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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
PUTS LIFE IN DEAD INFANT.
Child that had Ceased to Breathe for
Twenty Six Hour Restored BY
Use of Pulmotor

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec, ia 26
hour fight to save an infant to whom
= heavy dose Of morphine had beer
pivcn in error ended in victory FOR
Dr.. Louis Ederken. yesterday morn
jnr at the Mount Sinai Hospital
The child II days old. is now out
oi danger, according to the physlc-
ian
The father, Samuel Torken. car
ried the infant into the hospital
carly Sunday morning. The child:
face was blue and after a preliml-
nary examination an inferno at the
institution said that it was dead. Mr..
Torken did not know what had hap
pened.
Dr. Ederken took charge of the
case few minutes later. The pull
motor was sent for and, with the as
slstance Of other physicians. Dir Ed
erken started artificial respiration.
This was Continued without cessa-
ton for 26 hours. Slowly the flush
of life returned to the baby's cheeks
Examination showed that the power
Of the, drug had spent ITSELF, IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
AUSTRIA WANTS
TERMS Of PEACE
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Dual Monarchy Has, it is
Said, Made Proposals
to Russia.
pLANS NOT KNOWN.
Negotiations. SO Far. Without Re-
suit. Although Diplomatic ES"
changes are Continuing.

Berne. Switzerland. Dec. l5.--AuS-
tria has made Il tentative peace pro-
posal 70 Russia bat exchanges be-
tween the two governments IL which
Russia made know, the terms that
would he demanded are SO far with
our result. although diplomatic eX-
changes still continue Swiss news
papers say to-day.
Vienna. via London. 1Jec. 10 It is
t:.,cialiy denied that Austria Hun
gary has attempted to conclude
separate peace will? S"rvia.
There have been sererai reports re-
::arding possible peace negotiations
.c.wecn Austria and Russia. but the
uinve Official denial is the first intir
r,afion here that there have been
similar reports regarding Servia. IT
IS probable that following the recent
J. reported success of the SeiTians
such runloi became current IL En-
rope.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP.
'arso Flowing Into Norfolk from all
Directions.

Norfolk Va. Dec 15.-Colone!
Henry NJ. Boykin. chairman of the
Virginia Belgium relief commission
yesterday morning received invoices
showing that 10000 barrels of flom'
have been forwarded from NASH
vile by way of Atlatra over the
Seaboard Air Lien Railway, and
also that 800 barrels have been sent
from this city by way of Atlantic
Coast Line as Part Of the cargo Of
virginia's relief ship for the Bel
eians, which sails December 20t.
Transportations is free Of charge
Cargo for the ship is now flowing
into Norfolk from all directions. ard
lis being rapidly stored ready for
loading on the ship 1t is expected
that by the time she Is ready TO sal!
there will be enough cargo TO fl! her
70 the decks 1'''r t"'''' '.~
e.. .,,5, -....-.- r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

ESCAPING GAS CAUSE.
N,nc Persons Injured and Five Mis-
.sing-High Winds Supposed tc
Cause High Pressure.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. l5.--Seven are
known to be dead nine injured and
FIVE missing as the result of gas
explosion which shattered two
story apartment house at No. llol'
Madison Avenue, early last night.
All of the west end of the city was
shaken by the blast which broke WIN
dows for blocks around, wrecked
electric service wires in a large dis
trict and was heard four miles away
Sixteen bodies of the living ana
the dead had been taken out OF the
building by eleven o'clock, and fire
,cen we're taking the soaking ruins to
pieces brick by brick and blackened
beam by blackened beam to discover
fcm. others whom they believed in
the building.
Over the ruins, laden with the
groming injured, swept sea oil
flames fed by spouting gas from the
house service pipes. All Of the IN
iured and the dead were underneath
the flames in the basement 1t was
necessary TO dig them out with pick
axes.
Leaking gas was believed by the
po]icc to be the cause OF the d!sas-
ter.
Owing to the cold wave here yes,
terday, the gas pressure was high
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
FRENCH. TROOPS
ON OFFENSIVE
Make Advance Of Five Miles
in Desperate Fight for
Roads.
BLASTING THEIR WAY,
ierman Army Which Invaded Poland
PIES iIollIIoL-}nod ql!M sl"sE
TO be Clear of Invaders.

