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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
Germany and Holland Mass
Troops on Dutch-Bel-
gian Frontier
STARTLING RUMORS
jIptch Regular Army of 350.0O0 Said
(, to be Fully Armed and Prepared
For Any Eventuality.

London, April S.-Startling reports
that both Germany and Holland were
quietly massing troops along tht
Iutch-Belgian frontier, coupled with
almost incredible rumors that Ger
many was about to invade Holland,
reached Lon;'on today from English
hsources at the Hague, Amsterdam
slnd other Dutch cities.
! For obvious reasons the London
papers laid great stress upon these
reports.
Several Amsterdam dispatches to
London news agencies report the
EGermans massing landstrmn regl-
llnents and cavalry along the Belgian
Dutch bord. er
4 One dispatch reported the kaiser's
troops were ,ntrenching on line
ieading northward from Antwerp,
and that part of the guns of Ant
>2erp had been dismantled and trans
ported to strategic positions near the
frontier of Holland.
From The Hague came other ad-
Vices from English sources saying
shat for the past fortnight southern
(posts near Belgium have been quietly
G.e enforced with men and artillery
THE Dutch regular army of $4,000
was reported to be fully armed and
iyrepared for any eventuality.
among displomats it is said that
Holland has requested Germany for
/. ltnl explanation OF the l>:ceas ssiz-
frre of Dutch boats bound for Eng
}and with food cargoes. The Neither
ands government is awaiting an
answer to his note.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
fELLS \ TAUBE
!'""0ud. the French Aviator. Bring.
Down The German and Cap
lures the Pilot

Paris, April S.-Another daring en-
ploit has been added to the long list
Ji those successfully carried out by
idolphe Pegoud, the famous French
Aviator, Nho is reported to have
attacked ard brought down a Ger
,aan Taube near Saint Menehoull
While he was alone on patrol duty
4Dril =
The report of the incident says
that when Pegoud saw the German
approaching he few rapidly towart!
inc hostile air craft and sent it to
earth with few well placed shots.
Fcsoud then landed beside the Tan.
oe and took prisoner the German pi-
let and observer. neither Of whom
vas injured.
Earlier in the same day Pegoud IS
reported to have driven off three
other German aeroplanes. one o.
ahich had dropped nine bombs cH
4 railroad station.
Pegoud. who first gained fame n
1913 as the originator Of the feat G;
fying upside down III an aeroplane'
was awarded the French military
mcdal early in March for services
,cidered tie army during the wa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
FLIM.FLAMMED BY NEGRO
;iaH CT South Boston Falls for Cnu.
icdpratc Bill

Richmond. Va, April S--"Mistcr
~ give you $50 if you'll Get thi,
100 bill changed for nc" said {
wn-skinncd negro to Willis How.
Ic'l Of South Boston. ut the Main
street Dsput Yesterday afternoon.
Howden assured the negro that he
,'as perfectly willing to oake $5C
:: ,;.ch IN easy way
"Have you al! got any security !
"an hold while you are going TO have
10y bill change,'," inquired the negro
Howden had. and said so. Further
.?ore, he pulle;l his wallet from his
aocket and exhibited ir. 1t was
rather fat "2llct. Cor even Slj III
81 bills occupied some space. The ru-
"a visitor ga"e the wallet 10 the
Ec-ro who theseupon slipped the
rii into Huwden'S hand. The hand
v"as closed over the bill of large dc.
..nmination by The negro who asSur-
=: IIowden that 10 one must sec the
transaction.
siowdcn started out Of the Station
10 locate some one with suti'icien:
'posc change - break up the bill.
= he neared he station door ne
asst another glance at the man who
was about to make him 4 present Of
10 The negro had disappeared.
Seeing this. :Iowdcn ventured To
lake loo!; al genuine 500 aote.
lie discovered that he WAS claSping
e genuine bill Tor Sl00, payable BY
jiIe Treasury Department of the Con-
fc,ierate States ct America.
ilowder was in il panic at once,
i,:d ran wtld!y about he station
for the negro who had
..;i,n-fammcd him out Of 81. How
..el.. the man had disappeared, and
&c had not been LOCATED up 20 late
rour iast night. although the police
we're on the lookout for him, Howde..
having reported his loss soon after
ne discovered it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
FATHERS MEDICINE KILLS.
Two Children Eat it And Doc'oa'
Saves Only the Younger.

