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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
DANCE WHILE ROME BURNS

With nation wide strike; and red
revolutions reported increasing
throughout Germany, Berlin is threat
ened with a famine. Railway COM
munication between the capital and
south and middle Germany is cut
off.
tuberculosis is striking down VIC
tins by the thousands. Ii is feared
hundreds of thousands will be added
to the already swollen list of unem-
ployed.
The outlook is black, but Berlin
goes on dancing. New dance halls
are spinglng up like mushrooms
The people dance and dance ard dance
toward the edge of precipice.
A revolution is regarded tc have
broken out in Wuerten,berg. The
situation in Bavaria is Unchanged.
Strikes are increasing daily in Cen
trail Germany Under the penalty of
torture and death. Bolshevist aglta-
tors in the nighborhood of Dusseldorf
are forcing workers to strike. Red
riot orgies are reported from Plauen,
Saxony.
Three government divisions, sup
ported by artillery, are operating in
the Rhine districts. Ou;spoken OPP
position is growing in the national
assembly at Wcimar against the use
Of government. troops for fighting the
Spartacists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
THE PEOPLE WE KNOW

During the past year OF more the
population of Alexandria has changed
greatly. OLD residents often pass
groups Of persons, male and female,
with whom they are unacQuainted.
These include numbers Of foreigners.
Since the location of the rlant of the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation III
Alexandria. and the beginning of
work on the government assembling
plant in this city thousands Of stran-
gers have come into our midst.
Those wko have beel born and
reared in Alexandria often observe
that they fail to recognize one out
of twenty people they meet on our
streets at present.
But in normal times the number OF
our actual acquaintance is more
limited than is generally supposed.
and contemporary in speaking of
this says che average man Will tell
YOU that he knows a lot Ct people
and he thinks he does. lie is also
apt to tell you that a great many
people whom he does not Know know
him. The latter statement is more
likely to be a.: expression of vanity
than truth. The truth is. 70 one of
us knows great many people--a
few hundred. or few inousand at
most. and they are scattered all over
the country.
.'If you really want to learn just
how few people you know, watch the
next great assembly of citizens. Look
over the crow'i and note the number
you do krow. You will Gnd. no mat
ter how we'll acquainted you may be
that you do not know one out of
ten;; possibly You do not know one
out of hundred of a great audience
right in your home town. If the as
scmbly is in ueighborlrg city you
will know precious few. and if it is
an audience in d distant city you may
not know anybody in it.
Eve go through life showing but
small percentage of the people with
whom we come into contact. We
walk down street and arc unable
to tell who lives in the many houses.
Only here and there, in our own
can we point to the
house Of actual Appropriateness. There
are few people III our city who could
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
AUCTION SALES
SAMUEL II. LUNT, Auctionecr.

Sale Of Valuable real estate. in
Rosemont.
Pursuant TO deed Of trust eXecut-
ed by Suter and Slaymakcr, In~or-
porated, dated on the lst day of Feb
ruary. 1913, which is duly recorded
among the land records of Alexan-
dra county, Virginia, in deed book
1877, page IS, default having been
made in the payment Of the debt Sc
cured therein, the undersigned, at the
request Of the holder Of the note evi-
dencing said debt will sell at public
auction in front OF the Royal Street
entrance of the Market Building IN
the City Of AZ cambria, Virginia. on
TUESDAY. H. 18th day of MARCH,
1919, at twelve o'cl2ck noon, all that
lot or parcel of land with the build
iags and improvements thereon, form
crly in Alexandria County. Virginia,
now in the City OF Alexandria. Vir-
giNia, known as Rosemont, and de-
scribed as follows, to~w;t.
\ portion of lots numbered Ten
GO) and eleven tlD, in block num-
bcred five 80, in section numbered
one Cd of Rcsemont, as the said sec
ton appears duly dedicated, plated
and recorded among the Land Re-
cords of the said County Of AlcXan-
dria in Deed Book No. 119, pages 500
and 3G7, the said portion of the said
lots conveyed by this deed having a
frontage Of 10 feet on the north line
of Rosemcrt Avenue, and being
bounded and described a. follows: Be-
ginning at point on the north line
of said RosemOnt Avenue, 12.3 feet
east of the southwest corner Of said
lot II, and running in a ncrtherly
direction, and parallel with the west
line of said lot II, 125 feet
70 the north line of said lot: thence
n an easterly direction along the
lorth line of the said lots 10 and II,
- feet to point 49, feet west Of
he northeast corner of the said lot
10; thence in southerly direction,
md parallel with the east line of said
OF 10, 125 feet to the north line Of
aid RosemOnt Avenue. and thence in .
westerly direction along the said
orth line of Rosemont Avenue, -
Get to the point Of beginning; be-
~ the same property conveyed to ;
be said party of the first part By a :
eed duly OF record in the said lard
ecords, in Deed Book No. 1856, page
81.
Terms of sale, cash. Costs Of con-
ayanciDg to be paid by purchaser.
EUGENE B. TAYLOR,
Executor Of Douglas Stuart, de- {
.ased Trustee. 47-td. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

