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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

ANCON HAS HONOR
Vessel Left Cristobal at O'clock
This Morning-Expects to Finish
Voyage in Twelve Hours.

Panama, August 15.-The canal
was the scene of activity last night
in preparation for its opening today.
On board the steamship Ancon Off
GERS and men were busy getting
everything shipshape for her start
early in the morning on the first voy-
age of a big ocean-going steamship
through the new highway. The An
con, 10000 tons register, owned by
by the United States War Depart
ment and leased to the Panama Rail-
road for the New York to Colon
trade, has not discharged her cargo,
as it was planned to have her make
the journey fully loaded.
Orders were issued for the Ancon
to leave dock at Christobal promptly
at o'clock in order that she arrive
at the Gatun Locks at about S. She
was boarded last night by John Con-
stantine, canal pilot, who had
charge of the ship during her pas
sage today. He hopes to get her
through to the Pacific within II
hours, although II hours is the time
set for the average trip.
Entering the Gatun Locks at 9,
the 71-hour run will bring the An
con to the end of the deepwatei
channel in the Pacific at 6 in the
evening. The passage of the Cucara-
cha slide in Cuebra Cut was made
shortly before noon. The Canal reg
ulations provide speed limit of IL
knots in the wider ard deeper chan
,nels of Gatun Lake, but in the Guile
bra Cut not more than six knots an
hour will be allowed. Every move
which the ship made was recorded
on plotting charts in the port cap
tain's Offices at either end Of the
waterway. The ships location was
reported at every turn by telegraph
In order that the Ancon's journey
may be wholly unimpeded all othcl
traffic on the Canal was suspended.
Those aboard included Governor
Goethals, the canal builder. and nu.
merous other high officials, ant
!'President Belisario Porras, of the
Republic Of Panama, and members
of his cabinet. Most of them wer'
accompanied by. their ladies. During
the voyage a buffet luncheon va
served, but without wine, as the Ca
nal Zone is "dry" territory.
The Ancon has a complement oI
"a officers and men and is command.
ed by Captain G. E. Sukeforth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Second Baptist Church.

Rev. O. W. Triplett, pastor-Ser-
vices at 10 a. m. II a. m. and 7.4o p.
NJ. Sunday school $50 a. m. Prayer
services Wednesday evenings at 7.47
o'clock.
Free Methodist Church-Rev. Geo.
Eakins. pastor. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Preaching at II a. m. and s p.
m. Prayer service at S p. m. or
Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
PROHIBITION MEETING.

Arrangements have been made for a
big prohibition meeting to be held in
the First Baptist Church tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. The Rev.
DR.. G. W. Mcdaniel, of Richmond,
Va. one of the most eloquent preach
ers in the state, will discuss the
statewide question. 1ti
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Rev. David Barr, sfjWashing-
ton, will preach tomorrow morning at
II o'clock at Christ Episcopal Church:
The Rev. Professor PaeaE Kennedy,
will preach at the same Hour at St.
PauPs Church. There will be no eYeGa
irg services at either of thesS
churches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Catholic Church-Mass Sunday at 7
o'clock. Late mass and sermon 1000
Baptism, 4:30. Evening service and
benediction at 5. Mass every Sunday
morning at 9 O'Clock at Mt. Ida (St.
Rita's Chapel.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

A dispatch to the London Morning
Post from Paris tells of the capture
of 700 German uhlans single handed
by an Alsation locomotive driver.
He was moving a train carrying uh-
lans to the frontier, and purposely di-
verted it to another track, and run
the cars full speed into France. He
stopped at the first French station,
and handed over the whole train load
of Germans with their horse equip
ment to French soldiers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Rev. G. A. Luttrell, Of Trinity
NJ. E. Church, will preach on the fol-
lowing subjects tomorrow; II a. m.
"In the Shadow of the Great" 8 p. m.
as the End of the World Near
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Rev. Mr.. Campbell, Of Rich
mond, will preach tomorrow morn
ing and evening at the Second Pres
tyterian Church. 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
AT THE CHURCHES.