SaNeS oH1N thS
Winchester, Va, April S.--Before
Or. Asbury c. Swimley, racing with
death in his automobile, could reach
the home of a boy who had swallowed
tablets containing strychnine, the
child died, but little brother, a
wear Younger. was saved by the ply
sician lust in the nick of time. The
'dead child was Elymer, 4-year-old sor
OF George Carper, OF near Chambers
|.ille. The other boy who had taken
the poison and whose life was saved.
is Russell, 3 years old.
r. The father Of the children, who
/ has been i'll of heart trouble, was
brought to the Memorial Hospital
MONDAY night by Dr.. Swimley and is
|now undergoing treatment here.
|The doctor had prescribed medicine.
which contained strychninc. for him
land had left it in the care of Mrs.
lCarper,, ,cautioning her to either de
ttroy OH bring il with her when she
accompanied her husband to the hos
kaital. The tablets were put on top Of
Il dresser and Mrs. Carper, worrying
Pover her husbands condition, forgot
|thcm. The children found them and
Thought they were candy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

IN ord"r 20 awaken an interest IN
'T" study ana especially IN me pro
21ti'nr OF "'rds' the Governor Of
':'h'i last year issued procla-
''au"n 'of hay ilh. the olr7hday o.
n 'affes '4cnNh'r' TO ne observed
hrouEohtU the State as 'Eird Day"
eacherS h"e requested to o'scr"a
~ Day BY Calling to the attention
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h' hahlt|.
the following suggestions may ne
'eipfuI in arranging program for
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= "hat national sor'ety mas doF@
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
II ENGINES RUINED BY FIRE

Norfolk. Va. Apri! S--FoHteen
locomotives were destroyed in 9 fire
Tuesday night which damaged scvc-
raj buildings of the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad shops here. The resi-
baiiding. in which the locomotives
we're stationed, was burned
The fire originated in this build.
ing and spread 10 the machinery
building. which was badly damcged
The locomotives had no steam ur
and were easy prey of the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Secretary Bryan made public last
night Il letetr he had written to l..
w. Remington, Democratic national
committeeman from Iowa, expressing
the hope that the Democrats of Iowa
would take Il stand for prohibition
and vote against officials whc could
be controlled by the liquor interests.
Ny. Bryan said he hoped to see the
Democratic party take the prohibi-
tion side whatever state the issue
was raised, and that il The liquor in
tcrests insisted upon making an issue
in the selection of rational commit
teeman the people opposed 10 the
liquor traffic could not afford to ig
rorc it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
I;ALAX FLAME SWEPT.
Twelve Buildings Burned and Entire
Town Threatened Before Fine
Vas Under ConrtOl

t:alax. Va. April s.--This town
vas swept by the wcrst fire in its
history Sunday night twelve build
inss being burned entaiiiH!g a loss Of
aprroxirnately *:0.110. mostly cover
cd by Insurance. The fire, of IN
l:rown Origin. was ii the 1;71,ice Of Dr.
J. q. Bishop, and wfen Is Has gotten
.:n.:cr control 81 3un?ber OF buildings
which had been the homes Of pros.
Ferrous business industries were nc
alore than smouIdering ruins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
NEWS OF THE DAY

The London Daily Mails Rotter-
dam correspondent says that acting
in sympathy with the Dutch antiwar
council, an international peace com
mittee has been formed at The Hague
with a membership which includes
one delegate from every country. The
United States is to be represented
by Henry Van Dyke, the American
minister, who will address the first
meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
RUSSIAN DRIVE
INTO HUNGARY
Pouring Over Carpathian
SUBMITS and on to
Southern Slopes
PUSHING: BACK ENEMY
pesultory Fighting in Poland Crowd.
ing Germans Toward East prus.
sIa-Teutoas iii Tight Place

