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U. S. MIXSS GOT 10 U-BOATS ./idmirsil Strauss Pays Tribute to Me Wiri; Laid Uarricr N?w Yo.j-% Oct. 18.?At leash !*> k-riVuH .submarines wave destroye r by t-ht it rric-rof 57,000 mines laid if the N';i"th Sea by the American Navy '.He ir-Avmiral Joseph Strauss saki - yesterday ok ins a>wal here on th> sfcemrsh.'-p Adriatic. Admiral Strauss; "who had charge of the work at* sweep big u? j Uie mints*, said Miai. 22,U0e! of t .om had b^en picked up intact.1 "The highest praise is due to th< ntf.t of the navy who wei'e engaged ir: the most hazard'eoss an'.l trying" task o1 p'anting ar. i sweeping these mines/ \-Vdnrira'! Strauss said. "Of tho 80 sTrips> -ngagt'i in this work owly one mor i,v"rt-h an accident. "vVc; know that the mine barragv was effective in sltoping the subma rines. We also knew that at least If i/-boats wor*t destroyed by it. In our ^weeping operations w? discovered low of the' craft sunk where they had come into contact with Hie mines' ON' OCEAN CAN OK TRIP Trapper on Wjiy From New York to N:*w Orleans Elizabeth City, N. C., Oct. 18. After an ocean trip from New. York to Capo Chyl?s, Va.,-in an ,.18-fooi eanoe, a French.- Canadian trappc-r named Lefevre has arrive j her? frenv from the Ch as Uptake Bay through the inland waUrway en route to New Orleans. He wil'l make the voyage a kmc: th'. ccast and possibly across Florida ?through the Lake Okechobee canals to the wr.j,t coast of Florida and thence ail'on-r the gulf coast to New Orleans. IHfis 'canoe has a det'ach \ able motor capable of propelling the yioat at 18 miles an hour, but ho maintains a cruising speed of 12 miles an hour. Lefevre expects to reach New Orleans by December 1 and return home by rail in time for the trapping: season. KILLED IX AUTO COLLISION James Kir wan Was on Way 1o At tend Wedding: 2 Others Hurt Cambridge, Md., fh-t. 18.?.James Kirwan, 10 years old, sen of ?>Jr. and Mrs. Wv.'Mgr Kirwan, of Cambridge, was abv.c^r instantly killed Thursday night on the State road near East New Market, ten miles from Cam bridge; Mrs. Coorge H. Keene had an arm broken' and Miss fcin Marvel was painfully injure;!, vyhen an au tomobile Kirwan was driving crashed into a machine driven1 by Ha mil Smith. Kinvan's car turned over and he was crushed and mangled. Kirwan was going to Eldorado, in /upper Dorchester, to serve as usher at the wedding of his uncle, Morris R obtains. and Miss Evelyn Brins field. -V LEGAL NOTICES VIRGINIA. Truihe Clerk's Office of the Corpora tion Count of the City of Alexandria, on the 14 day of October, 1910. Ruth N. Bruce, complainant vs. Wil Ham B. Bruce, defendant. In Chancery MEMO. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii for the c'onrplfctinant, Ruth N. Bruce, from the defendant William B. Bruce, or the grounds of wilful desertion and abandonment without just cause or excuse for more than 'three years mior To the institution c.f this suit, and ifor general relief. li appearing by an affidavit filed ir. this cause that the defendant Wil liam B. Bruce is a non-resident of this State. It is Ordered, That said defendant appear here within fifteen days after due publication of this or der. and da what ;s necessary to pro tect his interest in this suit. Charles Henry Smith, P. Q. A Copy Teste NEYF.LL S. GREEN A WAY, 210-1 w Clerk. VIRGINIA. in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria, or the 18th day of October. 