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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
THE LATE H. s. BISHOP.

. The funeral of Herbert Stanley
Rishop who died at his home, llQ3
King street, Saturday morning, Ap-
I'll 2.lth. after a short illness, took
place Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The services were conducted by Rev.
w.: r Watson. of the First Baptist
Church, and Rev. J. W. puffey;. o.
Washington Street N. F. Church
South.
The deceased was born in Char
!ottesville, Virginia. and had been a
resident of Washington and this. city
:or :; number. Of years.
He was q man of sterling quaIlty
and character and by his true christ
IAN spirit. and his hearty good will
and cheer for his fellow man, he had
,ndcared himself greatly to his many
friends. who will miss him and grievc
their loss.
He was sincere christian and
smoke kind words born Of good
thoughts for ALL and was loyal to his
convictions of truth, true to himself
and true to his fellow man.
He was member OIL. r. n. Curtin
Memorial "Baraca Class" and was q
member Of the executive committee
# that class. He was employed At
The Bureau of Lighthouses in Wash
ington.
The following were the honorary
! nallbearers: Thaddeus Clarke CHIEF
Clerk of Bureau Of Lighthouses; VIM
Baader. r. H. Cox, n. L. William
son. Treasurer Of Barcca Class; Sam
uel ". Pitts. Superintendent Of firs'
Baptist Sunday School.
The active pa!lbearers we're
MessrsJ Hustler, Ludwig, ant
Vie. all Of Washington. Robert Me
Donald. B. Dienelt. and F. F. Hotf
man, all Of this city,
Mr. Bishop is survived by widow
who was Miss Jeanette Savage, G.
this city, and four brothers, Howard
of Richmond; Lawrence, Reed an
Carroll. of Lynchburg. and two SIS
ters, J Irs. Grace Davis and Mis-
Leila Bishop. of Lynchburg: Va,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
SLAckEN|NG
IN FIGHTING
Battle Ground Around
Ypres Resembles Giant
Half Moon
BRINGING UP TROOPS
BRINGING UP TROOPS
to Wounded, German Gas
Did Not Kill. But Overcame Them
When They Were Bayoneted.

Paris. April 27-The first OF the
wounded from The battle Of fsel
canal arrived here today.
They deny emphatically that the
German gas caused death to anyone.
1t rendered the troops in the front
line of trenches unconscious, these
soldiers say. ani the charging Ger
mans bayonetted them where they
lay.
London, April GA slaekening il
the fighting along the Jagged battle
line that surrounds Ypres like d
giant half moon was reported carly
today. But it was the lul! due en-
tirely to the bringing up OF additional
troops by both sides, and the bat
tie here. in mary respects different
from any other Of the war may be
resumed at any time.
Apparently the Germans have fat
tened the allied salient northeast or
Ynres. have driven 4 wedge on their
ow1, account into the British line and
nov hold the arc around YpreS so
thai their heavy artillery can operate
unmolesteh.
Tbev hold most of the villages
,round Ypres, and, although they
have been demolished, the ruined
buildings provide cover for guns and
rive the enemy distanct advantage
While naturally all information re-
rarding the nature Of the present
onerotion is withheld, it is understood
that both General French and Gener'.
n Joffc have so strongly re-enforced
thoir lines that it is declared utterly
jmpossible for the Germans to make
any great gains toward the sea- They
have. smashed against the so-called
,rc.,k sppts and have had their reven-
sc: for Neuve Chapelle' but 1t Is MOI
believed: :theyycan rorge much farther
toward the sea. I e,
Reports are in circulation today
HAT the allied warships are again
bombarding TIE German lines near
ostend, but these reports are not :. con-
fimed. :. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
FRAUD IN WAR CHARITIES
Swindlers Said to be Making Fortunes
Out of Bogus Appeals to SYM
pathy of Paris