i Petrograd, April S--Germau re
UEorcements have temporarily. halt
cd the Russian forward movenen
near The LgrEow pass. it was semi
officially admitted today but th
: Slav forces southeast of Smolnik cor
!!nue successful offensive towarc
The Uszok yays.
The Russian forces are being re-
distributed tc ;.ieet the strengthen.
! aG armies II tie enemy near Vii
.ony.
Fetrograd, April S--Russian ar.
alicS IN the Carpathians are now vel
.dTanced upon the southern stones Of
he great mountain barrier of Hun.
gary. Even the Austrian official
rcrorts after Disgusting the progress
II Russian arm: for two months, at
'ength have been compelled to ad-
nj some degree Of success on the
part of Russians. and their own fail
Ire to stay the tide of invasion on
be plains Of Hungary.
III the mountain warfare o. i
ront eXceeIn" 100 miles, it has al
Ways been possible to pick out odd
pots where perhaps Il score Of men
a.ncd Il li;'e success, il at the
same time other spots where thou
andS and even tens of thousands
{ men engaged arc gnored because
uccess pelongIG to the enemy and
lot their own men.
y remarkable false picture can
&C drawn Of the general progress of
tic w;,r or tlfi& front. This is the
Nanncr in which Austria, initiating
n German Bulletins proceeded for
long time past. The truth ear now
% longer bc concealed. rs any day
nay bring Russia'c cavalry sweeping
cross the .ich plains Of Hungary.
As the AustrianS relate events of
.hc past fo"thHi@ht one would sup
rose they were merely taking up
:ironger positions a few rilcs to
&c rear on !. n&l1'ow section nf the
'front.' The fact is that the Austrams
Ire in retreat. being hard pressed by
continually increasing forces Of
Russians over front between 30 and
u miles and s!rcady have retreated
nore than lG miles as the crow flies.
In the theatre Of war operations
Ike that Of the Carpathians, li
niles Of retreat represents loss
equivalent 10 lG0 miles retreat in our
rvel country.
On the PruSsian frontier front
he Germans are still fighting isolat-
d little battles and are still unable
g cxtricate themselves from an un-
rcaseant position into which they
advanced so gaily in assurance Of
pendid triumph which lad been
ui!y prepared hy organized treach-
ny and espionage On Monday the
Russian horse artillery got behind
ne German liHe of retreat toward
iyschinctz and destroyed the bridge
',rer the Ro2nga that carried high
nld to the frontier, L mile or two
rom the village Of Nakh.
Altogether the German remnants
,f the vainglorious raid are now in
IN uncommoniy tight corner, being
urable to move either forward Of
according 10 military rule.
heir choice being between a total
loss and prolonged hopeless struggle
winch must end in a break and run
for it to the frontier. which az diff
:erent parts Of this front is five TO
; miles distant. mostly with imprac-
,irable marshes and without roads
.or retreat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
ITALY.S MOVEMENTS
Fleet Leaves Suddenly--Rep0rt that
Agreement has Been Reached
With Austria

On the Italian Frontier. April g.
The warships of the Italian flee! de
;larted suddenly on Monday from th'
htediterraneon nava! station at Spe
2ia, Gaeta and Maddalena Island
hey concentrated at Augusta, Sicil.
land at laramie. They are thus with
n few hours of the Adriatl".
Italy nov has the finest feet i.
, Acr history. 1t is headed by sevcra
new dreadn&ug
The future movements OF the Aeer
are veilcd with absolutely secrecy.
It is. asserted that only the king and
o1e or two of the highest govern,
iment officials are acquainted with the
plans decided upon.
Paris, April s-Private ad"iceS
!iaVe been received here from truse-
worthy sources to the effect that
ifaly and Austria have reached an
agreement which will satisfy the as
! nilations Of the Italian people for
an enlargement of the national 0oun-
oalies and preclude all possibility of
armed intervention By Italy on the
side Of the allies.
The advice which have just come
to hand states that the dual monar-
chy has consented to the cession OF
the Trentino 1t is added that the
necessary documents have been draw:
drawn up and signed.
This news bears out the reports
from Geneva recently that the. Tren-
tino. geographically and historical.
" part Of the italian peninsula,
vas to be handed over to Italy but
is TO be occupied by italian troops
oaIy at the end of the great war.
Austria has interposed this Stipu-
ia.ion so as to he certain that ltalyi
wll maintain her neutrality, no mat
Ter what future events may changed
lie present situation.
London, April S--This is Il story
iilat is knocked about Germany and
is brought back to London by al |
ulost every returning American:
The King of Italy. says the Ger
>a..n story, once owned $4,000 ,o00i
v orth Of steel stock. The Emperor
OF Germany heard OF the thrifty !
m9narch's purchase Of this stock and !
sent word to him that krupp's stock !
was better than that American ven !
sure. The Krupp stock would pay !
three times as much in dividends. /
said the kaiser, as steel.
The King of Italy. the German
story goes, took the kaiser's advice.
3nd now if the Berlin story is true
holds 100000 worth Of stock III /
Erupp's cannon factory.
And. concludes the Germans i |
italy goes to war with Germany thej
tl,upp stock held by the King off
italy will be cancelled. Or at least.
the King Of Italy has good reason to
i.eIicvc it will be. |,
New YORK, April S--A Paris cable
TO the New York American says:
What the kaiser thinks about Italy
IS reflected in the following state
ncnt he recently made to officers IN;
The Austrian emperor's suite:
Even if we are crushed, we shall
never tire cf telling our children mi
austria. as well as in Germany: tnat
our downfall was due to Italy. II 1t
Lakes us ten or even twenty years.
We will win back whatever we give
Italy now and also seize Venice a.
interest" !
This disclosure was made by an;
Austrian officer who heard the kat
Sel''s vow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Official announcement that Victor
iano Huerta, late Mexican dictator,
vas on his way from Spain TO the
United States was received at the
State Department yesterday from
the American consul at Seville. HUI
erta recently sailed on the steamer
Antonio Lopez, due to arrive al New
York on Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
MARRIAGE NOTICE.