Paris, Dec l5.--A fierce artillery
duel starting in upper Alsace yester'
day and continuing through today /:
reported here.
With these advices it IS evident
that the French troops in the los!
province are now conducting a Wig
orous offensive which is expected t.
carry their lines further than at any
time during the war An advance
Of five miles has alcrady been made
or control of roads leading to
Meulhausen. is fast developing into
i general forward movement Of the
French. whose artillery is blasting
a way through the German lines 70!
che advance. movement against
,ltkirch and is rapidly enyetopne
his position.
An attempt of the Germans north
of Germany to assume the offensive
was smothel'ed by the Frencj; and
the attack of the enemy was re-
pulsed
On the western end of tn" battle
line the allies continue to thrust at
:he German dcfenses on tn" line frcIn
the east of YpreS. The allied wedge
Ii the Ypres regions being con-
inna!!y strengthened and ATTENDED,
its nose thrust further into Bel
g'iun,.
Belgian reports continue 10 state
that all indications are tia: t!,"
Germans are preparing for b with
drawal from the present positions
to huld their second line, which has
been prepared and extends from
:nrges. through Thielt ard Cour-
trai.
Petrograd. Dee. l5.-So comp!et"
was the rout of the German army
which invaded northern Poland from
Mlawa that the force is now cleared
from Russian territory, and III.
plan Of movement against Warsaw
has APPARENTLY been abandoned. ac-
cording to reports here today
The army suffered extremely heavy
losses in being driven back after
taking PrZasnySz.
Owing to the defeat III the nor;h
the German forces in the region Of
Lowicz have not been pressing their
attack as vigorously AS before. !Ad-
vices here indicate that with their
support from the north of the VistuIa
ut off, the Germans may now Ell
trench in permanent positions and
endeavor to hold their present line
rather than attempt further for
ward movement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
TO REVIEW LICENSE CASE.
Postal Telegraph Company Appeals
From Judgement of Norfolk
Circuit Court

Norfolk. Dec l5.--'rhe Suptem>
Court of Appeals Of Virginia yester-
day awarded a writ Of error and
SrperSedeas n the case Of the city
of Norfolk vs.. the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company.
The appeal is from a judgment Of
the. Circuit Court Of the city t
Norfolk against the Postal, October
L, in proceedings brought by the
city. The Postal was charged "ith
doing business without having paid
a special license tax.
The original charge was sworn
out in July. 1912. The Norfolk po-
ike justice imposed fine Of SO
ON the company Appeal was taken
to the Circuit Court. and the iudg
merit of the police court was sus-
tanned.
The Circuit Court judge how
ever. in rendering IN opinion decid-
ed that so much Of the city orii
nance rs imposed Il license tax Of
400 on telegraph companies doing
business in Norfolk. was legal but
$500 on telegraph ccmpal:ies along
so much of the ordiraucc IL i'm
posed license tax Of 81 pei pole
1rd 81 for every 100 feet Of CON
duit was unconstitutiona! and void.
The telegraph company now con-
tends that "on the proofs this Il,
ccnSe fee 10 the extent OF $500 nj
least is Illegal ant! void" The pcti-
tioner submits:
d I'VE cannot conceive on what the
ory this lice1s$c Zee can bc maintain
ed. It is open 10 sevcsa! fatal o.
iecJions any one Of which - our
opirion. renders it n=:co sGnah!c, l.!
legal ard void
"It is un annua! licencs fee Of
about one-tenth Of the crtiIe value
Of the physical property This ia
equivalent TO a 10 per cent tax. and
yet. in addition 70 it the city lev
les an ad valorcm tax Hence il is
not a tax but i license fee and
yet the city does not spe:'t a dollar
in disbursements in connection with
these telegraph lines being on and
under the streets
at is u double license fee. First.
he license fee Of 81 pole and 81
for every foot of conduit. and then
Il lump license Of $500 This is alb
indefcnSive, ard is not S,rS-
tanned by a single decision.
"In the third place, i; results III III"
company transactirS its inrl'astaj"
business at a loss. and that loss has
10 be made UP from the interstate
,c.eipts. That is burden on Inter
state commerce and Is legal ard
?oid under The decisions of the Sd
preme Court nt the United States"
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

FAVORS SEGREGATION
Captain S. X. DOnohoe Points Out its
Notwithstanding of $4,000 to
Alexandria.

