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VOL. CXXXIV- No. 262,
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE,j MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4.1918.
PRICE ONE GEN'S.
The Allison W. C. T. U. will bold
<heir meeting with Mrs. Padgett, 815
Oronc o afreet, tonisrbt ?t 7:45 o'clock
Mr. N. S. Greeraway, cJerk of the
courts, who hps been ill for several
days, r.l)!n to he out again.
In the circuit court today Nl S.
Orcenaway was appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Mary Cowling.
The Woman's Auxiliary of R. E.
i.ee Cajnp. Confederate Veterans, will
lie !ield at 7:.'!0 oVIotk tomorrow night
iit ho Confederate Veterans' Building.
Mrs. J'e! J. Barnett, Baltimore,
and Mrs. John Schau cf Chicago have
returned ro their homes after a visit
to Mrs. Robert L. Payne, Rosamont
A meeting manufacturers and job
bers' bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce will be held at 8 o'clock to
m >rrow night in the rooms of that or
ganization.
A special meeting of the boaid c.j
police commissioners will be held a '
7o'clock tonight in the office of.
Mayor Fisher fcr the purpose of elect
ing four policemen. All candidate;
are expected to appear in person be
fore the board.
Rev. D:. S. A. Wallis, of Semi
nary Hill, hrs been appointed a dele
gate fr;,m Fairfax county bv Gov.
Davis to attend a meeting of the Uni
ted War Work Campaign which will
be held in Richmond Thursday. Rev.
Dr. Wallis expects to attend.
With a large attendance the
churches were reopened yesterday anc
at all of the services large conjjrega
tiens were present. The schools anc
moving picture cctablishments rc
opened today. All have be^n closed
for the past month owing to the epi
demic of influenza.
The marriage of Miss Ruby E
Ilousen, daughter of Mr. and Mr;
Chr-rles J. Huusen, Shelby, N. C.
and Mr. Peter G. Ja;kson, this city
w'.ll take place at G o'clock this even
ing at the rectory of Grace 'P. E.
Church. The ceremony will be per
formed by lie v. Edgar Carpenter
icctcr. Following the wedding the
couple writ leave for the south where
they will spend their honeymoon.
The Red Cross has moved its head
quarters and work room to Lee Camj
Hnll, in Princc street. Hereafter the
work hours for . hospital garmen/t?
will be from 10 to 1 Tuesday, Wednes
day. Thursday and Friday. Knitters
should return finished work and se
cure wool between 10 and 12 on the
same days. The Red Cross requests
r.'il knitters to return- all left over
pits of wool. Seek knitters are urgent
ly needed for November.
TWO ENTERTAINERS DEPART
Y Arthur Williamson and George
Kreer, both professional singers, who
have been located at Camp Humph
reys for several months and who were
headliners" in most of the excellent
I rograms given by men in uniform
at the War.C&mp Community Service
x{all ape! elsewhere in and around
A lexar.dria, left Saturday for Texas,
timately to proceed to France In
)nor of the occasion, an entertain
ent and banquet was arranged for
.hem and i/uite a number of officers
cm their regiment, by, Miss Mary
:. Hazard and Eutha Franham, given
the warehouse at the Camp on last
' ridav night.
The affair was a most enjoyable
?e and the participants appreciated
?ry much the successful effort cn
ie part of these young ladies to pro
de this farewell entertainment to
)eed the partinpr guests.
ATTENTION!
Cartons in which to ship
Chrisftma> presents overseas
are readv for distribution. The
auditorium of the Chamber of
Commerce will be open Monday,
Tuesday and Friday of next
week from 3 to 5 p. m. for the
purpose of distributing these
cartons t) thbse who have re
ceived their labels from over
seas.
Mvs. Charles Aubrey Callahan.
Chairman.
Armistice Signed at (jenera!
Headquarters Yc^tcr^ay Af<e>-i?on
?Bccam?j Effective 'Joday?Trent
Udine and Trieste Taken.
Vienna, (via London), Nov. 4.?
