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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
FAyORS SEGREGATION PLAN
Captain DOnOhoc VIII Address Cham
Der of Commerce Next Mon
day Night.

Captain S. r Donohoe, former
tate auditor of Virginia and now a
,ember Of the tax commission which
recommended to the governor plans
.or tax revision in Virginia to be
considered at the special session of
the state Legislature next month, will
,snlain the segregation plan to the
members of the Chamber Of Com
merce at q meeting to be held on
lext Monday night.
Captain Donohoe, who has made
III exhaustive study OF this subject,
elieves that the segregation plan
will prove simple and more advanta-
-eous than the commission plan
"hich will provides for a board to
,uualize taxes over the state.
The decision 10 invite Captain
::oaohoe was reached at Il special
meeting of the Chamber last night.
Senator r. f. Thornton and Dele
rate J. Fred Birrcll will also be in
rited to discuss the subject at Mon
lay nights meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
Jews Driven from Homes

Approximately 100000 Jews have
been driven from their homes in
Russian Poland, according to cab
legram from the Petrograd office Of
the Jewish Colonization Association
made public in New York yesterda!
by the American. Jewish relief COM
mittee. The message in part read
as follows: "The Jews of all Rus
sian Poland and the greater part OF
the Jews in the provinces Of kovno,
Vilno. Grodno, Volynia, Pedoliar and
Bessarabia are suffering The nun:
ber of refugees and destitute ap-
proximates 2,OO0.00O.@ Extreme
distress, ;ralso prevails among the
Jews in, the Galician provinces occu-
pied by the, Russian arn,ieSH1t*tq 2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
GERMANS SHIPS SUNK
Merchantmen Prey of Japanese War
ships.

3penos Aires. Dec, 10--Thrce Ger
man merchantmen were sunk by Bri
lish or Japanese warships off tne
coast OF Terra del Fuega, the south
e:nmoSt extremity Of South .Amer!9a
:aSt Sunday, according to advices just
received from the commander Of the
argentine war transport Piedra
i:uena.
The message said division Of
,tarships aggregating fire ironclads
md one transport, on the morning Of
Dec, 6 sank one of the Germans in
inc :roadstcad OF Picton Island. Two
other steamers we're sent to the
lotion the same evening outside the
tlarbor Of Plantation.
One steamer belonged TO the Ger
lnan Cosmos line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
GERMAN TROOPS
MAKE ATTACKS
Petrograd Admits Enemy is
Within Forty Miles Of
Warsaw. e
INVADERS PROGRESS.
Fighting in Eastern Theatre Con-
tinues Without Situation Being
Changed Materially.

Fetrograd, Dec, 10-Pcrsistent at
tacks by the Germans. within forty
miles of Warsaw, are admitted by the
cIfjcial statement from the War Off
&C tcday.
1t is declared tiat on the evening
Of December Z, the Germans began
~ advance along the entire fifty
mile front from How to Glovno. They
were repulsed with enormous losses
Fighting in the vicinity Of Miawa is
less violent, it is declared. The state
ment follows:
On December s the fighting in the
region of Mlawa was less energetic.
''0n the left bank of the Vis-
cula on the evening of December Z,
the Germans commenced an energetic
advance along the entire front from
Ilow to Glovno. They made repeated
persistent attacks in dense columns.
The Russian fire aided by search
lights which swept the German lines
resulted in enormous losses to the
enemy. The Germans were repulsed
everywhere.
'On the same day stubborn fight
ing between LowicZ and low was
without result for the Germans.
Fighting continues with the sit
cation unchanged in the Piotrkow
"egion.
South Of Cracow. the battle is still
N progress the fighting Icing. pre-
scd with great persistence. The Ger
lnans endeavored three times to
areak the Russian lines but were re-
palsed with heary losses"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
ST|FFENNGGz1OF
ALLIES LINES
Reported to Have One Hun
dred Miles Of Trenches
Into Alsace.
PUSH BACK GERMANS,
Trench Artillery Gives Splendid Sup
port to Infantry-New Positions
Are Strengthened.