A large and enthusiastic meeting
Of the Chamber of Commerce was
acid last night for the purpose oi
discussing the tax measures to be de.
terminied by the General Assembly
Of Virginia which meets in January.
Carroll Pierce, president of the
chamber, presided and introduced
:hc speakers.
Captain S. R. Donohoe, editor OF
The Fairfax Herald and former state
auditor, was the principal speaker.
Captain Donohoe is the author Of the
segregation plan," and his argu-
rlents in favor of the adoption Of this
solution of the problem made strong
impression upon the members of the
Chamber.
Under Capt. Donohoe's plan the
revenues accruing from banks, COR
porations and transportation COM
ranies will be segregated to the
State, and the taxes on real estate
and personal property will be re-
tanned by the cities and counties IN
which they originate. This plan
sorld be carried out by the governor
the auditor Of public accounts, and
the chairman of the state corpora
rion commission, who would receive
no extra compensation for their la
bo,s.
re speaker cfrecreu attrntios.-to
tl,,. fuct that cities Of the Stare and
9 few counties are now bearing the
financial burden of the common
wealth, when, in counties. that are
not half sef-sastaining, land is as
sessed in many cases at less than one
twentieth of it's selling price. He
cited Alexandria city as an instance
which pays into the state treasury at
lresent 1000 more than it receives
Under the segregation plan with the
aax rate as recommended by the
commission this city would save S2l,
coo per annum.
Capt Donohoe explained the com
mission plan" which was recon-
,:.ended by majority of the tax COM
ri.ssion. 1t provided@'for three taA
assessors, each drawing a salary OF
$4,000 per annum, with additional eX-
lenses of at least $4,000 per annum
TO. edualize the assessment through
out. the State. Captain Donohoe point
Cd; out that this commission would
uSt be familiar with local conditions
and that the scheme follows closely
the advalorem plan of taxation now
in effect. He added that "offices once
created are never abolished. Sena-
Tor r. E. Thornton said that ne par
tally favored the segregation plan
and his constituents would undoubt-
edly ask him to vote for that plan.
Delegate J. Fred Birrell made a
short address, but did not commit
himself to either of the plans sug-
sested. :,
James R. Cation, former delegate
from this city, spoke in favor OF the
segregation plan.
The Chamber will hold a special
meeting in short time at wh'ch
time they will adopt one OF the TWO
,lans and ask that their Senator and
rcnresentative in this district sup
ncrt their recommendation. They Will
also send a committee to Richmond
TO assist in securing the passage OF
the bin which they favor. TWO mat
;ers which will be. investigated Wy
Chamber, before they to ae.
cis,on is the effect the new law VIII
have on the taxes of corporations anu
the rate to be levied on stocks, oohos
and evidences Of debt E5r.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

R. D Kenyon, VINO was indicted by
the grand jury in the Corporation
Court Yesterday On the charge Of
higamy, plead guilty and was sent
enccd to serve three year,; in the
penitentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
SURPRISE THEATRE.

The Surprise Theatre will present
tonight a keystone Comedy "Shot
C;u9,s That Kick " featuring Roscoe
:,r5ucliie. better known as Fatty"
Reliance two reels. "W'llo Shot Bud
Walton ?" western drama Of new:
:ol.t. There will pc Princess fca-
t,,-e ard two other reels that have
not been named on the account Of
wrong shipment.
There will DE "CoNntry Store"
AT the Opera House tonight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
BUY A DOZEN PHOTOS

For Christmas renenh1ran-.
ceS.
An elegant selection of the
finest up to date. styles and
finishes to choose from. O.
sittings made until Dec
elnber 21st for Christmas
delivery.
TIE JAMESON STUDIO:
425 King St. {
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
PLANOI AND ORGAN TUNING
AND REPAIRING.

