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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
SEVENTH AGAINST STATEWIDE
Clerk of Albcmarle Circuit Court DIS
cusses Situation in Important
Section.

Richmond, August 2S.-The sentl-
mnt in Albemarlc County and IN
Charlottesville City is antl-state-
wide, and the Seventh Congressional
District will go against Statewide
prohibition by narrowed margin, Is
the opinion expressed here today oy
W l.. Maupin, clerk Of the Aibemarle
County Circuit Court, who Is atteho
ing the convention of the Court
Clerks Association. Mr.. Mauplli IS II
position to know more about the
status of his county and city than any
other man and his Judgment counts IN
the district as whole has Deeh the
belief for years. The Seventh Di5rF'c'
embraces the large Valley counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
FOR SIEGE OF PARIS.
Preparations Are Being Made at
French Capital TO Withstand
Attack.

Paris, August 2S.-Paris, it was Of
ically announced yesterday, is pre-
pairing for a possible siege. The
matter was discussed by the new Min
ister of War, Alexandra Milleranc,
with the suboriinates Of his depart
ment and steps we're taken to de-
termine the exact measures necessary
to place the city in state to with
stand an attack and invasion.
NJ. Milerand will meet with the
other officials Of the War Office
every morning for the consideration
Of developments and every possible
phase in connection with an en-
trenched camp such as the capital
will become.
The government is taking precau-
tons to send most of the wounded
to Southern and Western France and
few to Paris. Refugees from Bel
GUM and Northern France are not
permitted to remain here. This city
is simply a way station towards
Southern and Western towns Amer!
cans and other foreigners in the cap
ita are beginning to understand that
their presence in the city will not bt
desirable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
PROPOSALS FOR WORK.

Sealed proposals addressed to Slr.
!. T. Harrison. Chairman COMMITTEE
o.. Light, will be received at the Of
fee Of the Clerk of Gas until August
goth, at 12 o'clock noon, for the erec-
ton Of two benches of six retorts each
at the City Gas Works, the city to
furnish all materials and the success
full bidder to furnish all labor. Plans
can be seen at this office
J. 3. WALLER,
Aug27-2t Clerk Of Gas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
SPOKE ON PROHIBITION.
Rev DR.. P. A. Baker Appeared at
Opera House Last Night

Rev. Dr.. P. A. Baker, nat'onal
srnorintep,,ent of the Anti-saloon
J,earue of America. delivered an ad-
dress At the Opera House last night
or Statewide prohibition He was III
trc:uced by the Rev. D. II. Kern pre-
s;diny elder Alexandria District OF
the Methodist Church South. 1t was
announced that the Rev. Sam Small
'forro,1v Of Atlanta, Ga, will speak
in this city next week or the pro-
kibiton question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
rison was killed or wounded.

liSUll was hilISu VI "ouiINSG'
Con the Meuse our troops have re-
pulsed with great vigor several Ger
man attacks. A German flag was
taken. at
"The Belgian field army attached
to Namur and a French regiment
which supported it have joined our
lines. Esaa-r
an the north the British have at
tackled forces greatly superior in
number and were obliged, after bril-
liant resistance, to withdraw a little
in the rear on their right.
"Our armies maintained their po-
sitions in Belgium. The army OF
Antwerp by its offensive has drawn
off and held before it several German
! divisions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
COLUMBIA FIRE COMPANY

A meeting of the members Of Co.
lrmbia Steam Fire Engine Co. was
held last night in the engine house,
on South St. Asaph street.: Vice
President John Leadbeater presided.
A. new committee on membership was
appointed, who will recommends to the
company a revised roll of members
of the organization. Twenty three
members of the company are attend
ing the meeting of the State Fire
mems Association in Portsmouth,
Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAY

A wireless dispatch in London
from Berlin states that Emperor
Franz Josef of Austria has sent the
following congratulatory message to
Emperor William: "Victory after
Victory; God is with you. He will
be with US Also / most sincerely
congratulate you, dear friend; also
the prour heroes, your dear son, the
Crown Prince and Prince Ruprecht,
as we'll as the Incompatible brave
German army. Words fail to express
what moves me, with me, my army:
in these days of world history"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
NEGRO FIEHD
ATTACKS WOMAN
Suddenly Appears in Her
Room in Danvi1le Ho-
tel at Night.
HE IS SCARED AWAY.
Police Obtain Description Of Assail-
ant and Believe They Will Soon
Have Him in Custody.

