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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
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SUNDAY WILL USE
CONVENTION HALL
Monster Meeting Planned
in Capital City on 18th
Instant.
CLARK WILL PRESIDE
CLARK WILL PRESIDE
Evangelist Will Make Call Upon
President Wilson Before Deliver
ing His Address.

Washington, Jan. S.-Convention
Hall today was engaged for the af-
telnoon of January IS, for Billy"
Sundays one appearance here on the
afternoon of that date.
Bringing Sunday to Washington
for this one appearance will be con-
Quoted under auspices of laynlen'
Clergylnen will have reserved seats
in the hail. and every courtesy vii
be shown them but arrangements
for the gathering will be in the
hands of committee headed by Will
liam Knowles Cooper, general sec
retary of the Y. NJ. C. A., and
largely made up of layrnen.
Speaker Champ Clark will preside
at the meeting. she Speaner today
accepted the invitation extended HIM
Earlier in the day Congressman Mel
son of Wisconsin, will conduct to the
White House party made up of
Sunday and about 100 guests he will
bring with him from Philadelphia.
Hundreds of applications for seats
at the Convention Hall meeting al
ready have been received by the
committee. The hall it is predicted,
will be crowded to its capacity.
Doors will be thrown open at !
O'clock. and there will be d few res
ewations, according to present plans
of the committee Mr.. Sunday will
accept nothing for his coming here
but his expenses, and the collection to
be taken at the hall will be devoted
10 cefrayin% expenses of engaging
the hall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
ALLEGED sAvNGERf'
French Commission. Charges Ger
mans With Arson, Piliage and
: ;OutraEes =:

paris Ian. S.-The .comnIssiof
,nnointed on September % to m
o,ire into accusations that Gerni:'"
officers had acted "savage.y and ~
humanity" against French clvllians
and soldiers says in its report. made
public today by the French Can,he''
eve must conclude that there
never has been war between civi-
}ized nations as that waged upon our
soil by our implacable adversary
pillage, ravishing. burning, murder
are ordinary practices of our ere
mics and facts collected II mary
cases prove that the German claims
that the killing of civilians was due
to firing Of the population are un-
founded.
I'VE found proof Of the existen"e
in the German army not or!y 81 Il
systematic plan for burning villages.
but the possession of elaborate mater
fal for this purpose including torches
grenades fuses, oil sprayers, sticks
of inflarmable matter and sacks OF
tablets composed of very inflamma-
be compressed powder.
1t is stated that the object was to
intimidate the population. thus
spreading terror and panic ahead OF
the invaders.
Cruel treatment Of women and
girls were so frequent that the nnm-
ber of cases established was only =
: small part of those which might
have been inveStigated,' the com
/ mission says. ;''The victims ot
these odious acts generally refused
to testify, because it would compro'
mise their future"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
FLAGS TRAIN WITH MAiCh
j Man Trying to Capture Black Hand
er Was Just on Point OF
Losing Senses.

AIonongahela. Pa. Jan. s'-shot
below the heart Tuesday night
carried a long distance from. the
scene of shooting and placed on the
railroad tracks, where. in a semi
conscious condition, he heard the
rumble of an approaching passenger
train: and striking a match Tagged
twas the experience of Frank For
to- of: Gharleroi.
The victim was found on the track
by the crew of a Monongahela divis-
ion passenger train shortly aftes
last midnight near the ''Y" 200 yards
from the Cokeburg station. He wa:
hurried to the Memorial Hospita
here and probably will die.
Members of the State Constabulary
have made several arrests The of
ficers are of the opinion that Fort
was trying to effect the capture of
Black Hand murderer OF whom re
ward of slOO was offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
NO DANGER OF WAR
Former President Taft Says His Hat
in not in Ring for 1916

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan S--Former
President William Howard Taft in an
interview yesterday expressed the
opinion that the United States was
in less danger of becoming involved
in war than the republic has been in
the past.
"The foreign nations are pretty
we'll occupied just at present" re-
marked the former President smil-
ing.
Mr.. Taft's opinion was advanced
when he was asked to comment on
the effort in Congress to provide
greater armament for the protection
of the country.
When he was asked to comment
on the demand Of President Wilson
that England cease holding up Amer
lean ships he said:
"The Presidents move against
England's action was very well
drawn. It presents an admirable So
luton
"Your hat isn't in the ring is 1t?
he was asked concerning presiden-
tial eventualitiesr---
"No." replied Prof. Taft, laugh.
iingly, ainy hat isn't in the ring"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
THE AoUEbUcT BRIDGE
General Opinion That New Structure
Should Be Erected.