TUNING 50. Estimates for re-
pairing free. VIII be in Alexan-
dria every day until Christmas.
Drop, postal of: phone Main 276.
:, FRANk A. iSHUE, lilo New York
/. Averue,, n W. Washington D. c.
:. Formerly with Percy S. Foster Pi-
ano Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

Schedules showing assets and lia-
biiities of the Lewis Johnson Com
pany will be filed today in Bank
ruptcy Court in Washington. The
book assets, including cash in bank
.npen accounts, negotiable, notes,
amounts due from stock customers,
fixtures and furniture and some life
insurance policies approximate 81.
$50 900 nd the liabilities. including
sums owed depositors stock custo'
mers and banks. approximate ST.
100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
LOCAL BREVITlES

The ladies Of the Church Furnish
ing Society of the NJ Z. Church
South will hold their Christmas sale
III the Young Peoples Building.
Ihcrsday. December 18th at 7
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
PARCELS CHECKED.

We are ready to take care of the
Christmas shoppers CT Alexandria
visiting Washington. at the news
stand in the Railway Station, 18th
street and Pennsylvania Avenue. n
". Buy your. cigars. papers and
magazines there.
T F. ELLIS. Proprietor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

A sneak thief entered residence
OH the west side Of Lee street. be-
tween Wolfe ard Wilkes Yesterday
and stole nine dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

Varnish your floors with the stan
dard varnishes bought at W. E..
Bain's corner King and Royal St. f,
and you are sure of getting the. de-
sired results. Tu :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
Is AlSER'S CONDITION.
reports from Different PLACES Say
Hc is to Undergo an Operation

Basic. Dec, l5-A private dispatch
from Berlin via Munich rc!teratcs the
report that the Eaiser's condition is
,"riouS. II says:
"'Tle Kniser is suffering from Scri-
ous bronchial pneumonia and must
'ndcrGo an operation on his throat
" soon as he is sufficiently strong"
Paris. Dee, ia dispatch to the
Temps from Copenhagen says that
::lthQugh the Kaiser'> condition is
sill serious he VOWS he Will quit his
;ed and proceed 20 the western bat
:lefieid in q few days despite the
suppIications of the Empress and the
advice Of his: doctors.
london. Dec, l5--Teiegraphing
rom Bcrae. Switzerland, 4 correspon
sent Of the Central News says:
..-.'.A. telegram received here from
Munich states it has been decided TO
yonerate On Emperor Williams throat
...:.t the operation is being, defa1aed
owing to cile fcyeris1 condition Of the
emperor. ----.
Reports more OF less ;liaIringi Of
nc illness Of Emperor William have
.,een in circulation for several days
rast IN Europe His majesty return
ed 10 Berlin some days ago from the
Grort, and it was then variousiy re-
rorted that he was suffering from
Influenza catarrh Of the throat, and
nervous breakdown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15
NEWS OF THE DAY

DR.. Albert F. A. King for the past
az years professor in. the medical
faculty of George Washington Uni
.versity ard known as one OF the
foremost authorities on obstetrics III
this country, died suddenly Sunday
night at his home in Washington.
= The Dutch monitor Frisos has IN
tercepted at Hansweert. on the
Scheldt fifteen Rhine steamboats,
and a Bremen cargo vessel laden
with goods which Germans had
seized on the whaIves of Antwerp.
The German authorities declare the
goods the property of German bus
mess men purchased prior to the
war. Holland. however. is deternl-
ined to show its mastery OF the
Dutch portion of the Scheldt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

German financiers and business
men are praying the war wont last
more than half year longer The
financia! situation now is satisfac-
tory but after spring would become
weak The war has cost Germany
50, 500 0O000O Six months more
would double the cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

For @RENT-2ls South Faye.fe
street, six room house. large yard
: side entrance Apply Fairfax &
Company 42& King street. set.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

It is announced officially that the
German cruiser Dresden at refuge
in Punta Arenas Harbor is Ill a
damaged condition The Argentine
minister of marine has decided to al
tow the Dresden to make repairs at
punta Arenas and if she fails to
sail immediately after these have
been completed she.w will be interned
until the end of the war. Two Brit
ish warships are in the Straits Of
Magellan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

Martin T. Dryden, 80 years old,
a Washington real estate opera
tor. is at George Washington Uni
versity Hospital in critical condi-
ton as the result of injuries receive:;
in an automobile accident late yes.
terday afternoon at Fourteenth 81
and Thomas Circle Dryden's c:ls
ran into the rear of southbounG
street car as it rounded the ives;
side of the circle. Fred Conner q
years old, son of Col. John w
Conner who has offices at lI10 H
street northwest was in the auto
noble and he is at Emergency Hos
pital, badly injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