DanVlIle, va, August -o.-1 lie ~
cal police force and the police OF
other cities on the Southern Rail
way were warned of, and given
description Of negro who early
Wednesday evening is alleged to have
attempted an assault on young
woman named Agnes Hawkins, for
jmerly Of this city, but now OF
Lynchburg, who arrived here on
Tuesday night and where at G;3O
Io'clock Wednesday evening the as
sault is said to have taken place.
THE negro, whose name is George
BEARD, had until an early hour yester-
iday morning evaded capture.
According to the woman and who
/ is verging on Mysteries, she went
ilate Wednesday afternoon to a NOV
ing picture house in the city, and
LATTER returning to the hotel, went
to her room, where she partially
disrobcd While reading she heard
voice apparently coming from the
floo. below commanding her to
E"tpul down the shade in room ST.
lfher bedroom Somewhat alarmed,
! the woman called for ice water and
i,when the bell boy appeared she
! questioned him about it and eX-
pressed her annoyance at the Incl
; dent. At $50 O'Clock. there came a
KNOCK at her door. and before she
Shad time to answer it, III walked a
Ilarge negro with moustachc. He
Twas of a light color and she judsed
Ehim to be about twenty-five years
of age.
AS he entered the room he turned
and locked the door behind him, then
he deliberately walked to the dresser
and began pouring ice water into the
pitcher standing on it.
h The woman, who was genuinely
alarmed, asked him what he wanted
and at that he strobe up to her and
after making an insulting remark,
grasped her by the arms. The wo-
sans only weapon was her voice.
and she told the negro that unless
he let go of her Immediately she
would scream.
This apparntly unnerved the black,
who at once drew back, apologizlng,
and he slipped from the room. Miss
! Hawkins at once took the receiver
from the hook of the telephone and
intended calling the clerk, but she
said she could get no answer. In
great fear and afraid to venture
outside of her room she remained
alone for ten minutes when friend
called her over the telephone and
she told him to meet her at a res
taurant, exclaiming that something
terrible had happened" Within a
few minutes she was relating her
story to the man she met and
later when she told two police Off
GERS about it she became entirely
unnerved and hysterical. She re-
NAMED at the home of friend We'd
, nesday night.
The police Immediately started to
look for the negro, who is vel
known to the force. and whom they
!eypect to capture. He has distinc-
tive marks about him..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
ALARM OF FIRE.

A bed in the residence of Millard
Padgett, SIS Oronoco street, was
found to be burning about eight
o'clock last night, and an alarm of
fire was sounded. The flames were
speedily extinguished before any Sc
rious damage followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

FEARFUL SLAUGHTER
escoud Line of Defense in French
Territory Said 20 Be Holding Wen
Hinder Enormous Pressure.

Berlin. August 2s.-Headquarters
hos issued an official report deciar-
;no that the western enemy has every
where been sSefeated and IS IN 1uii re-
treat after nine days fighting.
Gen. Won Kluk defeated the Engash
army at Maubeuge, renewed tne at
tack ansl threatened to surround 1t.
It is reported here today that a
portion of the British force is at pres
cnt shut up in Maubeuge.
Generals Won Buelow and Won
Hansen completely defeated the
Franco-Belgian forces, about eight
corps, between the Sambre and che
Namur and the Mus in several days
battle and are now pursuing them tc
the eastward of Maubeuge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
ADVOCATES BOYCOTT.
A prohibition speaker, ,lmpor

