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WHAT CARE WE For EUROPE?

Frank Smonds, the war correspondent,
teegraphing from Paris about the dismay
created throughout all Europe by the Repub-
lican fight in the Senate against President
Wilson and the League of Nations. says that
our Allies and other nations are watching the
battle here with much the same emotion as
they watched the arrival of the first Ameri-
can divisions at Chateau-rhiery. "They feel I"
he says that in this battle, as in the last the
fate of Europe depends on American EFFORT
and American support. Without America, the
League Of Nations is a scrap of paper; with
America, il may be a symbol and a great first
STEP not merely towards peace between the
nations, but towards restoration of economic
stability within the separate nations
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Welcome Home
Braue
Soldier Boys /!

clerks and secretaries in helping other dis
charged soldiers find Jobs in civil life. Meade
IS the only camp in the country where this
success.
With the passage Of the bill providing farms
for soldiers already approved by Congress,
still another selection of occupation will be
offered the discharged men. In the farms
for soldiers" plan the land will be of the best
and the soldier, besides being the tenant, will
also receive pay from the Government In
vestigations now are being made in 40 States
for available land
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GERMAN SHOPkEEPER AMAZED.
German shopkeepers of Coblenz, are amaz-
ed at the strange wants of the Amerciaa
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ATTENTION. DISABLED SOLDIERS!

IN HE Federal Board is now endeavoring
% locate all disabled men who have
sustained injuries in the armies Of our
Allies. and are thereby unable to resume
their former occupations, or 20 pursue sue
cessfuy new occupations. Upon proof Of
their service and injuries and necessity for
vocational retaining the Federal Board is
prepared TO give this 70 them as fully and
completely as 20 any soldier OF the United
States army. The Federal Board will appre-
ciate being placed in touch with any such men
or their families. and if relief Is needed it
will be immediate and generous preliminary
10 starting upon the course of education and
retaining The address Of the Federal Board
for Vocational Education is Washington, ID.
c.
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PERSHING AT BREST.

General Pershngs report to the War De-
partment on the conditions at Brest should go
long way toward putting stop to the hys-
terra about that camp.
If Brest were to be judged by the stories
recently told. before Congress committees and
elsewhere, our soldiers in France were SUBJ
jected in peace to horrors worse than those Of
war Yet we have the assurance of the COM
mander-in-chief, who has personally inspected
the camp within the last month, that the gen.
eral camp conditions and the method of handl-
ing troops at Brest are good. The fact that
the death rate in the camp is lower than it
was in the earlier months Of the winter GER
tainy shows that there has been no recent
collapse in the sanitary system.
Brest is not an ideal camp, being undeniaby
a muddy region, but its convenience to ship
ping made its use necessary. II is probable
that our soldiers have undergone great dis
comfort and death is of course immeasurable
New York Sum-
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7,354,OOO MEN KILLED IN WAR.

General March has given out the following
statistics as representing the number of men.
among all the fighting nations, who were
killed in action, or who died of wounds:
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WOUNDED MADE CLERKS.

Wounded soldiers from oversee who have
been honorably discharged from service now
are being employed at Camp Meade, Md. by
the United States Department of Labor as
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-03

Wise men think out new thoughts, fools fol-
low and proclaim them and often get the Gre
dit.-Heine.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-03

For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
the expectation of the poor shall not perish
forever.-Psalms TX Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
FROM ATLANTIC
To THE PACIFIC
Six Dreadnoughts Make
Successful Trip Through
Canal
MEN ON SHORE LEAVF
Average Time of Each Ship From
Colon to Balboa is Ten Hours-Gala
day in Panama.

