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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11
Major Won Klucker Thrown Into River
and Shot to Death-Sixty Detec-
tives Murdered in Cold Blood
Martial Law Proclaimed.

Amsterdam, March 11.-More thai
one thousand persons have been kill
ed and two thousand injured in tn
fighting the past week in Berlin, ac
cording to advices reached here.
The scenes are reported as more
terrible than those of the Frencf
revolution. The Reds dragged nakei
prisoners through the streets anc
then killed them with hand grenades
Officers were killed by having their
throats cut.
The battles raging in the suburbs
of Berlin are said to be of the tiercest
character The damage in the vicinity
of Alexander Platz is estimated at
forty million marks Approximately
eight million dollars).
London, March 11.-A dispatch to
the Daily News from Berlin yester-
day said that Spartacan losses dur
ing the recent fighting totalled sew
eral thousands, while the government
casualties were slight.
Berlin, March 1.-THE most ter
rible air raid of the war took place
here Saturday. Throughout the day
airmen, directed by War Minister
Noske, rained tons of bombs on the
Spartacan headquarters, gun emplace
ments and underground stations
where government troops and Spar
;acists perished together.
Every appliance of modern warfare
bombs containing tons OF
explosive, as we'll as tear provoking
bombs, were used during the last
stage of the battle.
Berlin, March 1.-THE Spartacan
evolution, famed up in Berlin again
Mai. Won Klucker, former German
attache in Paris, is the vic
i'm Of the latest atrocity. The Reds
aptured him, cut off both his hands,
ung him into the river and then rid
led his body with bullets as he was
truggling, half unconscious from
ain, to keep above the surface. Just
efore he disappeared he grasped
,st "Hoch Vaderland."
Radical forces were making a des-
crate stand in the northern portion
the city.
While government troops were seek
,g to stamp out the last vestige of
esistance in the city, Spartacans
,ade sudden raid on the police sta
ion in Lichtenberg, suburb. They
aptured the building, liberated all
risoners, then are reported to have
ound sixty detectives and murdered
nem in cold blood.
The general strike was subsiding in
erlin and central Germany, but new
trikers were starting in Rhineland
nd Silesia.
Spartacans, entrenched around the
Brewery. were attacked by
troops, who used air.
lanes and heavy howitzers.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
lost of the coal distri2ts of upper ST.
asia More than 12,600 workers are
n strike in the Ruhr district.
Berlin newspapers estimated dam
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11
DIED

DIED-Monday, March 10th, MRS.
VIRGINIA COLVIN, in her 10th
year. Funeral services from the
home of her son, Robert NJ. Colvin,
7OS Pendelton street Wednesday at
a D. m. Friends invited.
Colt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
A number Of matters of Importance
viii be disposed of tonight at the semi
monthly meeting of city council.

The members of the Reliance Fire
Company will give an oyster roast at
3 o'clock tomorrow night at the COM
panv's house. All members are in
vited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

Miss Eva Posey, formerly of this
citv but now of Washington, was
brought here yesterday and operated
on at the Alexandria Hospital by DR.
M. D. Delaney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

At his residence, 1915 X Street, n.
W., Washington, D. c.. THOMAS
BURROUGHS, in the S7th year CT
his age. Notice of funeral later.
Colt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

The State Corporation Commission
has granted an Amendment to the
charter of the Quantico Pharmacy,
Inc, Alexandria, changing the prin-
cipal office to Quantico. Willis E. COL
lins president, and j. G. Frick, secre-
tary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

The second Of series of Tuesday
evening dances, held under the direc-
tion of Miss Katherine G.. Waller and
Miss Eliza K. Douglas, will be given
this evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
The chaperones will be, MRS James
S. Douglas, Sr., Mrs. Charles P. Wal
Ter, Sr., Mrs. T.. C. Howard, Mrs.
Moore, Miss Rose M. Macdonald and
Miss Constance Boush.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

The funeral of Miss Lorraine c..
Evans took place this afternoon from
her parents residence, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee r. Evans, 410 South Fairfax
street. Services were conducted By
Rev. DR.. E. B. Jackson, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11

State Convention of Travellers Protec-
tive Association viii Meet Here
May 9-10-Local Post to be Host
10 Visitors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-11
RlOTING HRESUNED ADOPTS FOCHS REPORT

Supreme Council Agrees Upon Mill
tary Terms For Germany-Britain
to Sink Her Share of Ships-To
Adopt Report of Military Experts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
By w. B. MCCORMICK.