"Hostilities have ceased in the Italian
theater, on the basis of an armistice
just concluded, the conditions of
xvhich will be made public in a sepa
rate communique," the Austrian war
office announced last night.
Vienna, via London, Nov. 4.?"Hos
tilities have ceased in the Italian
t?>.ater of war." says an official state
ment issued here today. An
ar.misrt.iee hus been concluded," the
rtatemenf adus.
London, Nov. 4.?Premier Lloyd
George telephoned from Paris yester
day that the Austrian armistice had
! een signed at Den. Diaz's headquar
ters yesterday afternoon.
The armistrco became operative at.
3 o'clock this morning. The term? will
he made public tomorrow.
Washington. Js'ov. 4.?Cable dis
patches reporting the signing of the
.Austrian ar.v<i.-tice at Gjn. Diaz's
headquarters wore coniii-med in Wash
ington last night in official dispatches
to the United States government. It
w?.s stated here, however, that the
te^ms of the armistice would be given
ou'. probably today, both in Washing
tor. and in Europe. This was taken to i
m<?an that the terms were on the |
-ables last right. Tt was said posi- j
lively that no announcement of the!
details of the armistice would be made;
last night.
Home. Nov 4.?"We occupied j
I'rcnt and Tjiiine and landed at |
Tre te," says a late announcement j
la si night from Gen. Diaz.
The number of prisoners taken by
the allies on the Italian front has
nscn to 100.000, Gen. Diaz announced j
late yesterday. The total number of I
guns capjtured has increased to 2,200. i
"We are fighting on the TagWanicn-1
to." says the statement.
The Austrian defences in the Sella
lei Tonale arid in Vallarsa regions
have been forced, and Col. Santo, a?
weJl as Revereto, have been captured.
The advance of the Italian First
imv in the Agrina Valley has preci
pitated a complete debacle of the Aus
trian army. Entire regiments are sur
rendering.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS
Apportionment From Ten Cent Tax I
Will Yield Schools Here
$13,207.42.
The .state supei intenJent-of public
instruction announces tl.e apportion
ment of the fund for public schools
from the return of the 'Special ten
cent tax on all properties for school
purposes and as a result the pu'blic
schools here will .get 813^207:42 ba^ed
on a school population 'of 4,333 and
Alexandria county will obtain $14,
505.91 based on a school population
c : 4,759.
. The total amount from this tax.col
lected by the state . is .$2,002,472.45..
One half of this fund already has been
paid out by the state auditor and the
other half is payable February 1.
The amount received this year from
this tax is about $100,000 in excess of
that received last year. The schools
will also receive about $000,000 from
the special four cent tax provided by
the last general assembly.
RICHMOND TONIGHT
Douglas Fairbanks' newest photo
play, "He Conies Up Smiling," one
of the most delightful pictures in
which he ev?n- has appeared will be
displayed at the Richmond tonight.
The thousands of admirers of Mr.
Fairbanks wii; find this photoplay
one of the bes' of the Fairbanks ser
ies. It is a novel theme handled with
the greatest artistry, and splendidly
directed. It is in every respect an ex
traordinary picture attraction.
Mr. Fairbanks portrays the role of
a tramp in this photoplay and he docs
some unusual athletic stunts, all of
which will be found to be thoroughly
e;\ioya$>le The story is one of ex
ceptional interest. ?
A recuperative diet in influenza.
Horiick's Maltc-i Milk, very digesti
ble.
:ELECTION TOMORROW
; Ren. CaHin Unonpo^ed?foils Will
/
I Open at Sunrise and Close at Sun
t ?r\lI Votprp I'rjred to Cast Their
Ballot;
In the election tomorrow Represen
i tativp Charles C. Carl in will be unop
j Posed. Inasmuch as he is without op
! position the election is without inter
| est and the indications are that a
| very light vote will be polled,
j Voters will cast their ballots at the
usual voting places, 7b* Democratic
committee, however, is anxious that a
good sized vote be polled and all vo
ters are urged to cast their ballot to
morrow. The polls will open at sun
rise and close at sunset.