,; AprohiDltlon spesNet ''oA
: ed from Ohio to tell the people
4 Of Virginia, how to manage its
*liquor traffic in a speech at the
8 Opera House last night advo-
: Gated the use of the boycott
: against those who oppose
= statewide prohibition.
4 He told women in the aud
. ience that they could aid the
$. prohibition cause by refusing
s. to trade with the proprietors
\. of stores who were not in SYM
s. pathv with their views on the
s' liquor traffic.
$ He made particular reference
,s TO the newspapers which car
s. ried liquor advertising arid
s. which espoused the anti-pro-
=: hibition cause, declaring that
- readers and advertisers could
= force the newspapers,to change
:. their editorial policy by with
s. drawing their support.
s While the Gazette was not
:: mentioned and the speaker lGe-
= clared that he was not famll-
= lar with local conditions, it was
. clearly evident that the re-
&" marks were intended to apply
. to Alexandria and to this
" newspaper Ii such be the case,
- the Gazette gladly accepts the
% challenge as thrown down by
s. the anti-saloon leader. We have
" advocated the cause Of local cp-
=: tion because we are absolutely
" lv convincoi' that it be to the
# interests of Alexandria and
s. that the passage Of state wide
- prohibition would do this COM
Il munity great harm. Our mo-
& tivcs have rot been influenced
Il by the advertising we have
" carried for the local option peo-
pie nor by that Of the local
:; prohibition people, nor will any
a boycott or withdrawal of sup
81 port change our position one
% iota.
@ During it's one hundred and
Il forty years of honorable ca
:: reer, the Gazette has had many
" times taken positions which
b" have been at variance with
tie views Of its .caders and IS
= a result of standing by the
=" principles it advocated has
= faced boycotts and competi-
- tions from those who were
3" strong enough to make them
'< selves felt and idle threats
from those who were inlpotent.
8 The Gazette has many
:" friends among those who ia
9 vor prohibition, and we would
# regret to see them take a stand
:; which would mark the parting
= of our ways, but if a continu-
e ance of their support and
!" friendly relations means the
abandonment on our part Of
4" principles which we believe are
= right and for the best inter
+ est of the community, we can
!: not reach the parting place too
a quickly.
5: = + i =; Z; :; = # II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
Ocean View to Invite Fircmen.

Norfolk, Va, August 28.-The
Ocean View Fire Department has de-
,cided to invite Virginia State Fire
mems Association to hold its next
annual convention at Ocean View.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Frederick NJ. Davenport, Of Clinton,
n. Y, was named for governor on an
unofficial ticket selected yesterday by
the Progressive State conference.
Bainbridge Colby, of New York, was
selected similarly for Uniteil States
Senator
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

The Tokyo government onlclaily
denies that japanese flet Will pe
,sent to the Adriatic Sea.
It is announced officially that Tile
light cruiser Magdebourg ran ashore
in a fog at the entrance to the 1uiI VI
Finland. All efforts to rehoat the
vessel having failed, the captain ne-
tcided to sacrifice her as a superior
Russian naval force was preparing "
attack. her. Under heavy fire from
the Russian fleet the majority OF the
'crniser's crew was saved by the tor
nedo boat V 26. Seventeen OF 1ie
men were killed, twenty-one wound
ed and eighty-fve are missing IN
clung the captain. The Magdeoourg
was blown up and the survivors nave
reached a German harbor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
LOCAL BREy1TIRs.

The ladies' committee Of the Loyal
Order of Moose will hold a meeting
tonight in the rooms Of the Chamber
of Commerce. i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
NORWEGIAN S " "''N'E+
Hits Floating Nj
Eight !
London, Angus
gian steamer {
blown up in the !
ing mine. Eight !
lost their lives.


lTlR captain Of the trawler and
three others were picked up from
floating wreckaee and brought into
Shields by the fishing boat NoE-en.
Officers Of the latter say they we've
alarmed all through the night by dis
tant explosions, which followed each
other at intervals from 9 P. NJ. TO 4
4. ". At about 6 o'clock in the morn
ing the lookout on the Norden sight
ed and picked up man floating on a
plank. He declared that the Gottfried
had been blown up three hours earlier
and had gone down Immediately with
eight members Of her crew. The dead
mon had been literally blown to pieces.
Iater%th the captain of the Gottfried was
found floating in life belt, and two
others of her compliment were res
cued from floating wreckage
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Mr.. Abraham Dreifus, a former
ls,ident Of Alexandria, but now en-
2 .ged in business in Philadelphia, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