tell you the name Of the family in
every house upon his square.
"But is isn't necessary to know
large numbers. If you know few
persons in several walks of life you
have sufficient knowledge concerning
all peopie-for they do not vary
greatly. You yourself may think you
are greatly different from all other
human beings, but the truth is, ther'
is large class of people exactly like
YOU
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

At the close Of the war between the
states numbers Of men who were in
the northern and southern army had
dreams of hair-breadth escapes and
bloody battles from which they were
far removed. From 1861 to 1885 it
was difficult to find federal soldier
who had not been in the first battle
of Bull Run, while certain men who
were south during the war recited
stories SO often that they believed
themselves.
The "Stars and Stripes" published
in France, has something to say of
bogus heroes. 1t says:
"There have been lot Of bogus he
roes in America since the army
began dispatching men back to the
States for sickness, wounds, training
and other reasons. Every soldier who
has zone back has been hero until
proved otherwise, and the temptation
not to prove themselves otherwise
has been TOO much for some.
"There is the case of the air SER
vice mechanic who went back with
heart troabla. His home town news
paper printed his diary which re-
counted several stirring fights over
the German lines, all imaginary. The
neares. he had been to the front was
Issoudun.
"raere is the case Of TIE sergeant
who lectured on the Battle Of Can
tipnv for the fourth Liberty Loan,
and sold let of bonds, too. until he
was found to have spent all his stay
in France. barring travelling time, at
lie Mans.
"And there is the case, just to
show how hard it was not be a hero
of the major who returned and
merely cbeying military regulations
refused 20 be interviewed. IS Ear Il:
h., hsj got toward gunfire and dan
ser was d training school n LAM
res. sModest'y declined to speak CT
his mar, in (.nateau- Thier'y lisa''ng
his mart in Chateau-Thierry fighting
over the story about him in the next
mornings paper.
TO date, in the eyes o. the peopl'
back home, every soldier who ha:
been in Europe has undergone the
horrors of the front. Private johnnie
Jones, whose greatest hardship II
this war was taps at $3.50, was pic
tured in his home journal and cap
stoned: sJohn Jones, of this city, no"
battling for freedom in the trenches.
1t is going TO be hard to convince The
home folks that Of the 100000
Americans in France, half of them
through no fault of their own, o.
course, never got under ire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

MARRY l.. lonely; for results,
try me; JesL and most successful,
"Home Maker hundreds rich wish
marriage soon; strictly confden-
tial; most reliable; years of expert
ence; descriptions free. "The Sue
cessful Club" Mrs. Purdie, Box
$50. Oakland, Calf. 274-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
BOARDING HOUSE Fer SALE

Paying Washington Boarding
house clearing $500 to S40O monthly,
near Connecticut Avenue. Must leave.
Will sell for value Of furniture $1,000
cash: 500 monthly. $3.50 Cash.
Box 45-S Washington, Star Office
J.-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
# You Will Call

in and let US explain, We can snow
YOU where wireless operator IN the
merchant marine. employed at sal
ary OF $l25 month with" living eX-
penses, has the opportunity Of earn
ing douple that sum or more each
month if he has any business at all n
his makeup. We have been telling
YOU in our advertisements that mcr-
chant marine operators receive STU
q month ard up, with living expenses,
but there are many other ycod thinps
we have not told you. You may pes
s;blv be earning 5000 4 month in your
present position. \ course in wireless
telegraphy will not only pay you more
but a thorough knowledge Of radio
will furnish you with stock IN
trade" which will be of incstlmabie
value to you, for you will always be
in demand. Our course requires about
two hours Of your time, either day or
night. for fourteen weeks; the tuition
fee is small: our instructors are al!
expert radio men; the schoO! fully
equipped with apparatus and the iarg-
est Of its kind in America. Drop in
and have little talk about the matter
We are quite sure it will interest you.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
BULL FOR SALE