The Republicans following the nom
ination of Representative C'arlin fron
the Eighth District over E. E5. White,
of Lou'doun, and H. Earlton Ilanes, of
Herndou, Fairfax county, decided il
would be unwise to place a candidate
in the field against Representative
Carlin.
Representative Carlin in the prim-,
ary of August (> prov ed an easy win
ner. The vote for the Eighth distric'
was as follows:
Representative Carlin, ti.MS; White
4.503 and Hanes, 205.
This will be Representative Carlin'?
sixth consecutive term in the Hous<
of Representatives from the Eight!
district.
VICTIM OF AIRPLANE ACCIDENT
Lieut. Newman, Chcrrydale. Lose;
Life at Waco, Texas.
,Ju?t two weeks after his mother wa.
buried in Washington, Lieut. Irvmp
T. C. Newman, of Cherrydale, Alex
andria county, Va., was killed Satur
day afternoon when his airplane
crashed to earth at Rich Aviation
Field, Waco, Texas.
According to pews dispatches, Lieut
Newman was endeavoring to land ant
was not more than 100 feet from th(
ground when the plane fell. He wa?
taken to a hospital, where he died in
a short time. Lieut. Claircctt, who
was also in the machine, was injured.
The aviator is survived by hif
father, George R. J. Newman, anc'.
three brothers, James, Eupene and
Alien. Allen Newman is in the radir
service at College Park, Md.
MRS. BURGESS DEAD
W-<man in Werres Murder Acquiltet
Expires, at Home of Parents.
Mrs. Catherine Burgess, companioi
of the twe soldiers reused of killin;
?Ic/bn P. Warres, of Washington, abou;
three month*, ago, one of whom i
now a waiting execution on Decembe
20 clitfd yesterday at the home of he
Tv.erits, *Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dow
r.ev, in Laurel. Md.', following th.
bbth of -a. child. .
?Following the trial of Karl P. Gam
tl->, who was convicted of the murde:
an.l sentenced to die on .October IS
but later granted a ^ reprieve'until De
ce'-rher 20. Mrs. Burgess was acquittei
c,f ].aving ar.y direct share in' the kill
ing of Werree. She was the wife o
;:?"i American soldier, now serving i>
Fr.-.nce, ond while in the macbim
with tho two soldiers her first child
an Infant, died of neglect, it is said
The soidiers, accompanied by Mrs
Burgess, hired Wurres to take then
lout in hi? machine, it being their in
I tcntion to desert from the army, ha\
inir changed their uniforms for ci\
iii.nn clothes they had purchased in
Laurel. AJter being driven some miles
into the country, Werres, according
tj the story told by the soldier?, re
fu' cd to iro any farther, and after ?i
quprrel, wa- struck over the head
with an empty bottle, the blow kill
ing him." Werres, whose address was
2710 Bladensbuvg road, left a widow
an 1 child-en.
The trial of Robert Neuman, the
other solJier. will take place on De
cevn'ber 0.
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a called communica
"cn of Andrew Jackson Lodge, No.
120, A. F. and A. M., Monday night.
November 4. at 7:30 o'clock to confcr
the E. A. degree All1 master masons
are invited to attend. By order of the
Worshipful Master.
J. E. Alexander, Secy.
ALLIES ARE ADVANCING
I
F^jrge Ahead Between Seven and
Fight -Miles on a Thirty-Mile Front
?Americans I'ush Ten Miles?L
000 Huns Cantured.
London, Nov. 4.-^-The American
7i"st and French Fourth armies ad
vanced betw.'on seven and right miles
yesterday on a front of thirty miles,
according to latent won! from the
front we-.t of tiie Meuse
Perlin, via London, Nov. 4.?A
' .TCak-through by the Americans west
or the Meuse was admitted by the
German war ofbce last night.
? ondon, Nov. 4.?Capture by the
Canadians Saturday of Valenciennes
hai forced a new German retreat.
Field Marshal Haig announced last
nivrht that the enemy had withdrawn
from the east and southeast of the
big rail city. The British, following
him, occupied ViHers Pol, Jenlain.
vJurgies, Estreux and Onnaing. A
ii.niber of nrisoners were captured.
