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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
DEEP RIVER

Wise & Upson of Hartford have bean awarded the contract for a mortuarv chapel to be erected for the Fountai, View Cemetery Association. The plana provide for a stone building with slats roof and leaded glass windows
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
Worl<a by contrarias.

Colonel Roosevelt has asserted em- phaticaiiy that he will not run for governor of New York. so his lieuten- ants in that state are preparing for an early announcement of his candidacy. -Kansas City Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
Hard to RsIisxs

Perky was riled by the insinuation that one Chicago man went into the Harvester Trust from patriotic mo- tives We'll admit it is hard to be- lieve of Chicasoan.-Rochester Her
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND.

Engineering Operations in New Eng land as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Companv follaw,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
ALASk 4 IS FLOODED

Home, Alaska, Dec "A furious
,:izZard has forced the Bering Sea
ccpack high upon the shore and has
riven the water further inland than it
las been for several years. a trails
re impossible, Several mining camps
,long the shore are entirely surround
d by water.
All attempts to move the mails
ave been abandoned The water along
he beach is rising, but it is believed
ae ice pack. jammed against build
agG and bulkheads, along the water
ront at Nome, will protect them and
IS thought there is little likelihood
# their being washed away, as they
we're Il year ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
CONJUROR SENTENCED.
.iindoo Herb Doctor Will Serve Nine
ty days

Norfolk. Va. Dec 2.-Asserting
he had treated the patient for some
physical alment and not for con.
lure" while the complainant was pos
tive that she had been led to be-
!eve by the accused that she had
been fixed" and that somebody had
:'put a spell" on her, NJ. Bakhsh,
fIindoo herb doctor, was sentenced 20
Jail FOR ninety days ny Police JUS
tice Arnold yesterday. on 4 charge Of
obtaining money under false pre-
c.ses. He appealed and was released
on bail for his appearance in the
Corporation Court next Monday.
Mrs. D. " Page, of 43l Griggsby
Place, was the complainant against
Bakhsh ,,,.. 90 Gao.1@i= 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
KAISER HAMMERS
AT ALLIES LINES
Germans Reinforced by One
Thousand Additional
Men.
RULERS IN THE FIELD.
Anticipate Decisive Victory by Christ
mas in West, Poland or Upon the
!,
Sea-Prepare for Struggle.

Paris, Dec PA vigorous offensive
| by the allies between the Aisne and
the Lette rivers on the main high
way leading to the fortress of Laon,
occupied by the Germans, is evident
today in the official communicates re-
port of the fighting.
At Craonne, a German battery was
destroyed, the communique states
"There was lively bonlbardment in
The region of Vendresse."
Paris, Dec. 2-The German artil'
lery is today hammering at the allied
line between Ypres and Arras. Re-
ports reaching here state that re-en
forcements continued to come up fol
the enemy in this section and the full
quota of 100000 additional men IL
expected TO be on the firing line
within the next few days.
Reports have reached here that the
crown prince is to transfer his head,
Quarters from the fifth army in the
.A.gonne to Belgium and may be
given supreme command of the Ger
man army of the west.
1t is believed here that the German
forces are about to make one more
effort to pierce the allied lines and
reach Calais, which is twenty-eight
miles frorr; their liries. There are
those who maintain, however, that
s,;ch an attack will be withheld until
after the fighting in the east reaches
4 decision.
London, Dec. g A decisive victory
i,r Christmas, either in the west III
poand, or upon the sea.
This is the popular cry today and
With the rulers of five countries now
st the front, it is believed strenuous
efforts are to be made to bring some
one of the drawn-out struggles III
nrccress in the "aSt zone to a
decision.
In every fighting region the struggle
has swung in the balance for time
aid then comes to deadlock. The
frescnt fighting: in Poland threatens
TO become as bitter, but as indecisiye
as the battle for the possession OF
the coast in the west.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
GERMAN DISAPPOINTMENT
Interesting Interview With Officer
Captured at LOdz.