In addition to other stock offered
for sale on the McWilliam Farm
Tuesday, will have two fine young
well bred Holstcn Bulls ard Farm
er's Friend grain drill
Callander Conrad Co.,
20 II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
WOOD FOR SALE

For Sa!e-Wood, dry seasoned oak
and pine cord wood saved stove
lengths and delivered. Price So
per cord. Vernon NJ. Lynch, r. No.
8, Alexandria, Va, Phone, Falls
Church, 19F. 3 53-Gt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
FOR RENT

Two furnished rooms for light house
keeping, with bath, So per week.
Apply ". NJ. Priest, 500 North Pat
rick street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

HOUSE WANTED-Wanted to pur-
chase q sir or seven room house
with modern improvements in city
or suburbs. Would like to pay on
monthly instailments. Must be close
to car line. Address Y. Care of Ga
zette Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
APARTMENT WANTED

Three or four room fla, furnished;
heat preferred. Permanent. Adj
dress, Permanent" Care Gazette
Office.
JJ-Gt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

WANTED-YYung lady booikcepcr
and stcnog:arhcr Boz . Gazette
Office.
533-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

WANTED-.A bright and strong
young man to help III hardware
store, one who would like to learn
the business preferred. Address in
own handwriting; with references.
2. o. Box sc, Alexandra, Va.
l2-t::.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
BOGUS HEROES

As is the case after each war, the
mag iiiary hero IS again III evidence,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
Phone COO
Phone COO
Rosemont Properties

Phone coo Phone GOO
Rosemont Properties
40. 70 Cedar Street -. $3.50
No % CEDAR Street 49,. G,75D
No. p 25:emont Avenue 5000
No IS ncsemont Avenues $500
I'll acre i.radeIock Heights $500
All Of th2 above arc either in lst
class shape Or will be renovated.
Fine, large country home at Brad
dock Heights,
Several cottages az East Braddock.
Bungalow cottage} az Mount Ida
Heights,
If you have property to sell phone
No. 500 for listing cards. NJ. l..
H0RNER, 612 King Street. Tc!c-
phone No. 600.
Phone COG 'PLone COO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03
Service Radio
School
500 Pa. Ave-, n. W.
WASHINGTON, D: c.
Phone Franklin 75l4
HELP WANTED

Saleslady wanted. bring fsfereEce.
Miss Z. H2nly, III King street.
52-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-03

Executor Of Douglas Stuart, de-
ceased, Trustee. l7-td.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
WORKERS UNITED
 .. --

Munich, April 1.-vQn behalf of the utionary eentral' council of Ba- varia, Herr Mekisch today addressed the following official telegram to all the workmens' councils:
 The workers of Bavaria have over come their party divisions and united in d mighty bloc against all domina- tion and exploitation.
 ''They have taken over in workers. soldiers and peasants councils entire public authority.
 The Lantag has been dissolved and peoples commissions have been ap- pointed. Complete order prevails in public affairs and business and the ad ministration is continuing.
 Works will be controlled by work CTS councils, which will control work CTS and direct affairs jointly with the managers. Everything belongs to the community. Independent socialization is. therefore, out of the question:, It is the duty of the workers, peasants and soldiers councils everywhere to attend to the protection of the soviet republic and its peaceful development. They will take over local authority and control of the administration and are responsible to the working people for all actions and omissions.
 To-day is a national holiday. Work will be suspended, but the railways and food, water, lighting and heating services will continue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
OVER 2OOO TROOPS
 AT NEWPORT NEWS
 ON TWO WARSH|PS
Battleships Virginia and Rhode Island, Which Left Brest March 19, Ar
 rive Last Night
Rv Aasnriaind rrnss