London No-.'. 4.?The Belgians last
night wve only four kilometers (two
an<l a half milts) west of Ghent.
American troops fighting under
!vi:.g Albert of Belgium advanced
nearly ten miles Friday and Satur
lay, Gen. Perihirtg reported in a
?:ommuni.jue received by the War Dc
jartment late last night. They reached
;he westjrn bank of the Scheldt and
captured several hundred prisoners.
The numb'r ot prisoners has risen
to more ihav 4.000 men and 1M2 ofll
?ets, among whom are four battalion
ionvnandcrs with their staffs.
The enemy was force<l to al/andon
!:iquantifies of material of all
ki ids. An official count shows that
sixty-three cms of medium and light
?aliber and hundreds of machine guns
have be?;n captured. A Bavarian bat
?.allon of r.rtillery was taken with its
!i'j:sonnet h-rscs and material torn
pl'-te.
in the course of the operations of
"he past two days south of the River
Lys our troops, acting under the com
mand of the King of the Belgians ad
vanced nearly ter. miles, reaching the
western bank of the Scheldt and cap
luring several hundred prisoners.
With the American Forces North-1
west of Verdun. Noi- 4.?American
iiviaitors late yesterday reported that
[he Germans to.'tho east of the Meuse
appeared tc br in full retreat. The'
tviators' messages said that all roads
iuniting northward were packed with
".oops, artillery and trucks.
The Arnervnr. aviators went as far
a? Remoiville They reported the road*
southwest o*' Remoiville are choked
\y-'th traffic.
DIES IN FRANCE
Edward I). Norfhrup Victim of Pneu
monia?Was Member of
Company G. This Cilv.
W'?rd has .iust been received here
j of the death of Edward I). Northrup.
>vho died in'France.October "> of pneu
liionia.
? Mr. N<>rthnip was about twenty
five years old and was a native of
Oranjre, Va.. and was employed as a
hrakeman by the Southern Railway
Company. He recently had lived in
this city at 219 North Alfred street.
The deceased enlisted with the Alex
andria Lijrht Infantry and went with
hhat company, known as Company G.
to Anniston, Ala., where he received
his trainine. He was afterward trans
ferred to Company II. llfith Infantry.
2f'th division with which company he
.was with at the time of his death.
TIME FOR CONVERTING PONDS
EXPIRES NOV EMM ER 9.
"Secretary McAdoo today made the
following announcement:
The privilege of converting four
per ccnt bonds of the First Liberty
lyoan Converted and four per cent
jbonds of the Second Liberty Loan in
to four and a quarter per cent bonds
expires on November 0 and cannot un?
der existing law be extended. The
Treasury has done all in its power to
;cai* the attention of the bond holders
to the existence of this valuable priv
ilege and the date of its expiration.
Tt is safe to assume that upon the ex
piration nf the conversion privilege
tbo fact will reflect itself unfavorably
in the market price of unconverted
four per cent bonds -ivhich have here
tofore been, maintained substantially
on a parity with- the converted - four
and a quarter per cent bonds-by the
existence of the privilege of conver
sion. ? ?: ? r
FOR UHITEDWAR DRIVE
S'ven Groat Agencies Monday ill
Inagurate Intensive Compaign?
After Cessation of Hostilities Work
to he Continued "Over There."
Next Monday the TIndted War Work
Campaign will begin and the local
a 'limittee wants r<* emphasize the
need for this city contributing its
full quota. i'::r terms of the armis
ticj to be submitted to Germany will
li iiibtlcs> be a cepted. Then wiil fol
low the real need for funds to carry
on the work of the Young Men's
"iiristian Association; Young Wo
men's Christian Association; Jewish
Welfare Board; National Catholic
War Council*(Knights of Columbus);
American Library Association; Salva
I'.ion Army; War Camp Community
Sen ii e.
9
While an acceptance of the de
mands of the entente will bring about
a cessation of hostilities, the men an-l
women in the service will have to
stay for a long time "Over There"
and then is when these great organi
za ons will be needed most. The sol
diers of our allies are near their home?