On Wednesday, evening, April I.
1915. at 20 o'clock, ut the residence
on north Payne street, by Rev Edgar
Carpentc-, Mr.. HARLAN BAKER
FORBES and MISS MUSADORA
KING.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Robert J. Poss Of the Alexandria
High School baseball! team. had his
ankle sprained yesterday afternoon
while his team was playing the Army
and Navy Props. He was attended
by DR.. ". NJ. Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

WILL BE DISMANTLED
P-intz EitcI Friedrich VIII Remain
at Portsmouth Navy Yard Under
Guard During the War.

/ Washington, -Apr!i S-lhe TER
! mar converted cruiser Prinz Elite
Friedrich made her last cruise OF
the war today when she was sem
! from her dock 1T Newport News. fol
owing her inierment last night. tc
lie Norfolk navy yard.
| .,'he Eite had been at her New
port News dock since March 10, thu
day she limped into port, badly Grip
ricd, and asked for repairs.
Official Washington generally ex-
pressed the conviction today that
Captain Thierichens, of the Eitel
had kept pp the bluff to the very
last, which j. just one way Of expires
ing the opinion that the Eitcl never
expected to leave port until the end
ii the war and that her real purpose
II along was to intern.
: The Eitel's commander kept up
IBIS demonstration to the very last
.onent. in the effort to hold the
British and French war vessels TO
he task of capturing him, thus de-
irving the allies Of the service Of
hese vessel. elsewhere.
Newport News. Va, April S.-Com-
mander Max ThierichcnS, of the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, asked the United States
government through port authorities
here last night to intern his ship and
rev for tbs war.
Up to the last moment the German
skipper kept up the appearance OF
Being ready for dash to sea, and
when the time for decision finally
.ame he explained that failure OF
expected relief" to arrive had made 1t
necessary to intern rather than "de-
ivcr crew and ship TO fruitIcss and
crtan destruction by British and
French warships waiting off the Eir-
ginia capes."
Today the commerce raider made
ncr last cruise of the war. She was
taken to the Norfolk Navy Yard,
across Hampton Roads from the
shipyard where she has been laid up
since March 10.
The German captain delivered his
announcement in writing when Col
'ector Hamilton boarded the EiteI
Friedrich with III imperative notice
from the Washington government
that the time for his stay in this port
would expire at midnight tonight, and
that he must leave American waters
by o'clock on the morning of April
3. Before the customs collector could
deliver the message, Commander
Thierichcns handed to him the writ
zen announcement Of his decision.
Determination of the German COM
nnander to intern Immediately opera
:ed TO lift the American embargo
against merchant ships of allied Eu-
"opean nations leaving this port. More
Than score of British merchant YES
;cs which had been cleared, but held
rp, were Immediately permitted 20
leave port, and customs houses at
Newport News and Norfolk were kept
open until 1890 o'clock last night
issuing cicaranccs.
Actual internment of the Prinz Ell
tel. it was arranged in conferences
between Rear Admiral Beatty, conf
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard,
Rear Admiral Helm, of the battleship
Alabama, and Collector Hamilton,
would be accomplished today. The
breechblocks of her guns will be re-
moved and connecting rod Of her en-
@ines detached.
-----C----
MARRIAGE NOTICE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
40 iaHlqyt
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LOG. . .Iuo

