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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

MANY DEAD ON FIELD
Allied Troops in Position TO Storm
Achi Rahr. the Gibraltar of CALI
pol-Optimism Prevails.

London, July Six successive
lines of Turkish trenches have been
swept by the French troops co-operat-
ing with the Australian and New
Zealand forces on the Gallipoli Pen
inSula.
Thousands of Turkish bodies lit
ter the ground where the French,
charging with the bayonet, stormed
line after line of the Ottoman field
work known as the 'Quadrilateral."
An official statement issued last
night by the French War Office and
cabed here gives news Of the latest
success Of Allies operating against
the Turkish Notifications. This state.
ment says:
"After the success achieved by the
British troops on June 2S the Turks
made several violent counter-actacks
against the captured positions, bu.
were repulscd with considerable los
ses.
"On June 80 We carried Turkish
works in the form of quadrlIaterai
comprising six successive lines Of
trenches. The ground is covered with
Turkish bodies. We have not been
cnuutor-aitacked.
These gains of the Allies put them
in good position to storm the MIL
of Ach Bahr, the Gibraltar of CALI
poll. This hill, is 500 feet high.
It is 4 position Of enormous strength
heavily fortified by the Turks, and
will have to he taken by storm as
the Allies have not sufficient room to
maneuver for weak points III the
position. :.
There is no further confirmation
Of the report that the Allies have
occupied krithia, the Turkish strong
hold. The reports of Gen. Sir Ian
Hamilton of the continued success OF
the colonial troops, taken III conJunc-
lion with last nights official state
merit from Paris, have created an az
mosphcrc Of optimism among MILL
tary experts here. The gratitlcatloh'
aowcver, over these successes IS
hardly more pronounced than the reS-
iization of the enormous task which
'accs England and France in their
attempts to clear the Turks from the
great natural barriers which bar the
way to Constantinople
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
12O,7l1 IRISHMEN IN AKIN l.
Of This Number 10000 Are Catholics
Redmond Declares.

London, July 3.-John ID. Rc"-
mond. leader of the Irish Nationalist
party, speaking at Dublin THURSDAY
night said that up to the 10Th OF
June, 12O,741 Irishmen from Ireland
had Joined the army, according to IL
report of the speech in the Freeman's
Journal. which reached London late
yesterday.
Mr.. Redmond stated that Of those
who have enlisted upward Of IO.OOo
are Catholics and some $4,000 are
enrolled members of the Irish Ma
tional Volunteers.
Mr.. Redmond is quoted as saying
that he still did not believe in coall-
ton government, but that in as much
as it existed only from: day: to day
as it were, it could not in any event
prevent home rule from coming into
operation automatically at the end OF
the war
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
REQUIsGTIoN REVok ED.
Governor of PENNSYLVANIA Refuses to
Deliver Negro Charged With
Murder.

Harrisburg, July Ex-Governor
Brumbauch has revoked the requlsl-
ton warrant issued by former Gov
ernor Tener to take back to South
Carolina Frederick Brown, negro
Of Philadelphia. charged with murder
ing white man in South Carolina IN
April. 1906. The Governor set July
7 as the date for rehearing in the
case.
Brown. who conducted barber
shop in Philadelphia for seven years,
was arrested two years ago, and is
now in Moyamensing Prison. His
lawyer, G. Edward Dickinson, fought
against the requisition proceedings,
taking the case to the State Supreme
Court. That body dismissed the case
for want of jurisdictions.
Negro associations Immediately tel
egraphcd the Governor to hold up the
warrant until Brown should be guar
anteed a fair trial by the South Car,
olina authorities. They contend that
he will be lynched as soon as he ar.
riveS in South Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
OUTLINES DUTIES
Of EXAMINERS
s8sss
Attorney General Pollard
Gives a Far-Reaching
Decision
MAY GO BACK IN WORK
Property Fully Reported in Previous
Years Cannot be Further Assessed,
Says Pollard.