LLOYD GIBBONS went to Europe in
II February, 1917, as the correspond
emit of the Chicago Tribune, an upstand-
ing young man in good health and thor
oughly whole in body. He returned to
the United States in the autumn of 1918
with his left arm in a sling, the loss Of
his left eye and the French War Cross
pinned On the left breast of his coat; the
wounds and the cross being souvenirs of
his gallantry on the field of battle.
Meanwhile he had know what it was TO
go through the experience Of being tor
pedoed on the Leconia off the coast Of
Ireland, and had followed the fortunes of
the American Expeditionary Force from
the day Gen Pershing landed at Liver
pool until June 6, 1913, when his self
confessed desire TO know how it feels to
be shot was thoroughly satisfied, three
German bullets providing that gratifea
tion.
The story Mr. Gibbons ,ells of the ex-
perienees of the A. E. F., its officers and
men, and the gallant work it did after
really getting into action in June, 1918,
is much Of a piece with Frederick Pal
mer's narrative, america ia France, in its
broad outlines But in the pages of "And
They Thought I've Wouldn't Fight" Mr..
Gibbons chooses 10 treat more of the hu-
mOrs of the life of soldier and its sen
timental side. The note of this is struck
in his picture of the first American troops
arriving alongside the quay at st. Nazaire:
"As the final bars Of The Star SpdHgled
Banner crashed out and every saluting
hand came snappily down, one American
soldier on an upper deck leaned over the
rail and shouted TO a conrade on shore
his part of the first exchange of greetings
between our fighting men upon this his
toric occasion: Say, do they let enlisted
men in the saloons hereg" Then there
is the tale of tie American iniantryman
slowly voicing out of an EnSlish-French
phrase book request TO a pretty French
cafe waitress to give him kiss, where
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09

upon the waitress replied: "DoughbOy,
ware do you get Eat stuff" On which the
infantryman made The disgusted comment,
"Aw, he'll; knew they'd let those sailors
ashore before u.s."
Out of the 396 pages that are filed
with Mr.. Gibbons's keen observations,
iimpid humor, pretty touches Of senti-
ment and minor historical facts, it is im
possible to quote even small part OF the
things one would like. In all the pages
Of soldier lore we ever read We can recall
no story of love idyl so touching and
SO gallant as the episode of Jeanne,
daughter of the old railroad crossing ten
der, and Gallagher, "whO rode one of the
lead pair on piece No. ~ of Battery \,
Sixth Field Artillery, L. s. 4. 1t is set
forth here on pages 10 and 100. And
if any one desires to know why the French
peasants must love the American soldiers
let him read on pages pa and following
the tale of how Christmas was brought 70
the children Of Saint Thibault up in the
Vosges by Big Moriarity and the other
men of the regiment whom the children
called lies bon Americans
There is the tale of the soldiers who
stole a red hot stove out of a French rail
way station and put it into their box car
during bitter cold spell, and of the in
fantryman who stole hive full of honey
and took the bees along with it. "The
Medical Department handled one aspect
of the case and the provost marshal the
other; the bees meted out some of the
punishment and We stung his pay for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
"'And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight''