!Alva Aerie, No. S7l, Fraternal Or
der OF Eagles, at its meeting last
night elected eighteen members. The
newly elected members will ne initia-
ted the latter part OF this month by
Washington Aerie No. l25.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Only business Of Il general nature
was transacted at the regular meet
ing of the Columbia Steam Fire En-
9inc Company last night. Two new
members Were elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08
LIFE HELD CHEAPLi
New York Records Fifty Murders
. Sincn First of Year

) Since First of Year.
New York, April S.--Since the first
o, the yea fifty murders have been
committed in New York. The high
est record is FIVE in one day-last
/ aturday.
The police have made arrests. in
swcnty six cases, and they are now
4 ending, while IN four other cases
sht prisoners were discharged. In
uour the murdcrers committed sui
hide. and in one. burglar SHOT a
Policeman. the officer was exonerat-
lcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

TUR SALE-Chcap to quick pur-
chaser 1872 =. u. F. : passenger
touring car Gemountab!e fins,
extra rims, tires and tubes, recent
~ overhauled ard repaired;
". 4. Moore, il.
phonc2IG 3l3 King Sc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

The installation of the recently
elected officers of AleXandria Lodge
No. 75s. f. p. q. T;lls, will lake place
on Monday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Enfeebled and almost blind Francis
Trogdon, Of Jonesboro, n. c., while
walking down Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington, yesterday noon on his
way to an eye specialist was ap-
preached by two men. who asked MIN
to change Il $50 bill. Trogdon reach
ed into his pocket, adjusted his soec-
tacles, ard counted the bills. He had
finished counting them, they totaled
S4S, when one of the men lunGed
forward and grabbed the roll. Both
sped away with the money in their
possession.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Accused of turning traitor against
the Might Riders" of which he was
formerly Il member, Caro- Wardcrs
was chased to his cabin, near Hop
kinsville. KY, where battle took
place Tuesday night. Two of the
attacking force were killed by War
derS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-08

Buy ticket 10 the Surprise Thea
ire from a member of the Moose
Ln1ge and secure voice for the
sony and cart
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-08
SNAKE CHARMER Is BITTEN
Circus Employee Breathes by Means
of Tube as Result of Swollen
Tongue.

Pocatello, Idaho = George Horner,
who is employed by the Campbell
Carnival company as snake charmer,
went out into the hills near here with
a companion, and captured eight rat
tleSnakeS.
Horner wanted to extract the fangs
of the reptiles, and had succeeded by
using his teeth on the first few, when
a particularly squirmy one bit him on
the lip and tongue. AS a consequence
he is considering himself lucky to be
breathing, even by means of a tube
put through hole in his windpipe.
AS soon as he was bitten, Horner
was taken to DIR. A. F. Newton. The
doctor administered antidotes and la
bored with the man for three hours.
Horner's tongue became so swollen
that he could not breathe and Doctor
Newton found it necessary to cut a
hole in the mans windpipe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-08
MAN WALKS TO COURT
Identification in Chicago May Be Only
Trick of the "Heathen
Chinee."

Chicago.-As the jury was completed
to try Harry Eng Hong, charged with
the murder of Mock Chung in a Chi
nese gambling house in 1913, an ORR
entail walked into Judge Barrett's
room in the criminal court building
and announced that he was Mock
Chung. His announcement caused
sensation.
The attorney for the defendant told
the court that the man who was killed
was Jung Long and marriage IL
cense also would be introduced in evil
dence to prove that the supposed MUIR
dered man is among the living.
According to Assistant States At
torney John O'Brien the state hopes
to prove that Mock Chung was really
murdered and that the man who ap-
peared in court possesses the same
name as the dead man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-08

from his home to the store, open the
safe and permit the robber to take
with him cash and gold dust to the
amount of 500.
While taking Jacobs to the store
and on his way out of town with the
loot the robber whistled merrily and
was committed on June %.
Hooper. according to the police at
The Dalles. was paroled from Folsom
penitentiary last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-08

Discipline in the British military
camps at Alexandria, Egypt, is very
strict and those soldiers who have
committed petty infringements are
confined in compound surrounded
by barbed wire. Some of these Of
tenders are here shown leaving the
compound for their daily tasks.