Richmond, July 3-The apprehen'
sion of the examiners of records II
the larger districts of the State, who
feared a curtailment or modification
of their powers, were allayed yester-
day when the opinion Of Attorney
General John Garland Pollard on the
several questions submitted to him
was received by the State Advisory
Board on taxation.
According to the opinion rendered,
Major William H. Sands, examiner
for the Richmond district and others
of examiners who have brought
to light millions Of dollars in intan-
gibles not assessed in past years in
terpreted the law correctly, and have
worked entirely within their rights
and as the law required them in
deliving far back into different es-
tates
The board issued the following
statement for the information and in
struction Of commissioners of the re-
venue. examiners of records and To-
cal boards of reviews, after recelv-
ing the Attorney-GeneraPs opinion.
"Answeiing inquiries from several
examiners of records since this board
issued circular No. bearing date
June %, 1915, the board states that
the purport and meaning Of that cir
cuiar was to secure the prompt and
nrcper assessment and collection oi
the revenue for 1915. 1t was not in
tended to Interfere with, direct or 10
limit the exercise of any power con-
ferred Ey section sos of the Code OF
VIRGINIA. as amended March 25, 1919,
Acts 1al4, page 4SG or any other sta
tute upon commissioners OF the reve-
nue.; examiners of records or any COM
mission. or board, to assess any omit
ted taxes. for the current or any pre-
vious yeard as they are respectively
authorized to assess; and which duty
thew should Of course; perform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
.|MP PROVEMENT
N MEXICO CITY
Food Supplies Reaching
Capital and More Re-
ported on Way
MAY RENEW ATTACKS.
Carranzista Forces Bringing m Ar
tillery-Zapata Has Only Inferior
Guns for Defense.

! Washington, July 3-The situation
in Mexico City was reported material
~ improved today.
Food supplies have reached the
capital and others are on the way ir
charge of agents of the American ReG
Cross. The police again control the
situation and the mobs have been dis,
persed.
The improvement, however, hardly
can be permanent until cOmmunfca-
ton with the capital from Vera Cruz
is restored. The CarranZista forces
were expected to renew their attack
on the city as soon as their artillery
could be brought up. and officials here
believe that Zapata would not at
tempt to seriously defend the city af-
ter the artillery is brought into ac-
ton as he has only few inferior
field guns.
1t is expected that with the return
of President Wilson to this city next
week the question of the next move
in his new Mexican policy Will be
undertaken. He has already given the
factions more than month to get to-
gether on a plan for provisional!
government without success.
1t is not believed that he will wait
much longer, and if definite progress
is not made on a peace plan by tn"
end of net week the President is eN-
pectel to make public his alternative
proposition which is believed to con-
template recognition Of an indepen-
dent element in Mexican affairs.
Up to the present Carranza has
refused to accept the Villa plan OF
calling convention to reconcile all
Of the military elements and the VII
lista agents here insist that ne Is
the real obstacle to a compromise:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
MoHAMMEDANS KILL FOUR
British Officers In India Victims Of
Two Native Fanatics

London, July 3-The killing Of .
major, a captain, a lieutenant and a
bombardier and the :wounding of .
captain and a sergeant. all officers
of the Eighth Indian Cavalry, by two
fanatical Mohammedans, who subse-
quently were shot to death is an
nounced by the British official press
bureau. The statement follows:
"a lamentable tragedy occurred in
the Eighth Cavalry of the Indian
Army, stationed at Jhansi lin the
United Provinces Of Agra and Oudh,
British India). Two Mohammedan
soldiers ran amuck in the lines, shoos-
ing and Killing Major NJ. H. L. Gale.
and cutting down Lieutenant Courte-
nay, who since has died of his wound q.
":The murderers ran toward the Off
GERS mess and on the way met and
wounded Captain Hudson. Turning
toward the artillery barracks, they
fred at a sergeant and bombardiei
wounding slightly the former and
killing the latter.
"The murderers were pursued an1
shot down by party of men Of the
regiment. led by two British officers
but not before they had fired at AM
killed another officer, Captain Coop
er.
"The two men are reported to i1ar'
! been of a morose and fanatical dis
| position. They kept aloof from thei
comrades. The act was an isolate'
one: in which no one but the tw'
murderers was involved" :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
HAIL RUINS JERSEY CROPS.
Upper Monmouth County Suffers the
Greatest Havoc in Years.