artistic. Nobody'd look at the Venus dee
Milo If she had all her arms on. You Lever
hear nobody admiring modern mp to
date castle with electric lighting and bath
tubs in it. 1t simply amt art. Now this
cathcdrars art This country around here
is Just full of history. Here's where
whole book stories of 1t was written.
Why, say, there was batteries Of artillery
rolling through this country million
years ago. II was right around here that
Napoleon joined forces with julius
Cesar 10 fight the Crusaders. This here
is sacred ground"
We have now come 10 the most Trying
part Of the war. The process OF dcinohl-
ization must necessarily be slow busl-
ness and one that will inevitably bring ~
It's tram many disappointment and heart
aches over the failure Of our men to come
back from France, Germany, Russia and
Siberia as quickly as we would hike. AS
an antidote to these dcpr@sSlons OF spirit
we would recommend The pages ot Mr..
Gibbons's book.
land THEY THOUGHT WEWOtLDN
FIGHT" By FLOYD GIBBONS. George
II. Dorian Company. s..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09

COSTS And there is the authentic ac-
count Of the first shot fred by, an Amer
can field piece in the war which Mr. Glib
bons sets down in complete detail as the
work of Battery C, Sixth Fida Artillery,
at 6:5:10 A. NJ, October g. i9l7, and
which was aimed at an enemy battery
near Xanrcy. "Near that spot-;nd damn
near-fell the first American shell fired
IN the great war; observes the mildly
profane contemporaneouS historian.
No one seems 10 have remarked the
fact that our troops took an interest in
aesthetics while in France. Mr.. Gibbons
disprOves such an idea by quoting this
disquisitiOn on Art" by battery driver
of the Sixth Field Artillery whose "opin-
ion held weight in the organization. He
professed to be able 10 read American
ball scores and war news out of the
French newspapers, a number Of which
he always carried" Mr.. Gibbons over
heard him lecturing a group OF soldiers
who had been criticising an old cathedral
on their lack Of appreciation Of art and
history.
New things amt art" he told them;
things has got TO be old before they are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
"Blue Aloes"
By CONSTANCE MURRAY GREENE
CYNTHIA STOCKLEY is fond of

" writing South African stories
and she justifes herself by achieving ex-
celent results, Poppy, The Cid~, Fir-
qinia If the RhOdestdns, all bear testi-
mony 10 her ability in this direction, and
Blue .ALoes, that recent volume of short
stories which &. p. Putnams Sons has
published, will find an audience wide of
eye ard ear.
All Of this authors work has, as they
say in the galleries, a tremendous
amount of atmosphere. She has caught
the spirit of the welt, cactus, passion
and all, but she does not rely too much
upon if, feeling, as it were, that where
smoke is there must be fire as well. Each
of the four stories has a decided char
acter of its own, and if removed from its
atmosphere would still live.
Blue AIoes, the title story, Is of the
Bella Donna type, being a history Of the
struggle between a conscienceless woman,
slow poison, greed, with all that. they en-
tail, and Il pure young girl, a .leper,
poisoned man and handful Of children.
The lepcr, curiously enough, was worked
on the side for good, though there are
those who would prefer less conspicu-
Gus ally 1t Tor should it be she?) mOaned
by night through the. nursery window
where slept the Third and last Of the sons
of the poison victim ,lreary warnings as
to his preservation. 1t develops With the
story that the lepe was only showing
proper precautiOn;' and You young
women who shudder in well heated apart
ments as you marvel at the girls pluck
in giving ear TO the Rper are making it
all too plain that you have never felt
the spell of the veldt. 49,.
Miss Stockley has an appetite for
dreadful women, and she satisfies ii by
creating three of the worst women
imaginable and a fourth of much the
same calibre though personally blame
less, having been charmed into evil by a
Malay nurse in infancy. Were it not that
these women are in all cases balanced by
others whose spOtlessness rivals their
vllainy We should despair Of the sex.
On the whole the style may be de-
scIibed as masculine, if there is such
Il distinction in styles, reminding one
at times of Kipiing and again Of Bret
Harte, particularly in The. Leopard,
which contains the hest character work
No one touches us so nearly as Gay LIS
cannon, with her misty violet eyes, which
are by the way Miss Stockley's choice
when it comes to selecting eyes. We are
quite content that Mariee Hadings
beauty should be sacrificed to the
leopard's claws for the sake Of Gays
happiness.
To use Miss Stockley's favorite quo
tation, He who runs may read in every
thing that she does these characteristic
exceIlences: dexterity and imagination in
conception and an intriguing manner Of
expression.
BLUE ALOES. BY CYNTHIA SToCKLEY. G.
z. Putnam s Sons. $3.50.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
"A Midnight Romance Strand