Petrograd. Dec. 2-The co"reSpori.
'ent. OF the Bourse Gazette had an
ntercsting conversation with Il Ger
ian officer named Won Richter who
vas a member Of the encourage Of
he German Crown Prince and was
.,.ptured at Lodz. The prisoner said:
You ask me what is the feeling in
,ar army. AS soldier must say
is splendid, but as a civilian | can
ell you that our hearts began to
ooI down after the march back from
Warsaw.
"We Germans are trained on the
sumption that everything has been
,ccurately calculated in advance anu
must take place.
"Now our elemental assurance
,reaks down, for, suddenly, at a
ritical moment of the battle, we find
mr guns cannot shoot because they
ire overstrained and would probably
urst if another shot were fired from
hem. They transferred worn-out guns
.hich had not been repaired from
The western to the eastern front.
I'VE believed in our technical adj
.sntages and in the weakness of the
.:ussion army which was represented
O us as not being in i position to Of
er effective resistance.
And now what do we see? Before
Is there stands like an iron wall the
strongest army Of the world
What especially astounded US was
he Russian strategy. We considered
III strategy the best in. the world
and now everyone is convinced that
his in untrue. But you will not con
uuer us easily"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting Of the
Stockholders of The Potomac Savings
Bank Of Georgetown, D. c., for the
election Of Board of Directors and
any and all other business properly
coming before The meeting, will be
held at the principal offices of the
Company in Alexandria, Virginia.
hcing in the Office of James r. and
Harry 3 Cation. Attorneys) at three
o'clock P. NJ. on the 9Th day of De-
cemher 1914. Z-3t'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
.CARRANZ|STIAs =
a!.cUT RAILROAD
II:
Now Menacing Provisional
Presidents Temporary
Capital,
MENACING VERA CRUZ
Fighting on Mexican Border at Mace
Arizona. Reopened With Renewed
Determination.

Washington, Dec 2-Villa ant
Gutierrez are in Mexico City. Unop.
posed by Zapata, whose loyalty tc
the provisional presidency Of Cutter
ez remains unquestioned, except il
reports from Ell Paso, the two enter.
ed the capital according to advices
received at the State Department
about noon today.
There were no disorders.
Ell Paso Texas, Dec. 2-Carran-
zist troops from the division OF
General Pablo Gonzales have cut the
railroad between San Luis Potos
and Queretaro, and are menacinp
Provisional President Gutierrez's
temporary capital at Queretaro ac
cording to trustworthy advices.
The interruption in railroad com
munication cut off a part of Cutter.
rez's cabinet and members Of The
Aguas Calientes convention, ant
they are going by circuitous route;
to Join Gutierrez.
This trouble has upset the provis
ional Presidents plans and it is no:
definitely known when his journey tt
Mexico City will begin.
With the arrival of General Vi!li
Mexican border at Nacoe Ariz., ha:
announced that the !eader'c campaier-
against the Carranza capital at Yer;
Cruz will be instituted Immediately
Washington. Dec 2.-Fighting or
he Mexican border at Naco, ArlZ has
reopened with renewed vigor, ac-
cording to a telegram received today
by Secretary of War Garrison from
Major General Bliss. commanding
the border troops.
News ."dispatches" that zapata and
Villa have clashed at Mexico City
found no confirmation in official
quarters in Washington today IN
stead. it is asserted all available in:
:ormation indicates tranquil condi
.icns in the Mexican capital.
capital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
YOUNG WIFE a SUICIDE.
Poison Burned So That She Aban-
doned Idea of Killing Baby.

Philadelphia. Dec. 2.-Convinced
that the death she had determined
mon for herself was too cruel for
her IA months old son, Mrs. Emma
Ferguson, 23:years old died at the
home of her parents No 2S42 Ormes
street last night, while her brother
was trying to find a physician. She
did not kill her baby because at the
last moment she had not the heart
20 inflict on child the pain she sut-
fered.
Mrs Ferguson's huband was
seaman On the New Hampshire, and
since he left for Mexico no word had
come to the wife, and no money.
Up until month ago she had work
ed with a sister in carpet mill to
help support herself and child, and
to share some of the enpenses of the
parents with whom she boarded. She
was very bitter against her husband,
and had often said she. did not want
to be a burden upon her people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
MYSTERIOUS KILLING.
atlanta Man Shoots Friend Whom He
Alleges He Mistook for a
Burglar.

Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 2.-W. B. Car
hart, president of the Carhart Shoe
Manufacturing Company: Shot and
instantly killed James P Galalway, a
prominent business man, in the Car
hart residence today. Carhart claims
he mistook his victim for a burg
lar.
According to the story Carhart told
the police after they detained him,
Galloway was a member of party
last night with Mr.. and Mrs. Carhart
1T the Capital City Club one of the
.ity's most exclusive organizations.
Galloway departed early, Carhart
said. Shortly after reaching home.
Mrs Carhart discovered man in her
sons room, Carhart alleged, and sum-
noned the husband to investigate.
Entering the room, Carhart found
Galloway therein and mistaking him
as he alleged. for a burglar. fired the
fatal shot.
Carhart and Galway were both
prominent socially. and had been
friends for year. The police were
inclined to doubt some of the details
of Carhart's story, and determined
upon a thorough investigation which
will probably include cross eXamina-
ton of Carhart' wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
FOUR CHILDREN PERISH
burned to Death in Their Homes al
Wilmington.

Wilmington. n. c.. Dec. -Four
children of Mr.. and Mrs. A h.
Mcneil, of Delgado. a suburb Of
Wilmington, were burned to death in
fire of unknown origin which de-
stroyed their home yesterday m orn-
ing at | O'clock The dead are:
Miss Bannah Mcneil, aged twenty
one.
Wade McNeill. aged thirteen.
Amelia Mcneil, aged eleven
Walter Mcneil aged eight.
Willie McNeill, brother of those
burned, jumped from the second
story in time to avoid a similar fate,
The fire started at the rear of the
house. probably in the kitchen, and
the building was burning fercely.
when the watchman at nearby mill
gave the alarm
Mr.. and Mrs McNei!l were sleep
ing downstairs. and barely escaped
with their lives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
Suggestion that they Should
be Placed Upon the
State Roads. .,
is IN LEAD
Il eeping Idle Men i'll Prison Shown to
be an Enormous Tax Upon the
Commonwealth.

Richmond, Dec. = One thousand
prisoners in the jaiis Of the State are
costing the Commonwealth thousands
of dollars, are resting in idleness
and arc gathering viciouSness and
making themselves still greater men
4nce to the safety Of the law-abiding
by contact with the hopelessly evil.
The State pays $3.50 daily. OF S9i,-
$50 annually for their support and
gets not a cent in return-gets only
more vicious population
Putting the economic value Of these
prisoners at fifty cents day and
adding it to the actual cost Of their
keep the financial cost is SlS2.o00
year.
Moreover, they contract and spread
disease among their fellow prisoners
md leave the prison to spread it
among others.
They cost money, they spread dis
ease, they endanger the morals Of
the whole community
These are the outstanding facts
# tn. report Of the Board Of Charities
nd Corrections presented to Gov,-
ornor Ttuart yesterday. With the
evils of the present system goes the
that it be made cas-
Ter for these prisoners u be place3
upon the road, in the open air, to
have their physical we'll being pre-
served. their morals no more endan-
sered than when committed and the
State given benefit from their labor
Instead Of eXpending money for taeir
tecp and no return.
The following recommendation Of
he report Of the State Highway
commissioner is warmly approved.
81 would recommend that the var
;ous laws of the State be so amend
ed that the convict road force can
obtain without difficulty the men
from the various jails of the State.
We have applications on file for adj
litional convict camps if we could
yet all the men who are sent 10 the
jails. In this way the counties
and the State rs whole would reap
some benefit from their labor"
The report shows that there are
low $50 men on the State farm. on
which 500 acres are in cultivation.
In the aims house during the year
ending May I. 1911, there we're
j.135.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
KILLED ON TREsTLE.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. &c, c. Gar
rett. a woodworRer, living at River
side, was instantly killed last night.
when he was run down by a shifting
engine of the Norfolk Southern Rail
way on the Ohio Creek trestle, Cara
rett on his way home after his days
work was taking a short cut across
the trestle. The crew of the shift
ing engine was bailed for appear
ance in police court. Garrett was 40
wears old and unmarried
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

DETERMINED FIGHTS.
I;aiser's Troops Cut Way Out Of
Muscovite Trap With Terrible Los,
ses- Condition Of Prisoners.