:>fi-l kin. Our l.ien and women arc
?housands of miles away and nee
every he.p In obtaining ?atis.factor\
jon.iitiion- while in foreign countrie:
Will you give one days pay to he! |
?he work that helps our soldiers.
j'ho Seven Big War Work A livi
*.:os deserv* every dollar you cat
spare. Reme.vib?r that after the bat
Ilo^ are won the recreational center:
will be continued and that the litti
h.us will lie havens? of peace and res
after having served their purposes 01
!h" Battl ? L?nc as Little Heavens ,ii
the Pit of IK11. You can help to kecj
i.hi Home Fire* burning "Over There*
while peace is being established fc:
yyu.
Governor Westmoreland Davis
Honorary State Chairman oi. tlr
I)tilted War Work Campaign.J ha
eal'ed a mooting of the represent-.!
tins of the District Campaign Or
^aiMzations to be held in Rich mom
oi. Thur day oi this week, at :he Jef
forson Hotel. Tne Governor says:
"I am sure you appreciate the grci
important-.' of this work which mean:
so cnucih for the welfare, comfort an*
morale of our men and women in th?
s-rvi.e.
"Should the war have an early end
ing, the doirob'ligation of the army
which w > i!i' require a long time
would more Inan ever emphasize th>
nrvessity of ihese organizations ii
;;fnrding comfort and protection fr?
our mer. ?r.d women."
ESTATE OF J. T. MAKING
JiEQUEATHEI) TO WIDOW
In the circuit cniirt in. va ation to
?lay th^ will of J. Thomas Muring
da'ed March !'.7. 1!MS, was admitted t<
probate ar.' his widow, Mrs. Laura 1!
.'f iring qualified as administratrix
Testator leaves all of his estate t'
his widow with the exception of ;
hoiise known as No. 1 -Jo 1 Pierce Place
northwest Wa-ningion, I), f'.. whicl
he- bequen'.r.s to Frances Ifarinir dur
ir.tr her life ami. he directs that at hei
death it shall go to Ralph Lee.
GRAM) THEATER.
When a Ih'ht-weight preacher fall:
i i love with a {rambler's sweetheart
aiid the gambler happens to he the
most-feared man in a rough frontiei
4 Lflome'.t, the*resulting complication:
arc hound to make a story of extra
r.rd!nary interest.
The atmosphere of the west breath
cs art ion. swift, conclusive, sometime:
fatal to tho^e unfortunates who get
ii the path of stray bullets. Some
times the western concept of love i>
? o '::g that a man will sacrifice even
his life for the sake of another's hap
piness. This is what happens in "The
Devil Dodger," the new Triangle
?lr?.rra in which Roy Stewart, will be
-e?n tomorrow at the Grand.As us
ual on Tuesday there will be a thrill
ing William S. Hare film. No in
trvp.se in the price of admission..
NOTICE
There wil be a called communica
tion of Alexandria Washington Lodge
Jo. 22 A. .!?. and A. M. Tuesday
evening, November. . 5, 1918, at 7:3^
o'clock to confer,all iegrees. By or
der of the Worshipful Master. ?
262-2t. A. G Uhler, Secy.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Dame, V? ife of Rev. Wm. M..
Dame rnd Mrs. Cornelia Janney
Knox. Dfe in Baltimore, and Gus
tave T. Worihington in Detroit.
The many relatives nail friends- of
Mrs. William M. Dame m Alexandria
and Northern Virginia will learn with
! much regret of her death at her home
| in Baltimore yesterday about noon.
She was the wife of the Rev William
M. Dame, I). D.f re:*tor of Memorial
Episcopal Church, Baltimore It will
be remembered that he was the rector
-if oM Christ Church in this city for
several years. .Mrs. Dame's death was
sudden, though she had been in deli
cate health for some time. Besides her
husband she is survived by three sflns.
the Rev. William Page Dame, associ
ate rector with his father and Wilmer
A. and Randolph, all of Baltimore,
and one daughter, Mrs. Walter Myers,
of Richmond, Va. She is also sur
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Benjamin
Reed, wife of the Rev. Mr. Reed, of
Webster Groves, Mo.. Mrs. David
Ward, of Winchester. Va., and Mrs.