Cream, Ridge. MI, July Upper
Monmouth county experienced one
of the most: destructive thunder and
hail storms yesterday afternoon that
il ever has seen Trees werc twisted
and torn and almost stripped of She'f
+, liage, grain was hammered to the
Ground as though a roller had passed
ever # potato vines were torn t1
shreds and in many places the soil
was washed away so that the pota-
toes are lying upon the ground as
though they had been dug: Corn II
many places was ruined beyond re-
covery, as only the leafless stalks re-
main, while in the orchards the frul
yield was reduced by one-haif.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
SHOT FROM AUTOMOBILE
Retired Merchant Murdered in Pre-
scnce of His Daughters

New York. July 3-In the presence
of his two daughters, Frank Monza,
a wealthy retired merchant, was shot
TO death as he was walking along
Garfield place, Brooklyn, yesterday.
The slayer shot from a speeding
automobile and made his escape. Just
before he fired he rose in the ton
neau of the motor car and shouted
to Monza:
"At last, I've got you"
Monza's daughters, Julia, ~ years
old, and Josephine, II, told the po-
lice their father had long feared as
sassination and seldom ventured
from the house unless accompanied by
bodyguard. They did not know
the origin of their fathers fears,
but believed it to be an old personal
feud. =.
eve will never rest until the mur'
derer of our father sits in the cleo
trio chair" vowed Miss Julia Monza
We shall consecrate ourselves to tn
task of finding this fiend."
Monza accepted an invitation
Thursday evening to the home of
friend.
The call proved lengthy one,
and it was after l o'clock before n
started home. That was one OF tn
few times when Monza yentured fort
from his home without his bodyguar
of two men, both former employees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
WOMAN STOPS a SUICIDE.
Holds up Hanging Man Till he Is
Cut Down.

York, Pa, July 3-Despondent be-
cause he believed his wife unfaithfuI.
Harry Horner went to the cellar with
a rope Thursday night, after threat
ening to kill. her if she followed hlm.
She called a neighbor, Mrs. Ann G'
Mummert, who ran down the cellar
steps just as Horner, who had fast
ened the rope about his neck and a
rafter. kicked a box from beneath
his feet.
While Mrs. Mummert held the sus,
pended body to prevent strangulation
her son, Ivan, who had followed her
cut the rope. Horner was revived
by a physician, ana will live.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
BOLT AMONG PASSENGERS
Lightning Wierdly Fires a Trolle,
Amid Fierce Storm

Pottsville, Pa, July 3--With great
tongues Of flames shooting from the
windows, and 20 passengers trying
TO escape, trolley car travelled down
Market street at noon yesterday at
the height of an electric storm which
swept the city. The car was struck
by lightning, and was instantly afre
while the roof appeared to be see
thing furnace.
at was the most appalling beauti-
full sight I ever saw" said one of
the passengers. Many of the latter
screamed i'll terror; but the fire was
quenched without injury to anyone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
MASONIC NOTICE.

4 called communication OF A'eXan-
dria Washington Lodge, No. %. A. +.
and A. NJ, will be held in Masonic
Temple, Wednesday. July 7th. at 6;3o
o'clock for the purpose of attending
the laying of the corner stone Of the
new high school building at
o'clock. Members of Andrew Jack
son Lo.iee and all Master Mascrs ii
good standing are invited to be pres
ct
r.v Order Of the worshipful maste:
3-3t. A. G. UHLER, Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
GERMAN CRUISER /.
FORCED ASHORE
Russian Ships Chase Other
Teutonic Men-of-War
in the Baltic
30"
RUSS LOSS WAS SMALL
Ten Cruisers and Twenty Torpedo
boats Engaged in Battle Thurs
day Off Island of Gothland.

Petrograd, July 3-"A German
cruiser was badly damaged and fore
ed ashore on the Island Of Goth!ant
in Thursday nights naval engage
ment in the Baltic" said an officia
statement issued here today. "Oul
losses were insignificant.
'Our cruisers encountered two
enemy light cruisers and some tor
pedoboats in heavy fog off the
east coast of Gothland," said the OF.
fetal statement. "They engaged the
enemy in battle at 8 o'clock. A Ger
man cruiser was badly damaged and
forced to lower its flag and run as
hore. The other enemy ships then
fed"
Copenhagen, July 3-Ten cruisers
and twenty torpedo boats were en-
gagged in the Thursday night naval
battle off the Island Of Gothland, in
which the German mine layer Alba
tross was beached and destroyed.
Included among the twenty-one
dead buried on Gothland was Captain
Lowenherd of the Albatross.
Complete details of the engage
ment are lacking but reports from
Gothland indicate that German
squadron, attempting to cover the
debarkation of German troops on the
Russian coast south of Windau, was
attacked by a tlotilla of Russian deS-
troyers. The. Russians closed in upon
the German torpedoboats and inflicted
heavy damage before several fas;
German cruisers dashed into action
and forced the Russians to retire
northward.
The mine layer Albatross, unable
to- escape because Of her slow speed,
received the concentrated fire Of seve-
raj Russian warships. She was struck
: twenty-five times and/was afre, with
her deck covered with dead and
wounded, when: she was beached at
Heereikan.
Her survivors, including seventy,
one wounded, were Immediately In
termed at Roma by the Swedish au'
tn orities of f-Gotha. Her dead were
buried in one large grave.
A Swedish destroyer fiotilla was
on the scene of the engagement. Re
ports from Stockholm say that thf
Russian destroyer continued the pur
suit into Swedish waters and: that :
protest undoubtedly will be LODGED
with the Russian government
t.The Russians" says a Gothlant
dispatch, care reported to be bring
ing up other, naval units. 1t IS eS
pected that the engagement will h'
resumed, /:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
JOHN P. MORGAN SHOT
Man With German Accent Wounds
Financier in Groin.