The following printed notice has
been found on number of captured
Germans: "Think of the blood thaV
fowe,s in 1870 to crush our hereditary
enemy France, who has now spurfea
on, the Russian colossus to attack U.s.
Give no quarter; kill all these bar
barians; these accursed scoundrels so
that Europe may repose in peace" A
Belgian refugee who has just arrived
in Paris says the town of Chimay has
been utterly destroyed and that Ger
man corpses are piled on the roads
twelve feet high. Another refugee
says Mons and Char!eroi are now
smoldering heaps of ruins and that
bodies are piled in frightful heaps at
the entrance to the towns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Eaton have re-
turned from a ten-day trip to New
York and are now the guests Of Mr..
Eaton's parents in Duke street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Paul Barrett, who is i'll with ty-
phcid fever at his home on Duke
street, is considerably improved. His
brother, Waller Barrett, who is at
Cape Henry, Va, was taken i'll with
typhoid fever last week
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
TWO BAT TIES IN
EAST PRUSSIA
First Real Test Of Strength
of Austrians and
d Prussians.
RUSSIA AGGRESSIVE.
Prussian Outposts Withdrawn from
Position Along ALE River-German
Army Corps Isolated.

London, August 2S, 3 P. M.-kus-
sian hordes are sweeping everything
before them in their march through
E" stern Prussia. The swiftness OF the
advance has even surprised the Rus-
sian commanders, according to dis
patches. Berlin is declared to be eX-
ceedingly apprehensive lest the Rus
slams will attack the city before aid
can be sent back from the western
campaign.
A dispatch 20 Reuters Telegraph
Company from Paris says;
"After the victory of the Russians
the troops in East Prussia evacuated
the district of Masurenland. (Soutf-
ern East Prussia
"The Russians sustained no check
in this very difficult position, and
yesterday they occupied its western
Outlets 1t is confirmed that they have
cptured hundred guns from the
eremy.
"In Galicia the Russian offensive Is
being continues normally, south and
southwest of Franpol."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Thomas L.. and J. Brooke Carter,
both members of the firm of Carter
Eros. are confined to their homes with
typhoid fever.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28
NOTICE..

Owing to the typhoid
condition in the city and
our inability to meet by de-
livery all the demands for
MICO WATER, we will
furnish it to all to whom
we may be unable to deliv-
er, or who may desire it,
at our plant foot of Came
ron street, free of charge,
until further notice.
MUTUAL ICE COMPANY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Several Austrian army aviators,
who had crossed the Gahcian frontier
to reconnoiter the positions Of the
Russian troops, have ben captured by
women. The aviators landel near n
village. Anumber Of women sur
rounded the airmen The latter drew
their revolvers to defend themselves,
but were overpowered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Funeral services for Miss Hulda T.
Stephenson will be held tomorrow at
8 o'clock from her late rcsidnce, I'll
South Lee street, anl will be con-
Quoted by the Rev Edgar Carpenter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett arrived
this morning on the Norfolk boat
from her bungalow at Cape Henry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

The members Of the volunteer fire
companies of Alexandria who have
been attending the state convention
held in Norfolk are expected to ar
rive home tomorrow morning on tn"
Norfolk boat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

London and Paris unofficially report
today that the last 48 hours the
German army has steadily driven back
the allies, and today is hurting s9o'-
600 men at the center of the allies
line
Neither London nor Paris expresses
belief that the allied lines will hold
against the tremendous ASSAULT There
is an undercurrent Of fear that the
road to Paris will soon be cleared for
the invaders. Conditions in the
French capital are described as being
near panic.
= Berlin today asserts that the French
Beleians and English are being driven
back with fearful slaughter, and that
the German army is penetrating the
allied line at Arras.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