Paris, Dec, 10-A general stiffen.
ING of the allied line from the coast
across the vast 100 mile stretch OF
.renches into Alsace, is now under
way as the Germans are being pushed
Jack foot by foot and the outer de-
lenses of the French and British
-roops are being extended.
In anticipation of possible coun
er offensive by the Germans, every
lew position taken by the allies i.
being doubly strengthened. Every
inch of ground gained must be helt
at all cost, is evidently the order
from the headquarters Of Generals
French and Joffre.
The French artillery is giving ex.
:ellent support to the infantry, no:
nIy in the advance, but in holding the
Germans in check while the new po-
sitions occupied are made secure
.gainst attacks.
Brisk fighting continues in the Vi
,irity of Ypres and along the entire
inc from the coast to Lille. Ipres
?ag again been bombarded, it is re
sorted here Unconfrmed reports
tate that the allies have taken taker
full possession of Dixmude. This pos
ition has changed hands repeatedly,
,cwever, and as it is in the midst OF
he inundated section. great impor.
ance is not attached to it from a
Military standpoint.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

TWO SHIPS GOT AWAY.
Admiral Graf Won Spec With Two
Thousand Others Believed to Have
Gone Down With Ships.

London, Dec, 10-A British squad
on under commond of Vice Admiral
Sir Frederick Sturdee, chief of the
War Staff, engaged a.German squad
ron under Admiral Count Won Spec,
off the Falkland Islands in the South
Atlantic Tuesday and won a victory
which is being acclaimed throughout
england.
The armored cruisers Scharnhorst
md Gneisenau and the protected cruz
II Leipzig, three of the German war
hips which had been menacing Bri-
.ish shipping and part of the squad
on which sank the British cruiser
Good Hope and Monmouth in the
Pacific, November /, were destroyed
while the cruisers Dresden and Nurn-
rerg the. two other vessels which
composed the German squadron made
III during the fighting, and accord I
;ng to latest accounts, are beng pur
sued. Two colliers were captured.
AS the Scharnhorst and Gneisenal
each carried a complement of 765
men the Leipzig 2S6 the Nurnberg
522 and the Dresden 261, the tota
German loss is estimated at not fa'
from 1000 men.
While reference is made in the
statement to survivors rescued from
:lie Gne:senau ard The Leipzig, ut
nention is made of saving any of the
crew of the Scarnhorst, which wa:
lie flagship of the German Admiral
ard it is thus presumed that Count
:on Spec, his officers and men went
town fighting. The British casual
lies were light.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
New Military Biplane.

A new military biplane which i
is estimated can lift $500 pounds!
and remain in the air 25 hours wa:
given a successful trial at Milan:
Via Rome, yesterday. The machine
has three motors, each independent
of the other, which develop an ag
gregate of 300 horsepower and it i:
said the air craft can attain a speed
of IS miles an hour. 1t will carry {
l25-millimeter gun. On its trial the
machine rose to height of $500
feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
THIRTY CONVICT CAMPS
largest Force in States History Now
Building It's Highways.

Richmond Dec 1O.-The annual
reports of the superintendent OF
the Virginia State Penitentiary. the
State convict road force and the
Gate farm we're submitted to Gov
ernor Stuart yesterday by the board
of directors of the penitentiary. OF
Which James D. Patton, is chair
imam.
I. The report of !. Superintendent
Eooct<: of the penitentiary shows
that the State is deriving more rev
enue per capita from the labor Of
the convicts than ever before.
:; Under the contract that gives an
overalls manufacturing concern the
labor Of the convicts the State gets
more for the work of 600 prisoners
than it got formerly from 200 en-
ployed in the shoe factory.
The report shows that three camps
were established during the last
year making total of thirty con-
vict camps
During the year there were l63
escapes from the road forces. Only
"a of the convicts were recaptured.
The number of men handled during
the year in the convict camps was
3,491.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.
State Councillor Will Visit Friend
ship Council Tomorrow Night

State Councillor J D. Reams will
be present at the class initiation o.
Friendship Council, No. 2S. D. Of l..
on Friday night.
All Of the arrangements have been
completed for the reception to the
state councillors and visiting coun-
ellis from Washington.
The Degree Team Of Hope Coun-
ell No. /, of Washington, will put
the work on. after which refresh
ments will be served.
A musical and literary program
will be rendered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
rTAL.Y'S REWARD
VIII Receive Trent as Price of Neu-
trality. ~

