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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
Depression in Berlin

Berlin, Sept. 17.-Delayed) In
steli Of the exultation that markell
the capital during the first days o.
the war there have been during the
las. few days widespread evidence .
depression 'hat is constantly growing
Berlin today, not only among officials
and the aristocracy in general, but 1t
has also spread among the people
everywhere.
Berlin also is beginning to receive
SEEMINGLY authentic reports Of dis
tnrbing nature. from the outlying dis
;ricts, where it is said that marked
separatist movements are gaining ny
n.entuin. Word of these moveme1.;i
is coming in, not fror1 particular
section of the empire, but from the
states in general. especially from .3a-
varia, Wurtunburg and Saxony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
TRANSFER OF DISPUTE

London, Sept. 1.-THE foreign Of
fce issued last night dispatch FROM
Sir Maurice de Bunsen, lately British
Ambassador at Vienna. to Sir Eli e
ward GlLy III resrct to the ruptI'9
of diplomatic relation with the Aus
tro-Hungarian government and trac-
ing the course of the negotiations.
The Ambassador shows that the
tension between Russia and Germany
was much greater than between Rus
sia and Austria. Austria. in fact.
had finally yielded, when unfortu'
nately the conversations between st.
Petersburg and Vienna were cut
short by the transfer of the dispute to
the more dangerous ground of direct
conflict between Germany and Rus
sia. Germany interviewed on July
q by her double ultimatums to St.
Petersburg and Paris.
A few days delay might In all
probability have saved Europe from
one of the greatest calamities In
history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
MANY GERMANS !. /.
LEAVE BELGIUM
Kaiser Rushing Forces Into
France in Enormous
Numbers. !
REPLACING :. TROOPS
Should kaiser's Army be Routed by
French, He Will Face Revolution
in His Own Country.

Antwerp, Sept. 1.-THE Ger
mans are Withdrawing their mann
forces and sending them into
| France in enormous numbers.
BUT there are no signs thai they
contemplate the general cracna-
ton Of Belgium. us those with
drawn are Immediately replaced
by troops of the second line, and
from the naval reserve.
Bordeaux. Sept. ll--rhat the
French are again winning IA deciS-
i've victory all along the line n
the third great battle Of the war
was the declaration Of Minister Of
War Alillerand.
As he pointed out. the first bat
tie. that of the Sambre and The
McuSe. went against the allies. who
could not withstand the complete
strength of the German war ma
chine and were compelled TO retire
But a different tale was record
cd at the battle Of the Marine where
the Germans We're not only de
fratcd. but in parts Of their line
We're routed.
Now comes the third conflict. it
has been in progress since Mon
DAY and has been named the bat
tie Of In" Aisne. tp to the present
the Iflpnch have had the advan-
tagr. This battle. like the battle Of
IAIalaJ". is BEING fought IL t..e apa
en country. But conditions are
reversed. In tie battle Of the Aarn"
the French held the rntrenchet
positions. The Germans could moi
drive them out or them. In the
battle oi the Aisn". however. rr-
ports received here indicate thai
the Germans are being forced back
aII along the line toward the Meu'e
There is no attempt 10 ninImlZ2
fhr strength Of tie Germans or -
believe that the war is now gong
to constitute series OF Successes
for the allies. Here in Bordeaux.
it is realized that. high "t!iclals 1f
Germany know that if tie German
army. which always has been look
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
Chief of Police Murdered.

Bristol, Va. Sept. l7.-Chief OF
Police Gorge Campbell, Of Johnson
City, for twenty years at the head of
the police force there, was shot down
by a negro desperate, near the bus
mess centre yesterday. The negro,
who had just come to johnson City,
was drunk and causing trouble IN
his home. His wife asked Chief
Campbell to quiet him. When the
chief appeared at the front door, the
negro shot him through the head with
Winchester rifle. Rushing through
the door, with gun in hand, the negro
pressed a white draynlan into service
under threat of death. The drayman
carried the negro to the nearest wood.
land before news Of the killing spread
The local company Of militia and the
volunteer firemen were called out,
and son had the ngro surrounded.
Compelled to surrender. he was hur-
Iyied to Jonesboro to avoid lynch
ing. 7'"'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
SAW RETREAT OF NAPOLEON.
Invader Now Again Threatens Home
of German Woman 120 Years Old.