| When Representative Charles c..
Carlin, of Virginia, appeared today
before the House interstate and fore
! ign commerce committee to urge
favorable action on his bill for the
construction of new bridge across
the Potomac River. to take the place
! of the old worn-out Acqueduct bridge
at Georgetown, he found the COM
mittee practically unanimous as to
| the urgent necessity for the struc.
! ture, and the economy that would re-
suit from its construction.
Representative Adamson, of Geor-
gia, chairman Of the committee, who
is familiar. with the Potomac bridge
situation, said that there are three
reasons for the building Of a new
structure. The first Of these. he
said, was the inadequacy and unsafe
ness Of the present bridge. the sec
ond was the economy involved, it be-
ing his opinion that money now being
spent in large amounts. for the up
keep of the old bridge represents
practically waste, ana the third
was that of public convenience.
1t is generally understood that
there can he but one character Of re-
commendation to Gomez from the
army engineers of the War Depart
ment. and that will be Of the nature
of a general condemnation Of the pre-
sent structure. The engineers like
wise, it is believed, will. inform Con
rress that the proposed bridge can
be constructed within the limits Of
the appropriation of sl,5Oo,oOo: which
is the amount carried in the Carlln
bill.
Chairman Adamson vas a member
of Il subcommittee on the interstate
and foreign commerce committee
which investigated the AqueduG
bridge three years ago. He said that
it was impressed upon him then thai
the bridge had about reached the
limit of it's usefulness and was II
fact, unsafe for extensive or heavy
traffic. Since then, hel said, large
amounts of money haVeibeen expend-
ed on the bridge; ,ui,fTs.h co-s eTe;s'
extent was money thrown away.
Mr.. Adamson declared ne was an
vious for the Aqueduct bridge to De
replaced with d new structure 50
that Congress might go ahead WIN
The project of building another ofldsc
across the Potomac to Arlington
This structure, according to his idea
would be continuation of New YORK
avenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
FINDS WIFE SLAIN
Posses Now Scour Hills for Farm
hand From Prison

Huntingdon, Pa, Jan S--A posse
of armed farmers headed by Sheriff
II. f. Wilson is securing the hills
for Adam Snyder, 20 following tho
brutal murder Wednesday,, Afternoon
of Mrs. Rebecca Port, 26. wife of 4
farmer of near Neff's Mills. IS miles
from here.
Plummer Port, the husband, had
gone to the general store AT Nef's
Mills. leaving his wife alone with
Snyder who was working on the farm
as a paroled prisoner Of the Hunt
ingdcn ReformatorE.
During the farmers absence Mrs
Port was attacked and her throat Gu
from ear to ear with a razor. The
body was dragged into the cellar o.
the farmhouse and concealed under {;
potato box.
When Port returned home at 5:3'
o'clock this evening he was met il
the field by Snyder. Entering hi
home he discovered a pool of bloo'
on the kitchen floor. A trail Of bloot
led the farmer to the cellar where
he made the grewsome discovery o
his wife's body.
Port grasped a gun and hurrle
out in pursuit of Snyder, but ne ha'
fled to the hills.
Snyder had been paroled from tn
local reformatory in July. He ha
been admitted to the institution iron
Cambria county on charge of lar
cery in 1913.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
STORM IN MARYLAND.

Fredcrh1k. Nd, Jan. S.-A storm
accompanied by thunder lightning
and high wind, broke over Creagers-
town yesterday morning. The rain
was heavy in this city and through
oat Nidd!etown Valley. The mill
dam of William V. Long, on Fishing
creek. near Lewistown. was washed
away and other streams are out OF
bank. Ice from five to seven inches
thick on the Monocracy river was
washed into fields half mile from
the end Of the stream.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
SEGREGATION AND
. COMMISSION PLANS
House Finance Committee
Holds Two Sessions
Yesterday.
DEFENSE OF REPORT.
Delegation From Alexandria Cham
Der of Commerce Among Those
Who Appear Before the Committee