1010. Lctitia Wright, complainant vs Johni H. Wright, defendant. In Chan cery. MEMO. The object of this suit is to obtain a decree granting to the complainant an absolute divorce from the defend ant on the grounds of wilful deser tion and abandonment: alimony pend ents lite, permanent alimony ad couri costs and counsel fees; the custody of Dorothy M infant daughter of the complainant: and the defendant , and for general relief. It appearing by an affidavit filer in this cause that the defendant Johr H. Wright is a non-resident of this Sfate, It is Ordered. That said de fendant appear here within fifteen days after due publication of this or der, and do what ;? necessary to pror tect his interest in this suit. Thomas M. Watson, P. Q. A copy Teste. NEVELL S. GREENAWAY, * 249-4v Clerk. NEARS EASTERN GO U, : "Sky Pilot"' Masses Lieut Smith, "W>?5t BounjJ, Ovrr Ohio. | Chicago, (tfct., 18.?H?'lvin W. .M'2par'ti a::d Capt. Lowell li. Smith, leading ccntestonts in the cost coast to coast air derby, passed each ether ye&tertfay evening flying across iihe State of Ohio. ? Capt. Smith, westbound, reached Chicago at 5.22.40 this c-veniirg, and vas the guest of the Hamilton dub overr.i.yh't. A s'lvc-r plate, dedicated to Capt. Smith as thte first man to J'ly frc-m San Francisco to Chicago, was presenli&d to the intrepid flyer by a ^caroiittee repre=enter, g the Hamilton Olub. Capt. Smith arrived in the machine thai carried Maj. Spat/- from the Pa jcific Coast to Mineola and back to Buffalo. His own machine was de stroyed by fire. Asked how it came ? hat Maj. Spatz turned over his ina .hi.ne to him, Capt. Snrith said: "I talked him cut of it." Maj. Spatz is returnin.fr to the coast by train. Lieut. Mayrsard, eastbouml ?cached Chicago at 1.59.57. ami left r:r Unyain, Ohio, deteiimined to push .a from that place to Cleveland. HAPSBURGS SEEK POWER Pa-rC a, Oct. 18.?A vast secret so ciety ramifying through all classes ?f the population and gaining tremehd '-?as power is working in Hungary for the restoration of the Ilapsburgs, ac ('oivling to advices from Budapest. ? CONSTIPATION \nd Sour Stomach Caused This Lady .Much Suffering. Black-lJraught Relieved. Meadorsville, Ky.,?Mrs. Pearl Pat of this place, writes: "I was jrv constipated. I had sour stomach :d was so uncomfortable. I went to he doctor. H*. gave me some pills, "hey weakened me and seemed to ? ir up my digestion. They would .rripe me and afterwards it seemed was more constipated than before. I heard of Iilack-Draught and de cided to try it. I found it just what J '.eeded. It was an easy laxative, and lot bad to swallow. My digestion soon mproved. I-got well of the sour stom ?eh, my bowels soon seemed normal, io more griping, and I would take a ioso now and then, and was in good ! ;hspe. T cannot say too much for Black Oraughl for it is the finest laxative ne can use." Thedford's Black-Draught has for ?mny years been found of great value I a the treatment of stomach, liver ann owed troubles. Easy to take, gentle rid reliable in its action leaving no .ad after-efects, it has won the praise if thousands of people who have used LEGAL NOTICES VIRGINIA. In the Clerk's Office of the Cor poration Court of the-City of Alloxan-' Iria. on> the lGth day of October, 1910. Eugenia LaForge H'anria, compjain mt vs. Charles W. Ha'nna, defendant. In Chancery. . ?< MEMO. The object of this suit is to obtain in absolute divorce on the ground T wilful desertion and abandonment vithouit just cause or excuse for more ! !mn three years prior to the institu-! .'on of this suit and for general re-' ,;.ef. It appearing by an affidavit filed ] n this cause that the defendant j Charles W. Hanna is a non-resident j of this State. It is Ordered, That j said defendant appear here within fifteen days after due publication of; .his order, and do what is necessary ! o protect his interest in this suit. ! Leo P. Harlow. P. Q. A CopyTeste. NEVELL S. GKEENAWAY, 249-4w Clerk. VIRGINIA. In the Clerk's Office of the Cor poration Court of the City of Alexan dria. on the 15th day of October, 1911). Cleone Virginia Buticr, complaiii tnt vs. William Henry Butler, de fendant. In Chancery. MEMO. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii for the .complainant. Cleone Virginia But ler from the defendant. William Henry Butler, on the ground of wilful de sertion and abandonment for more than three yeai*s; that the complain mt be granted the care and custody of ! Harvey Butler, Harold Butler and I Marion Butler, the three infant ch.il Iren and for such other, further and general relief as the case require or. "o equity may seem best. It appearing by an affidavit filed ; n this cause that the defendant Wil 'iam Henry Butler. ?s a non-residenti of this State, It^ is Ordered. That de fendant appear here within fifteen Jays after due publication of this or- j -ier. and .do what is necessary to pro tect his interest in this suitX Louis N. Duffey, P. Q. VA Copy Teste. , NEVELL S. GREENAWAY i ??19-Uw. ' Clerk; F ATF- of turkey K?.f?t-5 ith United Stales (_.!<?* H lm' London, ?1? -In 'tis speech at Sheffield Thursday ni?rr.i, Prime Minister Lloyd George* attributed the delay in the coirelusTcm of the Peace Treaty with Turkey to the uncertain ty as to tlie atM-tutfe 01 the United States. It ijr:i>o<-*Tblo, no said, to settle the destiny (.???' lurkev bot'ure ' knowing whether the Unite*' States j was going 'x> s'li.iiX' the burdenls of; civilization '.-ui.-idc ->t the 1 United States. During his reference to Turkey Mr. , Lloyd George turned to American .^mivassndcr Davis, who was present and said. ' "I am glad that you are brought face to face villi tin1 America.'* 4nn bassadur. VV?? aiv underta-kiitg a i^n-ac civilizing duty at great cost to our country. Providence hay sent this mission to our race. \Vo beg our kith and kin ir? America to join us in this task. Unless they db so I do net know what will happen to parts of the Turkish Empire." The Prime Minister in a further reference to Turkey said. "The people of Turkey havt? been living in the shadow of a gieat ty ranny for centuries. They are appeal ing to America for help. 1 hope that the appeal will not be in vain. Su>:h. a remark might sound impertinent from a British Minister but we are undertaking similar ves^jonsibpicies! ourselves arrrl f in<d that aro ruin- j r>ral h<Iv!!c?vi ?tc.in:ii' the 1 :<?!' '?1 iircr- to the T.in'it of *>?j' si.eenjjrit and! Petro'entd. ?*u>: ni>'? ,nf :>?; <yt thut it is UllviV'.e For us in fll' - | fioia'. Asri-SKMU^' ?>1 ' I 'qimh't't.--*'! -i'l jreceipt cf disp&'en i.Kvfi'!jih Xive;iiMh SOVIET RULE NEUt KAU, j channels reporting the capture of ? bcSh Pe.trcirrud and Krcn'stadl. Petrojjrad Reported Taken and '?ms- (, h?- K it' -.?-?! ? .???t' 'V>;r in tfi. ,'nj sian Bolshevism Maker- Fiu*l {another '??:twrr. t'r>m Finnish .~ou''cOi Sfaii'i. . ? i'?ftivirtv thai an' 1 !inlsii\-\ ik< j<i!\ v Washington, Oct. 18.?The general had i.ake? 'laisehma, r situation i:i Russia, as far us llvr- a'- .live m:!v fn^m K-t>-it lied nations are concerned, fwj] main line ?t> Me?*in. Hus n. i;, ? u also to be belie'1 yesxevday thnn ui- an> sa:d iht- fall ?:?.! iu.ini other time pei'hajjs In iiie jj.tai: yitir. neat year. Confronted on all sides I? > tios- [ tile +\>?vjs, -t.tif Bulslieviki >"eqiiue ? 11< > nn. (?Ai'irvl^li faces a sei'i?>n> perind and ru-.-i' i. ' eo'.'laijyc. j Pniia'ielphia, Oct. IS. .-WW a ,>ar i The State DOpnrfmeni'ieieived scv- iuf iieariun yestei'duy at'ieraoun, J . 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