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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14
GERMAN PEACE REPLY APPEAL From hAD0O


Wilson May Demand the Abdication of
The Hehenze llern Family Before
Terms Can be Considered.
The amazement with which Wash
ington received Saturday night the
German Governments" quick &C
ceptance of President Wilson's sugges-
tons, for peace negotiations was fol-
Lowed yesterday by strong, but un-
official, opinion that the Amer
can Chief Executive, in his re
l,y, will demand as preliminary pr.
caution the abdication of the Hohe::
zollern family and the establishment
of form of government in Germary'
with which the civilized world can
treat with the assurance that any
promise or covenants entered into by
the Central Powers will be faithfully
kept.
This conjecture, which had more
supporters than any other, does not
mean, however, that the President Is
committed to accept the proposal made
Dy Germany. He made it plain in his
reply t. Prince Max's overturcs a
week ago that he was seeking infor
nation. He wanted to know with
whom he was negotiating. DR.. Solf,
the Foreign Secretary, who by the
way left eff the word imperial" from
his title, says the German Govern
ment" makes the proposals. He does
rot say who constitutes the German
Government with the Imperial" left
eff.
Therefore, it is pointed out, the door
is open cor the President, as further
condition to demand that the Hohen
Zcllern family relinquish their thrcne
ard THAR power in Germany before
the Allies are willing to consider am
telms for peace negotiations or Mill
tarE armistice.
Whatever may be the conjecture Of
PresideE, Wilson's next move, hGw-
ever. it viii not be made until he has
consulted with Great Britain. France
and Italy. if he has not already done
so. Before taking step of this mo.
llentuous character, he will be guided
by those countries which have suffer
eL the most from the Huns warfare.
His answer, whatever it may be u.i-
doubtedly will rehelt the views Of
those nations, or otherwise there wou.I
lie a break in the ranks of the Allied
nations and nothing would be more
satisfactory to Germany, because Of
her peace offensive would have acniov-
cd victory. No one for one minute
suspects that the Allies will be drawn
into any such trap.
Sober opinion and discussion did no.
remove the suspicion which clusters
around DR.. Soils answer. Everywher?
could be heard the comment, 'Whas
Is Germany up to now? Is she sincere?
Does she really want peace. or is she
trying to avert the mind of the Allies
from Their military operations on the
Western 'front.'" Therefore, there is
growing belief that there will be
no cessation Of fighting at present.
Whatever may be the next move or
the part OF the President, it is cE-
rc,ted he will attempt to ascertain
what and who constitute the Ger
man government spoken of by Dr.
Solf. If the Hohenzollerns are part
CT it, then may come the answer that
the Kaiser and his tribe must be ell
tirely eliminated, Incidentally therc
was considerable conjecture in Wash
motion az RI tho oh a "a ct or of the en-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

WANTED-First class fremen, high
est wages paid. See Mr.. Wicker.
Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany Plant foot of Wolf street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Third Loan Who Took IN Excess of
$4,000 Each and This Should BE
Doubled ir This Loan
Richmond, Va, Oct. Ill stated
in a recent address in New York City
that there were only 22,5OO subscribers
% the Third Liberty Loan who took
N excess of ten thousand dollars each
and emphasized the Importance Of ma
terially increasing the number Of
these larger subscriptions in order
that the Fourth Liberty Loan might
5e made success. have received
reports from every part of the cuGn-
trv which Indicate that the rural dis
tricts are making splendid progress
toward the goal but that the cities
arc lagring behind and that the large.
subscriptions are coming in very slow
". In order to accomplish the great
task now before us it is absolutely
necessar: that the men and women. u!
large wealth. subscribe literally to this
loan. Congress has granted certain
exemptions in regard to the imere:!
on the bonds of the Fourth Liberty
can which makes them a most 81.
tra,tive investment for people q
wealth. If such people have not avail.
sble cash balances sufficient to max:
large subscriptions they must be pc
suaded TO anticipate future incorl'
and borrow from their banks. Now j!
the time 10 demonstrate that-ail class
es of American citizens are united il
this fight for Liberty and are in
bued with determination to see i
TO a successful conclusion. As on
Boys have pledged their lives let [
pledge not only our money in tin
jank bu1 cur credit foc this great rlr
pose
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Enlist as our soldiers do-Buy Bonds
and KEEP them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

:
MANAGER wanted for lunchroom:
good wages paid to right party. Ap-
p,y New Southland Hotel, Alexan-
dria, We. 205-+f
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

stop the reign of Hell
With a rain of shell"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14
For Sale.

