Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-01
NEWS OF THE DAY

NEWS OF THE DAY
Miss Jane Adams, is very i'll in
Chicago.
Monastir was surrendered to the
Bulgarians on Monday, according to
an Athens dispatch.
-Four hundred thousand boys OF 1e
and 10 years, the class of 1917, will
| be. called to the colors in France on
December Is.
German positions on the Belgian
coast from Zcebrugge to Ostend were
bombarded for two hours yesterday
morning, by British squadron.
Establishment of an Albanian king
dom, bordering on Austria, Bulgaria
and Greece, under the rulership of
Prince William Of Wed, is the central
powers present plan.
Fifty-nine dead and 66 injured is
the hunting toll in eighteen States
for the. season which ended yester-
day, as compared with Ill dead and
1852 wounded year ago.
William ]. Bryan Jays he has been
forced to decline to sail on the Ford
peace ship, on December a. He says
however, that he approves of the plan
and expectes to join the party later
in Europe.
Fred Grisson, young white man,
was killed, and two negro employees
were severely injured Monday when
an elevator at the Seaboard Milling
Company at Henderson, S. c., fell
upon them. Grisson was removed to a
hospital, but died in a short While.
Premier .Asquith's daughter, Violet,
and his secretary, Bonham Garter,
were married at st. Margaret's West
minister, London, yesterday, after
noon. The wedding was attended by
most of the members Of the dlplo-
matte corps, representatives OF roy
atty and many society people.
Senator John D. Works, announced
in a letter Published yesterday III
in a letter published yesterday III
Long Beach, Cal, that he would not
be a candidate for reelection. He IS
a Republican and his term expires
March 4, 1917. Senator Works, says
in his letter that he wishes to retire
because of his age, which is 10 years.
Frederick 5. Stratton, for Is years
collector of the Port of San Francisco
and one Of the most prominent at
torneys iii California, shot and killed
himself in Pleasanton, Alameda coun-
ty, Cal, yesterday evening. Stratton
has been rccuperating from mental
disability at the Livermoor sanitar-'
ium for the past three months.
Gen. Carranza has ordered the res
titution Of rich coal lands in the Sab
mas district. Coahuila, valued at ap-
proxinlately s5O,00O,00O to their Am
erican owners. His government had
seized the lands because Of the bclll-
gerent activities Of some Of the MeNl-
can stockholders in the companies OPP
Grating there.
The Supreme Court OF West VIZ
GINA yesterday declared constltu
tional that section of the liquor law
which prohibits liquor dealers outside
the State from advertising their
wares in West Virginia by circular
letters and order blanks. The decision
came when the court confirmed de-
cision of the Circuit Court of Harrl-
son county.
D. II. Walters. an insurance broken
of Washington, last Sunday 'nght'
blinded by the glare from the head
light OF a Ger as he drove his automo-
bile off of the east end Of Cabin John
bridge. lost his bearings as to the turn
of the road, ,plunging over the 100
foot embanimcnt. to Cabin John
Creek below, the car being totally
wrecked in its fall, crashing against
the trees and bowlers. and yet he