Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-02

Cardinal Gibbons will confer with
President Wilson today. The cardinal
! It is understood, will attend the con-
ference as delegate of Pope Bene-
dict to discuss the possibility OF
bringing about peace in Europe
through the cooperation Of neutral
governments.
Charles o. Crawford, of Lima,
Ohio, formerly ball player with
the Detroit club, of the American
League, and his fiancee, Miss Elva
Leonard of Bryan, were Instantly
killed when a train on the Lake
Shore Railroad struck carriage in
which they were riding.
The crew of the Spanish ship
Esadera, sunk by a German sub
marine, arrived at Bilboa yesterday.
Germany has thus far offered no en-
PLANTATION for the destruction of the
Esadera. The liberal press Of Mad
rid demands that the Spanish govern
ment take energetic measures at
once.
Two persons were instantly killed
and two others were so badly in
jured that they are not expected to
live, when a carriage in which they
were driving was struck by an At
lantic City express train on the Phlla-
delphia and Reading Railway tracks
at a crossing in Laurel Springs. N.
j., early yesterday.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the institution of suit for divorce
by Harry K. Thaw, against Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw before Judge A. B.
Reid in the Allegheny County Courts:
Pa, yesterday in which unfaithful-
ness is alleged as the grounds and
John Francis, of New York. is named
as correspondent.
Orders were issued yesterday al
the instance of secretary Daniels
directing the relief Of Rear Admiral
William F. Fullam as superinten-
dent of the Naval Academy, and his
assignment to the command OF the
Pacific reserve fleet at Puget Sound.
Capt. Edward w. Eberle, comman-
dant of the Washington Navy Yard,
will replace Rear Admiral Fullam al
Annapolis.
Thousands of bodies remained un-
buried after Tuesdays engagements,
at the Dardanelles. Over 10000 Brit
ish soldiers were killed in the gene
raj offensive coincident with the
Anafarta landing. The moral of the
allied troops is reported as badly
shaken. Dysentery is spreading
among them. The Turkish losses
have also been large.
A report has been given out by the
Overseas News Agency in Berlin that
a cruiser of the allies had met with
disaster off the coast of Asia Minor
"a telegram from Smyrna state;
that two hostile cruisers bombarded
the city of Smyrna and the coast OF
the gulf TO the south of the city
says the news agency. Cone cruiser
foundered. The second ship attempt.
ed to go to the rescue, but was pre-.
vented by the Turkish artillery"
Kenneth Meyer, who was shot
through the temple by his step
father, Harry Meyer/in Washington
Tuesday evening, is lowering be.
tween life and death at Casualty Hos
pital. The stepfather, held for in.
vestigation refuses to discuss the af.
fair except to say that he thought
the gun was empty and was showing
his wife and stepson how he would
use it if provoked. He told the police
he had quarreled with his wife just
before the shooting.
All the orthodox Jewish synago-
CUES throughout the United States
have been notified that next Sunday
has been set apart as day of fast
ing and prayer. The proclamation
was made at the Great Synagogue OF
the orthodox Jews in New York. II
was ordained that on each Of the
Jewish holidays now approaching a
silver collection should be taken I'd