EN HhNthSht tfcaudhGS SIfdnQ
 Today offers the final opportunity to witness "A Midnight Romance" Anita Stewards latest picture which is proving one of the dramatic treats of the season at the Strand Lois Weber wrote into the story one of the most unusual mystery plots, and has suc- cessfully built a story that sustains the element of expectation and sus- pense to the very end of the narrative Anita Stewards role is that of Marie" a hotel maid by day who when night falls, is seen to mingle with the guests as one of the most accomplished of the women, fluently speaking four lan- guages and possessed of a remarkable beauty and a compelling personality. Roger Sloan falls in love with her but she baffles him that he cannot locate her during the day time and it is only at midnight that she will permit him to see her and then at the strangest of places-places she designates. The failure of plan of blackmailers to fleece Sloan, is the circumstances that reveals to Sloan the fact that he loves the maid in the hotel and he has hardly recovered from the shock when the girl has disappeared, leaving no clue as to her true identity. nor of her whereabouts. Sloan convinced she is playing part as the maid, de- cides to fathom the mystery, but he never figured on all the strangeness and the unusual experiences and ad- ventures which were destined to be- come part of the unraveling.
 The comedy is Her First Kiss and the Prizma natural color pictures is styled Riddles" A Pat5e News fin ishes out the program.
 The musical program is admiral bl7, taken care of in the specially selected program which the Strand symphony orchestra is rendering with Eugene Redewill conducting.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
"sis Hopkinso at the EIks

Isis Hopkins which has created such a, furore at the Elks theater where it has been presented Sunday and Monday nights by the Edler company will be the attraction at that theater for the remainder of the week, ending Saturday night. There will De matinees Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
 It has been a long time since there has been so much fun at the Elks theater as this great rustic comedy drama is making. Always a favorite, this remarkable play grows better with age. No one should miss seeing Wini- fred Greenwood as Sis it is the big gest treat of the season. Then there are the other clever characters, all the good people of Posey county, Indiana, transferred to tn stage for this week.
 The height of the merriment seems to be reached in the second act when at Miss Peckover's seminary Isis" does the "snakentine dance" Obadiah and Abna give a burlesque Castilian dance, and there are other high jinks. Isis" will say good by with Saturday nights performance.
 Sunday matinee and Sunday and Monday nights only, following the Ed Ter company will present the comedy drama Going Some the stage version of Rex Beach's great story.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28

that animated and sustained the pa- riotism of Theodore Roosevelt? Is it not rather our solemn duty in every way possible, through memorials and otherwise, to keep alive and to pass on as a sacred tradition and as an inspiration to future generations of Americans those lofty ideals of pa triotic service and devotion to country he so earnestly preached and so -glor- iously praeticed.
 The campaign for securing mem bership fees will continue until No- vember l, national headquarters ad- vised Colonel James H. McClintock, state director for Arizona, yesterday. Colonel McClintock consequently wired county chairman in Arizona to that effect. The text of his telegram reaos:
 National headquarters requests continuance of the memorcial cam paign till November 1. This added time will give you an opportunity to check up lists and see all persons missed. It has been found that only personal visitation counts. Please re- port number of names and the amount pledged to date"
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
GENERAL DELIVERY
 WINDOW BUSY PLACE