Ore ton BUICK TRUCK, in good
running condition. Suitable for pas
senger use. Owner desires to dis.
pose of same at once. Terms res
sonable. Call phone II. 243-2r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Wanted-By October 25th, six room
house with all conveniences. VIII
pay $1,000 per month rent. Addrcs.:
\. Hsugh, General Delivery, Alex
andria, Va. 242-Ss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

COOK wanted. male or female; good
wages. Apply New Southland
Hotel, Alexandria, Va. 2O5-sf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14
w. G. Nl.ADOO.


Since the Fourth Loan is twice as
l;,:ge as the Third, to raise the money
will require an equal number of sub
scriptio:is practically double in amount
or double the number of subscriptions
Of equal amounts in each case. Th2t
l. plain. Can we rely upon double the
number Of subscribers? Notwithstand-
l.;g the solemn duty resting upon al
citizens in this time of national peri!
1nd distress, there are hundreds of
thousand: of people who will not peg
form Their duty and lend to the Gov
crnment according to their means.
even for the preservation of lives and
;5erty-God help them.
We sh".ll probably raise the loan BY
combination of the two require
Ments. Those who can, should and
must, so great is the need, increase
their subscriptions, and more subscri5-
cis must obtained.
What the Secretary states with 70.
srect to rural communities is not a
fact in this District, According to re
ports. Read the accompanying report
That is al the more reason why it
should be made a fact.
Liberty Loan Chairmen.
Is there anything you can do TO
Increase the effectiveness of your
splendid efforts? As officers of the
soy ernmcns cal! upon all good citizens
to come TO your aid IL behalf of TIE
Country and our great Allies.
The President announces today 10
al! lis fellow countrymen that che
time IS critical and the response must
Re complete"
Respectfully,
George j. Seay,
Governor and chairman, Liberty Loan
Organization, Fifth Federal Reserve
District.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Pit another service star on your
pocket book-Buy more Bends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Save for Your Country or Slave for
the Hun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

Put Money in ,Bonds-Not Bonbons. H;-r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14
ROOMS WANTED

Poems Wanted-Will some one please
rent ME or 2 furnished or unfu:-
nished rooms light housekeeping.
am doing war work and have no
where to live.A-Z 243-2S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

B.r Barbarism BY Buying Bonds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-14

mare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Jerusalem Blooming Again
Like a Rose, Says Writer
In Letter to London Times

The Rose of Jericho, writes Jeru-
salem correspondent to the London
Times, when one buys it in the shops,
is a queer little withered ball of shriv-
eled fibers, which the inexperienced
think fit only for the rubbish heap.
But put it in water and the thing re-
wives, turns freshly green, and begins
to sprout anew with life that has been
always dormant but never dead. This
strange plant is symbolical of Jerusa-
lem. The more rapid recovery from
conditions of misery was delayed by
the maneuvers of certain spectators
whose object was to hinder the British
advance into Palestine, bringing with
it vivifying tide of honest Egyptian
notes and silver.
Seeming profit, rascally spectators
went about among the more ignorant,
cunningly representing Egyptian notes
to be only worth in gold the value of
discredited Turkish paper, and they
thus succeeded in buying up guam
tity at the average price of 3S. Sd.
Such chicanery caused great distress
to the mass of the people and consid-
cradle inconvenience to the military
administration by shaking public con-
fidence in the Egyptian bank notes.
But the good names of Britain and
of Egypt are helping things to right
themselves, and trade is now being
done in goods coming from Egypt
daily. Jerusalem had become like the
Rose Of Jericho, which had withered
and was seemingly dead. To us is 1t
given to watch the Holy City revive
and renew her youth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Economical Husband.