1t is believed that the only human
being living who saw the retreat of
Napoleon from Moscow, l02 years
ago, is Mother" Stavne, who has
now reached the age of 12O years.
Her age, incredible as it seems, is
we'll attested. According to an entry
in the church register Of the village
in which she was born, Dormovo, a
small German town, the date was Oc-
tober 1G, 1874.
She remembers the time when the
French soldiers Of Napoleon came
back from Russia in their tattered
blue-and-red uniforms. Together
with her parents she fled to the
forests to hide on the approach Of
the French conqueror.
Mother" Stavne is still engaged
in agricultural work. The region in
which she lives is once again, after
the lapse of more than q century, be-
ing threatened by an invading army.
i!.~ndon correspondence Of the n Y.
,ii.@c5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Woman Suffering From isfelancholia
Tries to End Her Life.

Manassas, Va, Sept. lI.--MrS'
Minnie Whedree. wife of Thomas
lqhedbee. of Manassas. shot her5eit
lust below the reart Sunday nlH:H-
lng ut her horne near town. She
had been suffering from melancholia'
She had gone as usual about the
tasks of her country home that morn
ing. Her husband went to attend TO
the stock at the barn nearby. her
nineteen-year-old daughter began 20
clear the breakfast table. She went
to the second floor to straighten IN
the bedrooms.
Her husband heard the report of a
gun and rushed to the house and
found his wife in bed, with a bullet
wound near her heart.
DR.. B. F. Iden was Immediately
summoned and she was taken to the
university hospital at Charlottesville
on the noon train. Her condition is
serious.
Mrs. Whcdbee was daughter Of
Il. W. Merchant, Of Richmond, for
merly of Manassas, and is widely
related in this county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
TO HAND S1.OOO,OOO TO MEXICO.
j S Ready With Accounting for
Vera cruz Customs.

Washington Sept y AS result
OF American administration Of the
Vera Cruz Customs office, the Carrar-
Ia government will receive cash
balance of .lorc +han S1,000,OO0.
General Huerta had pledged the Gus
toms receipt as security for a loan
obtained in France, but officials here
take the view today that the United
State should turn the money oveT
to the Government in Mexico City,
leaving it to that authority to deter
mine its disposition. ~ -,,a~
q The gross customs receipts to ,Au-
rust, 20 were s1,soO,OOp from which
was deducted about SG90.o0o, for Gus
toms administration and the maint =
nance of quarantine, light houses,
pilot house service and part OF the
postal service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
DROPS BOMB ON KIAO-CHAU
Japanese Acroplanc Returns Safely
After Attack On Barracks.

Toxic, Sept. lit is officially
announced that Japanese aeroplane
droppeG bombs on the barracks of tie
Germans at Tsing-Tau and that The
machine returned safely to its head
quarters.
The destroyer flotilla operating
from Loashan Bay, near Tsing-Tau
drove in the enemy's patrols.
Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE railway sta
tion at Kaio-Chau, five miles from
re bay of that name ard opposite
Tsing-Tau, the German fortified
port, was occupied on September -
by Japanese scouts. according to eli
official announcement.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Japa-
nese Embassy was Informed yester-
day by the State Department, which
incurred about so Japanese supposed
to have been in Germany at the out
break of the war that y of those
named are not now in Germany.
Among them was Tanlaki Miura
greatest of the Japanese opera sing
ers, member of the Imperial Thea,
ter Company at Toxic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

BIG CROWDS GATHER.
Changes in Cabinet Said to be Pend
ing, and Country Will Not Main
tain its Neutral Stand.