Petrograd, Dec. 2-The Russians
lave driven back the Germans along
the Vistula and now hold plock ir
force.
This information reached Petrograo
in unofficial dispatches from the front
telling of the terrific fighting in Pc
land.
Plock is sixty miles northwest OF
Warsaw on the Vistula. 1t was there
that the first determined fighting oc-
Cured in the German advance upof
Warsaw from Thorn. The Russian:
were driven back, but were last re,
ported to have recovered ground tc
Gombinen, ten miles south of Plock
and have now occupied that position
itself.
It is now admitted that in the Vi
c;nity of Lodz and Lowicz the Ger
mans have succeeded in cutting then
way out of the trap which had beei
laid for them. This was only accom-
plished however with terrific losses
The bloodiest day of the fighting
in Poland to date is said to have
been last Friday.
Throughout that day the Siberian
Corps stormed German trenches. in
the Lodz region. The Russians charg.
el and carried the fighting dtrectl,
&c the German lines. The enemy Of
fered terrific resistance.
Ammunition was cast aside and two
forces fought bayonet to bayonet, o.
clubbed each other with the butts OF
their rifles. Many resorted to bare
fists before giving. up.
Not a single German. was left alive
when the Russians finally came into
,ndisputed possession of the works
The Russian troops: were soaked with
hlooG frloze on their uniforms.
By holding Plock, the2Russians con-
troll the, ,vistula, which has. been serv, ~,
ing !Sas,:: an important line Of conn
r.1Snicaitionf for the Germans 1t as
declared. i; s
Several barges loaded with supplies
and ammunition have already been
captured. -: 49, So
The Russian troops are declared u
Notwithstanding the hardships OF the
winter campaigning better than the
Germans.
Alr prisoners captured declare they
haye endured terrible suffering. Many
haye frosted or frozen feet and hands
Supply, trains have been wrecked
and there is shorta"e OF warm
clothing for the army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth
lists of German casualties issued in
Berlin yesterday contain the names
of 1859 men killed, wounded and
missing. This brings the total OF
German casualties up to 644,762, not
including the sixty-sixth Saxony list,
the sixty-seventh Wuerttemburg list
and the eightieth Bavarian lists. The
last two Bavarian lists received
last night contain S,070 names. 1t IS
noticed that five Bavarian regiments
lost more than 1000 men each.
Prince Radziwill and DR.. Abless. both
members of the Reischstag. are prls-
oners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
PROPERTY SALES.

The following property sales nave
been made by Graham and Ogden
real estate agents: From Charles
H. Shaffer, of Fairfax county, 10
lanes S. Gordon, of Baskerville. Va
house and farm on King street en-
tended just west, of Ivy Hill Gene e.
terv. from J. Herbert McCuen' OF
Norfolk, to Charles H, .shaffer, house
and lots in Del. Ray, 'and also to
Charles H. shaffer for Jacob Glass
man, two building lots adjoining the
above mentioned lots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
ROBBED On RUNNING TRAIN

Port Clinton, Ohio Dec. "A
man thought to be William A. Gala
CHER of Cleveland. was killed and
Rodney Muchic. of Niagara Falls, n.
Y. was badly injured after they had
been robbed and were then forced
to jump from Lake Shore freight
train near here yesterday morning.
Four other men in the car with
Gallagher and Murchic were held up
by tramps and also forced to jump
from the train
The robbers were two negroes and
'a.white man. IL >a3s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
NOTICE

The water mains will be
flushed on Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3rd ; and 4th
beginning at 7 o'cock a. m,
Water takers will please
supply themselves with cleal
water.
Alexandria Water Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
ASSESSMENT SUSTAINED

In the Corporation Court today
Judge l. c. Barley, presiding, omit
ted assessment of s150,0oO of the
estate of the late Fora M Hill was
sustained. and the assessment sfor
1914 of Sl5O.OOO was reduced to
SS5,0000, making the total amount
on which taxes must beipad 1925 /
900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY.
Many New Volumns Received by
nopations and Purchases.