Paris, April 21-An exhaustive IN
ouiry conducted by the judicial o.
complaints made by the public ha:
revealed the aMrtin says, that out o.
i147 charitable organizations formed
since the war began, 76 are swindles
Thirty five of them are reported tt
| be conducted by men who were re-
leased from prison just before OF
after mobilization.
! Two of these "philanthropists IN
particular attracted the attention OF
the investigators While they were
destitute when The war began, they
now have handsome town and coua-
try residences, luxurious automonlleS
and are the hosts at sumptuous DIM
ners. The receipts of their cnarltleS
are said not to have fallen belo" 2'ooo
francs (s4O0) day since they began
operations in September.
1t has also been discovered accord
ing to the Matin, that among these
exploiters of the public are several
German and Austrians who were
successful in gaining their reiease
from concentration camps.
Magistrate Pacnot, wno conducts
the inquiry. in his report divides these
fraudulent enterprises INTO two clas-
COS The first is described as pu, ely
commercial although operating un-
der the CLOAK Of charity. Not oni! IS
90, sb solicited but the gift of articles
Of various kinds under ghe pretense
that the articles thus obtained WALL
he sold and the entire proceeds d'S-
,ributed among the wounded. tine sick
and the refugees. The humbleSt Of
these organizations, it Is said, nets
at least 500 francs s(S100i- daily.
The second class sends out cohec-
tors who are given 30 per cent OF
what they get ar a commission. Some
or +lose collectors are said to nave
admitted making 100 to- $50 francs
fs2o to $500 a day. Most OF. these
have succeeded in obtaining
tho patronage o: prominent persons
misreprese,nttai, ions. Inc Il,
,ores thus lseG nave greatly tacih'
,.ed tho work Of raising funds.
Prosecutions will be begun the .Aa-
-, s,vs rs the result of the mvesu-
cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
MAD DOG VICTIM ARRIVES.
,ir"inian in Baltimore Tor treatment
NJ Pasteur institute.

Baltimore, April 27.-ArtacIied BY
, mad dog on mis- farm. +. 5. Sheets
Of Keezletown, near Ha1Tiso!inufs,
ya came to Baltimore yesterday and
is being treated :by pr. Nathaniel e.
KeirIe at the pasteul' Institute OF
Mercy Hospital. Mr.. Sheets killed
the dog after it bit him and brought
The head Of the animal to the PasteGf
Institute to have it examined, d.
Keirle said the head showed that the
animal had suffered from rabies.
From u to 81 days,are required FOR
the Pasteur serum to prevent the de-
yelopment Of hydrophohia' And Dr'
Keirle believes he will be able %
check it. in Mr. Sheets case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
ROOSEVELT AND pLATT. =,
tEnpiublishsa Works of Former prcsi'
dent Brought to Surface.

isyracpse' N. Y.,.Arpill27.-In the
form of confidential letters to a boss,
tho unpublished works of Theodore
Roosevelt arose to confound him yes
terday, the sixth day of the Barnes
Roosevelt libel !snit. The letters, all
written to Platt, proved that Cover
nor Roosevelt, if at times rebellious,
was, after all, well-disciplined po-
liticsl' soldier. = IT,.
They showed that the Colonel con-
suited Platt about appointments, in
Guiding those for the bench; that he
sent the boss a proof OF his message
as Governor, asking :ciiticism and
suggestion; that he would not even
go on stumping tour for the ma
tional party without Platt's consent
and that in. those troubled days; wher
the energetic Governor was deciding
whether or not he could afford tt
aathermould and cobwebs in the Vice
Presidency Platt was the man HI
consulted. before making "a deciSiol
that turned out to be momentous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
ITALI'S COURSE
IS UNCERTAIN
= ~
King Holds Important Con
ference With Members (
of His Cabinet i
YELLED IN MYSTERY
Nation Warned 10 Expect Nothing
if it Rushes 20 Succor Victor at
the Close Of the War.

Rome April 27.-The preca!lmc
opinion in parliamentary circles is
that Il no definite decision rs 60
Italy's participation i'll the var is
reached by May y, when the cpan-
her OF Deputies is rcconvened. Pari!~
ment will be pro~ogued. International
questions could not he discussed in
Parliament while they still Were un-
der negotiations, il is argued, ana it
would be absurd for II TO discuss>tci-
fling matters when such highly I'M
portant questions were before the
country.
King Victor Emmanuel mas con-
relred with his Cabinet members. he
talked with Premier Salandra and
Foreign minister Sonniro ar length.
and was cIosetrd for an hour with
Minister of War Zupelli.
An energetic campaign is beng
conducted in vhr Italian press on be-
half of the allies. Every day there
appear telcerams from Petrograd
warning Italy hat if size does nor
soon intervene she will lose every
thing. It is said the allies have de-
,.ided to give nothing. n case tney
are victorious &C neutral power
which. in The words Of Jules Gannoh
the French diplomat. "Rusnes 10
s,,ccor the victor.
The newspapers also publish aus
matches from London saying tsie
Italian ambaSsa:ior there Is anoat tc
.;rn with Sir, Edward Greg an agree-
men, providing that Italy Sha': Sioe
With the allies.
The truth of the matter is. how
over that there Is litt!e basis i"f
these various reports !! can ofiE' w
said that the negotiations StiII are
nroreeding. and that they are sur
rounded with the deepest secrecy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
TRAPPED BY GIRLS LETTER.
Ambrose Morrison. Alleged Autc
Bandit. Arrested in Boston.