Richmond, Jan. S.---The Finance
Committee Of the House of Delegates
made further progress with its re-
view Of the Tax Commissions re-
port at the two sittingS yesterday.
After devoting the morning partly
to hearing from~a delegation repre-
senting the business interest Of Alex.
andria, who submitted some ideas re-
garding the license tax on merchants
and partly to consideration of the
segregation system Of taxation, the
committee spent the afternoon hours
in heal-t-to-heart talk over sections
on The commission system.
The many inquiries elected by the
reading of the two tax bills carried
in the report, and the argument pro-
vokeG by the answers given by Hill
Montague and D. II. Pitts, members
Of the committee who served on the
Tax Commission, denoted that few
of The members pretend to a clear
and comprehensive understanding Of
the proposed tax measure. The COM
rlittec in session impresses the few
observers attracted by the delibera-
tions as a body Of earnest men intent
upon obtaining an intelligent grasp
upon the problems involved in the
contemplated revision Of the tax code.
Tho committees object in volun-
tariIy gathering here u week in ad-
vance Of the special session of the
General Assembly, is that its mem
bers may be SO fortified with infor-
nation that when they are called up
on to act, after the General Assembly
has convened they may be quick
ly and intelligently, thus faeilitat-
ing the important business for which
the special session was called. This
Information they are sedulousiy
seeking and gaining as the proposed
tax bills are read and discussed.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
AT HOWARD'S TOMORROW

Special low prices are offered a,
towards for the balance of this
week. HouseHeepers who buy their
supplies from their store tomorrow
will effect considerable saving o.
everything they purchase. Look
over their prices in this afternoons
Gazette. Prompt delivery the very
highest grade of goods courteous
service and your money back if not
satisfied are principles that have
ou,!t up biz grocery business for
Howard's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
AMERICAS PROTEST
England's Answer in Nature Of Gen.
eral Statement


eral Statement
London Jan S--The London Daily
Express today says:
s;I5 is understood that the British
cabinet after considering the Ameri-
can note of protest concerning the
right Of search of American shipping
has prepared an answer wh1ch IS
more in the nature Of general
statement putting Great Rritalns
position in the matter before the
United States government shan =
direct reply TO the question asked.
The final, answer is being delayed
in order that the British government
vii! have the time to consult with
its allies.
THE fnal reply will be entirely
conciliatory. There will be no change
in Great Britain's general policy OF
searching ships suspected Of carry
ing munitions of war for the enemy,
but the. reply will state that every
thing will be done to expedite the
search Of the ships and to mitigate III
every way possible the hardships
which may be caused by the delay to
cargoes consigned to American ship
pers'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

ALDERMEN TO CONCUR
Controversy Over. Location Settled by
Making Appropriation Conditional
Upon Selection

Richmond, Va, Jan s. Virginians
interested in the ''Stonewall" Jackson
Monument were needlessly exercised
yesterday over report that in the
ordinance passed Monday night BY
the Common Council, appropriate
$4,000 to the monument fund, the IN
rersection Of Monument Avenue and
Rossneath Road was designated as
the site for the memorial.
|. As a matter of fact, the ordinance
which was passed by the lower
branch and will come up for concur
renee by the Board Of Alderman Tues
day night expressly make it a con-
dition Of the appropriation that the
monument be placed at the inter
section of Monument Avenue and
the Roulevard-the site approved by
the Stonewall Jackson Monument
Corporation.
The first ordinance apropriatlng
$4,000 for the monument fund was
approved available upon the subnl!s-
sion Of proof that total Of Sto,ooo
had been collected for the monument
from other sources. 1t carried 10 re-
srrictions as to site.
The stonewall Jackson Monument
CORPORATION found later that the
monument could be constructed Tor
much less than the original sGoo0O
estimate, and petitioned the Finance
Committee to amend the original or
dirance so as to make the Sl00po
contribution Of the city available up
on proof that 100000 had been col
lected from other. sources asking H.
at the same time to designate the
Monument Avenue and Boulevard
location.
After hearing from a committee
COMPOSED Of Rev. James Power
Smith, D. D. Judge George L.
Christian and Judge D. c. Richard
son the Finace Committee approved
a new ordinance complying wlth''tne
monument corporations request.
This measure repeals the former Or
dirance, in which no site is desIgnat-
ed and makes the location Of the
memorial at Monument Avenue and
the Boulevard one Of the conaitlens
Of the appropriation.
The site designated in the ordlhan-
CO has the, undivided support Of the
stonewall Jackson Monument H'r-
poration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
EgDEAVOR TO BREAK
THE GERMAN WEDGE
Serious Fighting Reported
Along the Meuse and
Vicinity. =
FRENCH CAPTURE SITE
Russians PusI, Forward on East Prus.
sian Front-Turks Blame Ger.
mans For Recent Disaster