i NJ -
Donations and Purchases. !,
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Free
Woodward, Manager Of rle book de
partment of Woodward ard Lothrop
the following books have been pre-
sented to the Alexandria Library:
Italian CitiesZCecil Fairfield La
veil.
History of Greek Art-F. Far
bell.
Ideals In Greek Literature-Wm
C. Lawton.
Studies In European Literature
Chautauqua Press.
Foundations Of Modern Europe
Emil Reich.
Seen In Germany-Ray stannar;i
Baker.
Studies In Diclens.-Mabeil 5. C.
Smith.
Spirit of French Letters-Mabelb
S. C. Smith.
Man And The Earth-Nathaniel S.
Shaler.
Mental Growth And ControI--Na-
than Oppenheim. I
Industrial And Social History of
England-E. ?. Cheyney.
Social ideals In English Letters
Vida D. Scudder.
S'"cial Progress In Contemporary
Europe-F. A. Ogg.
Twenty Years At Hull House
Jane Adams.
Home Life in Germany-Mrs. AL
fred Sidgwick.
The Spirit of American Govern
ment-J. Allen Smith.
Studies In The Poetry nf Italy---F.
J. Miller-Oscarkuhns.
American Literature katherine.
Lee Bates.
ovincial Types In American Lit.
erature-H. S. Fiske :.
Races And Immigrants In America
j r. Commons.
Newer Ideals of Peace-Jane Ad-
dams. !.
These books will prove of interest
to some of the clubs in our city and
also to the higher grades If the pub.
lie schools.
The following books kaye been
purchased and put ,ilf.ehruias:n" this
month.
The Honorable Perciva!--Aii,e He
gan Rice.
The Meredith Nichol'or
Little Eve Edgarton-.EleaEor H.
Abbott.
DR.. Llewellyn And His Friends
C. Abbot Stanley.
One Clear Call-FranceS Nimms
Greene.
The Witch-Mary Johnston.
Silver SANDS. p Crockett.
The van;:hed Messepger--' 2
Qppenheir
Several Volumes Of Shakespeare.
The management would like to
igain extend the privileges OF the
reading room to the school: children
Of Alexandria, where ;tc librarian.
Miss Green will be glad to welcome
them and to supply them with such
reference books as the Library may
have on its shelves.
In the circulating department new
books are constantly added AS al
Christmas gift--what would he more
acceptable than a yearly subscrip-
ticn to the Library. which would en-
title the holder to q book every weck
day in the cor1irg year if desired.
A suitable Christmas card is given
with the Christmas subscription.
The subscriptions to the Library
are as follows: $500 family ticket
S1.5O single ticket for one year
s.. 90 for six months-50 cents three
months and 25 cents:ior one month";
Library hours, Monday Wednesday,
Friday, 3 to 5 p. m.-Iuesday,
Thursday Saturday to 9 p. m.
Second floor Lee Camp Hall
Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

The first case of its kind in medical
annals developed in Muskingum Co.
Ohio, Yesterday, when Miss Melissa
Fouts. 70 years old of Cannelville
born a mute, was able to talk before
she died. Her daughter. Mrs. Mary
Mcintyre, nearly tainted wher Mrs.
Fouts told her how much she was
suffering, these few words being the
first she had ever uttered. Mrs,
Fouts called her daughter by name
several hours later, then passed
away. Her husband who died sew
eral years ago, was also mute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

Funeral services for Melvin Humph-
ries were held this afternoon from
the home of his parents. 1906 Queen
street, and were conducted by the
Rev William J. Morton, rector Of
Christ Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

A dispatch from Copenhagen says
most of the German warships have
left Kiel and steamed into the North
Sea, while several thousand mechan-
les have been withdrawn from the
army to speed up construction of
submarines, waterplanes and floating
batteries for the channel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
/, NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Home Savings Bank Of
Washington, D. c. will b held at
the Hotel Fleischmann in the city of
Alexandria. Va, on Tuesday. the Sth
day of December, at 2:30 p. nj.
ALIEN S. CLARKE
Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the British admiralty. says
fifteen new dreadnoughts will be
ready by next year
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

BUY A DOZEN PHOTOGRAPHS
For Christmas rsmembrauees.
s;killful, artistic service, new back,
grounds. finest lenses and material
Used.
The Jameson Studio, 425 King St
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
FOR, RENT
Furnished Apartment

Furnished Apartment
Four Rooms, bath, steam
heat, water, electric lights
furnished, Janitor service.
$500 Month oae. :.
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office.
Norfolk Oysters in all Style at the
Hotel Rammel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

The condition of German prisoner:
captured in the region of Lodz is
said to resemble that of the Frencl
troops during Napoleon's retreat
from Moscow. Many of them have
frozen hands and feet. They were
wrapped in blankets and shawl>
taken from the peasants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02

Santiago, Chile, Dec. 2-Anti Ger
msn riots are reported in Valparaiso
today. J
Crowds swarmed the streets and
stoned the German consulate and
other buildings.
Troops were caller out and several
persons were wounded before order
vas restored.
Want to economic on Christmas re-
membrances?
BUY A DOZEN PHOTOGRAPHS.
Make an. appointment today.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-02
LOCAL BREVITIES

The Wcman's Auxiliary to r. F..
Lee Camp will hold its annual oyster
supper tomorrow evening in Lee
Camp Hall. Supper from to g..