The Pacific Fleet, under command
of Admiral Rodman, Saturday night
was floating in Pacific waters.
Six Greadnoughts, led by the flag
ship New Mexico, successfully ncgo
tia.ed the Panama Canal-the largest
ships that ever have passed through
this waterway. The average tins of
passage for each warship from Colcn
t. Balbot was ten hours, c.imina tin%
anchorage time in Gatun Lake.
Saturday afternoon Admiral Rod
man visited President Porras, of p2n
ANA, who congratulated the naval Of
fiacr on mis- success in negotiating Thl
Canal. Approximately $500 sailor
were gwen shore leave at PaEamc
and the city at night celebrated II
arrival of Tie fleet. which left y"5
terday for San Diego.
Governor Harding and RearAd-
miral Marbrry Johnston, OF the Par
anna Naval Division, came aboard as
.he fiagskip :vas .bslng locked dow!;
thirty feet to The level of Mira Flores
Lake, The operation of locking drwn
the: :dreadnogghts proceeded with The
same speed-ard precision as the iacl:-
ng up at Gatun.
AS the New Mixico eased her way
into the Mira F,cres Lake, graz:
crowd collected on the concrete !2ck
cheered and salute of seventeen
guns was fred on the flagship J..
honor Of Governor Harding.
'1t was 10 Incrc trouble than pu.-
ting through Lhe Canal a fleet Of
Great Lakes i;"boats," said Adm!ral
Rodmsn, who was visited by Rear Al
mlral William +. Shoemaker of tne
bat5leship Rhode Island and =
naval officers, whea If T., aadnou2ht:
anchored in Panama Bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
WINS TWO GAMES
Cardinals Defeat w4r Department
and st. Dominid Teams

i The Cardinals VISITED Washington
Saturday evening, and played the
War Department team on the White
Lot. After an exciting and well
played game, the Cardinals won by
a A to g score, Cardinals, battery
Alexander and Schaffer.
The Naval Hospital team was sign
ed to play here Sunday, but cancel
led the game on account of orders
received from their s}lperiors, and
Manager Mcdonald, substituted the
St. Dominocs' nine Of Washington.
Cardinals won by 10 to 6 score.
Cardinals battery Quayle and Schaf-
fer. Umpire Earl Cornell.
In the first inning, when Douglas
Merchant, who played first base for
the Cardinals, went to. bat, he was
presented with a handsome heavy
solid gold Engineer Corps ring, he
having served in that arm of Uncle
SANS service in FRANCE. The pre-
sentation was made by Corporal
John Curtin, also comrade in the
39th United States Engineers, A. E.
France. on behalf of the friends of
the popular first sacker.
Sunday, August 10, the Cardinals
will play the Rex Athletic Club
team in the Union League Park,
18th and H streets, northeast,
Washington.
The Clarerdons' challenged the
through Washington
paper, for series of games for the
of Northern Virginia,
and the home team men answered
Them "like fash" but, up to date
Tie Clarendon challenge"s have fail
ed to "come back
ssThe Cardinals are ready"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
WENDENBURG'S DEFENSE
Prohibition Question to Play Import
ant Part in oming Election in
Richmond.

StateSenator L. 0. Wendenburg
at the meeting in South Richmond
one night last week in his speech to
the voters of that section made this
statement:
Everybody in Riclir39nd knows my
position On the question of proh!b'-
ZION. The records will show that | was
one of three who voted against an
amendment to the hill that prohibited
the wife uf farmer making bIac-
berry vine for her own use. There
were other features Cf the measure
that did Mt meet with my approval
But when he Legislature passed the
bill, and It l.ecame a law it was up <
me as It was to every good citizen ts
sec that tie law is observed, and to do
everything in my. power 10 assist ir
it's enforcement. =.
"My position in the matter of the
Woodstock tragedy has been mistakeg
by some of my friends and has been
distorted by my POLITICAL enemies.
have been told that some CT them viii
vote against me becausce am course!
60. officers of the law, who in protect
ing the interests of the state, II carry
ing out the law. were forced to shoot
and kill two men caught in the act
rf breaking the law. These officers
did exactly what any man would have
done. They had arrested the bootleg
gers having caught them in the act.
and in their effort to escape one OF
the mer drew revolver and fired at
the officer, the bullet going through
Ills overcoat, and was about to fire
again, when the officer, in self-de,
fensa. shot back. One Of the officers
was struck over the head by one OF
the bootlcggers. 1t was purely a
case of self defense.
"If I mad not gone to the defense
of these men. I would have been q
political coward, even though I fell
that my position might have beer
misunderstood. When any citizen op
poses any law, he is undermining tht
government. Every law should be up
held and enforced by every good cit.
zen.
when the legislature frames
law. it is the duty of all good, law
a5idipe citizens to see that it is C
served"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
sALyAGING GERMAN BOATS
Great Britain Relocating Vessels
Sunk. by Crews in Scapa
Flow Harbor.

