Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-24

York. has offered 100000 to thu
Queen of Italy for distribution among
the families or combatants anc
the queen has accepted the profTe
with profound thanks.
British forces, including colonials,
in the field when the army bill pass
ed the British House Of Common!
Wednesday night goes into effect
will total more than 100000 ant
are expected to soon approach a.,
100000.
While City Marshal Fairfield looked
on, under the impression that he was
watching a movie scenario, Thomas
Miner. real estate dealer, shot and
killed Bert Richardson, vice president
Of the First National Bank Of Tro-
plea, Cal, yesterday.
Cardinal Won hartmann, who has
Just returned to Berlin from Rome,
declares that Pope Benedict Nv is
still trying 40 find way to lead
the nations TO peace" The Pope's
health is good, but he is gravely con-
cerned about The war.
"A consignment of twenty ostrichcs,
dressed for restaurant consumption,
has reached New York. and the birds
will appear on many menus as Il
substitute for turkey. This, with
horse meat, gives New York City
two entirely new kinds of food.
A police inquiry is in progress irto
the cause OF an explosion last night
in shrapnel factory in the Bay
Ridge section of Brooklyn which kill
ed one man and injured another. The
fact that the factory was making am
munition for the entente allies gave
rise to rumors Of plot to destroy it.
Seven million dollars profit is ready
for the Christmas stocking Of Mrs.
Catherine Barker Spaulding: the bride
of five months. Purchase Of the biz
Haskell Barker Car Company at
Michigan City. Ind, by Eastern in
terests is said to have netted her
that amount. The plant was willcd hcr
by her father.
Peace and food riots in Berlin arc,
it is said, assuming formidable pro-
portions. The residence OF Imperial
chancellor Won Bcthmann-Hollweg is
guarded to prevent an attack by the
women participating in the demon
strations, No one is permitted TO en-
Ter the imperial offices in Wilhelm
strasse before presenting evirenco
rs To- the business to be transacted.
Iilihu Root is not Il candidate Tor
the Presidency. In a letter TO the T,c-
publican State central committee OF
Minnesota the former New York sen
ator said: 81 am not q candidate Tor
;hc Presidency. If my name is put on
tho ballot | shall be compelled to in
sist upon It's being withdrawn" It
is unlikely that the name Of Theo-
Jorc Roosevelt vii 80 on the ballot
According to j dispatch from Ber-
lin, the revolutionary movement &:
India lately has assumed largo dl-
mansions. The British authorities
have been unable 10 suppress it, de-
spite most energetic measures. Grea
bitterness prevails among the native
troops, battalion after battalion de-
serting and joining the insurgents.
Native troops which were ordered 10
attack tho insurgents mutinied ALI;
attacked the British.
Henry Ford, leader of the peace
mission that left New York CITY
December 4. 10 end the war i'll Eu-
rope has it. is snid abandoned the
members Of his party. 4 statement
sent cut is to the effect that Mr.,
Ford, broken by the apparent failure
of his mission. has secretly left Tor
Bergen OH the west coast Of Norway,
to go On board the steamship Bergens
ford. CT the Norwegian-Aa.erican
Line, sailing for New York
j 4 ministerial ldecree. has. been is
Sued sin Vienna foFbidding the baking
of rolls, biscuits and other fancy
breads and permitting only the max
ias Of leaves OF ordinary bread. Tbs