Glen Cove, n. Y, July 3.-John Pier
pont Morgan, the financier who ha
been hadling enormous war contract
for the allies, was shot in the groil
today by all unidentified man witt
p German accent, who forced his wa!
into the residence at East Island, the
great Morgan summer estate here.
:Morgan started the war and could
have stopped it any time he wished.
am willing to die for Jhe service
have rendered humanity, said the
prisoner in a statement TO Justice oi
rhe Peace Luyster, before whom he
was charged and held for felonious
assault.
According to police M"rgan's would
he murderer has stated that his name
is Holt, and that he was formerly a
professor of modern languages al
Cornell University.
An express tag was found in his
possession, showing that one OF MS
prips had been sent from Ithaca, n.
Y, to Dallas, Tex.
The tag bore the name OF Sch
watzmier" which had been scratched
ONT This was considered also as Il
nossible clew to his identity.
Cornell. where he said ne was
professor, is located at Ithaca, n. =
The man carried two revolvers'
which he leveled at the butler OF the
MORGAN home when the door was
onened shortly after 9 o'clock in re-
sponse to a ring at the bell.
Later it was learned that ne carried
two sticks of dynamite III his inside
pocket and had a bottle which the
authorities said contained nitro-gly-
cerin.
The would he assassin was identified
as a man who visited Glen Cove on
Thursday and inspected the Morgan
estates from hired automobile.
The man rushed Immediately into
Morgan's presence and. after an en-
change of words, opened fire with
80 calibrer evolver.
The first shot entered Morgan's
groin and came out at the hip. The
second shot went wild and before a
third could be fired Morgan closed in
OIL his assailant.
He grappled with him and with
the buffers assistance disarmed the
would-be assassin.
The man struggled desperately to
escape and succeeded once in break
ing away, but was recaptured before
he could get out Of the house.
He was turned over to the Glen
Cove police by attaches Of the Nor
gan household.
/, New. York. July 3.--The British
Ambassador to- the United States,
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, was a guest at
the Morgan home mad witnessed the
shooting of J. P: Morgan today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
DIAz DIES IN PARIS.
Former Dictator of Mexico Passes
Away With no One But Family
Present.

Paris, July 3.-Gen. Porhrlo Dlaz
former President of Mexico. died al
7 o'clock last night.
General Diaz's wife. Sonora Car
men Romero Rubio Diaz, and thell
son. Porforio Diaz, Jr., AM the lat.
,c-'- : at the bedside when
10 a:s'A'f
y yIaz had been in declining
health since he reached Europe IN
1911 after his resignation from the
Presidency of Mexico, following the
successful Madero revolution.
About three years ago ne began
to fail rapidly and his death was
not unexpected.
Porfrio Diaz, from 1875 to 1911,
really autocrat of Mexico, man
whose power was almost absolute,
and who did more for his country
than any other, was soldier Of for
tune who fought his way.
Considering that Mexico is a La
tin-American country, with all the
varieties Of politicians that region
knows, Diaz's career is really won
derful. When he became President, in
1875, and before his peculiar" hon
esty and strength of character be-
came known, his relatives and others
went to him and demanded appoint
ments. They expected the keys to
the storehouse Of wealth, as we'll as
the treasury, and their disgust when
refused can be easily imagined.
Diaz was always stern. He dealt
with those of his family and his con-
nections as with any other wrong
doers. Years ago he sent cousin to
prison when he helped himself to
public funds. The family gathered
about the President and asked him to
consider the case, because the man
was member of the family. Daz
replied that he was sending the cou-
sin over for that very reason.
eff l do not punish my own rela-
tives," he asked, chow can I punish
strangers ?"
Diaz was born in 1890, and the old
Mexican blood in him was mixed with
bit of the Indian. He studied for
the priesthood mad then decided he
would take UP the law. But in the
very outbreak Of the war between
the United States and Mexico he de-
cided that he was called to the army
and enlisted. He hated the Mexican
general, Santa Anna, and when the
latter was proclaimed dictator young
Diaz left the army in disgust. But
when, in 1854, he had helped stir up
a revolt against the Government. he
commanded a battalion in the brief
civil war that drove. Santa Anna
from power. This was the beginning
of the young mans climb to the
heights he held 50 long
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
STORkS VISITS RELIEF.