Rome, Dec, 10-"Prince Won Bue-
low. the new German Ambassador to
ITALY," says the Idea NaZionale,
.ones to Rome authorized to nego-
,itate the cession of the province OF
Trent to Italy in exchange for the
maintenance Of neutrality by Italy.
It is asserted that Austria, OF Ger
n,anr's invitation. will proclaim the
Independence Of Trent where a maj
,or;ty of the population is Italian,
ant! after this is done that italy will
occupy Trei,t-
!, ,sNusria " make protest for
bic sake '6fnappsearance but Germany
MI recognize fhe annexation Of the
cpFovi7n1cssf sf'of Trent to Italy. Some Some
persons eEen assert that Trieste will
6c proclaimed a free town under an
Austrian protectorate. ri
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
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BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

The following contributions have
been received by the local commit
&c for the relief Of the Belgians:
Marion f. Moncure. 81; c L. Watkins,
$5; Miss Boush. So; cash. s.. AS
the Virginia ship is scheduled to
;ai! from Norfolk on December goth
the committee urgently requests all
persons who expect TO contribute to
The fund to do so at the earliest pos
,ihle date.
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
!. Elevated Railway Accident

Two men were Killed and 100 81
iured last night when two trains on
the Sixth Avenue Elevated New
York .collided near the l16th street
station, on the highest part of the
elevated structure The wooden cars
csusht fire from the short circuited
third rail. The accident happened
during the rush hour and created a
panic but all the passengers finally
were removed from the burning cars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
DEATH OF MRS. HUNTER.

Mrs Lucy Hunter wife Of George
". Hunter, and niece of Judge Sin
clair. mad cousin of Judge j. 3.
T. Thornton, and Judge G. E. Nicol,
died on Tuesday at her homf in Oc-
coquan after a lingering illncsS
Her funeral took place in this city
today Interment was in Bethel
Cemetery The services were con-
Quoted by Rv. O. w Tripltty pastor
of tn Second Baptist Church. .oijloTo1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
$4,000 FORGE SHOP

Richmond. Dec. lo,-Building In
spector Butler has, granted "a "a permit permit
to the American Locomotive Com
pany to erect a concrete and stee
freproof forge shop at its Richmond
plant at a cost Of s76 300. The work
will be done by the Lackawanna
Bridge Company, OF New York, and
will lit is expected. provide work for
some of those who nave peen unem-
ployed. '
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
THIRTEEN MEN KILLED

Scranton, Pa, Dec 10-The collaps-
ing Of the platform Of mine cage
dropped Is men 200 feet to. their
death at the Tripp shaft Of the Dell
aware Lackawanna and Western
Goal Company's Diamond colliery at
g G:-25 o'clock yesterday morning. A
fourteenth man saved himself by
clinging to the cage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
Earthquake Kills Forty.

An earthquake Tuesday did con,
:siGerabl. damage to The irgcr;oE
towns of Tampa, Colta and Pausa
Peru. Up to the present time 40
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of wrecked houses. ;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
SERYIANS WIZ VICTORY.
Official Statement From Nish. Says
/! $4,000 Wrer Killed and Wounded
... in Battle.

Salonics, Dec. 10.-A great victory
over the Austrian right wing is
claimed by the Servian army.
An official statement received here
from Nish declared the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth army corps were dispersed,
10000 being killed and wounded.
,,,o The, ,Servians.s claim the Austrian
forces, were ,decimated.'rEwo -thous-
and. were made prisoners.rit it issiasr.
serted, and fhty-two cannon andoffty
six guns, were captured = sG#!isH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

MAY HAVE PNEUMONIA
Has Been in Berlin a Week-sup-
posed to Have Been at Front
:
Is in an Irritable Humor.