There will be no services at the
First Baptist Church tomorrow
anorning and evening on account of
the dedication of the Second Baptist
Church. Sunday school will be held
at $50 a. M, as usual.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

4 number Of members of Virginia
Lodge, No. 1918, Loyal Order Of
Moose, will attend the dedicatory SER
vices of the Baltimore home of the
Moose on September 7th. 1t is en-
pected that Vice President Marshall
will make the principel address
at that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Methodist Protestant Church.

Rev. C. R. Strausburg, pastor
Services at HOO 4. m., and 7:3O p. m.
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m, Christian
EndeaSr GAS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Second PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Rev. J. L. Allison; D. D., pastor
Sunday School, $50 a. nj. Services
II q. m., and s pm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church

Rev. G. A. Luttrcll, pastor. Sab
bath School, $3.50 a. m. Services at l.
q. M, and 500 p. m. Epworth Lea
que G:30 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
First Baptist Church.

Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor. Sun"
dav school at $50 a. m. No services
tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Christ Church.

Rev. William J. Morton, rector
Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Services al
II a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Grace Church.

Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector. Ser
vices at II a. M, and s p m. Sunday
school $50 q. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
St. Paul's Church.

Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector. Sunday
school $50 a. m. Services at 11:0C
a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
Lutheran Church.

Rev. C. T. Brandt, pastor. Service.
at-11 am. Sunday sci,U5l ct 9:2c
q. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Harry Forrest, for many years
prominent :%.ieducationaI political
and legal circles in the State Of
Washington, committed suicide by
shooting himself at hotel at At
lantic City a few days ago. Worry
over the illness of his daughter, Mrs.
Charles KuhnI is alleged to have
caused him to become temporarily
deranged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev. J. w. Duffey, pastor. Sun
day school $50 a. m. Epworth Lee.
que services at TOO p. m. Services
and sermon II a. m., and 500 p. m.
Endeavor 7:45.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The alarm of fire about II o'clock
this morning was caused by the dis
covery of slight blaze in house
on the east side of st. Asaph street,
between Queen and Princess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The White Sox will have for their
opponents on the Cove Sunday the
soldier boys of Fort Myer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Rather than be attacked by police
dogs that held him at bay in the hills
near White Plains, N. Y, Salvatore
Tropea, wanted for murder. shot
himself yesterday and will die.
Tropea killed a fellow-laborer dur
ing quarrel Wednesday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
LOCAL BREV1TIES.

The best after shaving, LIMUL
POWDER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Feast of the Assumption was
observed at st. Mary'S Catholic
Church this morning with masses n
& O'Clock and $50 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Thousands of Cuban cigarmakers
have been thrown out of work as a
result of the European war. The
island republic had been furnishing
annually. many: high=grade cigars to
Europe, particularly England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Copenhagen correspondent of
tine London Daily News reports that
dispatches from Antwerp say that
an anti-German mob set fire to Ger
man ship in the harbor at Antwerp.
After it was destroyed the mob pill
laged another German vessel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15
NEWS OF THE DAY

A Washington dispatch to the New
York Herald says. Gable dispatches
received here from agents of the
United States government in Tokyo
state that declaration of war by
Japan against Germany is expected,
possibly within the next "a hours.
A Reuter- dispatch from St. Peters
burg says that German aeroplane
which was making observations Of
Russian military movements in the
Polish government of Suwalki, was
fired upon and brought down with a
crash. It's occupants, four German
officers, were killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

John Henry Lake, a Hurlock negro,
was killed and Frank Dickerson, an
other negro, of Oak Grove, wounded,
perhaps fatally, at a celebration held
at fredericksburg, Nd, by negroes
Thursday night. A general fight
was started when one of the blacks
objected to the singing. Lake was
stabbed just below the heart and
Dickinson beaten with blackjack.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Austrian steamer Ida, 4,70O
tons, which sailed from Trieste and
Naples before war was declared,
reached Montreal Thursday night
and was taken over by the Marine
Department at Quebec today as a
war prize. Captain Martintolich had
heard nothing of the war and was
astounded when Marine Department
officials notified him of the seizure
of his vessel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The body Of Mrs Margaret Kirk
wood, who died yesterday at the home
of her nephew, G.. W. Lewis, at Ar
lington, Alexandria county, was ship
ned today to White Hall, Va, for in
terment. Mrs. Kirkwood was sew
enty-six years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