! Paris, Jan. 3-The French attempt
to retake the fortified positions al
St. Mihiel and thus remove the Ger
man wedge extending into their cen
ter along the Meuse, have resulted II
serious fighting in that vicinity.
It is stated that, as a result OF
series of night attacks line OF outer
trenches had been taken from the
Germans. The new position gives the
French an admirable site for thell
artillery and they have brought W
additional heavy guns in order to
competc with those mounted by the
Germans on the site o. Camp dc
Romans.
These developments and an IN.
crease in the fighting in Alsace are
the only concrete developments re-
/, norted this morning. In Aisace the
fighting is developing along the line
to the east of Belfort, as the Ger
man lines at Steinbach-Cernay have
held against all attempts OF the
French to move further forward
along the wooded heights commands
ing the main roads leading TO AIT
kirch.
petrograd, Jan S-The Russian ar
nv moving from the north against
the East Prussian front was report
ed today. to have pashed through the
German outer line Of trenches ane
to be slowly gaining ground, although
the weather conditions continue te
interfere with speed movements.
The war Office says that the num-
her of Turkish prisoners taken nS
the army of the Caucasus will ex
ceed so 900. Included i nthe num-
her are several generals and nun
dreds of officers Of high rank.
The older Turkish officers franki!
blame the Germans for their plight
They declare that despite all protest
ations; by; the Turkish!s: officers tn
Germans aiis< in ConstantinopleS' force'
Mo war Office to order.:the invasion
n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
NOTICE

To the members of Alva Aerie; Fra
ternal Order of Eagles.
You are called to assemble in the
Eagles Home tonight, Friday. Janu-
ary sth, 1915 at 7 P. NJ. to take
suitable action relating to the death
of our beloved brother, c. W. TAomas
To those who shall be able to at
tend, attention is called to the no.
ticc of time and place of funeral to
appear in this space of Saturday;
issue.
William l.. Rammel
Worthy President
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
Capture Aircrafts

Berlin, Jan. via wireless)-Air-
crafts have been shot down and their
crews either taken or killed in the
I.ndz-Lodicz districts are sail here
today. It is stated that the Russian
aviators have been unusually active
during the last three days but that
because of their boldness, they have
proven easy victims to the German
aerial guns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
NEWS OF THE DAY


Restoration of wire communication
Yesterday, after Wednesday nights
terrific wind and rain storm in south
ern Georgia. Florida, and along see,
tions of the Atlantic coast, brought
the information that at least three
persons had been killed, eight or ten
injured. and damage approximately
100000 had been done. Reports asa
show that much damage had been
done s.ong the entire Florida east
coast. which is now in the height OF
it's winter season, but there has been
no word of any loss of life there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
DRIVEN OFF, BY SUBMARINES
Attack on Cattaro Evidently Post
poned Till Spring.

Berlin, Jan. S.-The German press
bureau yesterday afternoon gave "u'
a statement to the effect that the
activity of Austrian submarines ap'
parently has compelled the French
admiral in the Adriatic Sea 10 with
t:raw his ships from the Strait Of
Otranto. at the entrance Of the tAdri-
attic.
The French appear the statement
goes on, to have postponed their at
tack on Cattaro, the Austrian sea.
port in Da!mati, until? next spring
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
LOCAL BREVITIES

Go with Martha Washington
Chapter O. E. S., to Polls Thea
ter. Monday next, January l1th. ana
see a performance Of "Fhe Argyle
CaseI' a detective story by William
J. Burns. Tickets at Gibson's and
Edgar Warlield'S drug stores, at
popular prices: reserved without ex-
ira charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Funeral services for Joseph Mar
tin will be held at $3.50 O'Clock 10
morrow afternoon from his late home,
COG Princess street. Members Of
Osceola Tribe of Red Men and James
w. Jackson Council No. So. Order
Of United American Mechanics, VII!
attend the funeral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