New York. April 21.-Lured iheo
tho hands of the law. by "A letter from
= Young girl friend, Ambrose Aorrl-
yon. wanted. by the police Of Ne"
York, Washington and other Eastern
ciries, is in the bands of the poilee
here.
Morrison was arrested in Boston
and brought here yesterday to face; d
charge of being one of the auto pan
Iits who obtained $4,000 in cash and
Jewels from the home Of Mrs. Glenn
eptine Rossi, in Brooklyn. he Is
said to be wanted in Washington tor
q safe robbery and in Paterson New
Jersey. for the attempted robbery OF
a jewelry store.
He was arrested in the Boston gen
aral postoffice by ii detective VINO mad
trailed the letter he went to clam.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
MOLE pRosEQUf ENTERED
Fifty Dollars Fine. Paid by {. n.
Zimmerman Returned to HIM

Several days ago &. II. Zlmmer-
man, proprietor Of Il saloon in the
Market alley, vas before the Police
Court TO answer the charge Of selling
liquor 10 a minor. He was fined 500
which he paid but entered an appea!
to the Corporation Court. The case
came before that tribunal today,
when the case was no. pressed and tic
fine returned. Zimmcrman's defensc
was that the youth who procured the
liouor told him he was of Lawful age
and that he did not knowingly Tio-
late the law. AS this. was the frst
time Zimmerman has been charged
with an infraction of the BYRD law,
and having been, as the court nae
reason 10 believe, law-abidlng cln"
zen. It was deemed proper to moi
pro$s the case. Zimmerman paying
the court costs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
AUTO BUSES MAY GO.
Shoriag of Gasoline in Berlin j
Giycu as lhe Reason.

Short age of Gasoline in Berlin is
Ciivcu as The Reason.
The automobile omnibuses, which In
The streets Of Berlin have shrunk III
number from %25 operating on l.
ines TO g. on six lines, since the
war began, may disappear entirely.
owing 10 the shortage Of gasoline.
The company which operates the
,ig autos has been restricted to
supply Of 100 barrels per month--one
half of what il is now using. 1t has
appealed To the police to allow the
nse of at least 30 barrels more thar
this. and if this is not granted VIII
have to reduce its lines to three, all
operating along the FI'iederichstrasse.
II is even anticipated that operation
will cease entirely and that the old
line horse-drawn vehicles will once
more hold complete sway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

SIXTY HAVE BERI-BERI
According to Reports at Newport
News Steamer Will BE Taken TO
Norfolk or Philadelphia.

Newport News, Va, April Il
! The German commerce destroyer
! Kronprinz Wilhelm will be interned
! for the war in American waters a!
the request of her commander Lieut..
Capt. Thierfedcr. Notice OF his IN
tenton was given by the German
officer to Collect or of Customs Ham
ilton late yesterday in this message:
..Herewith ! have to officially in
form you that intern.
Commander Thierfeldcr later am
plfed verbally this message by say
ing it had been his intention to at
.empt the dash for sea past the al
lied warships Oil the Virginia capes
but that the continued illness OF
more than 80 members of his crew
would make that move impossible be-
fore the expiration Of the time limit
set for his departure from this neu-
tra haven. 1t was understood the
Washington government had allowed
the commender until midnight oil
A April 80 to repair his ship and put
to sea,
The commander told the collector
that his surgeons had informed him
today there was no prospect for the
early recovery of the sailors who are
suffering from beriberi, and added
that his ship could not be properly
manned with so many Of her crew
ncapacitated.
The United States gorernmen;
will. maintain a naval and military
patrol around the Wilhelm until she
;s taken to the Norfolk navy yard,
there TO be laid up near the Prlnz
F.itel Friedrich, another German sea
rover which was interned nearly IA
month ago. 1t was said tonight the
vessel probably would not be moved
to the navy yard before "Wednesday
I Commander. Thierfelder's notice to
Collector Hamilton came unexpected
ly:
The German commander seemed
deeply regretful that he was 'nao'e
10 make dash for liberty and $ne-
moaned the fact that international
law forbids him to recruit MS crew
uo had until midnight April 81, 10
leave this port. Shipping, so far as
vessels of nations at war with. ger
MANY were concerned, would nave
been held up beginning with m'dhign'
april IS, said the collector o. GUS
toms last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
AUSTRIAN WOMEN REBEL
Ser;ous Conditions in Austria-Cries
of Down With War.