Rome. Sept. l7--Strong forces
of troops are held i'll reserve not
alone in Rome. mut in nearly all
the larger Italian cities to quell
spreading anti-neutraity demon
strations. There seems to be gen
cra concerted movement. the
source OF which remains hidden:
to force the hand Of the govern
ment. make it rcpudate its treaty
obligations and join the allies.
The government. mp to the pre-
sent. has refused to be impressed
with the agitation, and has con-
stantIy insisted that the Original!
proclamation of neutrality is to he
rigidly adhered to. However. there
are extremely strong runl0rS that
changes in the cabinet are impend-
ing. and if they come il is expect
ed the government will be forced
TO take definite action.
Newspapers today print stories
declaring the Italian military at
tache ut Berlin has left there. after
vigorously ohiecting to severe crit
icism of Italy's attitude by high
court officials. None of.lthesc stor-
les is confirmed by Ae foreign
office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
CONDITIONS IN
EAST GERMANY
Several Army Corps With
drawn and Sent Back
to France:
BLooDIEsT OF WARS.
Austrians Said to Have Lost Quarter
of Million Men in Killed and
Wounded Recently.

Petrograd, Sept. 17-Several Ger
man army corps. withdrawn from
the western lines with the intention OF
re-enforcing the forces resisting the
Russian advance in East Prussia, are
returning to France, according to re-
ports here today.
The best information here is that
the Germans realizing the futility of
the withdrawal of vast bodies Of
troops from France to check General
Rennenkampf's advance, are now re-
turning the troops.
1t is declared here that the Ger
man general staff must have realiz-
ed that the troops withdrawn from
the west must have remained inactive
in East Prussia for an extended
period while they are badly needed
in France.
Petrograd, Sept. IA summary
of the recent fighting in Galicia, field
of probably the bloodiest conflict of
the war so far has been given out
semiofficially from the Russian stand
poirt. 1t states that Russian troops
are pursuing the Austrians with en-
ergy, and the defeat of the enemy
continues. Certain Austrian army
corps have been virtually annihilated.
Russian forces have passed the river
San. The Eastern Russian advance
guard is approaching Przenysl. The,
~ s,,iiity, with -sh;es laiiiterg! opea'ssa-
ticns are being conducted has made
it impossible to determine accurately
the losses of the enemy, but 1T may
be said that they are becoming col
ossal.
According to such information as
has come to hand the Austrians have
lost in, the neighborhood of 250,000
men in killed and wounded, this in
addition to 100000 prisoners. 400
pieces of ordnance and number Of
standards. In;all directions the roads
are crowded with artillery, transport
wagons and arms and ammunition
which have been abandoned in mass
during the precipitate retreat of the
enemy.
The desperate, efforts of German
troops to save the Austrian army
from utter rout should be recorded.
it is declared. The active participa-
ton of German army corps in the
fighting has been revealed at several
different places along the Austrian
front, as, for instance, at Tourobine.
The Russians captured SO pieces of
long-range German artillery, in ad-
dition to some 5000 German prisoners
at this point. At other places on the
front several dozen large German
guns, many of which had been pre-
vented by lack of time from being
used in the fighting. fell into their
hands.
In conclusion this announcement OF
Russian successes declares that the
succor sent by Germany did not save
the Austrians and that the heavy de-
feat inflicted upon the Germans has
contributed to the brilliancy of the
Russian victories.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
BET LAST CENT ON ROULETTE.
American Refugees in London Finan-
ced by Lucky Turn of Wheel.