 Newport News. Na.. April 1.--Thc battlcships Virginia and Rhode Is- land, bringing more than .OOO officers and men from France, passed in the caPcs agOut a o'clock this evening.
 Tho troops will debark here carly tomorrow morning.. The ships left Brcst March 10.
 The Rhode Island has aboard the 319th machine gun battalion, 10 casual officers, an Ohio casual company, a New York casual company and com pany of scattered casuals. The men in the machine gun battalion will be sent to Camps Custer, Gordon, Lewis, Funs ton, Dix, Travis, Devens, Grant, Tay- Tor, shelby. Upton, Dodge and .Sher- man.
 The Virginia brought the 330th ma chine gun battalion, detachment or the 337th infantry, convalesceht detach- ment No. 6, an Idaho casual company and 15 casual officers. The men in' the 330th machiae gun outfit will be mus tered out at Custer, Pike. Jackson, Funston, sherman, DeNens, Travis Grant, Lewis, Dodge, Upton and Taylor The 337th detachment will go to Camp Travis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
12O SHIPS ARE NOW ENGAGED IN
 BRINGING TROOPS
Additional Ships Are Being Fitted Out With View to Transporting 300,000
 Men Monthly
By Associated Press


 Washington. April 7.-Approxi-
 mateIy 12O ships now arc engaged
 in returning American troops from
 oversea. and additional vessels arc being fitted out for this service with
 view to increasing the home
 ward movement to 3OO,00O or more
 month.
 It was said today that at this rate the last of the expeditionary forces might be out of Europe by late sum- mer. but that this would depend large ly upon developments at the peace conference.
 Of the ships now in the transport service more than 100 are vessels com mandeered or built during the war, for mer German liners Seized in American waters, some few foreign ships held un- der charter and battleships and cruis- CTS fitted out for this purpose since hostilities ceased. All of these craft are manned by American naval crews.
 In addition, five German hpers re- cent out from Hanlb urg are being used as troop ships and seven others will be so employed. Some British, French. Dutch, Italian and Austrian vessels also are transporting American sol diers
 Besides the troop ships, the navy de- partment is operating more than 200 cargo steamers which are carrying sup plies to the troops overseas and for the civilian population of Europe. These ,oI fn br-tr1 cp home American ordnance and other ma terials used by the army in France, and wherever possible on their home- ward voyages they bring casual troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
TWO GREENSBORO
 RESIDENCES BURN

Greensboro, April 7.-(SpeciaL)-The residence of Miss Martha Young on De- mopolis street was entirely destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Many personal belongings of great value and antiquity were lost, including hand some furniture and valuable library containing some books 100 years old
 Miss Young, who is a dialect writer or note, saved most of her manuscripts
 Loss of residence is estimated at about $4O0O, with no insurance. Joseph H.
 James residence also burned to the ground this morning. Fire was d1scov- cred on the roof and it is supposed was caused by sparks from the kitchen chimney. It burned so rapidly that the roof had fallen in before the fire de- partment arrived. The furniture was saved and the loss was approximately $35oO, practically covered by insurance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
Four in Hospital as
 the Result of Two Airplane Accidents

San Antonio, Tex, April -Four men are in the main hospital at Kelly field as the result of two airplane accidents within an hour today at the field Most critically injured is Lieut.. A. D. Wise of Norwich, Kan, who has fracture near the base of his skull Lieutenant Wise's plane collided with one guided by George w. Hutchison, who escaped with bruises, as did Cadet Hall Wal ker. a passenger with Wise. The sec ond accident occurred when d plane driven by Cadet Henry G. Doering fell from a lower altitude. Doering's in iuries are minor. Doering lives at Baltimore. Walkers home at Waban. Mass. and Hutchinsons address is No. IS Seventh street. Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
COMMISSION PLANS
 ID FIGHT INCREASE IN TELEGRAPH RATE
Public Service Commission to Take Action to Restore the Rates in Effect
 Prior to April 1