Rome. April 27.--DispatcheS from
Trieste tclegraphed from the IRON
tier, daily are growing more grave III
their reports of the situation tnefe'
One-tenth of the population is serV-
inc under the colors, including me"
fifty years of age.
The calling of men of this age into
tie army has caused rene''io"
among the women, who invaded the
railroad station when the troops lett
and tried to prevent by violence their
departure. crying Shown with wa';
return to us; our old :men!"
Besides making many arrests the
police have prepared lists Of pros
criptions and thus all the people are
living in:dread. g,
Serious riots are reported at Goerz
and in many other parts OF Austria
especially at Prague, where cond''
5ionS are reported to have assumed
revolutionary character.
Military trains loaded with breac
and flour have been pillaged and 6
Bohemian regiment is reported Il
have mutinied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
TOOK BICHLORIDE TABLETS.
yireirian Says He Thought They
Were Headache Medicine

Lynchburg, Va. April 27.-".
Martin. aged 35, OF Lovingston, on
Friday afternoon swallowed seven
half-erain bichlol,ide tablets at q
boarding house. claiming that he die
50 thinking they were aspirine tab
lets. which he took for headaches
Half an hour elapsed before a ply
s;cian was called and Martin was re-
moved to the Lynchburg Hospital,
where all that is known 70 science
in such cases was done. Martin has
not suffered any pain Of consequence
since swallowing the poison, but his
physician says there is positively no
hope for him on account of the time
which elapsed before antidotes were
administered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
|N|.T'|.E|RROG;AT0RY
FORMS RECEIVED
Commissioner Callahan
Makes Assessment I'm
der Segregation Plan
WILL MAKE ONE VISIT
Three Sheets Upon Which Returns
Must Be Made Are TO Be Left
With Each Tax Payer.

Charles H. Callahan, the commits
sioner of the revenue, has received
from State Auditor Moore the inter-
rogatory forms for assessing perso-
nal property under the new segrega-
ton plan and started to make the as
sessment on personal property today.
Each tax payer will receive three
sheets upon which to make returns,
one for intangibles, such as stocks,
bends and other evidences of debt,
one for incomes and money and one
6or atngible personal property and
capitations.
The Commissioner, under the old
law, was required to call on each tax
payer at least three times in an effort
to personally interview and assess.
Under the new plan, he is required 70
make but one visit, if he fails to see
the property holder, the tax forms
are left at the residence and the tax
payer is required to fill them in, list
ing separately each class or subject.
make oath to the list before the Com
missioner, or notary public, and re-
turn them to the Commissioner, who
delivers them to tile Examiner of
Records and a Board Of Review, con-
sisting of three citizens appointed by
the Corporation Court.
This local Board Of Review is al
lowed thirty days in which to make
their investigation and has the power
TO increase or decrease assessments,
summon witnesses and employ such
means as they find necessary to carry
out the law. They also review all
merchants license reports and are as
sisted in all such Investigations by
the Examiner of Records, as in the
review of personal property. The
penalties, for failure of tax payer
to make proper returns under oath OF
for the Commissioner to receive them
without this requirement, are very
heavy, and the local Board of Review
is. bound under the statute to enforce
such penalties, = e
The local board of review has not
yet been appointed, the judge having
until June lst to make the appoint
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
JURY MEETS THIS AFTERNOON.
Will Take Testimony as to Manner
in Which Henderson Was Shot.