a San Francisco res! ESTATE
firm Eis received a letter from 4
| client. now in London. telling how
, he repl,rished his pnrS by risk
/, ing his last coin at rorlett&. when
his appeals home for money were
Ifruitiess ON account of, conditions
following the breaking out of hos
tilities in Europe. He Was IN Ostcnd
when actual fighting began. ana
had been travelling i'll Europe for
some months. For obTibrs reasons
his name is withheld. The letter
says. in part:
1--WE had made Ostend orr nb.
iective point. considering it the
most favorable point for awaiting
developments. The morning afte"
Cur arrival there Il complete para
lysis Of the financial situation rs.
tablished itself. nothing available
had any circulating value: checks
letters of credit. the American En-
press Company or travellers check,
or even Belgian paper money. all
shared the same fate. That even
ing olr limited capital consisted
of s francs in my pocket. Of cours"
| had depended upon my letters
Of credit.
eve went silence walking down
the ocean short. Both myself arc.
wife wondered where we would 60
next. and what wond&hecome OF
us. when we came upon5a brilliant
" lighted KlTsaal. 1t lt&occnred 10
us we might correct eur fortune
by stalking it all upon fhe roulette
wheel. At the most II collGn t
render our lot any worse than IT
was. To onr horror. hewcver. the
inscription. . francs "ntrre. con
fronted orr eyes. That would leave
us but 3 frames i'll our pocket
Once again the situation was say
ed by my wife. From the bottom
of her hand satchcl she produced
a ) france piece. which she had laid
away during the Fat years, look
ing forward to contingencies. SO
in We marched. and. after having
got on to the arithmetic OF the
gambling table. we selected NO.
% t.r 6:@itie our Iatc
THE wheel wli?led round and
round. and it became black before
our eyes. but in our ears it sound
ed like poetry. and when ii stop
ped / hadn't hands enough 20
gcthpr the money. My number had
won. and they paid Ill" - for onn
Remembering it was easier TO fn%!>c
money than to keep it. We proved
ourselves worthy nf the ho1r 'y
Withdrawing from the ring. anti
sought, our exit. feeling Once again
W" were able to take care q: on
S.ivrS for a day or two.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
BUSTS DADS HAT; JAILED
Curfew ON Straws is No Defense in
Boston Court.

Boston, Sept. fl came home
with a straw hat On, said Michael
Witty, testifying against his son
George, in South Boston Court yes
terday. "George was there, and he
said: "Didn't you hear the bell
Straw hats have gone out. told him
it was none of his business and he
busted my hat and mussed me up. "
"One month for assault" said the
Judge. "Another month for drunken
ness and three months for being idle
and disorderly That is five months
IN all"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
| J! |. CONTINUES
ON RIVER A|SNE
Believed Germans VIII
Withdraw to Another
Base Shortly.
FAIL TO GAIN GROUND
French Minister of War Declares
Allies are Winning Decisive Vic
tory in Third Engagement.

Paris. Sept l7-Despite the fact
THAT the fighting continued along
the line of the river Ai>ne today
with, according to military head
Quarters here. little change from
yesterday. 1t is believed certain
the Germans will withdraw to 4
new base. probably the line Of the
AIeuse.
Officials here explain that the
.German counter-attacks have fail
ed to gain ground, The Stltfenlng
of their resistance was due. 1t IS
stated. to the hattening out OF the
lines Of the allies. but ut no point
has the German attack been com
parable with that which marked
their initial advance.
Minister Of War Alillerand to-
day declared that the allies are
winning a decisive victory i'll this.
the third great battle Of the war.
General Won Kluck is reported
% De W'r',iraS'i's ,'iS 'i''eH '''Ss
TO tl,osc o. oeA'er"' WI a:''e''H'
WHICH were ~ '''l Il 'A -" ~ ,r,; :,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

The President yesterday replied 70
the message recently received from
Emperor William protesting against
the alleged use by the allied armies IF
dumdum bullets. He said he had
read the communication with the
gravest concern, but that it would be
unwise and premature for the United
States to express any final judgment
in the controversy. The message was
almost identical with the speech r1ade
by ne President to the Belgian COM
mission. which protested against Al
legged German atrocities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Mary F. Williamson has scld to
William NJ. Priest q house and lot
on the west side of Patrick street.
between Queen and Princess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

The Servian column that crossed
the Save of Obrenovac on its march
to attack Semlin from the north en-
countered two Austrian regiments.
composed of Slav troops. These in
stead of Offering resistance went
over to the Servians and helped them
in taking Semlir..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
FISH FOR FRIDAY