Averaging 1,5o0 persons a day, the lineup at the general delivery window at the Phoenix postoffice gives evil dence of the large transient population of this city.
 Mail clerks stated yesterday that not less than 800 men and women inquire daily for mail while as many as 1000 calls have been received at the four windows given over for general de- livery service.
 The windows are open from o'clock in the morning until in the evening and there is scarcely time during the day when the clerks are not respond ing to "the mail for me" question.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS
D0UC'S FIRST BIC
 FOUR" FILM COMES
 ID THE COLUMBIA

The first motion picture to be made by Douglas Fairbanks as a member of the Big Four" has been secured for a three-day showing at the Colum- bia theater starting Thursday of this week. The Big Four" is made up of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith and it is indeed the biggest four Of the entire film world.
 The first picture to be put out by this new giant organization is His Ma jesty, the American and it is declared to be without doubt the fastest, most thrilling, most exciting screen offer ing in which the happy Doug has ever participated.
 Eight weeks were devoted exclu- sively to the preparation of the sec mario. Joseph Henaberry, who cre- ated the part of Lincoln" in the Birth of a Nation" and who assisted D. W. Griffith in producing "Intoler- ance." developed the scenario with the assistance of Elton Banks. MT. Henaberry, of course, is the director of His Majesty, the American"
 Marjory Daw plays the leading fe- male role in the picture, and Frank Campeau, sam Sothen, brother of E. H. Sothern, Lillian Dangdon, Albert McQuarrie and other notables are in cluded in the cast.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
Tom Mix at the Lamara

''The Wilderness Trail" starring Tom Mix and due to enter the final lap of it's present engagement at the Lamara today, is from every angle a wonder production. It is staged in the snow region, telling story of the far Canadian north. the land where law has not found it's way; where the un- written law guides the primitive man, and where tragedy and mirth stalk boldly hand in hand throughout the terrible barren waste of that never re- claimed region. Tom Mix presents the role of Donald Mactavish. manager of camp of the Hudson Bay company, extensive dealers and trappers. On one occasion the free traders have succeeded in stealing a quantity of valuable furs from his camp, and on Donald rests the responsibility of re- covering the furs and rounding up the guilty men, on the penalty of being shot himself as a thief. for the con- pany knows no quarter for those in whose camps a theft is recorded.
 Donald loves the daughter of the factor, and to prove to her and the world that he is innocent, he gladly
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
"Peck's Bad Girl" at Columbia

FeckS 6ad 0iri, at Cotumpia
 "Peck's Bad Girl" Mabel Normand's newest screen offering being present ed at the Columbia theater for the last times today, gives the vivacious artiste a role certain to delight her tremendous local following. This comedy drama is probably her best offering since Mickey"
 A sweetheart and a job bring marked change in the life of Mabel Penelope Peck (played by Miss Nor mand). Before the arrival of Richard Hayes in Yaptank, the villagers had been reused to desperate deeds by the daily pranks of Mabel. But when Richard begins to shine up' to her, Mabel decides she wants to be more like other girls. So she gets a job as assistant to a milliner in the village
 From that point, the story takes a dramatic turn and finishes in whirl- wind fashion.
 A Current Topics, one of the new Century comedies, and a Pathe Tray elogue are the supplementing numbers for today.
 For Wednesday only, the Columbia management is offering Geraldine Far rar in @The Turn of the wheel,' in which she is supported by Herbert Rawlinson.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
POPULAR PAST|ME |S
 DANCING AT ARCADIA

Dancing at the beautiful Arcadia cabaret is becoming very popular lately, as evidenced by the large crowds in attendance. The drawing for the diamond ring and gold cuff links which created quite an interest last week took place Saturday night, Mrs. Patrick Smith receiving the ring and s. J. Blake, the cuff links.
 D. F. Mayfield. the new manager, has devoted a great deal of time and ex- pense to the very attractive new dec orations and the music is of the best, being furnished by Mrs. Shocks or chestra.
 Miss Flo Lorraine is charming night ly with her beautiful voice and person. ality and the service and refreshments leave nothing to be desired in the way of a high class cabaret