Montgomery, April 7.-tSpcciaD
 The Alabama public service com
 mission will fight to the bitter end
 the increase in telegraph rates in
 Alabama which became effective
 April I by order of Postmaster
 General Buricson. It contends that
 the Postmaster General has noth-
 ing to do with intrastatc telegraph
 rates in Alabama. that the rates
 already in force before the order -was issued are the legal rates and
 that it will insist that the old rates
 be maintained until they are legal
 Iy changed.
 Sam r. Kennedy, president of the commission, in formal letter to J. e. Smith, attorney general, Monday noti- fled him of the increases and asked that proper action be taken to restore the old rates and to prevent the Post master General from taking any action which he is not vested with by law.
 Although Attorney General Smith has not said what action he will take. he did begin proceedings against the telephone companies when the Post master General granted increases. The public service commission will ask that a temporary restraining order against is finally adjudicated. Ten or more states have already begun injunction proceedings and the Postmaster Gen eral has made no effort to enforce the increased rates during the time the restraining orders are in force.
 President Kennedy in his letter to the attorney general said
 .1nformation has reached the Ala bama public service commission that the Western Union Telegraph company and the Postal Telegraph and Cable company, both operating in Alabama, did on April l raise their rates on messages having their origin and des- tination wholly within the state of Ala bama These advanced rates were not approved by the commission.
 "This letter is for the purpose of bringing this matter to your attention with the request that you take such steps as you are empowered to do under the law of Alabama for the pro- tection of the legally established tele- graph rates for intrastate business which have been approved by this com mission
 New tactics will be used in this case. In the proceedings against the tele- phone companies no temporary re straining order was asked. As re- suit the companies are now collecting the advanced rates while the litigation is pending. In phe case against the telegraph companies the court will. be asked to prevent the collection of the new rates until the case has been de- cided favorably or adversely to the cana m sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
to Determine
 Gernany's Ability to Pay
 For Food Before April IS

will he seay. to calculate to what extent they can be used In financing food imports.
 Tho export of raw materials from Germany. which will also play role in the payment for food. is in progress across the German from tier to adjacent neutrals but be- cause of the disturbed industrial conditions the amount h rather dis appointing.
 The German delegates at Senhs persist in their requests that Ger many he given foreign credit to he used in purchasing food. There has been no change. however. in the disposition of the allies to tnsist on payment in cash. securities and exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
RAINBOW COMMANDER ARRIVES

Boston, April 7-"This is a. wonder ful reception for the YankeeI division my boys must have just such well come when they return" declared Maj. Gen. Clement A. Flagler, commander of the Forty-second (Rainbow) division.
 as he stood beside his wife on a scout patrol boat in the harbor here today after leaving the transport Agamem- non.
 Major General Flagler came back
 ahead of the division to make arrange
 ments for landing his troops in the
 United States. The division has been
 leaving the army of occupation for
 several days and is on it's way home. . General Flagler expects the first units
 will arrive. probably at New York.
 about April 20. He thinks that all
 the Rainbow division men will land at that port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
SCHOONER SEGUIN
 IS REPORTED LOST
By Associated Press

Pensacola. Fla, April 7.--Reports reach ing here today from the Grand Cayman Islands announced the loss of the schoon- Seguin
 The Seguin encountered a storm and was thrown upon the beach and it is be- leved the vessel is breaking to pieces. She carried a cargo of lumber from Pen sacola to the British West Indies.
 The Seguin was one of the Luce schoon- CTS which was to have been auctioned in Pensacola this week. She was also the second one of tho vessels taken over by the alien enemy property custodian which has been lost
 The Della, flying the Dominican flag, the first craft. was lost in the gulf sew eral weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08

1-TurninE point in peace discussion
 seems near.
 Soviet republic in Bavaria prO-
 claimed.
 12O ships engaged in bringing
 troops. Ansell ordered to prepare bill for correction of military justice ays- +LynaEh remains to arrive today. 3-Events of day st state capital. -EditOrfal cOmment. @Burruss says BirMinsham county
 sure shOt for future. Chileans come to study local eon-
 ditions. @Opportunitie in Chiie and Peru big. 7-SpOrts. -SpOFts. s-How convoy system overcame u-
 boat menace.  I:-Five per cent too Aigh. thinks
 Glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
By Associated Pres.

Paris. April z.-Germany's abil- itv to continue paying for the food shtuments made under the Brus- sels agreement. 1t is learned, cam not he determined before April 15, when the German government cx- poets to have report on the sur render to the government oil Ger man-owned foreign securities which Is in progress.
 The allied financial delegates. meanuhiic, continue the general s-ussit,n with the German drlc<a- ticn at Scniis of the value and availability of particular securities, So that when .he German report on surrendered securities Is received it