WHY A FORD--Because the Ford
is the first and foremost standardized
car on the market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Select hartishell crabs tonight and
tomorrow night at Jacob Brill's, foot
Of King street.-Adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Complete returns from the Fifth
Congressional District of South
Carolina make the reelection of Rep
resentative David E. Finley certain
ty. His majority over his op-
ponent, W. F. Stevenson, was large
The early returns indicated the de-
feat of Mr.. Finley. United States
Senator T. D. Smiths majority for re-
nomination is 1912. His plurality
over Governor Cole L. Blease, his
chief opponent, is 1914.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

st. Petersburg, August 2S.-Ihe
first real test of the strength of the
German and Austrian defense is be-
ing made today. Two general battles,
ore. in Eastern. Prussia and the other
in Austrian Galicia, are being waged.
The Austrian battle has for its OBJ.
jective Lemberg, capital of Gallcla,
General Wanaff, with Russian army
of moe than 100000 men, heavily
supported by artillery, has attacked
the fortified Austrian positions along
the Sereth River, and in the Dneister
River Valley.
Russian aeroplanes have already
fcwn over Lembcrg and report that
heavy Austrian reinforcements are
being sent to the scene. Another
strong Russian force is moving to
General Wanaff's assistance. This
column is moving from the northeast
ard is said to comprise three army
corps 1t is the intention Of the Rus
slams either To capture or isolate Lem
berg before any further advance is
made.
In Eastern Prussia the Russians
are now pressing Koeltigsberg, the
Prussian outposts having withdrawn
from the position along the Ale
River. The Twentieth German Army
Corps, which suffered severely in the
earlier fighting, is now isolateG IN
the forts at Allenstein. The German
forces are now massing on new po-
sitions and are preparing for their
first real stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

LIMOL powder cures prickly heat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Travellers arriving at Copenhagen
from Berlin say the war has caused
intense suffering among the people
and that prices have risen so per cent.
Manufactures have closed down. 1t
is said that in official circles in Ber-
lin there is a feeling of nervousness
over the attitude of Italy. The Ger
mans are about ready to abandon the
idea of getting any help from Italy
and they will satisfied now if the
Italian government will remain neu'
tral without giving any help to Eng
land, France and Russia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Paris, August 2S-The second line
Of the allied defense, much of it well
within French territory, is reported
today to be holding we'll under enor-
nous pressure from the Germans.
There is fighting all along the front.
me government admits the Ges
mans outnumber the allies, and that
the latter are compelled to give way
at the points where the pressure is
greatest. But the war office indig-
nantly Genies that the French posi-
tons. are, being turned. 1t insists
every retrograde movement has been
provided for, and that "at the proper
time" the allies will assume the Of
fensive.
The British troops now hold the
center. While, the military chiefs re-
fuse to confirm it, there is a general
belief that this position now fronts
areas on which the main German
army is moving. There is no attempt
to minimize the danger that the lines
may not hold and the frank admis-
siorS that the British expeditionary
forces have now united and been
placed where they must beat back the
floodtide of the invasion or be over
whelmed proves conclusively that the
French general staff believes the
Germans are stalking everything or
one mass assault, the preliminaries
CT which have already started.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Paris, August 2S-The following
official bulletin was issued by the
War Office last night:
"In the Vosges district our troops
today resumed the offensive and
drove back the Germans, who We'd
nesday had forced them to retire
on the Saint Die side.
"The Germans Wednesday bonn
barded Saint Die, which is an un-
fortified town." rr
In the region between the Vosges
and Nancy, our offensive movement
has continued uninterruptedly for
five days. The German losses have
been considerable. $500 bodies were
found on front of three kilometers,
southeast Of Nancy, and $500 bodies
on front of four kilometres, in the
region Of Vitrimont.
"Longwy, a very old fortress, the
garrison of which consisted of only
one battalion, which had been bonn
barded August 8, capitulated yes.
terday, after holding out for owe,
81 days. More than half the gar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

The cardinals who met yesterday III
the seventh congregation preparatory
tc the conclave which will select a
successor to Pope Plus, were per-
turbed over a report that seven
teen prelates in Uiege were ibcing
held b y the Germans as hostage
against acts Of hostility on the part
o. the populace of the Belgian city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-28

Rain tonight and Saturday;
gentle to moderate south winds.
High tide 11:O1 A. A. and
1.27 P. NJ.
Sun rises 5.26; sun sets $50.