Edwin S. Hinks. wife of the Rev. E.
S. Hinks, of Ellc Ridge. Md. Mrs.
Dame was the daughter of Col. David
Fir.sten, of the Confederate Army
who resided in the city after the Civi'
War, while her mother was a sister
of the late Cant David ?Ieade, of'B?;i.
venue' Clarke county. Va., who wa>?
well known in this ci?y.
Gustaiv T.ucker Wbrthinjrton
Vf.'mjre-t ?on of George ^ . Worthing j
tui of W:rsi'i.i;>ton, formerly of-Semi ]
nary Hill, died of pneumonia, at Do j
I**,it. Mi'-n. 01 Saturday. Ho leaves ;
.vifo and three: children. The wife an
youngest child being seriously ill vitl
?n'luenza ac their home in Detroit
His fatho: !ias jrone to Detroit to ac
company ch" body to Alexandria am
' is expected to arrive tomorrow
Funeral services and interment wii
ii'-e plan al. Ivy Hill cemetery to
rr.r.rrow mornii?.'-C at 1J o'clock. Th
-cr vices v.'il! be conducted by Rev
D- S. A. Wailis, of the Epi-copa
riicolnpri. :i" ScTTUIiary. I" addition t
his family he leaves two brother?
WiWiam Worthington of Seminar;
ii'!, and George Worthington, o
V\'ishinpfti'n apd Mrs. .Angus McDan
i..! Crawford of Washington.
Funeral services for Mrs. ?C',",*'>: 1
lanney Knox, a former resident * j
this city, who died Friday in Bait:
on re. will take place at $$0 oVloc-r
torriorrmv morning from St. Mary>
Catholic Church. Mrs! Knox is sur
vive<l by three Children; The hod?
was brought here today and taken t<
Dcmain.o's mortuary chapel.
Frank I'paidin Green, son <>f .1 uf!>vr*
Roylon Green of Charlotte county
Va., ami grandsrn <>f the late -Tu*ltr?
Wood Bouldin 'lie'! October :;l of in
lucirea at Burnwe", \V. \a;
The funeral of Mrs. Ruth Asht'M
Powell, wife of Major Llewellyr
Powell. took place at 4 o'clock yester
rlay af-ernoon from her late, resilience
201 North Washinjrt' i: street Servi
cos were conducted by Rev. Dr. W. .1
Morton, rector of Christ P. E. ' hurch
and burial was made in Christ ( hurcl
Cemetery. The floral offerings wen
hamlsome and numerous.
The pallbearers were Major S. B
Moore. Philip Knox. William Lead
boater, C. S. Taylor Burke, Arthui
Herbert and Carroll Asl.by.
Punenl ^er vices for Mrs. Henry B
St/.jner were bold at 10 o'clock thi
o, .Vnintr al Ft. Mary's fatholi
Church n d conducted by Rev. L. !?
Kelly, assistant pastor, and buria
was made in St Mary's cemetery.
Pallbearer? were J. E. W. Tim
Vrman. II. Noel Gamer, J. Williarr
May, Ch;trlcs Stout, M. J. McFar
lard and Malcolm Laws. ~
The funeral of William Ii. Bradlev
took place this morning from St
Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Loui;
Sniet, officiating. Burial was in St
Mary's cemetery.
Pallbearers were John D. Xormoylc
John A. Lannon, George A. Harlow
Edward A. Harlow, E. J. Dwyer and
M. T. Dwyer.
IN MEMORIAM
/
DAVIS?In sad but loving re'mem
brahce of our dear sister and aunt.
ALICE ELIZABETH DAVIS, (nec
PETITT, who departed this life one
year ajr? today, November 4. 1017.
P^st eternal grant her, 0 L?rd, and
let perpetual light ?'nine upon her.