London. July 2S.-The work of re
floating the German warships sunk
in Scapa Flow is progressing rap
idly, and it is expected that by next
wear the entire fleet will have been
raised. Under the laws of salvage
Britain will acquire title to the re-
stored fleet.
Nearly all of the light cruisers
and destroyers have been moved into
shallow water and the big ships are
now receiving attention. 1t is ex-
pected that the flagship Baden and
some of the other battlessips will be
raised in about ten days, but the
work of salvaging the battle cruisers
will be more difficult, as they lie
in deeper water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
CITY AUTO LICENSE [ |
TAXES OVERDUE
500 Owners Of Machines
Have Paid City Tax
Thus Far
TAX is $3.50 A YEAR
Licenses Are Paid TO Mayor Fisher
Estimated 1000 Machines In City
.-Delinquents to be Arraigned.

Approximately 500 city licenses
have been issued thus far by Mayor
Fisher for automobiles. The issuing
if a city license tag for automobiles
in Alexandria in an innovation. How
ever, Alexandria is about the last city
in the state of Virginia to put Gil a
city automobile license. The coss of
each license, regardless of the horse
power of the machine, is $3.50 year.
It is estimated that there are about
1000 automobiles m Alexandria.
Therefore, only about one half Of the
owners thus far have taken out licen-
ses. The new license became operative
June l.
A reasonable length of time will
be given by the authorities before ar
rests are made fer failure to take cut
a license. However, it is. the purpese
cf the authorities to begin crusade
against all persons having machines
who have failed to take out Eccrse.
They will be halted into the police
court and a fine imposed IN acc ord
ance with he provisions of the law.
License tags may be obtained from
Mayor Fisher at his office at the city
hail building: during the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28

and Arundel were in this and Balti-
more rooters for the Red and White
apparently saw nothing to it but the
Arundel oars. The local crew led by
scant margin all the way, with the
Potomac men hanging on and not
losing a ninch. In the last heart
breaking moments those near the end
stiI thought the Arundel boat crossed
the line a winner, but the Judges ruled
otherwise and the victory went to the
!ads from Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
COMMUNITY SING

A community sing will be given in
Christ Church yard Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. The band from
Camp Humphreys has been secured
and will be led by their strong lead
er. Herbert Wall. Alexandrians will
once more have the enjoyment, as
they had last summer, of seeing the
boys of the camp led by the band
with the added pleasure of our own
overseas soldiers in the audience.
On this occasion a collection will
be taken for Christ Church choir.
Owing to the extreme warm wealth
er ice cream will be sold by members
of the choir.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
CRIME WAVE STILL IN EVIDENCE
Hold-ups and Robberies Continue in
Washington


The crime wave at the Nations
Capital is still terror to the in!:4bi-
tants. The police department seems
powerless to check it. Here is a sam
pie Of the reports that are daily PUB
lished in the Washington newspapers:
"Frederick NJ. Meyer 1914 New
Jersey avenue was held up by two
armed negroes on R street between
Sixth and Seventh streets about 1.l3
o'clock yesterday morning and rob-
bed of $115. Meyer nlachinist, was
on 'his:way home +whenshe was, halted
by the men and his $cash demanded.
The highwaymen did not harm Kim.
That hcld-up occurred in a sec:oin
of the city in which large: numbers
of negroes, 1--we Evidently Meyer Of:
fered no resistance or he would have
been severely dealt with. Being an
easy mark they did not shoot him or
beat his face to pieces, They usually
do if the victim protests against part
ing with his cash or watch and chain
In broad daylight thieves here
make practice of waylaying chill
dren who are sent to stores by their
mothers to make purchases. That is
- common occurrence according to the
daily reports to police stations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
Last Resort to Register De-
feat of Prohibition
Amendment :
LABOR IN Is STATES
Seek to Nullify The Action of the
Legislatures in Giving Assent to
National Dry Era.