A coroner's jury will commerce the
taking Of testimony this afternoon
relative to the death Of John ".
Henderson who was shot uy his
brother. Joseph Henderson, Sunday
night. The jury will hold its ses-
sions at Wheutley's undertaking es
:ablishment commencing at o'clock.
The body of Henderson was removed
yesterday to the home Of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Henderson, SO
Franklin street. The funeral will
AXE place tomorrow morning at $3.50
o'clock from St, MaIy's Catholic
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Another receivership growing out
of the failure of the First National
Bank of Uniontown, Pa. made its ap-
pearance in court yesterday when
receivers were appointed for Francis
NJ. Semans, Jr.. former assistant
cashier 70 the bank. Senlans gave
his liabilities as $4,000 and his as
sets as $1.600,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Another heavy rain swept Central
Texas Sunday night, and streams al
ready swollen out of their banks by
last weeks rains began rising rapid
". No deaths have been added TO
the twenty-one killed last week, but a
score of persons still are missing. In
Austin rain damaged streets and
bridges. Persons in the lowlands fled
before the waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

In the Corporation Court today the
will Of George W. Hail was admitted
to probate. All of the estate is left
to the testator's wife, Lille NJ. Hall,
who was named as executrix.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

2. F. Buchanan. of Marian, Va, a
member of the Virginia State Senate
was Yesterday appointed by Comp
troller John Shelton Williams to a
5000 office, that Of legal advisor to
the Comptroller in the matter OF IN
solvent national banks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Half crazed because of her inabil-
ity to satisfy her craving for drugs
since the passage of the Harrison
Federal act few months ago, Mrs
Anna Wilhelm, So years old, COM
mitted suicide early yesterday morn,
ing in Baltimore by swallowing car
bolic acid
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
DEATH NOTICE

DIED at the Alexandria Hospital
Monday, April 26th., JOHN W.
HENDERSON. aged 30 years. Fune-
raj from St Marv's Catholic Church
Wednesday, April 2sth. at 9:3O
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Clarence Walters, aged "a, q truck
farmer, shot and killed his wife. Jes-
sic. aged %. and their, two daugh-
ters, Ruby, aged ?, and Virginia,
aged ? months, in their home near
Springfield, Ohio, Saturday night. He
then shot himself in the head and
although conscious, remained in the
room with the bodies of his wife
and children until taken away by the
police. Walters is believed to be fa-
tally wounded. He would make no
statement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

The German admiralty announces
that the German auxiliary cruiser
Navarro was blown up February IL
by her captain to prevent It's capture
bv the British. The Navarro was
vessel of 5,946 tons, owned by the
Hamburg American line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

1t is expected that the case OF the
State of Washington against the
German consul at Seattle will shortly
be dismissed, as the result Of arrange
ments made between the State De-
partment and the German Embassy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

1t is said that the number Of Brit
ish killed and wounded in the battle
of Neuve Chapelle was nearly TO-
900. at may never be known how
many British were killed or wound
ed by the fire from the British guns
at Neuve Chapelle. but it has been es-
timated at 10000. Three generals
have been recalled as a result of
blunders in allowing the different
forces Of British troops to become
confused in their firing and Staying
each other. The total loss of British
killed and, wounded, both from then
own fire and from the German guns
ut Neuve Chapelle amounted tc
about 10000 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Athletic play grounds were opened
TODAY on the Lee School lot by the
Parents Teachers Association under
the supervision Of S. G. Blanton. The
regular summer Fairgrounds for
children at Washington street scheol
will be opened July lst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

The contract committee Of the Cen
trail Labor Union was instructed last
night to make an inspection tour OF
the saloons in Washington to inVesti-
gate reports that places exhibiting
the card of affiliation between the
Central Labor Union and the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association are hand
ling non-unon beer. The Wright and
the Drake baking companies, OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, were placed on the
unfair list it being alleged that
they are shipping into the District
products made under unfair labor
conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

Up to noon today Judge Louis c.
Barley, of the Corporation Court. had
granted p liquor licenses. Dealers
have until next Friday to file their
applications with the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

The body of Robert Wrenn, a for
mer resident of Alexandria, who died
in New York, will be brought here
this afternoon and buried tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

An important meeting Of the Col
lihgwood Club will be held tomorrow
night at s o'clock at the Falstati', cor
ner Of Prince and Royal streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

John Bunny, whose antics as NOV
ing picture comedian have made mil
lions laugh, died at his home in
Brooklyn yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

WANTED-An arch constructed over
well. Will pay reasonable price
Amply early at 42T south Fairfax
ST rect. 2t-"l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-27

The Alexandria Motor Boat Clut
has elected William L. Ranlmel a life
member.