A meeting of George Washington
Memorial Lodge Of Perfection was
held last night in Masonic Temple,
and considerable routine businesS was
transacted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

The Indian Guard Band gave a con-
cert at the Children's play grounds
Thursday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

Two warships, each having four
tunnels, badly damaged, and carry
ing many wounded, entered the har-
Dor at Hongkong Thursday. Their
identity has not been learned here.
but the. vessels are believed to be
either the British armored cruisers
Minotaur and Hampshire or the
French armored cruisers Duplex and
Montcalm. They are reported to have
had an engagement with the German
cruisers of the. same type Scharn-
horst. and Gneisenau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

About $50 of the passengers and
crew of the Austrian Lloyd steamer
Baron Gautsch were killed or drown
ed when the vessel was blown up
yesterday by mine off the Island
of Lussin, on the Dalmation coast,
according to a Reuter- dispatch from
,Triest. She carried about 300 pas
sengers and crew, of whom about $50
were rescued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

There was false alarm of fire
shortly after twelve o'clock last
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

James Lewis, colored 20 years old,
of Emporia, Va, was brought to
Emergency Hospital, Washington,
Yesterday from Tenth and G streets,
suffering from laceration about the
LIMBS. lie said he had been struck
by a train near Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-15

A dispatch to the London Chronicle
from West Hartlepool says that the
captain of the Danish steamer Hulda-
maersk declares that he passed seven
sunken German ships Is miles off
Spurn Head, at the northeast en-
trance Of the Humber. Only the
masts of the vessels were visible
above the water, but the captain be-
illeves they were German men-of-war.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
DAMAGE SUITS TRIAL
 OPENED AT HARTFORD
Directors Of Windsor Locks Savings
 Bank Sued for s390,O0O

Hartford, April 2s.-Damage suits fer sums aggregating $390,00O, brought by receivers Norris S. Lip pitt and Fred P. Holt of the defunct Windsor Locks Savings bank against directors of that institution went on trial in the superior court today. It is expected that the trial may last on the alleged responsibility of the directors for the well-being of the bank during the time which they held office when the late A. w. Converse was treasurer. MT. Converse is al- leged to have misappropriated funds If the bank amounting to large sum.
 Many witnesses have been sum- moned on both sides, and the opening hours of the trial were largely taken up by preliminary matters. As the s.ction is against the directors of the bank and there were several changes in the personnel of the directorate during the period of the embezzle- plents, it was necessary to bring four separate suits, as follows:
 First suit for $20,00O, covering the period July 20, 1871. to July 8, 1880, against James T. Coogan and J. R. Montgomery of Windsor Locks and J. w. Johnson of Enfield, amount claimed to have been embedded dur ing this period $5,850.
 Second suit, for $180,O00, covering the period from July IS, 1880, to July 7s, 1893, against J. T. Coogan. J. w. Johnson, J. R. Montgomery, George P. Clark, William Mather and Allen Pease amount of alleged embezzlc- n1ent during this period $54,344.73.
 Third suit for $140,000, covering the Ieriod from July 13, 1893, to July II, 1907, against J. T. Coogan, J. w. Johnson, J. R. Montgomery. F. H. Bailey, G. P. Clark, George Glover, William Mather, George M. Montgom- cry and Allen Pease, alleged embezzle- ments during this period $31,52O.63.
 Fourth suit for $50,000, covering the period July II, 1907, to Jan. 27. 1912, the time of the appointment of the receivers, against J. w. Johnson, l.. A. Ashley, E. B. Bailey, c. r. Clark, George Glover. J. R. Montgomery, George M. Montgomery, Allen Pease M. P. Robinson and c. r. Cleaveland, the latter of Southington. Sums em- bezzled during this period said to total $314O7. .
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
WAREHOUSE DESTROYED. Hartford Grain and Coal Company Suffers Loss of $2O,OOO by Fire.