"A single chance remains for the
defeat of constitutional prohibition
in the United States, and, while
that chance is remote, it is, never
theless, being carefully weighed, not
only by the liquor interests of the
country, but by the prohibiticrists
themselves.
If the action of the State Legisla-
lures which ratified the eighteenth,
Or prohibition, amendment to the
Constitution can be reversed by
means of popular referendums, the
prohibition mandate which is now
scehuled to go into effect on Janu-
uary 16 will be nullified. The nation
will return forthwith to a liquor ba-
sis except to such an extent as State
laws apply.
In the fight against nation wide
prohibition referendum proceedings
already have been invoked in fifteen
different States, five more than are
needed to negativs the action of their
respective Legislatures. The States
are Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Ar
kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Ne
vada, Maine, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Utah and Idaho. The petitions have
been thrown out in three Of these
States-that is, in Oregon, Utah and
Idaho-and so far no appeals have
been taken from the courts III ti.ese
States to the United States Supreme
Court.
The necessary petitions have al
ready been filed in seven of the ref
erendum States, and n the others
they are being cirulated for the
proper officials. In all such States
quired number Of names has been
seured they will be presented to the
propr officials. In all such States
it is provided that petitions for ref
ereNdums shall be signed by fixed
percentage of the voters; usually 5
or 6 per cent. After the filing, gen
eral or special elections must be held
at which the proposition contained
in the referendum must be voted on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
Citizens Want Car Load Of
Army Surplus Food
Brought Here
REPORT MADE TONIGRr
Committees Named at Meeting Sat
urday Night-Mayor Fisher VIII
Supervise Distribution of Food.

Preliminary a:fan! .ements for Sc
suring carload o. a:my surplus fooa
were completed :: nass meeting
Saturday :i:r1: Ia he opera hcus"
A permanent organization was ef:p-..
ed with e.. ;. JiSll, as ctc !rnan anC
Elmer rull as sEcr2:dr3 Charles L.
Ctrqap in;ay vis::ed the Var Depa +
ment and will report tonight. Mayor
Fisher viii look after, distribution
and have the food stored in the mar
ket houS.. The committee VII nee,
tonight q. the residence OF DR.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. Jones.
The :cilowing committee was
named: Il Justic4 chairman; ]. ~.
Collins, NJ. r. Bu,cs, J. Il Bleak
ley, Elmer Tull, H. J. Hays, S. II.
Turner. Councilman W. J. McCaffrey
NJ B.. Thompson. Dr.. T. NJ. Jones,
Mrs. F~.hl: Jones, Mrs. R. P. Cliff,
Charles Z. Corgan ard Mrs. \ Dssis
Committee cn5publicity-J. H. Bleak
ley, Mrs. "A, Davis, Mrs. T. NJ. Jones
Elmer TuIl, NJ. T.as.Burns and H. J.
Hays. -, -
Those fostering the project. EXPECT
to secure additional car load lots of
food if, the sale and distribution Of he
first car load is a success it is an
nounced. = ',.'<'..->
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
TO RETURN TO FALLS CHURCH
Thirty live Guarantors For Chautau-
qua

A meeting of those who were
guarantors for the chautauqua this
year and those who have signed as
guarantors for next year was held
at the residence of G. w. Hawk
hurst Monday night; at Falls Church.
The report of the treasurer showed a
balance of $40 over, which was or
dered placed to time account in
the Falls Church Bank.
Thirty-fve have signed as guaran-
tors for next year mad have organ
lied with ]. F. Trabold as chairman
Miss NJ. P. Nourse, secretary, Fl. E
Brown, treasurer, G.. w. HawXhurst
ticket chairman, Messrs. J. f. Ira
bold. J. H. Parmelee and Capt. J. F
Bethune were appointed commit
tee on the program.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
BRIDE IS DROWNED
Mrs Mae Childs, Bathing in North
River, Swept to Death by
Strong Current

Harrisonburg, July 2s.-While
bathing in the North River at Mt.
Crawford Friday afternoon, Mrs.
Mae Childs, nineteen years old, was
caught stream, carried into water
greater than her depth, and drown
ed, The body was recovered three
hours later at point fifty yards
down stream. She was accompan-
led by three companions. and assist
ance was at once called for, but she
sank before she could be rescued.
Mrs. Childs was the daughter OF
the late c. H; Burgess and Mrs.
Lena Burgess of Mt. Crawford, and
only six weeks ago became the bride
of Lester Childs. of that town.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
MAY EXTEND SERVICE
County Lighting Co.,
Nay Give Power to Fairfax


Fairfax, Va, July 2S.-It is be-
lievcd that the lone-hoped for ex-
tension of the Alexandria Lighting
Company's power from Falls Church
to Vienna and to to Fairfax will be
reallZed. Thomas r. Keith and Will
son Farr recently interviewed the
officials of the company and received
a promise to supply power TO Fair
fax If the citizens Of the county Will
hu.id the line The cost of erecting
poles and stringing wires from
Falls Church to Fairfax will be
about $50. 900. 1t is proposed tc
form a stock company, which Will
buv power from Alexandria and sci!
it to consumers. A meeting was
held in Vienna Wednesday night
aid another will be held in Fairfax
shortly. The promoters are much
encouraged over the prospect of sue
cess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
TWO NEGROES DROWNED