President Wilson's Message to
Congress has been officially censored
in Paris. The newspaper proofs con-
tanning the passage expressing the
hope that Aeinirca might find the
opportunity TO counsel peace and
reconciliation were returned blue
penciled and the order given that
this ;must not be printed. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

Among the 200 persons at the
meeting last night Of the newly
formed American Society Of the
Irish Women's Council of Ireland. IN
New York, was DR.. Kuno Meyer, a
German. who is a Gaelic scholar. 1t
was planned to have DR.. Meyer talk
of Ireland. but he neglected that
topic to speak of Germany. 81 had
dinner with Theodore Roosevelt yes
terlay,'' he said, land Colonel Roose-
welt told me Germany would win this
war"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

For the second time in the medical
annals Of New York. it is said, a
baby was born yesterday after the
death Of the rnother. The mother.
= ytnrg Tytr.ler 90 LAS c't.s 80
walking along an uptown street yes
telday afternoon with her father
when she collapsed They were in
front Of hospital and she was
taken into the institution, uncc-.
scious. Despite the efforts of the
doctors she died in ten minutes. a
Caesarian operation was perform5
then. but it; consumed fifteen MIMI
tes. The baby, a girl was in such
condition that it was only after she
had been diped alterralty in hot and
:old water and massaged for twelve
minutes that she showed signs of
life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-15

One hundred and seventy thous-
and Jews have fled for refuge from
Galicia to Vienna.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-10

Comm ssioner Fetherston was admon-
ished from another quarter yesterday con-
corning the Passover garbage, which Ii
choking the East Side The rrodding came
IN a letter from a club OF twelve girls
comprising the American post OF tha War
ing Juvenile Citizens League. named for
col Warlng % White Wings fame
The girls asked for more collections In
Chrystie street
These girls have kept a keen eye on
their neghbor. BY dint Of writing TO the
MAYOR they succeeded in having Chrystie
street flushed all last summer, although
Commissioner Edwards declared IL could
not be done. ~ a result OF other ac-
tvity then every garbage can was ont
before o'clock In the morning and emp
tied instead 90 standing about through the
heat OF the day
Other posts OF the league. which ~ or
Eanized IN various public schools OF the
upper West side under the auspices OF the
Women's Municipal League, are assisting
Theodore l. Shonts. who recently told
them all about the Interborough. to see
that the subway and elevated steps are
kept clean Woe 10 the subway broom
wieider who spares his arm this week, for
the boys and girls are Swallowing him. Mr.
Shonts will receive their reports
In February every member of the War
ing League invest gated In behalf OF the
Fire Department the basement OF the ten--
ment OF apartment ia which he or she
lived Every dumbwaiter shaft that
showed an opening without door or with
IA door hooked back was reported To the
depai ,fnent Janitors were interv ewed
and neat signs were prlntei asking trades
men to close the doors and AVOID frcs
An outgrow;h of this inspection was a
campaign 10 do away with the unsauItary
mouthpleces through which tradesmen
must shout
In March the children Investigated the
ci;y's vacant lots. writing letters TO ten
ants OF nearby apartment houses ask
ing them not to litter up these possible
play places They also helned the Street
Cleaning Department to clear them out
The white wings are becoming a"cus-
toned to small feminine inspectors The
little girls Of Clara Barton Post In u. s 9.
at West End avenue and Eighty second
street. regularly supervise the sweeping OF
their street, to the great amusement OF the
sweepers
Florence nightingale Post Al = $ %
Amsterdam avenue and sixty eighth
street have made the acquaintance Of
their precinct policemen in an efort to
help regulate traffic The bows of Co
lumbus Post. at 3l2 West fiftN-Second
street are cauvassng their district with
offers to help all janltors who viii clean
up their back yards and easements Clair-
mont Post l.. : "a, At l0ith street and
Amsterdam avenue is puhi. shlug news
paper for the organization.
Most Of the posts are located ~ the
Riverside and Murray iIill districts and
Alcc in six weeks al OF the posts N each
neghborhood are gathered for general
meeting. whore reports are read on neigh
borhood conditions Speakers from CITY
departments tell what may le done 10 rs
sist some spoci Tic department
on Thursday. April Is. afternoon and
evening. II performance OF the Italian