The conversation in the lobby of a
Washington hotel turned to subject
of wartime economy when a fitting
anecdote was related by Congressman
Porter III. Dale of Vermont.
Recently the Browns moved into a
new house, and not liking the wall
paper in the dining room, Mrs. Brown
decided to have it repapered at her
own expense. The work was done
while Brown was at the Office.
II want you to look at the dining
room, Jimmy" said little wiley when
the old man returned at the dinner
hour and was proudly led into that
apartment. slow do you like itT
II like the paper all right" replied
Brown, just little emOtionally, "but
why in the world did you use paste
In putting 1t on?"
pastel was the wondering rejoin-
er Of the good woman. "How else
could I have put 1t on?"
"You should have put 1t on with
tacks," declared the economical hus-
band. "You don't suppose we are go
ing to live in this house forever, do
your Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
To North Pole by AirpIane
Will Be Possibility Soon,
Declares Arctic Explorer

A round-trip passage from Cape Co.
Iumbia to the North Pole in nine hours
will be possible soon by airplane, ac-
cording to Donald Macmillan, Arctic
explorer and scientist. He says he
has formulated complete plan for
aerial voyages, after consultation with
aviation experts, and the airplane is
the only sensible means of transporta-
ton to the pole.
"To get to the north pole by air
plane" Mr.. Macmillan explained, "the
proper plan would be to establish a
base at Etah, in northern Greenland,
to which point good stanch ship can
go any summer from Boston or any
other port.
"With Etah as headquarters pro-
vision and oil station could easily be
advanced to Cape Columbia, the most
northern point of Grant Land. From
This point to the north pole the dis
fance is Alb miles. which would make
a round trip of 1926 miles.
".irplanes today can make sus-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
CHEAPER POULTRY
RATIONS

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureO
The demand for wheat for human
consumption necessitates that it be
used as economically and sparingly
as possible for feeding animals and
chickens. Some "just as good" ra-
tons which contain no wheat have
been tried out in egg laying tests by
the United States department of ag-
been secured. Thirty laying hens, to
which wheatess rations were fed,
produced in the two years covered
by the test on an average Of 1913
eggs for the pullet year, and 121 eggs
during the second year. This COM
pares favorably with egg yields Sc
cured on other rations containing
wheat, and therefore more expensive.
The wheatless ration is also being
tried on pen of Buff Orpington pull
lets and during the past ten months
they have laid on an average Of lib
eggs, very good yield for this pc
riod.
The wheatless ration used was as
follows:
Scratch mixture - Two pounds of
cracked corn, one pound of oats.
Dry Mash-Three pounds of corn
meal, one pound of beef scrap.
The scratch mixture was fed spar
ingly, the hens being permitted to eat
about as much of it as of the dry
mash. During the two-year test the
hens were provided with free range
where they could pick a variety of
green feed. Leghorn pullets were
used and it was found that it took
4.6 pounds of feed to produce a dozen
eggs. Fifty-two pounds of grain was
consumed by each pullet annually,
and of this amount twenty-six pounds
was from the scratch mixture. When
wheat is omitted from the ration it is
advisable to feed more beef scrap.
Laying hens should have good sup
ply of protein, and the additional beef
scrap supplies this essential in one OF
the cheapest forms.
Cotton seed meal used to replace
half the beef scrap in the mash has
given good results on the government
poultry farm and has had no bad eff
feet on the quality of the eggs. Where
cotton seed meal replaced all the beef
scrap the results were unsatisfactory
both in number and quality of eggs.
Mussel meal has not proven as good
a substitute for beef scrap as fish
meal, which, to the amount of % per
cent of the mash, has affected the
flavor or the taste of the eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
When Germany Tells the Truth
Pence Given Her Own People Vastly Different From Those Of
the Rest of the World