Harrisonburg, Va, July 2s.-Ad-
miral Dewey Walker and Philip
Walker, negro cousins. were drown
ed Sunday night in attempting to
cross Meadow Run at Cupps Ford.
about ten miles east of Staunton,
between Laurel Hill and New Hope,
in buggy drawn by one horse. The
animal met similar fate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
Urges ARREST OF BANDITS

Acting under special instructions
from President Csrranza, the Mexi-
can military authorities at Tampico
are making unusual efforts to cap
1ure the bandits who on July 6 held
IN = boat from the United States
steamship Cheyenne in the Temesl
river and robbed the crew. This
information was contained in radio
message to the Navy Department
Yesterday from Commander E. 2.
Finney, senior American naval offl-
ccr at Tampico. is.l' ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
ALLEGED PEACE NOTES
Allies Overtures Through Vatican in
August, 1917, Matthias Err
berger Tells Assembly

Berlin, July 2S.-Mathias Erzbcrg-
cr. vice premier. and Minister of
Finance, declared in the National
German Assembly Saturday that
Great Britain and France made
peace overtures to Germany through
the Vatican in August, 1917, and
that Germany rejected them.
Documents to support the state
ment were mentioned by Herr Err
berger. They included the text of
a note from Monsignor Pachelli
papal nuncio at Munich, enclosing
what was said to be telegram from
the British Minister at the Vatican
to which France assented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
DISORDER IN sTRAsBoURG

french Military and Civilians Clash
In Alsace Capital
Berlin, July 2s.-Disorderly condi-
ions in strasbourg, the capital Of Al
SAGE, are reported in advices receiv-
I'd here.
sanguinary conflicts between the
French military and civilians are al
..ged to have occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28

Miss Maria Brown who h:$
attending the State Normal !
at Fredericksburg, Va, is spl
a few days with her sister, NJ
W. su5lett, at 426 North F
street, before returning to her
at Shipman, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
ELEVATOR MEN TO QUIT
Senate Office Building Lift Operators
nnmand Nero be discharged

Washington, July 2S.-A score OF
white elevator men employed in the
Senate Office Building served notice
Saturday that they would strike to-
dav unless a negro recently made an
elevator conductor was discharged.
The negro, appointed under the pa
tronage of Senator Edge, Republi-
can Ncw Jersey, was said to be the
first TO have a similar place since
elevators came into use on the SEN
ate side of the Capitol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
TOKYO SOCIALISTS
Associated Labor Union Meeting in
japan is Broken up by Police

Japan IS Broke1 up U5 uIICe
A big mass meeting of the newly
organized Associated Labor Union,
called to discuss Improvement in la
Dor contAtions, and which was ad-
dressed by Mayor Tagiri, of Tokyo.
and others. was broken up violently
last week when Sakae Osugi, a
prominent Socialist, tried to. address
the audience.
The police interfered and stopped
the meeting. Aftet the disorder four
Socialists -~e .rrested, but were
released |:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28

Miss Isabella Cold%
more, and Mr.. Paul Ham
this city, were married in
Saturday. Following the
they left for a bridal trip
thci. return will reside hel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
MARRIED

9ANRATTY-COLDWRY-0n Sat-
urday, July 26, 1919, in Baltimore,
MIR. PAUL HANRATTY, of Alex
.andria, ard MISS ISABELLA
. COLDWRY, of Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
STANDARD GASOLINE Csc

Open evenings and Sundays, Alex
andria Auto Supply, 10A South
Washington street. l49-tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
CLEARANCE SALE

BIG JULY CLEARANCE SALE
Of mems clothing, shoes and furn-
ishines at, Abe L. Cohen's, AIS King
Street. lS-oc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
FURNISHED ROOMS
Hotel Humphrey

Hotel Humphrey
Room for one, $500 per week.
Room for Two, $40 per week.
Hot and cold water
Apply to Manager, Hotel Belvoir
1880 ssis's'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28

Lieut.. C. r. Winfree, of the Uni
ted States Public Health Service, yes
terday delivered an illustrated lee
turc entitled 'Thc End of the Road
in the Richmond Thc/tcf. The af-
ternoon lecture was for women and
the night lecture for men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28

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