London, Dec. 1o-Kaiser Wilhelm
was racked by severe coughing
spell today and was relieved only
after the court physicians and the
Empress, who was summoned to his
iedside, had administered to him TO,
nearly an hour, reports reaching Lon
don by way of Amsterdam, assert.
it is now accepted in every quar-
ter that the condition of the Kaiser
IS serious. 1t is evident that the
strictest censorship is being exercis
ed by the German government.
Reports of his majesty's illness
have come from numerous differen,
points. His ailments are variously de.
ss,ibed as influenza, bronchitis
pneumonia, and nervous prostration
The latest report from Berlin
which appeared to bear the marks OF
official approval, declared that the
condition of the Kaiser was unchang
ed
bronchial trouble has bothered the
Kaiser for some time. In 1912 he was
confined to his bed by this ailment
coupled with muscular rheumatism
There is no doubt, too, that his maj.
esty has carried. burden, under
which most men would have collapsed
long ago, since the outbreak of the
war. He has been constantly at this
frsnt and assumed suRssme command conn
o! his armies.
1t has been declaredsin in London
that several German failures have
heen due to interference by thu
Kaiser. with the plans of his genera
staff.
The Kaiser returned to Berlin las
Thursday at night. The residents OF
the German capital supposed he wa
still at the front or, at least in Bres
l..u until the Lokal, Anzeiger an,
l.Dpnced that he was again in the
rovai' palace. ~ -.
Orders are said to have been is.
sued that there must be no demon.
sfration about the palace, owing te
his majesty's condition.
The kaiser's temper is extremely
irritable and those around him des-
cribe his actions as violent. He Is
said. to be suffering from headaches
The illness. of the Kaiser has cast
Berlin into gloom: The %city::is iap
prehepsiye. The night life in the
cafes has been almost abandoned, and
III the streets pedestrians greet each
other solemnly each in quest Of the
latest news from the imperial cham
per.
There was given to the press an
address made by the Emperor to his
troops early this month at the: army
camps of the Germans and Austrians
on the eastern frontier, just before
he Kaiser returned to Berlin. II
reads:
'You. are fighting for. just cause
for liberty, for the right to exist as
a nation and for a future: of pro,
loneed peaoce. Even if the war shoulc
last for a long time we shall not al.
low our opponents to have moments
Quiet. We shall continue to fight with
success, for heaven is on our side
With God, we, shall achieve pro
longed peace, for our nerves are
stronger than those of the enemy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
FINED TWENTY DOLLARS.
In Police Court today Percy We!i'

IN Police Court toHdy feINy "N'l"'
.12 years old was fined $40 for. cut.
ting Everett Taylor, 1S S-yeaSs. e|1,
with pocket knife. The. boys we're ere,
fighting when Wells drew his: :Sgife;., :.
and siashed Taylor across the left
shoulder making an ugly wound five
inches long.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

Mamie Stricklin, 12 years cid. was
shot and killed in the front yard Of
her home, in St Louis yesterday by
Robert Bailey deacon at mis-
sion, who saida,i,e "had been trying
to reform the. girl :" Bailey shot
himself !, and was taken to hospital
in, a, dying condition. Mrs. Clara
.Stricklin, mother lthe child said
that Bailey for more thar q Wear
had annoyed her in efforts 70 ADOPT
the child saying he wanted to rarry
her when she grew up. Nannia had
stayed indoors for several days in
fear of Bailey, who was. driven out
of the house Sunday by Mrs.
Strieklin. Yesterday. however, the
child left the house to, order, eoal
Bailey who roomed uearby, stepped
up and spoke to her, and a nlcnent
later tn. mother saw Bailey raise
a revolver and fir.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
DEATH NOTICE.

On the Battle Field of'France on
the seventh of November. 1914,
cHRIsTEL Killer beloved hus-'
band Of Elizabeth Bartels Killer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
DEATH NOTICE

DIED..At peeesuah. Va. Dae 9Th
Mrs. LUCY HuNFER wifs Of Gee.
W. lfuntar, Buried in Alexandria, Va.
Dec. 10th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
LOCAL. BREVITIES

A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday 10 ]osepa T
Higgins and Roberta Railneys both
of Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

The hennery in the rear Of the
store Of W. P Graves on south
Fairfax street. was robbed last night
of four turkeys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

q In the rear>of eitymarket
Tea, coffee, and hot choco-
late. : Homemade cakes,
beaten biscuits. Order your
Sunday Cake now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

The infant child Of William + and
Florence Hinken died yesterday at
the home of its parents, ia north
st. ASaph street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

Graham & Ogden, real estate
brokers, report the sale of FIVE build
ing lots situated on Lloyd Avenue,
Braddock Heights, Alexandria coun-
ty. Virginia. from William b Pear
son and Others of South Carolina. to
St. Elmo Davis. of Alexandria, VIZ
ginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