When Germany talking for publication the his
handpked Characteristic speaks great desire for liberal peace
and tribute the farhest things from her mind she
When Germany talking her people she tells the truth about
the she Her real of eache terms the kaiser
chancellor the soldiers they going when they
the found in trench taken by the allies the other day.
and they quite different from the terms advertised
They all written out plain and emphatic and other
things they proclaim that Belgium must under German military
political domination Of that isn't conquest
Couand, Lhuana Lvona Esthona be "colonlzed
by Germany. Neither is that conquest
Liberty be established made Germany liberty
by which the limit of the worlds shipping to be established giving Ger
many and her fndsAua Turkey and Bulgaria. 1SOOOOO TONS
all the rest of the wordAmca Great Britain, France Italy,
Japan total 100000 Nothing like world domna
ton in that; just "hberaity."
must ace the disposal of Germany 100000 tons Of
petroleum. Certainly that isn't tribute; just friendiness
other allies this Those nations which
attacked peaceful Germany all charges materials
ships and territorial leaving Germany with only
five billions Tribute? Certainly Just testimonial
appreciation German greatness and goodness forty fifty
billion dollar testimonial.
still people this country who pretend believe
Germany wis % make peace "ibera" terms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
What "Maru" Means.

The word 'Maru," attached to the
name of every Japanese merchant ship
and commonly accepted as meaning
SHIP" has no especial meaning, &C
cOrding to Captain Takeshima of the
japanese steamship Hudson Maru, re-
Gently captured and released by Ger
man raider in the South Atlantic, Cap
tain Takeshima said that the word is
the survival of Japanese custom
centuries old. He explained the or
igin as follows: "There are two opin-
ions as to how the custom originated.
One of the stories is that in ancient
times the Japanese attached 'maru'
to the name af anything highly priced.
1t was first applied to ships name
about 1000 years ago, when the EN-
press lingo sent an expedition to
Korea. She added the word to the
name of the ship that transported the
troops to Korea. Ever since then
'Maru' has been part of the name Of
every steamship or sailing vessel. 1t
is never used with the name of war
p."-Fishing Gazette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
MAD STEER ON A RAMPAGE
Holds Five Men Prisoner In Trees
Until Finally Dispatched
by Rifle Shot.

Paxinos, Pa.-Five men were held
prisoners in trees on the farm of Galen
Clark, butcher. when big steer sud-
denly became mad, broke away from
a herd that was being driven to the
slaughter house and viciously attacked
them. a4sRx
Harvey Lewis, a man Of powerful
physique, tried conclusions with the
steer, was tossed high in the air, at
tackled by the animal when he landed
on the ground and suffered a badly
fractured right leg and other injuries,
necessitating his removal to the State
hospital.
Shotguns were procured by farmers
who went to the rescue Of the men in
the trees. Ten charges were fired into
the Infatuated steer, but it was not IN
til Claude Lewis, boy, brought
high-powered rifle into service that the
steer was killed. The animals body
was fairly riddled with shot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
AMERICAN is NOT soNGsTER
Seems That Real Musical instinct Has
Yet to Be Awakened in the
United States.

The last quarter of century the
general feeling has spread abroad that
America was quite musical nation,
and it is true that in the large cities
Of the eastern seaboard and quite far
into the middle West there is a good
deal of listening to music in the form
OF opera and concerts, given, for the
most part, by imported musicians; but
when we reach the great heart of the
country we find that the natural in
stincts of the people are almost entire
ly starved, or at any rate, very poorly
nourished. For a musical nation is
not one which merely listens to music
made by others, any more than a peo-
pie is athletic If, instead of exercising
themselves, they watch others indulge
in gymnastics.
A musical people is one which con-
siders music such an indispensable
food and tonic for their own spirits
and imaginations that they sing and
play in every activity of daily life just
as freely and naturally as they laugh
and speak. For many centuries this
has been true of all the great European
nations-the Italians, French, Scotch,
Irish, Scandinavians, Russians and 9TH
ers-and the result is the great body
of folk song and folk dance which is
the priceless heritage of all these ma
tons.
Just why the American has not yet
become singing animal (as Aristotle
said everyone was a social animaD is
a difficult matter to explain, although,
doubtless, If sufficient time were taken.
reasonable causes might be suggested;
but, at any rate, it is fact. Surely
one Of the most direct products of
this war will be the bringing home to
the whole body polite of the value of
music, for by means of the stress of
war which is bringing the whole coun-
try together, love of music may be
carried into the most remote parts of
the country.
Good regimental bands have always
furnished one of the most sympathetic
bonds between the body polite and
the government of any given country,
and we earnestly hope that more and
more, both during the war and after
1t, we shall have in America num-
Der of such bands which will consider
1t their pleasure and duty to play at
all public and patriotic meetings, espe-
cially on national holidays, thus i'm
pressing upon all citizens the stimu-
lating effect of martial music.
In a number of the camps in the
middle West and in Texas we were
told by officers and song leaders that
there were drafted men who had come
in from remote towns and settlements
who had never seen any musical in
struments, such as pianoforte and
violin, and who had no idea that men
could make pleasing sounds with their
vocal organs in connection with the
uttering of words.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