By her devoted sister, brothers and
niece, .
Robert S, Barrett Sends $'100 to Ma
vo' richer to he Divided Anion?:
Various Alexandria Organizations
Engaged in War Work.
Rober* S. Barrett, commercial aj
:he. with Headquarters at the eni
i,a-sy of the United States. Buenos
Aires. Argentine. has forwarded to
.Mayor Thomas A. Fi her a New York
I,aft for SWO to be used for the re
'. ','t" needed by families of men %\ho
?i.ive been called to the front.
'? he mayor today distributed the
rnin.ey in the .'mount's suggested by
Mr. Barrett to the organizations
named in his letter.
The letter o! Mr. Barrett follows:
September 10th, 101S.
Honorable Taomas A. Fisher,
Mayor of Alexandria, ^ irgima,
Alexandria, Virginia.
My dear Mr. Mayor:
While I am satisfied that the
Un'.ted States Government has made
ample provisions for the dependents
?if < ur soldiers and sailors I think it
.vr uId be an excellent idea for the ex
?ciitives of our cities to have a fund
it 'heir disposal which tbey can use
"or emergency cases of relief need
?.! by the fanilies of men who have
.(?en called to the front. 1 am there
low enclosing herewith a New \ork
.Ir.vfl for *300 00 to be used by you
,s a nucleus for such a fund and ad
ni'Mstercd unncr such rules and re
? u! ?tions as yt u may decide.
lr case that you should come to the
?eiK-lusio i that the time is not oppor
une in Alexandria for the raiding of
,.i;.-h a fund o - that there is no real
necessity for taking any action at the
present t;me I would be very glad if
.,>?! would divide the proceeds of the
enclosed draft among the following
r.rganizations:
Alexandria Chapter of the Red
Cross, $100.
Alexandria fund for the War Work
? >f the Young Men's Christian As
ociation. $50.
Alexandria fund for the War work
>! the Knights of Columbus. $50.
Alexandria fund for the War work
V the B P. O. Elks, S50. , , < ,
Alexandria fund for the War work
,f the Salvation Army ,$2/j. {
Alexandria fund for the War work
.1 the Virginia Florenre C rittenton
?.eague. $25.
With expressions of my very hijtVi
??egard. 1 an?, as ever, '
? Since-elf your friend,
Robert S. Barrett.
The M:\vors reply follows:.'
November 4, 1!'1H.
. lonorable Roi.ert S. Barrett, .rj
F.mbassv of the UnitM States o?.
\meric-.. Ofi.ce of the Commercial
Attache. Buenos Aires, Argentine. .
?U Dear Friend: '' ' , '
I be^ .to acknowledget reefi$! Of j
?ii.trs "of the 10th. September.rettilh>si,
Xe.w York draft for three .hun-.
Ired dollars (?500) with 'the request
iiat it he use.: fnr emergency relief
? f the families of tho^e at the front
.n,l have and :>re stHl-dothg 'noble
U1 j in VCpiy wi?i say inasmuch as the
..r.tanizat-pns :.ou mention have and
...-tilt doing a noble work in the
'in- suggested 1 deem it advisable to
listribute the amount as suggested
?n your letter, and I herewith enclose
?eceipts showing its acceptance by the
,r -animations named.
This is nK.st certainly a very lib
.r:?l clonal'on on your part and I take
hi- opportunity to thank you for the
:Pirit in which it has been sent.
With expressions of my very h-ign
??:. regard, I am as evet
Si?verely your friend,
Thomas A. Fisher, Mayor.
LOSES FROM POCKET
Raggett, of Accotink. Va.. Mis
ses Money in Washington.
Affr an obliging Washington mer
chant had cashed a check for $565 for
Thomas BaggctV of Accotink, Va..
Saturday night put the money in iha
nocketbook and before returning home
lost it or had it stolen from him white
in Washington.
Raggett told the police he arrived
in Washington after the banks had
closed, but found?a business man wh?
accepted his check. He said he did
not miss the money until he had
| boarded a car at 12th street and Penn
! sylvania avenue to return home.