$4,000 to loan on first NOR
tage on city property in
amounts from $500 up. APP
ply.
HOWARD w. SMITH
107 n. Fairfax st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Italy has fixed a time limit in
which Turkey must apologize form
ally for the Hodeida incident, and
salute the Italian flag or suffer the
consequences. The. Italian govern
ment will not be satisfied unless the
reparation includes the release Of
the British consul, who was seized
in the Italian consulate. the punish
ment of the violators of the consul
late. and military salute to the
flag. Turkey has until January
10 to reply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Mitchie Barbour who is charged
with an assault on James Hutchin. IS
held in the police station pending
the result of the latter's injuries.
The assault took place on the steam
er "Wakefeld.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Everyone is invited The aunMssiol:
is free 70 the Mock Trial tonight ri
1880 at the Young Peoples Build
ii;S:. .a, murder trial vii! be prese"t
e:l under The - pices of Alexandria
High School. The attorneys judges
jury witnesses, and other people
impcrsonated are all of the !lign
School.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08
DEATH NOTICE.

DIED-January stA, 1915, at the
residence Of his son-in-taw, E. 1.
Mayor 1t So7 north Patrick
street, JOSEPH Y. EDWARDS.
age 55 years. 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

The Circuit Court Of Alexandria.
Judge j. B. T. Thornton presiding,
will convene tomorrow morning at
&c O'clock. An adjournment for the
term will be taken tomorrow after
noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Typhoid fever is raging along the
German troops facing the fscl lii
West Flanders. information re-
ceived at Rotterdam privately from
Liese says that many German soid'
iers have arrived there from the
front suffering from fever. tney
are conveyed through the streets at
night. Every military hospita! IN
Belgium and many of those IN
northwestern Germany contain thel!
quota of sick soldiers. Many deaths
are occurring daily from typhoid be-
cause the overSorked surgeons and
nurses cannot give the sick soldier;
proper care and nourishment.
Charles w. Hyslop, a trainmar.,
early yesterday shot and killed his
wife, shot and fatally wounded a
boarder in the same house at Akron.
Ohio. and then committed suicide.
lie Martin of Paris published yes.
terday statement which will not be
believed outside the allied countries,
but which throws somber light o,
the hatred and bitterness aroused
by war ''The clergy in the devas-
tated regions Of France" it says,
care from the pulpit advising women
to slay the innocents born Of Ger
man fathers. One priest is quoteG
as saying: "You must not perperu-
ate the :ahpmination of: which you arc
the innosent and sanity victims.
will give; YOU absolutio.n before Cox!
and men, and if the act be accounted
| unto you asa sin, lett its expiatior
fall upon me.r
A Berlin dispatch states that 3O0,-
900 residents Of East Prussia have
fled into central Germany before the
Russian advance. 1t adds that hoe.
| nigsberg newspapers place the esti,
| mate at 100000.
Mrs. Robert Van Loey, wife of 3
soldier in the Belgian army, and i hei
three children, were found strangleo
to death in their home in Beaudry
street, Montreal, yesterday. The
| police say it is Il quadruplc murder
Another revolution. headed by
leaders of the government recent!
| overturned by President Theodore
has broken out in Haiti. Cape Hal
itien is being attacked, and dispatche.
! to the State Department yesterda!
! said it might fall within "a hours
The U. S. S. Wheeling is standing
by to protect American interests
The revolution this time is headed by
Gen. -. Gullaume, delegate of tn
north of the old Zamor government
| and backed generally by the adher
ents of the government.
The United States Court of Appeal
in San Francisco yesterday declared
unconstitutional the socalled "eight,
per cent. labor enactment of Ar!
zona" which provided that no EN-
ployer or corporation could emplo.
more. than twenty per cent. of aliel
labor. The court held that the laV
violated the fourteenth amendmen
of the federal constitution in that
"transgresSed the rights safety ant
liberty of mankind" Great Britai
and Italy recently protested to tn
State Department at Washington
against the proposed law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

A Berlin dispatch states that 3OO,-
900 residents of East Prussia have
fled into central Germany before the
Russian advance. 1t adds that koe-
nigsberg newspapers place the esti-
mate at 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-08

Mrs. Robert Van Loey, wife of q
soldier in the Belgian army, and :. heT
three children, were found strangled
to death in their home in Beaudry
street, Montreal, yesterday The
police say it is Il quadruplc murder.