The Board of Managers Of the
Childrens Home will meet tonight
at the home at 7:l5 sharp There,
also will be joint meeting of the
Allison w. c, T. u and the Board
at S.o'clock at the home
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10


tary of the Veit Manufacturing 20.
both millionaires. were killed IN
stantly yesterday when their auto
mobile overturned on a sharp curve
in the Reeds Lake-boulevard. 6. a
Kusterer, third member of tn:
party, was seriously injured.
Fire destroyed virtually tn" entire
main plant of the Edison CnHfar!
at West Orange N. j., last night
causing damage estimated at nearl!
81 100000, with insurance that, it
is expected, will reduce tie loss tC
approximately s5,0O0,O00. An en-.
tire square block of modern rein,
forced concrete buildings which
we're supposed to be flr2rtaof. va:
burned out by the flame. 1t is es-
timated that about 5000 men and
women will be temporarily thrown
out of work because of the fire.
Jesse Adams, 27 years old. {
petty officer on the gunboat Talla
hassee. shot and killed his sweet
heart, Anna Conway, "a years old
and then killed himself. The trag
edy occurred in the parlor of tn,
girls home 2254 South Hemberge:
street, Philadelphia. 1t followed
her refusal to marry Adams. Ad
ans home is in Oakland, III.
The success of the Indian troop
on Tuesday on the Gulf of Persia
where they compelled the surrende'
of Turkish army. has given Grea'
Britain control of the Persian Gulf
the delta of the Tigris and Euphra
tes rivers and threatened that part
of Turkey on which German railwa.
builders have had their eyes set fol
many years 1t is officially announ
ced that Subhi Bey, late governo
of Basra, Asiatic Turkey, comman
der of the Turkish forces at Kurna
on Tuesday surrendered unccndi
tionaly with his troops to the In
dian expeditionary force which i
operating at the head of the Psrsial
Gulf.
With King Peter at their head. thu
servian troops arc taking tbs offer
sive at lt.poin:s. The following
official statement was issued yes.
terday: "The servian, offensive i
succeeding on3:the whole front, The
enemy is retreating Everywhere,
leaving large numbers ..of prisoners
and. guns and quantities Sof supplies.
The Berlin Board of Health, ac-
cording >to''information reaching Rot,
terdam. reported 36 cases of cholera
in Germany during the. month o
November. In Austria; especially i,
Gaicia. the cholera is spread'n:
rapidly Eight hundred and forty
FOUR cases were reported during tn
first week of November in whic!
period there were 331 deaths. There
were 90 deaths in Vienna. In Hun
gary during the same week there
We're 532 cases of cholera
Nine men were killed yesterda.
WIN miner dropped a stick of dy-
Mantle in the Diamond mine a
North Scranton, Pa, causing an ex
plosion that wrecked the cage il
which they were being lowered tc
their work. There were ten men il
the cage when the explosion occur
red. All dropped 200 feet to the
bottom of the shaft. Only one "s-
capped death. He was terribly in.
jured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY. d. {,

conhrmhaittion liz Of a. report that
General Beyers, thet Boer rebel
leader has been killed is given in a
dispatch from johannesburg today.
Beyers was wounded in a fight with
a loyal command and was drowned
while trying to escape over the Vaal
kiver when his force was routed. !:
George Brandt, vice president OF
the Grand Rapids. Mich, Brewing
Company, and William Veit. secre7
tary of the Veit Manufacturing Co,
both millionaires. were killed IN
stantly yesterday when their auto
mobile overturned on a sharp curve
in the Reeds Lakelboulevard. 6. =.
Kusterer, third member of tn:
party, was seriously injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10
WEATHER REPORT.

Rain and probably mixed witR
snow this afternoon and to-
night. Friday cloudy and sonie-
what colder, moderate varia-
ble, winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-10

Should proceedings in the courts be
abandoned, it Is presumed an appeal
for executive clemency shortly viii be
made to the State prison rcomn1ls-
sion and to Gov Slaton, Of Georgia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01

west ih glacial times the land stood as much as 200 feet lower than it does today Even those who are un- initiated in geologic lore can see; in the clay deposits which cover the low lands and locally carry c1amsheils. in. the gravel beds that extend high up the hillsides, and in occasional rock cut cliffs far above the present sea sliffs convincing evidence that the land once stood much lower than now. When the great covering of glacial ice melted away or retreated northward the land rose somewhat rapidly to about it's present position, and, re- mark able as it may seem, there are good grounds for believing that it's previous subsistence was due directly to. the weight of the glacial ice. and that the up1ift occurred in response to the decrease of weight as the ice melt ed away-sure1y a remarkable mobil- ity and sensitiveness in anything so phlegmatic and resistant, according to usual standards. as the rocky crust of
 mother earth.
 This report, by Edison S. Bastin and Henry s. Williams, which forms the Eastern Folio, No. 192 of the Geologic Atlas of the United States. may be ob- tained for 25 cents by addressing the Director United States Geological Sur vey, Washington, D. c.