ment in which women are engaged
the proper length of the work day. In
making the order, the commission
finds that the employment of women
as conductors, motormen or fiagmen
by street car lines, at night work or
during rush periods, is prejudicial to
the life, health, safety and welfare of
such women. 1t supports this finding
with a detailed memorandum setting
forth the reasons. 1t cites the fact
that this employment requires more
standing than sitting, and that con-
ductors must frequently get out to
flag cars over railroad crossings.
At the public hearing upon the
matter, held last winter, it was de-
veloped that at Kenosha the women
conductors on some of the runs must
get out no less than 10S times during
a period of six hours work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Use More Hominy
Several Kinds Of This Real
American Food

Americans! Have we forgotten some
of the best foods we once knew? Are
you using hominy? Why not follow
the example of our forefathers and use
much Of this good corn product? The
first settlers of America learned from
the Indians how to prepare the Indian
corn for use. They removed the hulls
from the dry grain by pounding it in
a mortar with a pestle. The cracked
corn they called by the Indian name
''hominy." Hominy became one of
their staple foods without which they
would often have gone hungry. They
cooked it in huge iron kettles hung
over the blazing logs in the open fire
place. ~
They also learned to remove the
germ and hull from the corn by boiling
the grain with I've and then washing
thoroughly. They sometimes called
this product "hulled corn" but it is now
more often called "lye hominy."
There are several kinds of hominy
on the market. If you do not know
how good they are, try them and find
out, advises the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
The coarse hominy, samp, or pearl
hominy.-This is much like the hominy
the pioneers used. The grain is split
to remove the germ, hulled and pol
ished by machinery. 1t is much used,
particularly in the central and eastern
states. 1t is worth using everywhere.
The fine hominy or hominy grits.-
This is made by grinding the coarse
hominy Grits are excellent served as
q vegetable much as rice is used. Grits
are also used in many parts of the
country as a breakfast food.
Lye hominy.-Lye hominy is made
at home by many and also made COM
mercially by boiling the grain in lye or
potash until the germ will come out
and then washing out the lye. In
many places it may be bought in bulk,
and is also sold canned. 1t may be
dried for future use or canned at
home.
All varieties of hominy are good
nourishing food. Like wheat, rice, and
other cereals they give both body fuel
and bodybuilding material at a COM
paratively low price. Let them have
larger place in your diet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Munition Brass to Cost Less.

Perfection of new type Of electric
melting furnace that will reduce ma
terially the cost of making brass for
munitions, devised by III. w. Gillett, a
government chemist, was announced
by the bureau of mines. Patents have
been assigned to Secretary of the Int
rior Lane as trustee.
Cornell university and brass manu-
facturers were among those who as
sisted during five years of develop
ment of the device. 1t is intended to
supplant open crucibles in which zinc
and copper are melted by fuel heat
under present manufacturing methods
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
NEGRO BOY is
SAVED BY DREAM
Acts on Vision and, Sure Enough,
Dynamite Goes
Off.

Bristol, Tenn.--Had Benjamin Scott
foreman of the city stone quarries
here, needed the dream of Johnnie
Briggs, fourteen-year-old negro boy
Of dwarf proportions, he would have
escaped death in dynamite explosion.
The negro youth, who assists In
work about the pumping station and
blacksmith shop, said to Scott only
few minutes before the explosion:
"Mistah Scott, Use done tole you
to put de lid on dat dynamite.
dreamed las night dat dis dynamite
am already 'sploded. Use not goin' to
stay in here any more unless you COW
ers dat box"
Then young Briggs ''lit out" leaving
Scott preparing to use the forge and
anvil. with the dynamite still uncov-