Strictly fresh ROCK fish,
.mackerel, trout founders
and oysters, Salt water fish
Of all kinds including the
famous Labrador Herring:
A trial order is convincing.
POTOMAC FISH CO. -.
100 N. Royal St. . .
Both Phones No. 1913.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Judge Edmund Waddill, Of Rich
mond. has charged the date for ie
meeting Of the United States Court
for the Eastern District OF Virginia,
in this city, from September 23rd 20
September eth. TNo- bars .,f.t.I
matters will be considered at the
session Of the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
NEWS OF THE. DAY. ]

a South American who has arrived
in Madrid from Berlin, describing
conditions in they German capital,
says: Thousands sare begging bread
in the streets. Berlin is like GEM
etery by day and night. There has
been feverish activity in the work of
constructing intrenchments arorald
the city. In one week alone $50
trainloads of wounded entered Ber-
lin. Prominent politicians confess
that Germany cannot get out of the
awful conflict with success"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Thomas H. l.. Swenson. of Wash
ington, has received letter from a
friend in his home, at Hull, England,
in which some news has escaped the
censor. Notwithstanding newspaper
denials the letter says 25O,OOO Rus.
sian troops have landed in England
and were sent to Edinburgh along
with thousands of British marines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

A,.hur Shaner. thi,ty years old.
" Alexandria, Will moving a me,t
box last night in Washington had the
tip of the fere finger on his left hand
mashed Off. lie went to Casualty
Hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

A report was in circulation in this
city last night that two negroes, rail
road thievs, had been shot by detec-
tives in Potomac Yards. The police
made an investigation, but failed to
confirm the rumor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
LOCAL BREVITIES
George Ford, weil-known eolored
resident, died yesterday.

: Funeral services for Catherine
Johnson, eleven months Old daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs Joseph L. Johnson,
,?'.2 died Monday NIGHT at her par
ents' home. SO7 Madison street, were
rc'i yesterday afternoon at / o'c,ack
the services being conducted by Rev.
IL. Duffey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

G. w. Francis sert from his stand
in market this morning Norfolk oys-
ters on the half shell. The bivalvns
contained crabs, the usual accompan,.
ments of the large and finely favored
varieties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

The prohibition meeting to be hell
n Saturday night at which time F
Governor Robert Chm, of North Ca>-
olina. WI be the .:,Acipal speaker,
will te Eeld in Inc First Bapt;s5
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17
URGES GERMANS TO BE CALM

Berlin, via Rotterdam and London.
September IA nr:litaryy critic N
4 l:arlin paper says:
1--WE must accept the news from
French souces concerning the re-
treat of the Germans with calmness
and not imagine that the French al
ready are before Berlin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Funeral services for George Ger
mann were held this afternoon from
II south Royal street. and we're COZ,
Quoted by the Rev. W. +. Watson.
d. D., pastor Of the First Baptisc
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

A tropical storm. row centereG u,%s
the east Florida coast is expected 70
spread rapidly northward. making
shipping hazardous along the entire
South Atlantic seaboard, according
to warning issued by the weather
bureau. "The storm will undoubted-
ly increase in intensity as it moves
northward," says the statement,
::sast., s. tbyeshiftina; gales
along the Atlantic coast northward
to the Virginia capes during the next
twenty-four hours. Warning of
these dangerous conditions has been
sent to shipping along the gulf and
are displayed at Atlantic ports from
Key West to Norfolk. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Weldon B. Cooke, aviator, was Kill
led in plunge Of 1000 feet in his ae-
roplane while giving an exhibition
flight over the state fair grounds al
Pueblo, Ccl., yesterday. Cookies
home was at Sandusky, o. An air
pocket was believed to be responsible
for the accident:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Fresh Oysters Daily at the Hotel
Rammel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Norfolk Fried Oysters at the RAM
mel Hotel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

Fresh Norfolk Oysters at the Ho-
tel Rammel. II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

The London Times Paris cores
pondent telegraphs: Terrible stories
are reaching the French capital OF
the piles of dead and wounded which
incumber the battlefelds along the
Marne. At one place the Germans
built barrier 6 feet high of dead,
behind which to resist the French
charges. This barrier finally was
carried. after bloody struggle, by
the Turcos, and horrible litter Of
1000 bodies now marks this spot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-17

The United States government has
refused to accept Turkeys announce
ment that after October l the capitu-
lations upon which rest all the rights
and privileges of Americans and
other foreigners in Turkey no longer
will be in effect.