rounds of am
munition leaves little breath for sing
ing. Whistling requires less exer-
N and a mouth organ is very pop
uIar, but a brass band Is The ideal
accompaniment to long march. 1t
sets an even rythmical step which is
the secret of endurance
If the soldier canno. spare the
breath to sing when on the march, he
makes up for it at other times, and
concerts are the most popular form
Of recreation behind the lines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
International Corporation.

International Corporation.
"The frabricators of steel parts for
ships" Mr.. Blood said, "are making
good, and the steel committee, recent
ly appointed to see that the shipyards
are stocked with steel parts, has done
much toward the solution OF the prob
lem.
The Hog Island yard, the largest in
the world, is preparing for its first
launching on August 4. The ship is
the Red Jacket. It is an S,000-ton
freighter. Two more S,OOO-ton freight
carriers are nearly half completed.
The second launching is expected to
take place week after the Red Jack
ct leaves the ways. The third vessel
will follow shortly after the second.
and then it will be a week or ten days
before there are further launchings
After that Hog Island expects to turn
out completed hulls at the rate Of two
a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
FIRE FOLLOWED
AN EXPLOSION;
No KILLED
OR INJURED
FIRE OCCURRED EARLY in THE
MORNING BEFORE WORKMEN
ARRIVED WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR
NO CASUALTIES
(By Associated Press).

Jacksonville, Fla, July 16 Fire,
caused by an explosion of nitrate to-
day, destroyed the fertilizer plant Of
the American Agricultural Chemical
Company near here. Loss one and
a quarter million dollars.
The explosion occurred apparently
from spontaneous combustion which
hurled the wreckage and debris hun
'dreds of feet. On account of the early
hour few employees were present AMI
none were killed or injured. Most of
the loss is covered by insurance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
Enen1y'S Spirit
Is Broken
tBy Associated Press.) J

With the American Army on the
Marine, July 16 6.-Information this
morning from east of Rheims shows
the Allied defense is not only still
holding but appears to have broken
the enemys spirit. An American coun.
ter-attack at one point east of Rheims
drove the Germans out of a small sa-
lient after hot fighting The Ameri-
cans allowed the Germans to come
through the first positions and as they
came up slight hill machine gunners
from excellent positions moved down
the advancing ranks. The Germans
broke and retired in many places.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
GERMAN SHELLS MIXED
WHILE In ACTUAL FLIGHT
(By Associated Press. /,

Parls, July 16.-That the bursting
charge OF shells from the German
long-range guns is mixed while the
proJectiles are in actual fight is the
belief OF French scientists, according
to technical journal published here
When the shelling of Paris began il
was noticed that the explosion of a
smell produced cloud of black smoke
mixed with little that was white and
accompanied by strong smell of
ether. Recently the smoke has been
entirely white and very light, the
ether odor persisting.
No she'll that failed to explode has
been found, nor even an entire fuse.
indicating how delicate and reliable
the explosive is. This fact leads ex-
perts to suppose that the shell IA
charged with two liquid explosives.
separated by the perforated partition
which Is known to exist in the center
Of the projectile:
When the shell is fired at u hing
angle the liquid in the upper end com
bines with that in the lower chamber.
and churned by the violent rotation,
produces at the moment of impact,
three minutes later, a perfect mixture.
This would explain, it is said, the abil-
ity of the charge to resist the enor-
nous shock when fired and the re-
uniformity of the explosion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
Plans Sustain
Heavy Losses

July l6.-American troops
FL Fossoy and Crezancy,
'ue south bank Of the Marne
'e 'aken yesterday by the
"nen they crossed the river.
ans attacked with consider
uetn In two places-by way
'ine railway and south Of
IN this neighborhood they
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
IRELAND PROSPEROUS, BUT
BIRTH RATE DECLINES

Dublin, July 16.-The Irish Regis.
trar Generals return for the first
quarter of this year shows a drop in
the Irish birth-rate of 3.6 below the
average for the previous ten years.
The marriage rate is practically sta,
tionary. The death rate is 3.3 below
the average.
The general prosperity of Ireland
is reflected by the fact that the re-
turns on Irish pauperism shows a de-
crease of 1922 in the average number
of workhouse inmates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
SATURDAY STRAWBERRY
DAY" IN GREAT BRITAIN

London, July 16.-Saturday has
been designated as strawberry" in
Great Britain. Since the government
Communicated the fresh fruit crop for
Jam purposes for the soldiers Satur.
day is the only day in the week when
the pubic may buy strawberries.
The berries retail at eighteen cents
a pound and are in great demand.
Before the Strawberries were com.
mandeered by the government the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
AMPLE STEEL FOR SHIP
BUILDING NOW AVAILABLE

Philadelphia, July 16.-Steel is now
arriving at the big government ship.
building plant at Hog Island in ade-
quate quantities, according to H. W.
Blood, an engineer for the American
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
|ch Take Over
1000 Prisoners
by Associated Press.)

|Juiy l6. The battle contin-
Fntly especially south of the
Pd near Chantillon. Except for
pr south of the Marne there
no change of situation. The
Ps and French are counter
magnifcently, it is officially
"a. The French have taken
pa prisoners in one section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
MANS FORCED TO Retire
IN MANY PLACES: THEIR
LOSSES ARE TERRIFIC;
EkEMY'S SPIRIT BROKEN

succeeded in throwing six bridges
across the Marne between Reuilly and
Dormans but at no point on this 25-
mile front has the enemy penetrated
more than four miles into the French
positions. The enemy continued the
attack today but made no gains. The
attack nearly everywhere was held
up with heavy losses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
)NERS ADMIT
||R COMMANDERS
ARE beaten
lCAN SPIRIT, COUPLED
BATTERIES OF MACHINE
HAVE RENDERED THE
! GERMAN DRIVE A FAIL.
o FAR
Associated Press.)

be American Forces on the
|July 16.-Reports from the
be say that except for a few
ealities, the great German Of
5 a complete failure so far.
II German prisoners taken
hy they are convinced their
ers are beaten.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
EEKMAN DRIVE A FAILURE; ENEMY
lowed DOWN BY AMERICAN GUNS
GERMANS BOMBED
AN AMERICAN
HOSPITAL
LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press. !

Parls, July 16.-German ayiatorS
last night deliberately bombed an
american Red Cross hospital at Jouy
Killing two enlisted men and wound
ing nine of the personnel, including
MISS Jane Jeffery, an American Red
cross nurse. She was not seriously
hurt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16
Atlanta Street Car
System Tied Up;
WOrkmen All Ont
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, July 16.-The entire street
car system is tied here up by strike
today. The union claims the company
refused to arbitrate the dismissal of
men. The company denies this.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-16

+! A special trench may have to be dug
in France for George Bell, a negro
at Camp Clayton, If he is retained by
Uncle Sam as soldier. Bell is seven
feet eleven inches tall and weighs 35l
pounds.