Hartford, Conn, April 2S.-Fire did damage estimated at $20,000 at the grain and coal warehouse of Robert c. Price company, Francis avenue, Park vile section, today. For a time the situation looked serious and it was feared adjoining property would catch fire, including the Parkville railroad sration and freight cars, but the dan- ger was averted.
 One hundred tons of hay, quantity e straw, four carloads of oats, seven ty-fve tons of stock food, thirty tons of bran and the large wooden building in which they were stored were de- stroyed. Coal under an adjoining brick warehouse escaped, although the interior of the building was burned out The origin of the fire is not known
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
|ATIONAL|STS SECURE
 OF ARMS
|tap9ns Believed to Have Been
 Brought From America to Ireland.

Ireland, April 2S.- he Irish nationalist volunteers. q Pdy similar in organization to the Fster unionist volunteers, made mat ITS even with their political oppon- i ts in the course of last night by |ccessfully landing large consign- lent of arms.
 The weapons, which are said to Ave been brought from America, ere taken ashore at a remote spot
 the coast of the county of Donegal, . the far west of Ulster.
 A strange steamer had been seen f the coast for three successive
 ghts. Late last night a number of
 hing craft approached, took off the |rgo and succeeded in evading the last guards and landing the rifles. 3hich were quickly distributed. The size of the consignment is un-
 hown, but it is believed to have been Snsiderable, although not equalling &e 10000 rifles and 500,000 rounds of Inmunition the unionists received on bril- 25.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
SHR|NERS RESPOND
 TO MUEzz|N'S CALL
Street Parade Of Arabs to Be
 Held in Hartford.

Tomorrow evening before sunset sounds from the minarets and all good followers of Mohammed are turn ing their faces towards Mecca in prep aration for the evening prayer tine good citizens of the commonwealth of Hartford and people from any other cities happening to be present will be treated to a sight seldom seen in the streets of an occidental town. The permanent paving of certain down town streets will be temporarily transformed into the hot sands of the desert while potentates, patrols, campfollowers and novices of Sphinx Temple, A. o. N. M. $. and kismet Temple of Brooklyn together with many other visiting shriners will make the first pilgrimage of 1914 to their shrine in that land of mysticism known only to the initiate.
 Cancels, donkeys, goats and mon keys, Arab bands. men in dress suits, candidates in-well. wait and sec local shriners visiting shriners, off, cers of the shrine and shrine patrols will be blended into heterogeneous mass consisting of some 1,500 units that are guaranteed separately and collectively to make the streets of Hartford hum for as long time as it takes to consort the visiting patrol through the streets to the Foot Guard armory where the candidates will be received into the bosom of the shrine family with appropriate ceremony.
 The parade will form on the cor ner of Main and High streets at o'clock and will proceed through a short line of march. The Arab patrol of Kismet Temple of Brooklyn, N. Y., is composed of forty-eight "wild men of the desert'' and their band will number fifty pieces. The patrol and band of Sphinx Temple is of about the same size. The candi- dates. officers and visitors will make up the rest of the procession.
 The temple has made arrangements to have camels, Arabs and the Ara bian horses march in the parade All effort will also be made to engage the camels for the ceremonial ses- sion. A new feature of the initiation will be to have the camels tango on the corns of the candidates.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
RAILROADS ADOPT
 ! COMMISSIONS PLAN
lnfs arc Filed Concerning Charge
 for .tSpottlng'' Cars.