The members Of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company are enjoying
the full fruition of expectations they
nave INDUCED for some time. One
of the black mares purchased by the
city about Il year ago this morning
ut 5 o'clock became the dame Of q
fine colt. 1t will be known as "Old
Glory"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03

Members Of the police force are
actively engaged in disposlng Of
,ickets for the departments eighth
annual excursion to he given July
stoh.. to Marshall Hall, Proceeds OF
the excursion will go to the uniform
fund.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
EXPLOSION IN CAPITOL
Watchman Thrown From Chair in
Which He Was Sitting


caused by time bomb last nigh
wrought havoc in the public recep
ton room Of the Senate wing of tn
F.! Capitol Building in Washington.
The roar could be heard for many
blocks and the shock threw +. G,
Jones, watchman at the northeast
basement entrance of the building
from the chair in which he was sit
ting. He was not injured.
Although the damage, which Is
confined almost exclusively to the re.
ception room, was estimated early
this morning by Elliott Woods, sup
erintendent Of the Capitol, to be only
abut 5000 il is believed q complete
investigation will show the damage to
be much greater. The explosion oc.
Cured just before midnight.
Chief of Capitol Police Louthan
said early this morning that abou.
months ago Congressman receiv-
ed from st. Louis labor advocate
Il letter threatening to do damage
similar to that of last night if GER
tain labor legislation was not enact
ed. While the Capitol police, seeking
to minimize the Importance of the
affair, are not certain that this s..
Louis man planted the bomb, they
are Of the opinion that it was planted
by a crank acting on his own inita-
tive.
Washington, July 3-In letter
mailed to The Times before 10 o'clock
last night. fully an hour and Il half
before an explosion wrecked the Sen
ate reception room, man for whom
the police are now searching. tells Of
having secreted bomb in the Ma
tional Capitol.
After confessing his responsibility
for the act, the writer adds:
This is the exclamation point 20
my appeal for peace. "
From the construction OF the let
ter. the writer makes ii appear that
he has been looking over public build
ings for several days, undetermined
AS to the one in which he would place
his exclamation point.
The letter. it is believed, was wit
ten long before he made his choice
fo, rne mo,,; "Ser,ata' has barn "a
serted in n blank space IN pencil,
while the remainder of the letter
is typewritten.
The letter is dated June |. 1t Is
q long and sometimes rambling arGr-
men against the shipment oil arms
abroad from the United States.
"We get rich by the expectation o.
oxpIosjves. But ought we enrich our
selves when it. means the untold SUI
rerjnp and death of millions OF oai
brcthren?" the writer asks, ana auuS;
"a prostitute sells out for a dollar
Fl, Columbia, too?"
The letter which Is signed ny i
name not in the least suggestive Oh
German nationality, contains 'n''
caution: -,
.Bv the way, don't put this on me
Cermans or on Bryan. am al "i"-
fashioned American with COLI
science"
Expressing regret that the. course
bo tool seemed necessary to him. me
writer declared:
"Sorry. too, had to use eNPl'S'E"
for the last time, trust)' u =
the report kind and ought to max
anourh roise to be heard above the
voices that clamor for war ana o'oo"
money This explosion is the eHcIai""-
,;on point to my appeal for peace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
NO SYMPATHY FOR GERMANS

London. July 3-The trade union
lists of Great Britain have dismissed
with contumely the suggestion that
a vote of sympathy be given to their
German fellow-unionists in trade Mt
the annual conference of the fede-
ration now in session at Derby.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
FOR SALE.

Monarch Typewriter, Visible Mo
del. Guaranteed same as new.
Bargain at SAC. 90. Must be seen 10
be appreciated, Phone 139.
VIM. G. Owens, 423 South Lee St,
Alexandria, Va,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES

George Bartlett, 7 years old. was
to,,on 70 the Alexandria Hospital
Yesterday suffering from shot III
h;s foot caused by the explosion OF
4 rifle cartridge which the boy h""
thrown into the fire.