Washington, April 2S.-Railways
 berating in eastern classification ter
 tory have adopted the evident sug-
 Pstion given them by the interstate
 mmerce commission and have be-
 in to file tariffs providing for a
 large for "spotting' cars. The pro-
 sions and charges contained in the riffs are identical in all instances,
 dicating concerted action on the Art of the roads. The charges are Re and a half cents a ton, with minimum charge of $2 car. In kstern classification territory, 1t IS Minated that there are nearly 27,- Do spur tracks or sidings, on which |rs now are spotted" by the rail- bads without charge. The eXaction $2 a car for the service. it is be- eved, would increase the revenues of ke4 road at least $10,000.000 a year. A charge for car "spotting'' is one the ways proposed to increase the kturns to the railroads without mak- [g straight advance in rates. The tariffs filed with the commis- lon contain these descriptive state Ients:
 "Spotting service is the service be- bnd a reasonably convenient point &terchange between road haul, or Pnnecting carrier and industrial
 ant tracks, {, and includes: "(A)-One placement of loaded Rr. which the road hauls, or connect
 g, carrier. has transported. "(B)-The taking out of loaded |hr from particular location in the
 lant for transportation by the road |aul, or connecting carrier. "(C)-The handling of empty cars J the reverse direction" An effort will be made by shippers 5 have the tariffs, which are filed to |e effective on thirty days notice, hspended. If they should be sus- |ended that action would serve to |Eing the reasonabieness of charge Pf-~~ car "spotting' directly to an sSue
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
ADAMS EMPLOYEES STRIKE.
Drivers and Clerks at Norwich De- I mand Increase in Salary.

Norwich, Conn.,, April 28.-Drivers and clerks of the Adams Express conn., rany left their employment today, the former demanding an increase of $1O a month, or s6O. There are five drivers and three clerks, the latter going out in sympathy. Recently the American Express company's business here was consolidated with the Adams, and the men claim that they have had more work to do.
 G. c. Fender, who had been agent went to his home in Poughkeepsie, \. Y., Saturday, and upon his return yesterday he found a. new agent, H. R Ransom, in charge. The demand for an increase in wages was made upon Ransom yesterday, who declined to forward it to Boston until he had looked over the field. Today the men left their work.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
TALENTED ORGANIST
 MAKES APPLICATION
Harold SeIander of This City Applies for Position at Lutheran
 Church.

Harold Selander of this city has made application with the Swedish Lutheran church board for the posi- tion of organist and musical director, which has been vacant since the resignation of Professor Eric R. Kihl- mark few months ago. It is believed that the church board will act fav- orably upon his application at its next meeting.
 If appointed, MT. Selander is splendidly equipped to take up his duties. In addition to having re- ceived a thorough piano training from Professor Harmon of New Brit ain, he has received instructions on the organ from Professor l.. Bur- dette Hawley of Hartford, one of Connecticut's leading concert organ ists, who is now organist at the First Baptist church in this city. Mr. Se- lander obtained many valuable hints in choir training while assisting MT. Harmon in the conducting of the choral society.
 Additionally. this young man is favored in that his father served as organist at the Swedish Lutheran church twenty-five years ago.
 It has been stated on good author ity that MT. Selander will. undoubted- ly be appointed to the coveted posi-
New Britain herald., 1914-04-28
BAPTIST CARACAS
 WANT BROTHERHOOD
Officers Arc Elected at Fourteenth
 Scmi-Annual Supper of Church

Association.
 Sixteen of the twenty members were present and initial steps toward the organization of a Mems Brotherhood at the Baptist church were taken at the fourteenth semi-annual supper gwen by the Baraca class of that annual election the following officers were elected:
 President-B. c. Mann.
 Vice President-John R. Wright.
 Secretary--A H. Parker.
 Assistant Secretary--Austin Bur- roughs.
 Treasurer-Robert Smaller. Class Leader-Edward Connolly.
 Assistant Leader--William Hesse.
 Chairman of Membership Commit tee--C. A. Ludvigson.
 Chairman of Athletic Committee Russell Smaller.
 Chairman of Music and Social Com- nittee-James Coats
 Dr. Brown gave the members a pleasant talk at last nights supper and several of the class were heard as we'll Those in charge of the sup per arrangements were Mrs. c. A. Iudvigson, Mrs Arthur H. Parker, Mrs. James A. Coats and Mrs. l.. M. Dyson. wives of Baraca members.
 At the business meeting of the class, held after supper, the constitution was revised and 1t was voted that hereafter the officers shall be elected annually rather than emi-annually. Officers elected last. night were for one year.
 A short address was delivered by the class leader, Edward Connolly, in which he urged the class to keep up the high standard always maintained towards getting a class of men who stre workers for the Christian welfare If the church and Bible school